Sorry, could you be a bit more specific? By 'modify the current contacts app' do you mean duplicate the code in my application? If so, that sounds kind of like option three. If you mean modify the contacts app by itself, then I'm not sure how this would work in the case of my application. I'm under the assumption that the application which users will download comes as a single APK, and as such couldn't really modify the contacts app, unless it re-directed it to the APK for my application?
Unless I'm missing something? Thanks! Sorry if I'm missing something. On Aug 25, 4:36 pm, "tinyang" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Sire :) > > I'm new to Android too, but it sounds like the first option is certainly > do-able. Just modify the current contacts app (assuming it's open source) > and replace one of the current spinners (drop down menus) with the Favorite > food item spinner you wish to add. Modify the contacts database to add a > field for your fav food, link it to your spinner, and you're good to go. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of King of Camelot > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:52 PM > To: Android Beginners > Subject: [android-beginners] Additional Contact Information > > Hi all. New to Android, so I'm just trying to get a grasp of what's possible > for an application and what's not. > > Let's say for example I wanted to add a 'Favorite Food Type' drop-down box > to the contact view UI. This way when you add new contacts, or modify old > ones, you can select a favorite food type for that individual, that the > application I'm making would then use to display all individuals who like > the food type you're currently craving. (Just an example application) > > And just to clarify, by the contact view UI, I mean the interface you see > when you go to contacts and select an individual. In other words, the screen > that lets you modify their contact information. > > Now, would it be possible for an application to insert this drop-down box > into the default contact view UI? Or would the application need to show all > contacts itself and force the user to do the food type selections in the > application? > > The first options is preferable. If that isn't possible, there's also a > third potential option where the application overrides the default contact > view UI with it's own. > > Anybody know which of these is possible, and how to implement? > (Although the in-application version need not explanation) > > Thanks! > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.13.49/2293 - Release Date: 8/25/2009 > 6:07 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
