I'd also like to know if there's a way to make tabs smaller,
especially when in landscape mode.
On Nov 6, 10:49 am, taoshen1983 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, can some one help me with the following bugs?
>
> 1. The CameraPreview bug seems to be well understood: the camera
> needs to be in landscape mode to have the rotation right. So right
> now I am stuck because I would rather have google fix the rotation bug
> instead of me having to tap into the OrientationSensor and rotate the
> SurfaceHolder myself because that could cause problems should google
> fixed the bug themselves.
>
> 2. In portrait mode, TabHost works only up to creation of 5tabs.
> Starting at the 6th tab, a vertical line runs into the Tab, causing a
> graphical glitch. As you add moretabs, the vertical graphics glitch
> grows until it fills the entire tab area, then it looks like the tab
> is doing fine again(after about 10tabs). I am not sure if it is the
> icons I am using for thetabs(32x32 PNG format) that's causing the
> problem. If you switch to landscape mode, the glitch goes away since
> it is wider than portrait mode.
>
> code:
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_1")
> .setIndicator("1")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, tab1.class)));
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_Camera")
> .setIndicator("2")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, CameraPreview.class)));
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_3")
> .setIndicator("3")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, tab3.class)));
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_4")
> .setIndicator("4")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, tab4.class)));
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_5")
> .setIndicator("5")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, tab5.class)));
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_6")
> .setIndicator("6")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, tab6.class)));
>
> tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_7")
> .setIndicator("7")
> .setContent(new Intent(this, tab7.class)));
>
> 3. If you set the intent to launch the CameraPreview class under Tab
> 1, then the CameraPreview activity(taken from CameraPreview from API
> Demo) works, with the rotation problem. If you set the CameraPreview
> class under any otherTabs, the Preview wouldn't start until you
> select the Camera Tab and open the keyboard to force switch to
> landscape mode, after which the Preview starts. Seems that TabHost
> isn't starting the onStop() and onResume() of the sub Activities
> unless it is the first Tab.
>
> 4. TabHost does not have API(at least I couldn't find it) to make the
> width and height of theTabssmaller. In portrait mode, it is decent
> sized.(although, I still want it to be about half the height). Once
> it is switched to the landscape mode by opening the keyboard, TabHost
> literally takes about 30% of the available touchscreen real estate,
> which doesn't leave much room for your application.
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