title: Android - how to display the Action Bar using the default Theme.Light
body: <p>I would like to use the default Android Theme.Light in one my activities.
  However, when this particular theme is applied in my application Manifest file for the selected activity:</p>
  
  <pre><code>android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Light"&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>it hides the activity Action Bar.</p>
  
  <p>What needs to be done in java or xml code to preserve the Action Bar, using this particular Light scheme ?</p>
  
  <p>As an alternative, I have used the following default scheme:</p>
  
  <pre><code>android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light"&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>That scheme does show the activity Action Bar correctly, however some of its objects are not displayed as preferred. In particular, my preference would be to display buttons and spinners as per Theme.Light, but preserve the other style formatting offered by the Theme.DeviceDefault.Light</p>
  
  <p>I would greatly appreciate some tips on how to achieve the above scheme formatting preferences. (I am using SDK = 16).</p>