[android-developers] Embed product

2016-06-06 Thread Pieter Pienaar
Hi everyone, I created a online e-commerce store on Ecwid, and wanted to create a app for my store, that customers can download. So I created the app, but got stuck at the products. Ecwid gave me a HTML code snippet that begins with https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. To view

[android-developers] Re: On which Android version is it safe to use Hindi?

2013-09-17 Thread Pieter
the translations to the app and either: - Add a user option to override locale in case the font does not function properly - Use a custom font throughout your application (not fun, but not that hard) On Monday, September 16, 2013 12:43:53 PM UTC+3, Pieter wrote: We have some apps that do great

[android-developers] On which Android version is it safe to use Hindi?

2013-09-16 Thread Pieter
We have some apps that do great in India. In order to better cater for the users in that country, we have translated our strings.xml into Hindi. However, searching the internet it seems not all Android versions have adequate support for Hindi, with complaints ranging from black boxes where

[android-developers] App not compatible on Galaxy Tab 2.0?

2012-09-12 Thread Pieter
I am getting some complaints from users with a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 (7.0 but possible also on 10.0). It seems that they get a This app is not compatible message when installing our app. Now the app is on the market for over 2 years so my first instinct was that it might not be compatible

[android-developers] Re: App not compatible on Galaxy Tab 2.0?

2012-09-12 Thread Pieter
? uses-feature name=android.hardware.camera / It should be: uses-feature android:name=android.hardware.camera / On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:26:21 AM UTC+1, Pieter wrote: I am getting some complaints from users with a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 (7.0 but possible also on 10.0

[android-developers] Payment on updates?

2010-09-29 Thread Pieter
I received the following comment today: Great little appbut you have to pay for every UPGRADE,SO I WOULD NOT BUY IT. This is the third time I get a comment like this (out of 300+ comments in total for the paid version). What is it that makes a user think they have to repay after an

[android-developers] Re: Request: Don't make us use Ant

2010-09-26 Thread Pieter
Hello William, Which android maven plugin do you use? Have you tried to use android library projects? I tried one a couple of months ago without much success. On Sep 22, 11:57 pm, William Ferguson william.ferguson...@gmail.com wrote: You could always use Maven for your Android builds. I do

[android-developers] Re: Market problems again

2010-06-12 Thread Pieter
Yeah, both my apps lost about 20%. Hopefully this is just a temporary glitch. On Jun 12, 8:08 am, Zsolt Vasvari zvasv...@gmail.com wrote: My app suddenly lost half its installs  :(    Both on the Market website and on the device Market app. Does anybody else ee this? -- You received this

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-04-29 Thread Pieter
I got mine also (in the Netherlands, delivered by FedEx). Actually this is the second one as we also received one earlier for reaching round 2 of ADC2. Much obliged Google! We will sure put these devices to good use testing. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[android-developers] Re: Dialog display at bottom of Screen

2010-04-20 Thread Pieter
You can do the following in the constructor of a Dialog subclass: getWindow().getAttributes().y = 30; to move the dialog 30 pixels down. This movement is relative though. On Apr 20, 3:55 pm, Nithin nithin.war...@gmail.com wrote: I can use android.widget.PopUpWindow class, but it has sharp

[android-developers] Re: Reusable Android library packaging: interest?

2010-04-04 Thread Pieter
Hello Mark, You are absolutely right: support for reusable components other than pure Java code (and Java resources) is sorely missed. I personally think Google should step up and add this kind of support to the Android eclipse plugin. In my opinion, the problem of lack of tool support is minor

[android-developers] Re: Android Device Seeding Program - Differences in phone for developers?

