@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle inState) {
        super.onCreate(inState);

        mMenuDrawer = MenuDrawer.attach(this, Position.BOTTOM);
        mMenuDrawer.setTouchMode(MenuDrawer.TOUCH_MODE_FULLSCREEN);
        mMenuDrawer.setContentView(R.layout.activity_bottommenu);
        mMenuDrawer.setMenuView(R.layout.menu_bottom);

        mContentTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.contentText);
        findViewById(R.id.item1).setOnClickListener(this);
        findViewById(R.id.item2).setOnClickListener(this);
    }
Sample class illustrating how to add a menu drawer above the content area.
menudrawer-samples/src/net/simonvt/menudrawer/samples/BottomDrawerSample.java