On Nov 19, 7:24 pm, Brad Gies <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you really need to do it with an intent.... Can't you just put a > blank page in your app, and have it load that, or put a blank page on > your website? Or am I missing something in what you are asking for?
That is about the same as using about:blank. You would still need an intent would you not? The requirement (from the client) is for a shortcut to the browser app. Ideally this would work like the Browser launcher app, which does not bring up a blank page, or a google search page, or an about:blank page. > > Sincerely, > > Brad Gies > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bistro Bot - Bistro Blurbhttp://bgies.com > http://nocrappyapps.comhttp://bistroblurb.com > http://forcethetruth.comhttp://ihottonight.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Everything in moderation, including abstinence (paraphrased) > > Every person is born with a brain... Those who use it well are the successful > happy ones - Brad Gies > > Adversity can make or break you... It's your choice... Choose wisely - Brad > Gies > > Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can > change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has - Margaret Mead > > On 19/11/2010 5:03 PM, jotobjects wrote: > > > Thanks for that idea - yeah not exactly what I want but its another > > alternative. > > > URL "about:blank" brings up the browser with "about:blank" in the > > input window > > > Scheme "http" with no URL brings up Google web search page with http: > > in the input window. > > > Both of them look a little weird... > > > I don't think my idea of a query for "http" type and CATEGORY_LAUNCHER > > will work either because the broswer launch intent filter does not > > have http as a type. > > > So maybe there is no good way to do it. Is there anything else to try? > > > On Nov 19, 3:14 pm, Stephen Jungels<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Have you tried using a standard intent to open the browser with the > >> URL "about:blank" ? > > >> Maybe not exactly what you want, but simple and likely to work everywhere. > > >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:51 PM, jotobjects<[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Thanks - > >>> I don't have a URL to launch and I don't want to land on the google > >>> web search page. The behavior I want is what happens when the user > >>> launches the browser from the Home screen. > >>> So maybe I should doing a PackageManager.queryIntentActivityOptions > >>> for an Intent with CATEGORY_LAUNCHER and URI scheme "http". and then > >>> use the ResolveInfo to start the Activity. Does that sound right? > >>> String packageName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName; > >>> String activityName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.name; > >>> Intent intent = new Intent(); > >>> intent.setComponent( new ComponentName( packageName, > >>> activityName ) ); > >>> There are a couple of more followup questions inline below - > >>> On Nov 18, 5:46 pm, Dianne Hackborn<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> That Intent is okay, though there is no need for BROWSABLE. (As per the > >>>> documentation, BROWSABLE means that the Intent came from an untrusted > >>>> source > >>>> so you want to restrict who will handle it to those that say they will > >>>> protect themselves from such things.) > >>> That surprises me because I interpreted the javdoc for Intent to say > >>> that if you include a Category you must include ALL the categories > >>> listed for that Intent. So if BROWSABLE is a category you would have > >>> to include it - is that right? > >>>> I'm not sure what you mean by "empty URI" -- it says "empty string", > >>>> which > >>>> would just be a Uri created from an empty string. > >>> The referenced documentation about WEB_SEARCH caused me to try this > >>> intent - > >>> new Intent(Intent.ACTION_WEB_SEARCH, Uri.parse("")); > >>> but that results in this error - > >>> android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle > >>> Intent { act=android.intent.action.WEB_SEARCH dat= } > >>> So I'm not sure what the documentation means here. What should I be > >>> doing? > >>>> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 5:05 PM, jotobjects<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Thanks - I was afraid of that (although it is not quite blind luck). > >>>>> The user's home page would be an obvious target, but there doesn't > >>>>> seem to be a non blind luck way to find the home web page. The > >>>>> browser seems to bring up the last page visited which is OK since that > >>>>> will be customary behavior for the user. > >>>>> I also tried this, which works but lands the user on thewww.google.com > >>>>> web page with "http" in the input window. Is this a valid Intent? > >>>>> Intent webIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,Uri.fromParts("http", > >>>>> "", null)); > >>>>> webIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT); > >>>>> webIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE); > >>>>> Also I do not understand this documentation for how to bring up the > >>>>> web browser - > >>>>> http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html > >>>>> The WEB_SEARCH action mentioned there with an "empty" URI sounds like > >>>>> what I want, but I can't figure out how to create an "empty URI" that > >>>>> works. > >>>>> On Nov 18, 2:52 pm, Dianne Hackborn<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> That is a bogus Intent; it is just blind luck that it happens to only > >>>>>> run > >>>>>> into the browser as something that happens to match it, and you can't > >>>>> count > >>>>>> on that doing what you want anywhere else. > >>>>>> I don't believe there is a generic action to start "the browser;" you > >>>>>> are > >>>>>> supposed to start it by asking it to view a URI. > >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:39 PM, jotobjects<[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> I want to invoke the internet browser app without giving it a URL to > >>>>>>> open. I have tried a couple of things. What seems to work is this - > >>>>>>> Intent webIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN); > >>>>>>> webIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER); > >>>>>>> webIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT); > >>>>>>> webIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE); > >>>>>>> context.startActivity(webIntent); > >>>>>>> Is there another or better Intent to use? 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