FAQ / WIKI

This is the official MaterialDrawer FAQ/Wiki. People can contribute to it through pull requests. Each question and it's answer is hosted in a separate file within the FAQ folder.

MaterialDrawer

• Should I use this library or Material Drawer from the Support library?
• How do I make the drawer appear underneath the Toolbar?
• How do I create a Multi-pane layout with MaterialDrawer for tablets?
• Why is there whitespace where the status bar should be while my theme is set as fullscreen ?
• How do I change existing or add my own CustomDrawerItems to the MaterialDrawer?
• How to use different dependency library versions

AccountHeader

• How can I use the AccountHeader with just one profile and disable the dropdown?

Testing

• How can I open the drawer from an instrumental test written with Espresso?

CustomDrawerItem's

• A custom SecondaryDrawerItem that takes different name when its on disabled state

Asked super frequently

How can i create a drawer without a default selection

//just set the selection to -1
slider.setSelectionAtPosition(-1)

Can I lock the Drawer

As the MaterialDrawer will just create a normal DrawerLayout (with some magic around it) everything a normal DrawerLayout can do is also available in the MaterialDrawer.

drawerLayout.setDrawerLockMode(int lockMode); //or (int lockMode, int edgeGravity)