Thanks !
On Mar 6, 12:13 am, Marco Nelissen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Activity.onKeyDown()
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:11 PM, TAKEphONE <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Sorry to be a nag, but how do you mean I capture the BACK key ?
> > Is it by overriding the finish() method ?
>
> > Or is there some other method ? can you point me to it ?
>
> > Thanks again.
>
> > On Mar 5, 11:09 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> You can capture the back key and make it do whatever you want.
>
> >> JBQ
>
> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:08 PM, TAKEphONE <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > Hi again.
>
> >> > Do you mean I can override finish() ?
>
> >> > What do I do there ? - if I just do not call super.finish(),
> >> > the BACK pressing does nothing.
>
> >> > But - wouldnt that cause problems elsewhere (other instances where
> >> > the OS or another app may want/need to close down my app) ?!
>
> >> > Shimon
>
> >> > On Mar 5, 3:57 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> The default behavior of the back key is to exit your activity by
> >> >> calling finish() (which should pop to the next activity in the
> >> >> activity stack of the task your activity was in, or to another task if
> >> >> your activity was at the bottom of its task). You can override that.
>
> >> >> The behavior of the home key is to switch to the home application, but
> >> >> your activity doesn't exit.
>
> >> >> JBQ
>
> >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:03 AM, TAKEphONE <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> >> > Hi all,
>
> >> >> > I know this probably was discussed here before, but I can only find
> >> >> > bits of info.
>
> >> >> > Say a user runs my app from the HOME screen.
> >> >> > The app has 3 tabs. Say he/she selectes a different tab,
> >> >> > so he/she is in a different screen (same task).
>
> >> >> > Now - if the user presses BACK - the device returns to the HOME
> >> >> > screen.
> >> >> > If the user launches my app again - the default tab is shown.
>
> >> >> > BUT - if the user presses HOME - the device returns to the HOME screen
> >> >> > (same).
> >> >> > If the user launches my app again - the OTHER tab is shown.
>
> >> >> > I understand (sort of) the logic - BACK returns to previous app,
> >> >> > popping my app
> >> >> > from the history stack, so when launched again - it is started from
> >> >> > scratch.
> >> >> > But this is confusing my customers - they say it's a bug !
> >> >> > They dont understand the different between two keys doing the same
> >> >> > thing
> >> >> > as far as they see (returning to HOME).
>
> >> >> > Moreover - I see a different behavior with the built-in DIALER app - I
> >> >> > change tabs,
> >> >> > press HOME, launch the app again - and it starts with the default tab.
>
> >> >> > Can I imitate this ?
>
> >> >> > TIA
>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru
> >> >> Android Engineer, Google.
>
> >> >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private
> >> >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further
> >> >> warning.
>
> >> --
> >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru
> >> Android Engineer, Google.
>
> >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private
> >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further
> >> warning.
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