Creating Selection/Deselection drawable using images

• Create [drawablename].xml under /res/drawable

eg:- tabbg.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

    <!--  Active tab -->

<item android:state_selected="true" android:state_focused="false"

android:state_pressed="false">

<bitmap android:src="@drawable/menu_bg_sl"/>    

</item>

<!--  Inactive tab -->

<item android:state_selected="false" android:state_focused="false"

android:state_pressed="false" >

<bitmap android:src="@drawable/menu_bg_dsl"/>

</item>

<!--  Pressed tab -->

<item android:state_pressed="true" >

   <bitmap android:src="@drawable/menu_bg_dsl"/>

</item>

   

<!--  Selected tab (using d-pad) -->

<item android:state_focused="true" android:state_selected="true"

android:state_pressed="false">

<bitmap android:src="@drawable/menu_bg_dsl"/>

</item>

</selector>