3 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/CgeoApplication.java b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/CgeoApplication.java
index d503969..1456b0e 100644
--- a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/CgeoApplication.java
+++ b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/CgeoApplication.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cgeo.geocaching;
 import cgeo.geocaching.sensors.DirectionProvider;
 import cgeo.geocaching.sensors.GeoDataProvider;
 import cgeo.geocaching.sensors.IGeoData;
+import cgeo.geocaching.settings.Settings;
 import cgeo.geocaching.utils.Log;
 
 import rx.Observable;
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ import rx.functions.Action1;
 import rx.observables.ConnectableObservable;
 
 import android.app.Application;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler;
@@ -66,6 +70,24 @@ public class CgeoApplication extends Application {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void onCreate() {
+        if (Settings.isAlwaysShowOverlfowMenu()) {
+            try {
+                ViewConfiguration config = ViewConfiguration.get(this);
+                Field menuKeyField = ViewConfiguration.class.getDeclaredField("sHasPermanentMenuKey");
+
+                if (menuKeyField != null) {
+                    menuKeyField.setAccessible(true);
+                    menuKeyField.setBoolean(config, false);
+                }
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                // Ignore
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
     public void onLowMemory() {
         Log.i("Cleaning applications cache.");
         DataStore.removeAllFromCache();
diff --git a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/Settings.java b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/Settings.java
index 7a4dfdd..a527fc5 100644
--- a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/Settings.java
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ public class Settings {
         return getBoolean(R.string.pref_units, getImperialUnitsDefault());
     }
 
+    public static boolean isAlwaysShowOverlfowMenu() {
+        return getBoolean(R.string.pref_alwaysshowoverflowmenu, false);
+    }
+
     static boolean getImperialUnitsDefault() {
         final String countryCode = Locale.getDefault().getCountry();
         return "US".equals(countryCode)  // USA
diff --git a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 74a9b32..c7933bd 100644
--- a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -90,8 +90,19 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
         SettingsActivity.addPreferencesFromResource(this, R.xml.preferences);
         initPreferences();
 
+        /* Remove the show overflow preference on Android version where the platform always or never
+         * shows the overflow menu and the app cannot influence the behaviour
+         */
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2) {
+            Preference pref = findPreference(this, getString(R.string.pref_alwaysshowoverflowmenu));
+            PreferenceScreen appearence = (PreferenceScreen) findPreference(this, getString(R.string.pref_appearance));
+            appearence.removePreference(pref);
+
+        }
         Intent intent = getIntent();
         openInitialScreen(intent.getIntExtra(INTENT_OPEN_SCREEN, 0));
+
+
     }
 
     private void openInitialScreen(int initialScreen) {