In order to be able to always show icons next to the text of each item in the menu, I used this approach , as it was the easiest of the few methods mentioned online that out worked for me. The result was as follows:
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu){
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.toolbar_menu,menu);
if(menu instanceof MenuBuilder) { //To display icon on overflow menu
MenuBuilder m = (MenuBuilder) menu;
m.setOptionalIconsVisible(true);
}
return true;
}
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item
android:id="@+id/sign_out_menu"
android:title="@string/logout"
android:icon="@drawable/logout_black_24dp"
app:showAsAction="never" />
<item
android:id="@+id/change_language_menu"
android:title="@string/change_language"
android:icon="@drawable/language_menu_24dp"
app:showAsAction="never" />
</menu>
That's perfect!
The problem : is when I change the language to one that is RTL!
The Icons are cut off! Or, if you look closely, they are shifted too much to the Start/Right....Or everything is shifted too much to the Start/Right!
How can I solve this problem?
A simple trick to solve this problem, till somebody comes up with a better solution:
The trick would be changing the values of the width and height of my vector drawables.
Example for one of them was from this:
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:width="24dp"
android:height="24dp"
android:autoMirrored="true"
android:viewportWidth="24.0"
android:viewportHeight="24.0">
<path
android:fillColor="#FF000000"
android:pathData="M11.99,2C6.47,2 2,6.48 2,12s4.47,10 9.99,10C17.52,22 22,17.52 22,12S17.52,2 11.99,2zM18.92,8h-2.95c-0.32,-1.25 -0.78,-2.45 -1.38,-3.56 1.84,0.63 3.37,1.91 4.33,3.56zM12,4.04c0.83,1.2 1.48,2.53 1.91,3.96h-3.82c0.43,-1.43 1.08,-2.76 1.91,-3.96zM4.26,14C4.1,13.36 4,12.69 4,12s0.1,-1.36 0.26,-2h3.38c-0.08,0.66 -0.14,1.32 -0.14,2 0,0.68 0.06,1.34 0.14,2L4.26,14zM5.08,16h2.95c0.32,1.25 0.78,2.45 1.38,3.56 -1.84,-0.63 -3.37,-1.9 -4.33,-3.56zM8.03,8L5.08,8c0.96,-1.66 2.49,-2.93 4.33,-3.56C8.81,5.55 8.35,6.75 8.03,8zM12,19.96c-0.83,-1.2 -1.48,-2.53 -1.91,-3.96h3.82c-0.43,1.43 -1.08,2.76 -1.91,3.96zM14.34,14L9.66,14c-0.09,-0.66 -0.16,-1.32 -0.16,-2 0,-0.68 0.07,-1.35 0.16,-2h4.68c0.09,0.65 0.16,1.32 0.16,2 0,0.68 -0.07,1.34 -0.16,2zM14.59,19.56c0.6,-1.11 1.06,-2.31 1.38,-3.56h2.95c-0.96,1.65 -2.49,2.93 -4.33,3.56zM16.36,14c0.08,-0.66 0.14,-1.32 0.14,-2 0,-0.68 -0.06,-1.34 -0.14,-2h3.38c0.16,0.64 0.26,1.31 0.26,2s-0.1,1.36 -0.26,2h-3.38z" />
</vector>
To this:
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:width="50dp"
android:height="50dp"
android:autoMirrored="true"
android:viewportWidth="22.0"
android:viewportHeight="22.0">
<path
android:fillColor="#FF000000"
android:pathData="M11.99,2C6.47,2 2,6.48 2,12s4.47,10 9.99,10C17.52,22 22,17.52 22,12S17.52,2 11.99,2zM18.92,8h-2.95c-0.32,-1.25 -0.78,-2.45 -1.38,-3.56 1.84,0.63 3.37,1.91 4.33,3.56zM12,4.04c0.83,1.2 1.48,2.53 1.91,3.96h-3.82c0.43,-1.43 1.08,-2.76 1.91,-3.96zM4.26,14C4.1,13.36 4,12.69 4,12s0.1,-1.36 0.26,-2h3.38c-0.08,0.66 -0.14,1.32 -0.14,2 0,0.68 0.06,1.34 0.14,2L4.26,14zM5.08,16h2.95c0.32,1.25 0.78,2.45 1.38,3.56 -1.84,-0.63 -3.37,-1.9 -4.33,-3.56zM8.03,8L5.08,8c0.96,-1.66 2.49,-2.93 4.33,-3.56C8.81,5.55 8.35,6.75 8.03,8zM12,19.96c-0.83,-1.2 -1.48,-2.53 -1.91,-3.96h3.82c-0.43,1.43 -1.08,2.76 -1.91,3.96zM14.34,14L9.66,14c-0.09,-0.66 -0.16,-1.32 -0.16,-2 0,-0.68 0.07,-1.35 0.16,-2h4.68c0.09,0.65 0.16,1.32 0.16,2 0,0.68 -0.07,1.34 -0.16,2zM14.59,19.56c0.6,-1.11 1.06,-2.31 1.38,-3.56h2.95c-0.96,1.65 -2.49,2.93 -4.33,3.56zM16.36,14c0.08,-0.66 0.14,-1.32 0.14,-2 0,-0.68 -0.06,-1.34 -0.14,-2h3.38c0.16,0.64 0.26,1.31 0.26,2s-0.1,1.36 -0.26,2h-3.38z" />
</vector>
I got the values through lots of trials and errors, till the sizes made sense. And both icons used different values for width and height in order to adjust properly.
I can also save the width and height values in the string.xml as to apply the new dimensions only upon language change.
Not perfect though!
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