Actually, I would ideally like to replace the long-press of the home key but currently the SDK doesn't allow that. As far as I have been able to tell, it doesn't provide the option for capturing the long press of the menu button either...
Thanks for supporting development of my app. I am constantly making improvements to it. The next release will include (among other things) and AppWidget with some really cool functionality! Thanks, Justin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:40 AM, allandroid <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey what a cool app! anyway i purchased and wouldn't THINK of > refunding, JUST BECAUSE you were nice enough to answer!! :) > > but.. why would there be ACTION_SEARCH_LONG_PRESS but no > ACTION_MENU_LONG_PRESS? i mean, wouldnt it be more logical for > AppSwipe to bind to that, aren't you replacing that default > functionality and not google search? (argh) > > > > > > On Nov 11, 1:41 pm, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is how I did it: > > > > Put this in your AndroidManifest.xml: > > <activity > > android:name=".SearchLaunchActivity" > > android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" > > > > <intent-filter> > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH_LONG_PRESS" /> > > <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> > > </intent-filter> > > </activity> > > > > Then just create your class. In my case it is called > > SearchLaunchActivity.java and it extends Activity. All it does in my > case > > is launch another activity, which is why I chose the theme that I did. I > > also included a setting in my app to allow the user to turn this behavior > on > > or off so that having my app installed does not bug them if they don't > want > > to launch my app from the search bar. > > > > If you want to see it in action, you can download "AppSwipe!" and > "AppSwipe! > > Donate Key" The donate key is $0.99 but you can try it for 24 hours and > > request a refund... The search button launch is disabled in my free app. > > The key unlocks this functionality. > > > > Thanks, > > Justin > > MagouyaWare Developer > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > > Those who know binary and those who don't. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:58 AM, allandroid <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, if i want to write an app (activity?) that gets called when the > > > user presses the search key whether or not my app is running, how do i > > > do that? > > > > > -- > > > 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]<android-beginners%[email protected]><android-beginners%2Bunsubscr > [email protected]> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > > -- > 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]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- 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
