This should most likely be the way to go. I don't have any real lead that can help you along the way - but I have noticed the new "chat heads" in the facebook app also appear on top of everything (including keyboard).
The implementation of toasts might be a bit closer to the OS but knowing that an app loaded from the Play store can do without any special permissions eg. should at least keep you from giving up ;-) On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:00 PM, bob <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm thinking maybe I can do this by using whatever technique the Toast uses. > > I noticed that toasts do show up over the keyboard and probably everything > else. > > Anyone know where to look to see the actual code that puts the Toast above > everything else? I didn't see it in the most obvious place, the Toast class > itself. > > Thanks. > > > > > On Thursday, May 9, 2013 4:08:56 PM UTC-5, bob wrote: >> >> Is there an easy way to draw over the whole screen including the soft >> keyboard? >> >> >> I'm trying to create an app that has a fire effect using particle effects >> wherever the user presses the screen. >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Michael Banzon http://michaelbanzon.com/ -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
