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feat(design): White/Black action bar + status bar

moeenio requested to merge moeenio/simple-email:design-blackwhite-actionbar into main

Hi! Thanks to everyone for this great app, I think it has much potential with its good, simple user experience. However, the UI feels a little old and not very attractive, in my opinion.

Here's a very small, minor change, but I think it does improve the app's UI (I'm looking forwards to making other changes) : make the ActionBar white/black (in light/dark theme), with black/white foreground, primary color for the title. It helps with hierarchy by not taking focus from the user, and it just looks more sleek and modern IMO.

(I say "black" and "white" but I mean the corresponding shades of gray.)

Also made the status bar white with black text in light mode on API >= 23, I wasn't able to do it for older versions - in API < 23, the status bar is black in both light and dark modes.

This has the "side effect" of making the drawer light in light theme; it feels okay to me, I hope it is. Below are some screenshots.

API 21, light theme API 21, dark theme API 28, light theme API 28, dark theme
Screenshot_1625043628 Screenshot_1625043945 Screenshot_20210630-110846 Screenshot_20210630-110856

I should point out that I'm just a bored teen with little Android skills, trying to help FOSS projects as I can; I apologize for anything badly done or dumb, and I hope this contribution can be of any help.

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