I mean, I take that back. If you know the class name of an activity, you can start it with an Intent, but you cannot really control it in any meaningful way, so I am not sure what you would be able to accomplish.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:49:20 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: > > Noooooooooo..... >.< ok, let me try a different angle at this. Let's say I > were to make an "IME" that is not a subclass of InputMethodService, is it > possible? I was thinking of launching a translucent Activity to hold my > on-screen keyboard. Can this be done? > > On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:43:47 PM UTC+9, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: >> >> No. It's a completely separate app in different processes, signed with >> different certificates, etc, etc. >> >> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:30:23 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Zsolt Vasvari, >>> >>> Hmmm... I can get the package name of the Activity that launched my IME, >>> is there a way to use that information to create a dummy instance of an >>> Activity? >>> >>> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:23:48 PM UTC+9, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: >>>> >>>> I don't believe so. An IME is a completely separate "app" in Android. >>>> Just as you cannot get a reference to another app's activity, you cannot >>>> do this from an IME. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:15:52 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello guys, >>>>> >>>>> Still working on my IME (sheesh, it's taking too long... >.<). I was >>>>> wondering if there was a way to get a reference or instance of the >>>>> Activity >>>>> that launches my IME. For example, if I was in the new contact activity >>>>> of >>>>> Contacts application and I click on an input field (like an EditText), >>>>> then >>>>> my IME would be launched (as expected). Now I want to get a reference to >>>>> the new contact activity from which my IME was launched. Is this possible? >>>>> >>>>> Please let me here your thoughts, >>>>> - tsukishiro >>>>> >>>> -- 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