2010-03-10 Thread Pieter
Or have made the top 200 in ADC2... On Mar 10, 5:39 am, Streets Of Boston flyingdutc...@gmail.com wrote: @Kevin Or being a top contributor to these community forums. I'll get an Android device as well. On Mar 9, 11:18 pm, Moto medicalsou...@gmail.com wrote: I can't wait for mine!  But

[android-developers] Intercept calls to library methods

2010-02-11 Thread pieter
be perfect for something I'm working on, but I'm having trouble finding the interception mechanism. Can someone help me with this? How can I intercept (Android library) method calls? Thanks! Pieter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group

[android-developers] Re: ADC2 Results?

2009-11-30 Thread Pieter
Just got our result, we made it! Thanks for everyone who voted favorably for us! Congratulations! Your application, SpecTrek, was chosen by users and judges as the #2 winner in the Lifestyle category. You've won $50,000! We will be announcing all of the winners publicly today, November 30,

[android-developers] Re: wvga854 avd screen size problem?

2009-11-27 Thread Pieter
You app probably runs in compatibility mode, presenting a lower virtual resolution and then scaling all graphics up to the actual device resolution. For more information, see the supports-screens manifest element: http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.6.html and:

[android-developers] Re: ADC 2 and Android Market Place Application Error

2009-11-26 Thread Pieter
Hello Croco, Just rename the package your application is in. Eclipse Refactor - Rename rules :-) Pieter, Author of SpecTrek. On Nov 26, 8:13 am, croco zeug...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I decided to put World of Bombs on the Market place but it ran unsuccessfully. The upload site ask me

[android-developers] Re: Samsung Moment (SPH-M900) - Application crashing

2009-11-21 Thread Pieter
My understanding is that almost all calls are made on the main dispatch thread, including the onCreate call. The only exceptions are calls from specialized threads like the OpenGL drawing thread. This means calls are always sequential, and in particular onCreate and onProgressChanged will be

[android-developers] Re: Android market .... what's happening?

2009-11-18 Thread Pieter
I bet some engineers at Google are sweating profusely at this point. If any of your happen to read this (which I doubt), good luck in fixing this issue! On Nov 19, 5:30 am, nubin...@gmail.com nubin...@gmail.com wrote: My app's total downloads dropped from 48000 to 789? Did Google just invent

[android-developers] Re: MyLocationOverlay causing crash in 1.6 (Donut)

2009-11-13 Thread Pieter
: You are correct. Until it is fixed, I figure this was a workaround that would work :). You can pull accuracy from the GPS, although I am not sure of the exact calculation to determine the pixel circle size on screen based on the zoom view. Chris. On Nov 12, 2:36 pm, Pieter pie

[android-developers] Re: MyLocationOverlay causing crash in 1.6 (Donut)

2009-11-12 Thread Pieter
The only drawback is that the accuracy indicator (the blue circle indicating GPS accuracy) does not work in this case. With a little bit of work this could probably also be implemented, but it is a little more complex than just drawing an image. On Nov 12, 6:37 pm, chrispix chris...@gmail.com

[android-developers] Full version invisible in the market on Droid

2009-11-09 Thread Pieter
Two days ago, we uploaded a new version of the full version of our app (SpecTrek) to the market. Improvements include support for QVGA and WVGA screens. We changed nothing in the Developer Console (Language: en_US, All locations selected). Now we have received the first complaint of a Droid user

[android-developers] Re: Full version invisible in the market on Droid

2009-11-09 Thread Pieter
minimum sdk requirement was set at 3 which equals android 1.5.  That could be causing problems, perhaps especially if the phones being used to access the market are android 1.5 phones.  I have no proof of this, but just some speculation. Justin On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:45 AM, Pieter pie

[android-developers] Re: ADC2 Judging App FC

2009-11-08 Thread Pieter
I have had trouble with the FC's also, but opening the market didn't cut it for me. Rebooting the phone did however! On Nov 8, 8:33 pm, String sterling.ud...@googlemail.com wrote: In fairness, the ADC2 app does say to use the Market if you're having trouble installing. BTW, Craig, congrats

