[android-developers] Re: About highlightbar in the List

[Bruno Sauer]

Thanks for the tip on the Menu philosophy! That's very good to know - I should have asked earlier. Many more thanks for the info on the up coming multiple choice ListView - that IS exactly what I was hoping for - Wonderful ! Romain Guy wrote: No, there won't be such an option. Having a persistent selection on a device with a touch screen and a keyboard (if Android runs on a such a device some day) creates many more important issues. The next release of the SDK provides a new feature in ListView that lets you enable the single choice or the multiple choice mode. These modes automatically turn the ListView into a list of "check boxes" (although they don't look like checkboxes.) This achieves exactly what you want. Also, Android's philosophy is that the menu should not be used for context-sensitive actions. The context menu (== long press) is meant for that. The menu should contain only global actions. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Bruno Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would it be possible to "turn on" highlighting as an option? This would be very useful for cases where the user selects/touches an item on the screen and then uses the menu button to select an action on the item selected - I agree with Biosopher's POV - if the highlight goes away then menu usability is like shooting blindfolded. Romain Guy wrote: It's a usability reason. A highlight will show when the user presses the item, but it will go away when the touch action ends. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Biosopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm still confused as to why touching the screen does not show a highlight. Is there a usability reason for this or is it a technical limitation? >From my POV, a highlight on touch would seem the most natural approach. - Biosopher --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-no... For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---