please, put that API to replace the lock screen, i will be more than happy to use that instead of my little hack.
I am pretty sure toddler is also disguising as HOME screen because i tried restarting the app in the onstop method, the desktop will show up for half of a second before the app is restarted, that's clearly not the behavior we see in toddler lock. So i think it does the same thing. On Nov 11, 11:33 pm, Romain Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dianne explained how Toddler Lock does it, and it's very different > from what you do. You are disguising your application as aHome > screen, which it is NOT. And both solutions (Toddler Lock and yours) > are shortcomings of the system that need to be (and will be) fixed. It > is perfectly normal to provide a new sort of lock screen but we need > to provide you with the right APIs to do it. We unfortunately could > not do it for 1.0 and I am deeply sorry for this. But that does not > justify doing things like your solution :) > > > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:02 PM, zl25drexel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > well i am writting a screen lock app. so i need to lock all buttons. > > The toddler lock is one of the most popular apps in the market, and it > > does similar trick to disable thehomebutton. so why cant i do the > > same? > > > On Nov 11, 10:43 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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 disablehomebutton, 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 thehome > >> >buttonis 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 > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
