[android-developers] Re: GPS code works in HTC machines but fails in MOTO's

2010-02-20 Thread Bob Kerns
I think his use of the main Looper is OK -- though not something I would endorse, in part, because: I think the problem is in the lifetime of his handlers. Yidongsoft: Normally, you allocate the Handler in your main thread -- and then HANG ONTO THEM, generally in an instance field of your

Re: [android-developers] Re: GPS code works in HTC machines but fails in MOTO's

2010-02-20 Thread Mark Murphy
Bob Kerns wrote: * Create your Handler in the context of whatever you want to associate with handling it. For example, if you're updating a view in an activity, create it in the onCreate() method for the view. * Save your handler in an instance variable in that context. In other words, the

[android-developers] Re: GPS code works in HTC machines but fails in MOTO's

2010-02-20 Thread Bob Kerns
Gack. I see I said that. Thanks for correcting it. I think what was going through my mind was that the handler purpose would likely be updating the activity's view, and that idea got short- circuited between forebrain and fingers. Thanks for the catch. On Feb 20, 6:27 pm, Mark Murphy