[android-developers] How to implement the type-to-search UI as in the built-in contacts app

2010-05-17 Thread Kaka
In the built-in Contacts app, when you press a key to input a character in the contact list view, it will show a transparent and floating dialog about what you input. It will also filter the underlying contacts using the keyword you input. This is quite different with using quick search box. How

[android-developers] How to implement the type-to-search UI like the Contacts App used

2010-05-14 Thread Kaka
Hi, all In the built-in Contacts app, if it's the view of contact list, when you type a keyborad, it will trigger a type-to-search. However, insteading of using the quick search box, it shows a floating and transparent dialog. How to implement this functionality? thx -- You received this

[android-developers] How to update an app itself?

2009-05-27 Thread Kaka
Hi, all I want to add an auto update function to an app. This app can download a new version of itself, i.e., a new apk file. After finishing downloading this apk file, how to let the app update? I'm going to try this by using PackageManager.installPackage(), but failed. The system said no one

[android-developers] Re: ScrollView and Programmatically Scrolling

2009-05-05 Thread Kaka
any solution now? I have to implement the same function too. On Apr 20, 2:32 am, Arnaud Weber arnaud...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, i've found some kind of weird solution... It seems that fullScroll is inversed. As i wanted to go to the top of my view i need to call scrollView.fullScroll(

[android-developers] How to re-layout the view?

2009-04-20 Thread Kaka
In my code, I only changed the layout params of an image after it is shown. For example, change the height of the layout. I called the invalidate() function after the change, but it does not work. Although the height of the layoutparams changed, but the view does not change. Why? Anyone can

[android-developers] How to display text and picture in a line?

2009-04-19 Thread Kaka
While user input a text including :), usually :) should be replaced and displayed a smile face here. For example, the original text: I'm happy, :) after converted: I'm happy, imgsmile_face/img How to implement this? Note that , the text might be long, so this text should occupy many lines.

[android-developers] Re: Underline of TextView

2009-04-13 Thread Kaka
Then, how to implement this in code? On Mar 23, 9:10 pm, manoj manojkumar.m...@gmail.com wrote: define a String item in Strings.xml as: string name=your_txtutxt to be displayed/u/string use this in your layout. On Mar 23, 4:55 pm, aby orz0...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Does anyone know how

[android-developers] How to implement a round rectangle as the background of a viewgroup

2009-02-27 Thread Kaka
Hi, all, I want to add the following background to a view group: 1.there is a border around this view group. for example, the border is in black. 2.the background could be set to other colors, such yellow or light gray. 3.because this is a view group, so the border should be self-adaptive to