How to create custom themes in style.xml in Kony 8.0 version?

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In Kony 8.0, We have changed parent of KonyMain activity to AppCompatActivity from FragmentActivity. So any themes used in the application should be children of "Theme.AppCompat".

From Kony 8.0 :

<style name="CodeFont" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light">

<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>

<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>

<item name="android:windowFullscreen">true</item>

<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>

</style>

Before Kony 8.0 :

<style name=" CodeFont " parent="@android:style/Theme.Light">

<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>

<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>

<item name="android:windowFullscreen">true</item>

<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>

</style>

Android framework throws excpetion if any theme is not inherited form the Theme.AppCompat

Sample Crash Log:

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10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.sampleApp.sampleApp/com.sampleApp.sampleApp.app}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2416)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.createSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java:359)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.ensureSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java:328)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java:298)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:150)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at com.konylabs.android.KonyMain.onCreate(Unknown Source)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at com.saudia.SaudiaApp.Saudia.onCreate(Saudia.java:18)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6251)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1107)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2369)

10-12 19:16:21.422: D/VM Util(23284): ... 9 more

10-12 19:16:21.422: E/KonyApplication(23284): Error code 100

10-12 19:16:21.422: E/KonyApplication(23284): unknown system error

10-12 19:16:21.422: E/AndroidRuntime(23284): FATAL EXCEPTION: main

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Thank you for sharing this information!