[android-developers] Re: ADC2 Results Post

2009-11-05 Thread Pieter
SpecTrek made it also :) Dan, thanks for the tip about the spam folder, otherwise we would have missed the email completely! On Nov 5, 11:57 pm, jgostylo jgost...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations Dan!  It looks like your app is pretty good.  I did not get to review any apps worth while but I

[android-developers] Re: Android 2.0

2009-10-27 Thread Pieter
I thought your ranking was based on absolute retention count, not on percentage. Your rating will suffer however even when only a fraction of those 2000 people give you 1 star because your app is broken on their phone... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[android-developers] Re: How to make adb of android's sdk recognizes HTC Hero on Mac OS?

2009-10-01 Thread Pieter
On Linux, I have to click on the HTC Sync entry from the notifications. Only then adb recognizes the Hero. On Sep 30, 1:43 pm, eric bugbun...@gmail.com wrote: I have a way to recognize HTC Magic by adb from this groups,but HTC Hero? I need a adb that make HTC Hero recognized on Mac. I need

[android-developers] Re: ADC2 submissions and Android 1.6 (Donut)

2009-09-29 Thread Pieter
some potential judges already upgraded from an unofficial build to the official 1.6 when they judge. Anyway, anyone who uses MyOverlay in their application suffers from the same problem. Regards, Pieter (SpecTrek). --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[android-developers] Re: How to manage 2 versions of the same app: a lite version and a full version?

2009-09-03 Thread Pieter
In my experience, a complete package rename in all your classes is not necessary. You do need to change the package attribute in the manifest tag in your manifest file. We use an ant filter to do this in our build script. In this manifest file, use absolute fully qualified classnames (not

[android-developers] Re: Debug mode vs. Release mode

2009-09-03 Thread Pieter
between full and light builds (and in our case the adc2 version). Regards, Pieter. On Sep 3, 7:36 pm, Brady brady.kro...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I'm trying to figure out a way to programmatically determine if my build was built in debug mode vs. release mode. I'd like to hide some items

[android-developers] Re: Hmm... at last ADC2 is out of our way ... tell about your app and experience

2009-09-02 Thread Pieter
We developed an augmented reality ghost-hunting fitness game: SpecTrek (out in the shop right now, we are working on a 'light' version). We finished comfortably about two weeks ago, but about 16 hours before the deadline a friend of ours called. He bought the new Samsung Galaxy (just out over

[android-developers] Re: Hmm... at last ADC2 is out of our way ... tell about your app and experience

2009-09-02 Thread Pieter
is the interpretation so far:* ...  Game arcade/action: SpecTrek  Description: Augmented reality ghost hunting fitness game  By: Pieter  Feedback: Faced specific android hardware bugs (on Samsung Galaxy) and had tough time testing. ... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[android-developers] Reuse alertmanager loading-image

2009-08-17 Thread Pieter Bonne
a recognizable image such as the one used by the alertmanager. Is this possible? Best Regards, Pieter Bonne. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email

[android-developers] Deadlock in GLSurfaceView

2009-07-27 Thread Pieter
We are developing an application that uses a GLSurfaceView to display 3D objects. We regularly get the Application Not Responding dialog. Inspection of the dumped threads reveals something that looks suspiciously like a deadlock. I have added the three thread dumps involved below. The first

[android-developers] Re: Use SDK 1.5 features while maintaining SDK 1.0,1.1 backward compatibility

2009-04-15 Thread Pieter
If the amount of 1.5 code is small, you can use reflection to make the calls in order to fool the verifier. This quickly becomes a pain in the butt when you have to call more than a few 1.5 methods or work with multiple 1.5 objects though. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[android-developers] Modular resources under eclipse

2009-04-09 Thread Pieter
I'm developing a family of applications that have a lot of functionality in common. In eclipse, I have a core project with all the base functionality. Each individual application project has this core project on its build path, so it can use the functionality offered by the core project. This