pat wrote: > Hi there, > > To show the camera preview, I created my own extension of the > SurfaceView class. I embeded this class in my UI by using the layout > xml files. The preview will not fit the whole screen, only parts of > it. > > Now, I would like to overlay the preview image with some extra > information (small icons, text,...). I would prefer to add a TextView > as a child to my SurfaceView class. But I was not able yet to figure > out how I this could be done and if it is even possible. > > Do you have any suggesstions? Maybe an alternative approach?
Try perhaps putting the SurfaceView in a FrameLayout and making your TextView be inside that same FrameLayout. If the TextView appears in the list after the SurfaceView, it will have a higher Z order and, therefore, should appear on top. Note that I have not tried this. Further note that this may reduce the frame rate at which the SurfaceView gets updated, though I am not certain if the SurfaceView rendering or the camera is the limiting factor on frame rate. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Development Wiki: http://wiki.andmob.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
