The translation is in RootView.

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 1:39 AM, blake <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Dianne!  Brilliant answer!  Thank you very much!
>
> Pressing my luck, where does that translation happen?  RootView?
> Activity?
>
> Many thanks!
>  -blake
>
> On Jan 10, 6:23 pm, "Dianne Hackborn" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The framework translates raw trackball events into DPAD events if nobody
> > consumes the trackball event.
> >
> > At this time Android only supports devices that have a touch screen.  The
> > trackball is optional, and can be replaced by a DPAD.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:21 PM, blake <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > mmmm... it appears that I was mistaken.  Both trackball movement and
> > > screen taps generate MotionEvents.  They are delivered completely
> > > differently, though Trackball events through dispatchTrackballEvent,
> > > and touch events through dispatchTouchEvent.
> >
> > > I remain mystified by how the trackball is handled.  It begins to look
> > > as if it generates MotionEvents exactly as the touch screen does.
> > > Presumably, clicking it generates a KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER event.  How do
> > > you generate a KEYCODE_DPAD_UP on, e.g., a G1?
> >
> > > -blake
> >
> > > On Jan 10, 4:40 pm, blake <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > I notice that TrackballEvents are different that MotionEvents, and it
> > > > makes me wonder what happens on a device that does not support a
> touch
> > > > screen.
> >
> > > > Suppose I have an Etch-a-Sketch application, that allows me to do
> > > > crude drawings on my screen.  With the G1 phone, I just watch for
> > > > MotionEvents and draw them.
> >
> > > > Can anyone confirm (or deny) that, on a device that doesn't have a
> > > > touch screen, my application will not work?  Or, possibly, might
> > > > trackball events appear as MotionEvents, on such a device.
> >
> > > > -blake
> >
> > --
> > Dianne Hackborn
> > Android framework engineer
> > [email protected]
> >
> > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> > provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on public
> > forums, where I and others can see and answer them.
> >
>


-- 
Dianne Hackborn
Android framework engineer
[email protected]

Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on public
forums, where I and others can see and answer them.

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