What I am saying is you shouldn't use an activity, you should go modify the SystemUI code to introduce your window there in the same way the status bar is done.
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:37 PM, trickybit <jmack...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there a way for an activity to specify the type of its main window, > in time for it to matter? > > Thanks > > On Jul 28, 12:11 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > I suggest looking at the SystemUI process > > (frameworks/base/packages/SystemUI), which is responsible for showing the > > status bar and extending as desired. > > > > First question you will need to answer is what layer your UI goes in to: > > above everything including the lock screen, above the system bar / > > notifications, above toasts, just above apps. It is likely you will need > to > > define a new private window type with its own layer (assigned in > > PhoneWindowManager) to get it z-ordered where you want. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Ankit <ank82...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi , > > > I want to keep my application ( Application A ) on the top always in > > > Android. Application A is not a full screen application, it is a > > > floating window or dialog theme based application. The Application A > > > can launch other application.\ from its own UI portion also other > > > applications can be launched from background from Home screen > > > shortcut / Application Launcher screen. > > > How can we do it? > > > > > Also the application which are in the background with Application A on > > > top should work normally. e.g. it can Launch other activities (of it > > > own own or some other application), dialog etc. > > > > > Second doubt/ requirement is - Activity Y is below Activity X, > > > Activity X is below Activity A (of Application A) . Activity X has a > > > close/exit button which would finish its own activity X. Now when that > > > button is pressed the activity get closed but leaves a black screen > > > below activity A. > > > > > Why does this happen (i think may be because it requires the Back > > > stack to be rearranged) and is their a turn around way of being able > > > to do this. > > > > > If any application in the background launches another activity/ > > > application then also my application ( Application A ) should come at > > > the top of the launched activity/application. > > > > > Thanks , > > > Ankit > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
