> Home usually runs with many permissions and > widgets are basically foreign pieces of code that run in your process > which can lead to a great amount of security issues.
Indeed, ideally widgets should probably run as separate processes with their own limited permissions - maybe as a service? The question is how they could display themselves and interact with the user - maybe through AIDL calls? Would this make sense? > If you are motivated, I encourage you to pursue this idea, but I don't > think it is a trivial task. Indeed, and given your point 1 (you plan one for future versions) it is questionable whether the effort would pay.. If at all, and if I find other interested developers, it could be an OpenIntents project :-) Peli http://code.google.com/p/openintents/ > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:12 AM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok thanks. > > > Would it in principle be possible to write a new home screen that > > offers a gadget API? > > (i.e. do you see a technical possibility or possible problems > > combining views from different apks in a single activity?) > > What would be the best way to tackle this? > > > Peli > > > On 19 Aug., 10:08, "Romain Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> No, such an API does not exist and won't exist in 1.0. > > >> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:07 AM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > The new home screen features a clock and a Google search box if one > >> > scrolls to the left or right. > > >> > Also application icons can be placed on the home screen by long- > >> > clicking them. > > >> > Question: > >> > Is it possible for us to write custom gadgets for the home screen like > >> > the clock or the Google search box? Is there a public API for this > >> > purpose? > > >> > Peli > > >> -- > >> Romain Guywww.curious-creature.org-Zitierten Text ausblenden - > > >> - Zitierten Text anzeigen - > > -- > Romain Guywww.curious-creature.org- Zitierten Text ausblenden - > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new Android 0.9 SDK beta! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/08/announcing-beta-release-of-android-sdk.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
