Oh good lord. I forgot that API was still there. This will be removed in a future version -- this was an old version of keeping track of preferred applications, and completely conflicts with the new better way of doing it per activity.
On Nov 11, 7:11 pm, zl25drexel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > answering my own question again: > > to disable home button, make your activity a home activity (see > samples/HOME in the SDK) then use > pm = getPackageManager(); > pm.addPackageToPreferred(getPackageName()); > > in your activity's oncreate() method to make your home activity the > preferred home activity, that way your app will stay on when the home > button is pressed by the user. > > remember remove that preference when your activity is stopped. > > On Nov 11, 10:10 pm,zl25drexel<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > answering my own question again: > > > todisablehomebutton, make your activity ahomeactivity (see > > samples/HOMEin the SDK) then use > > pm = getPackageManager(); > > pm.addPackageToPreferred(getPackageName()); > > > in your activity's oncreate() method to make yourhomeactivity the > > preferredhomeactivity, that way your app will stay on when thehomebuttonis > > pressed by the user. > > > remember remove that preference when your activity is stopped. > > > Jay > > > On Nov 11, 12:33 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It didn't, it is a huge hack where it restarts itself when the user > > > tries to leave it. It's a cute hack for the toddler lock, but far > > > from something any normal application should do. (And seriously, the > > > system -should- detect this and kill an app that is doing it. I would > > > consider the fact that toddler lock can do this to be a bug in the > > > system.) > > > > On Nov 11, 8:33 am,zl25drexel<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > anyone? > > > > > On Nov 10, 9:53 pm,zl25drexel<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > so how did the toddlers lockdisablethehomebutton? > > > > > > On Nov 10, 9:41 pm, Romain Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Not if the app starts on boot. (You can always boot in safe mode but > > > > > > still... it's annoying.) > > > > > > > TheHomekey is the best way for the user to go back to a familiar > > > > > > place. That's why pressingHometwice, no matter where you are, will > > > > > > always take you back to the center screen onHome'sdesktop. > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:26 PM,zl25drexel<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > you only need to restart the phone. > > > > > > > > On Nov 10, 8:51 pm, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >>zl25drexelwrote: > > > > > > >> > why is making the screen lock actually lock evil? > > > > > > > >> 1. If the app has a bug, and won't "unlock", the user is hosed > > > > > > > >> 2. If the app is malicious, and won't "unlock", the user is hosed > > > > > > > >> The Google team has tried to minimize any chance of a rogue > > > > > > >> application > > > > > > >> causing problems, particularly permanent ones. This approach has > > > > > > >> trade-offs; making it difficult todisablethehomebuttonis one of > > > > > > >> those. > > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > > > > > > >> Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, > > > > > > >> 2009http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Romain Guywww.curious-creature.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
