/**
         * Configures the action bar to have a navigation list of
         * 'Home' and 'Inbox'
         */
        private void ConfigureActionBar()
        {
            actionBar.SetHomeButtonEnabled(false);
            actionBar.SetDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(false);
            actionBar.SetDisplayUseLogoEnabled(true);
            actionBar.SetDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
            // FIXME: this ActionBar is fully qualified only because the compiler fails to resolve it (bug)
            actionBar.NavigationMode = Xamarin.ActionbarSherlockBinding.App.ActionBar.NavigationModeList;

            this.navAdapter = new ArrayAdapter <String> (this, Resource.Layout.sherlock_spinner_dropdown_item,
                                                         RichPushApplication.navList);
            actionBar.SetListNavigationCallbacks(this.navAdapter, this);
        }