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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<!-- layoutDirection set to ltr as a workaround to a framework bug (b/22010411) causing view with
+     layout_centerInParent inside a RelativeLayout to expand to screen width when RTL is active -->
+<RelativeLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="@drawable/view_pager_tab_background"
+    android:importantForAccessibility="no"
+    android:layoutDirection="ltr">
+    <!-- The tab icon -->
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/count"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/tab_unread_count_background_size"
+        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/tab_unread_count_margin_top"
+        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/tab_unread_count_margin_left"
+        android:layout_toStartOf="@id/icon"
+        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/tab_unread_count_text_padding"
+        android:paddingRight="@dimen/tab_unread_count_text_padding"
+        android:background="@drawable/unread_count_background"
+        android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
+        android:importantForAccessibility="no"
+        android:minWidth="@dimen/tab_unread_count_background_size"
+        android:textAlignment="center"
+        android:textColor="@color/tab_accent_color"
+        android:textSize="@dimen/tab_unread_count_text_size"
+        android:layoutDirection="locale"/>
+</RelativeLayout>
+