Changing position of the status bar in the android ICS Framework

Question

I am new to android.I want to move my position of the android ICS status bar say 50 dp up from the bottom of the screen.(ie.layout_marginBottom=50dp).Where to do the modifications in the framework to get this done?

Thanks,

Answer 1

This is my solution:

For this after some digging into the StatusBar.java code,I have found the solution as follows:

final WindowManager.LayoutParams lp = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
                height,
                WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_STATUS_BAR,
                WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE
                    | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TOUCHABLE_WHEN_WAKING
                    | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SPLIT_TOUCH,
                PixelFormat.RGB_565);

//Line to be added 
    lp.y = 50;

Thanks.

Answer 2

这是一个很好的解释性教程http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_status_bar.html