ok thats a bummer, but good to know not to waste too much more time on this Different question then Can i get the hard buttons to respond and wake the screen up when the screen is locked? not the power button though, the menu or home button or something similar? many thanks Damo
On Nov 30, 12:14 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, the touch screen is completely turned off when the screen is off, to > reduce power usage. You can't prevent this from happening. > > > > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 5:40 AM, Damo <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was wondering if it was possible to detect a touch of the screen > > when the screen is off. > > > I know this doesn't make sense for most apps (if its in your pocket > > you dont want it to register touches when off) but for the app im > > developing i need/want it to. > > The phone is going to be left on the table when this app is used, > > usually in the dark, and so want to turn the screen off whilst its not > > being used (so the light doesn't distract you), but i don't want the > > normal screen lock to come on, i want to be able to just touch the > > screen and it comes back to life. > > > One option would be to just make the screen back, but still on, i > > don't really want this option because power is still used, and black > > isnt properly black it has a glow to it. I would like to have a screen > > that is off, but touchable, anyone out there got any ideas? > > > Many thanks > > Damo > > > -- > > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. -- 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
