res/drawable/item_background.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:state_window_focused="false" android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />

    <item android:state_focused="true"   android:state_activated="true" android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_selected_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_focused="false"  android:state_activated="true" android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_selected_holo_light" />

    <item android:state_focused="true"  android:state_enabled="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_selector_disabled_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_focused="true"  android:state_enabled="false"                              android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_selector_disabled_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_focused="true"                                android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_selector_background_transition_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_focused="false"                               android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_selector_background_transition_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_focused="true"                                                             android:drawable="@*android:drawable/list_focused_holo" />

    <item android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />

</selector>