I'm trying to change the text color of menu item in options menu.
i read here many similar question and answers saying it's impossible via theme and style and only via code. i also tried the code example and it didn't work.

I manage to change the background using these theme attributes:

@drawable/menu\_hardkey\_panel\_holo\_dark
@drawable/menu\_hardkey\_panel\_holo\_dark
#ffffff
#ffffff

but i can't make the text color to change.
i saw an answer suggesting using android:itemTextAppearance but it didn't work as well.

I'm using Android 4.0 SDK.

any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Gidi