Nativescript: Cant change actionMenuTextColor color, even if editing style.xml

[calebeaires]

Documentation says that editing style.xml will change menu options color, but I have tried many different codes, but I havent found a solution change the color from actionMenuTextColor

path: app/App_Resources/Android/values/colors.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <color name="ns_primary">#212121</color>
    <color name="ns_primaryDark">#000000</color>
    <color name="ns_mainbg">#E5E5E8</color>
    <color name="ns_accent">#424242</color>
    <color name="ns_blue">#3D5AFE</color>
    <color name="ns_white">#FFFFFF</color>
</resources>

path: app/App_Resources/Android/values/styles.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <style name="AppThemeBase" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="toolbarStyle">@style/NativeScriptToolbarStyle</item>

        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/ns_primary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/ns_primaryDark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/ns_accent</item>

        <item name="actionMenuTextColor">@color/ns_white</item>

    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppThemeBase">
    </style>

    <style name="NativeScriptToolbarStyleBase" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Toolbar">
        <item name="android:background">@color/ns_primary</item>
        <item name="theme">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar</item>
        <item name="popupTheme">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat</item>
    </style>

    <style name="NativeScriptToolbarStyle" parent="NativeScriptToolbarStyleBase">
    </style>
</resources> 

obs.: I have tried this solution on a clean installation.
NativeScript 2.0

[tsonevn]

Hi @calebeaires ,

I have made a little research about changing dots color on ActionBar. Actually I found that you could change the icon color by adding this line:
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/ns_white</item> in your styles.xml. I am attaching the sample code:

app/App_Resources/Android/values/styles.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
      <style name="AppThemeBase" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="toolbarStyle">@style/NativeScriptToolbarStyle</item>

        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/ns_primary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/ns_primaryDark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/ns_white</item>
        <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/ns_white</item>
        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/ns_white</item>
        <item name="actionMenuTextColor">@color/ns_white</item>

    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppThemeBase">
    </style>

    <style name="NativeScriptToolbarStyleBase" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Toolbar">
        <item name="android:background">@color/ns_primaryDark</item>
        <item name="theme">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar</item>
        <item name="popupTheme">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat</item>
    </style>

    <style name="NativeScriptToolbarStyle" parent="NativeScriptToolbarStyleBase">
    </style>
</resources> 

I hope this helps.

[calebeaires]

It worked. Very thanks for your help.

[venkateshsj]

To change color of ActionBar overflow button color, add the following in styles.xml:-
<item name="colorControlNormal">#fff</item>
OR
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/ns_white</item>

When you apply any of the above, it also changes the color of the bottom border of TextField, seemingly making it look borderless on a white background.

My environment is:

nativescript - 3.4.3 - Up to date
tns-core-modules - 3.4.1 - Up to date
tns-android - 3.4.2 - Up to date
tns-ios - 3.4.1 - Not installed

Is it not possible to only set a color for the overflow button from ActionBar without affecting anything else?

[johnRosalin]

I have the same question as @venkateshsj
is there a way to change the color of the overflow button only?

[markosole]

Hi all, I have tried this to change android.systemIcon="ic_menu_back" color to white but it did not work.
My ActionBar background is blue and icon is blueish, like transparent. It follows the background color.
How to change that?