So, what can be a best way to restart the app except to ask user restart manually?
Thanks, Evgeny On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > You will need to do all of the UI recreation in your activity. We don't > currently have a way for an activity to ask that it be restarted, sorry. > Like I said, this isn't really supported. > > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Mark Nuetzmann > <mark.nuetzm...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> I have a settings dialog/activity where I allow the user to change the >> locale. Within that activity i call >> >> Resources res = ctx.getResources(); >> // Change locale settings on the device >> DisplayMetrics dm = res.getDisplayMetrics(); >> android.content.res.Configuration conf = >> res.getConfiguration(); >> conf.locale = new Locale(language_code.toLowerCase(), >> coutry_code.toUpperCase()); >> res.updateConfiguration(conf, dm); >> >> and call onChanged() for my settings ListView... everything changes >> perfectly. Very nice. >> >> Then I hit the back button to go back to the previous activity >> thinking everything should be switched; nope. Everything is still in >> the previous locale. So I added the above code in the onResume() of >> the activity thinking that would do it; nope. Also, when I click the >> menu button of this activity again (not first time) I do not get >> called in onCreateOptionsMenu() it just displays the previous menu. >> >> My question is what is the correct way to force existing activities to >> reload using the new local? >> >> thanks. >> Mark >> >> >> On Jan 26, 10:39 pm, Raja Nagendra Kumar <nagendra.r...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Diannel thank you, Deep thank you for the complete source spippet.. >> > >> > On Jan 27, 1:23 am, "deepdr...@googlemail.com" >> > >> > <deepdr...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > > ya, great, thanks, this works for me ! : >> > >> > > Resources res = getResources(); >> > > DisplayMetrics dm = res.getDisplayMetrics(); >> > > Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration(); >> > > conf.locale = Locale.GERMANY; >> > > res.updateConfiguration(conf, dm); >> > > firstline= res.getString(R.string.firstline); >> > >> > > On Jan 26, 9:09 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: >> > >> > > > You can't just modify the structure, you need to give a new >> Configuration of >> > > > new values to Resources.updateConfiguration(). >> > >> > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM, deepdr...@googlemail.com < >> > >> > > > deepdr...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > > > I tried : >> > >> > > > > Resources res = getResources(); >> > > > > res.getConfiguration().locale = Locale.GERMANY; >> > > > > firstline= res.getString(R.string.firstline); >> > >> > > > > in my onCreate() . But, although I do have >> res/values-de/strings.xml >> > > > > this still gives me the english string for firstline. >> > > > > So it seems to me that there's no easy way to test different >> languages >> > > > > without an actual device for that language (?) >> > >> > > > > On Jan 24, 10:28 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: >> > > > > > This isn't really supported, though you can change the language >> of the >> > > > > > Configuration used by your Resources object. This will only >> impact your >> > > > > own >> > > > > > app, though, not things displayed by others like your >> notifications >> > > > > (those >> > > > > > will still use the system's locale). >> > >> > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Raja Nagendra Kumar < >> > >> > > > > > nagendra.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > > > > > Hi Romain, >> > >> > > > > > > Thank You Romain, a follow up to this how do I change the >> default >> > > > > > > languge to choose in my application based on the menu we >> provide with >> > > > > > > in the andorid application.. >> > > > > > > I may still want to keep my phone locale some thing deferent >> than the >> > > > > > > application locale. >> > >> > > > > > > Regards, >> > > > > > > Nagendra >> > >> > > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:16 am, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com> wrote: >> > > > > > > > Hi, >> > >> > > > > > > > All you need to do is place your resources in locale >> specific >> > > > > > > > directories. For instance: >> > >> > > > > > > > res\ >> > > > > > > > drawable-en\ >> > > > > > > > values-fr\ >> > > > > > > > layout-jp\ >> > >> > > > > > > > In your example to localize the app in English and German, >> you would >> > > > > > > have: >> > >> > > > > > > > res\ >> > > > > > > > values\ >> > > > > > > > strings.xml >> > > > > > > > values-de\ >> > > > > > > > strings.xml >> > >> > > > > > > > And Android will automatically pick up the right strings.xml >> at >> > > > > > > > runtime, depending on the locale. If you want to know more >> about >> > > > > > > > resources and configurations, please readhttp:// >> > > > > > > code.google.com/android/devel/resources-i18n.html >> > >> > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Raja Nagendra Kumar >> > >> > > > > > > > <nagendra.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > > > > > > > Is there any good example to show how a single compiled >> application >> > > > > > > > > could support both english and say germany.. >> > >> > > > > > > > > The aapt approach and Resource R.java approach seems to me >> that, we >> > > > > > > > > may need to have one binary for english and one for >> germany >> > > > > etc..and >> > > > > > > > > so on.. >> > >> > > > > > > > > Like in J2ME, could we switch the language at runtime.. >> > >> > > > > > > > > Regards, >> > > > > > > > > Raja Nagendra Kumar, >> > > > > > > > > C.T.O >> > > > > > > > >www.tejasoft.com >> > >> > > > > > > > -- >> > > > > > > > Romain Guy >> > > > > > > > Android framework engineer >> > > > > > > > romain...@android.com >> > >> > > > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't >> have time >> > > > > > > > to provide private support. All such questions should be >> posted on >> > > > > > > > public forums, where I and others can see and answer them- >> Hide >> > > > > quoted >> > > > > > > text - >> > >> > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - >> > >> > > > > > -- >> > > > > > 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. All such questions should be posted on >> public >> > > > > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. >> > >> > > > -- >> > > > 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. 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