Hi Romain, don't worry about security, nobody call external code (Home <> widget). We use intents to exchange layouts description between the widget and the Home, and data comes from a contentProvider in the widget (with a specific cursor adapter in the Home).
But I don't understand when you say "you take away the ability for Home apps to use vertical swipes/scrolls gestures". Vertical gestures are used only for top/bottom bars, right ? our work doesn't interact with those bars. I hope the Gingerbread feature evaluation with give satisfaction ;) On 31 mai, 20:42, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > Implementing scrollable widgets is not difficult. The reason why we > haven't done so until now is because once you add vertical scrollable > widgets on the workspace, you take away the ability for Home apps to > use vertical swipes/scrolls gestures. Putting this in the framework > would be a huge limitation. > > Note that is is very important that Launcher apps never run external > user code. I don't know how you've implemented your scrollable widgets > but please make sure you run code that exists only in your app or the > framework. > > We are evaluating something for Gingerbread but at this point it's > just an experiment, no promises at all. > > > > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 6:11 AM, James W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fantastic idea. The widgets on HTC Sense are not only great looking > > but the animation, scroll and gesture support (such as like flicking > > pictures in the album widget) add genuinely useful functionality. > > > More importantly to Google, Home screen widgets are one of the great > > advantages of Android over the iPhone and other smartphone platforms, > > and anything they can do to keep the momentum of that advantage can > > only be good for Android. > > > James > > > On May 31, 8:00 pm, Koxx <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi devs, > > >> Many people would like to see scrollable widgets on their Home. > >> As you may know, current Android stock Home doesn't support it, and > >> HTC Sense doesn't provide any API. > > >> We propose to create an open source standard for an Home extension > >> code allowing devs to create 3rd party widgets which support scrolling > >> (list view). > > >> The principe have been implemented, and succesfully tested in Home++ > >> and Pure messenger widget. > > >> Now, after discussing with other Home creators, we'd like to > >> generalize this and include it in other Home applications. > >> Few other Home applications devs are already integrating the Home++ > >> code to evaluate this (FreedHome, Tag Home and HelixLauncher 1). > > >> Here is the list of interested parteners: > >> - Helix Launcher > >> - FreedHome > >> - Tag Home > >> - ADW Launcher > >> - LauncherPro beta > >> - GDE > > >> During this first phase we'd like to focus on scrollable widgets but > >> other extensions could be imagined (animations, gestures ...) > > >> Please devs, join us to discuss this and create a new standard for > >> alternative Home. > > >> If Google wants to use it for the next Android release, we would be > >> very happy, but for now, the goal is to include it in a large number > >> of alternative Home applications. > > >> Thanks, > >> Francois DESLANDES (creator of Pure widgets) > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > Romain Guy > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on > public forums, where I and others can see and answer them -- 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
