That's exactly what I Was asking about. Thanks! On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 2:49 AM, Scynasty <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If you are talking about the gray text in the edittext that disappears > when the first letter is typed, in the xml properties for the edittext > there is a setting for Hint, just type in what you want it to say. > > On Jan 17, 8:44 am, "Faber Fedor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > In my app, you can click "New" to add a new location. Obviously, the New > > screen has several EditTexts on it. I want to clear the field of the > > EditText when either a) the user enters the field or b) starts typing but > > only if the data in the field is new data. Just like it happens in the > > Contacts application; I just can't figure out where in Contacts they do > it. > > > > What's the generally accepted algorithm for this? Do I check *every* > > keystroke? That seems wasteful. > > > > -- > > > > Faber Fedor > > Cloud Computing New Jerseyhttp://cloudcomputingnj.com > > > > -- Faber Fedor Cloud Computing New Jersey http://cloudcomputingnj.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
