I see that the description section is not selectable and assume it is pretty trivial to define whether something like that (and headings) is selectable or not...
In my case, some rows are selectable and others have views within them that are selectable (think of a displayed sentence where individual words are clickable). Given this, and if I understand you correctly, then the MergeAdapter is the best way to go? On Feb 26, 2:07 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > westmeadboy wrote: > > In the Market activity, only the "Comments" section can really be > > described as a list. > > That is a misconception. Try using your D-pad or trackball or whatever > on that screen. You will find that the comments, the three items below > the "About the developer" heading, and the "Flag as inappropriate" row > are all selectable. Hence, I'm reasonably certain this is a ListView > overall. > > > So wouldn't the MergeAdapter only be useful in the situation where > > there is more than one sublist? > > It is useful anyplace where you have the need for a ListView where the > content does not all come from a single adapter. That could be headings. > That could be a mix of fixed rows (e.g., "Flag as inappropriate") and > data-driven rows (e.g., the comments). It could be both. It could be > something else. > > > In my case, I don't really have any sublists. Its a bunch of rows each > > with their own header and each (below-each-header-part) very different > > from one another. > > If the non-header rows are to be selectable and/or clickable, then you > probably want to use a ListView. If not, a ScrollView should work. > > > I've never used ScrollView before. Are there any potential pitfalls > > using a LinearLayout within a ScrollView? > > You cannot have scrollable things inside scrollable things. Hence, you > cannot have a ListView inside of a ScrollView, for example. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 1.0 In Print! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
