On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Justin Anderson <janderson....@gmail.com>wrote:
> *> I can totally understand that :) and I wouldn't consider your attitude > or opinion as rude but I can imagine that some people may misunderstand > that... * > > >> It's kind of a curse... ;-) > :-) *> But I am so interested in Android and really trying to learn and > understand it and so far (even after hours of desperation and hard work ;)) > it has been fun.* > > >> *Me too... and that is how I learned Android. Honestly, I have only > ever written one true program for Android. It is published on the Market. > I have other apps in mind but I currently put so much time in my current > program to update it, add features, and fix bugs that I haven't had time to > do much else. All of my Android programming experience comes from writing > that one app. I have several years experience in general programming, so > that helps* Unfortunately I only had Java programming for two semesters during my undergrad which is now more than 2 years ago...I mean it's probably still easier for me to get back into it than for someone who has to start entirely from scratch, plus I got XML experience, so at least I don't have to learn that ;) The app I am developing (more of a prototype atm) is for my Master Dissertation and as I am right now focusing more on User Experience and Interaction rather than development the app won't be fully functional, but after my dissertation I will definitely continue and finish it because the project itself is quite interesting and fun. And I wouldn't like it only to be halfway finished... > > > *> And to be honest for me it is always better if I actually solve a > problem myself because it feels good and makes me think that I actually > understood something, if you know what I mean :) * > > >> *There is no better feeling than fighting with something and staying up > until 3 in the morning just to get it right... Even if you have to turn > around and wake up at 7!* > Yeah, this is exactly where I am atm working till 5 getting up at 8 or 9 and continuing :) > *> And thank you :) * > You're welcome. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > Those who know binary and those who don't. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Victoria Busse < > victoriasarabu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I can totally understand that :) and I wouldn't consider your attitude or >> opinion as rude but I can imagine that some people may misunderstand >> that... >> >> For me asking is often the final desperation after having tried for hours >> (including searching through similar problems) and not being able to solve >> the problem myself >> >> But I am so interested in Android and really trying to learn and >> understand it and so far (even after hours of desperation and hard work ;)) >> it has been fun. >> >> And to be honest for me it is always better if I actually solve a problem >> myself because it feels good and makes me think that I actually understood >> something, if you know what I mean :) >> >> >> And thank you :) >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Justin Anderson <janderson....@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> No worries. Glad you were able to figure it out. >>> >>> There are just quite a few people who post without ever trying to find >>> answers for themselves. Rather than just giving them the answer and >>> justifying their lack of initiative, I try to help them by not helping >>> them... at least not until they have shown that they have tried to look for >>> the answer for themselves. ;-) If they are always just given the answer >>> then they never learn anything except to mooch off others experience. >>> >>> Sometimes it is not possible to tell if that is the case or not. In >>> general it is a good idea when posting a question to state what you have >>> tried and, if possible, some code. >>> >>> I am often criticized for this, but that is just because people mistake >>> my responses for rudeness... Granted, sometimes it is a little on the blunt >>> side and perhaps a little rude, but I think that is more the exception than >>> the rule in my case, and people just misread it. >>> >>> The Android Dev Guide has a really good link to a guide about posting >>> questions to get answers... I wish more people would read it and follow its >>> advice: >>> http://developer.android.com/resources/community-groups.html >>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html>(This >>> link came from the above link) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Justin >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> There are only 10 types of people in the world... >>> Those who know binary and those who don't. >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Victoria Busse < >>> victoriasarabu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Nevermind, when I just looked through the code again I found a >>>> mistake... sorry for posting this question then, I just thought that I had >>>> not at all understood the concept of intents and passing on extras >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Victoria Busse < >>>> victoriasarabu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, yes, I have looked at this here: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2911925/activity-ignore-intents-extra-fields >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2911925/activity-ignore-intents-extra-fields>but >>>>> I couldn't get it working... >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Justin Anderson < >>>>> janderson....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Have you done any searching of StackOverflow or this group? This is a >>>>>> very common question and has been answered many, many times... >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> There are only 10 types of people in the world... >>>>>> Those who know binary and those who don't. >>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Victoria < >>>>>> victoriasarabu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> hi there, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am trying to pass on a videoclip from one activity to another by >>>>>>> calling an intent: What I would like to do is to pass on the clicked >>>>>>> video (the video's uri) and display it in a videoview within the >>>>>>> novel >>>>>>> activity. But I am a bit stuck and don't know what I should do... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is what I got so far for calling the intent and passing on the >>>>>>> extra: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> String uri = videocursor.getString(0); //uri holds the currently >>>>>>> selected/clicked video uri >>>>>>> Intent editorIntent = new >>>>>>> Intent(EditGalleryView.this, >>>>>>> EditorView.class); >>>>>>> editorIntent.putExtra(???); >>>>>>> startActivity(editorIntent); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My problem is what I should to pass on the uri as Extra and how I can >>>>>>> retrieve that in the other activity... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If someone could help me out here, that would be fantastic, thank you >>>>>>> very much in advance >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Android Beginners" group. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> NEW! 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