I don't know for sure, but I would assume that is because it doesn't decode the entire 9 MB image at once...
Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Jim Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > While working on trying to squeeze in as much space for processing > bitmaps in my app, I noticed this method, and from what I've read, > believe it might help. What I have not found, however, is a real (and > clear) description of what it does, and how to best use it. > > The dev guide page suggests using it to create about 15 kB of temp > space. Examples I've seen from this list in the past suggest the > same, even for as much as 9 MB bitmaps. 15 kB temp space for 9 MB > bitmaps makes no sense to me, so I'm clearly missing something. > > Can someone please either explain it, or point me to a page that > does? > > Thanks, > --jim > > -- > THE SCORE: ME: 2 CANCER: 0 > 73 DE N5IAL (/4) MiSTie #49997 < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > > [email protected] ICBM/Hurricane: 30.44406N 86.59909W > > "'Wrong' is one of those concepts that depends on witnesses." > --Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources (Dilbert, 05Nov09) > > Android Apps Listing at http://www.jstrack.org/barcodes.html > > -- > 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 -- 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

