Try this:
create handler as member variable of your activity;
private Handler h = new Handler();
and then in the onCreate method:
h.post(
new Runnable(){
....<your code here>
}
);
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Kakyoin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm trying to initialize OpenFeint in my game like this:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> OpenFeintSettings settings = new OpenFeintSettings("xxx",
> "xxx","xxx","xxx");
> OpenFeint.initialize(this, settings, new OpenFeintDelegate() {});
> ........................
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Result:
> 1. OpenFeint initialization sometimes take so song(network actions?).
> It blocks the main thread.
> 2. My application remains in onCreate() for too long.
> 3. My Dev Phone One display ANR(application not responding) dialog
> prompting me to choose between 'Force Close' and 'Wait'
> 4. Soon after that, OpenFeint has done its things and my game shows up
> behind the dialog.
> 5. Now pressing 'Wait' will dismiss the ANR dialog and I can continue
> my game properly.
>
>
>
> But obviously we don't want ANR dialog. So now I put it in a Thread
> like this:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> new Thread(){
> �...@override
> public void run() {
> Looper.prepare();
> OpenFeintSettings settings = new
> OpenFeintSettings("xxx",
> "xxx","xxx","xxx");
> OpenFeint.initialize(this,
> settings, new OpenFeintDelegate() {});
> Looper.loop();
> }
> }.start();
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Result: Problem solved. Everything seems to run fine now.
>
> I put Looper.prepare() there because my game will crash if I don't.
> The log message told me to put it there.
> I put Looper.loop(); there because OpenFeint will not initialize
> at all if I don't.
> I've read the doc about Looper but honestly I don't understand what
> the doc says.
>
> Question:
> Question 1. The doc also tell me this:
> -------------------------------------------------
> public static final void loop ()
>
> Since: API Level 1
> Run the message queue in this thread. Be sure to call quit() to end
> the loop.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Can anyone explain when & where should I call quit()?
>
> Question 2 What will happen if I don't call Looper.quit()?
>
> Question 3 Let me ask this straight. Am I taking the correct approach?
> Is there some kind of loop running alongside my game all the time if I
> do this?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
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