Sorry if I wasn't clear, but I am not the author. Having said that I'll post
a comment on his blog with a reference to this thread.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote:

> Thanks for the pointer, that's nice!  Might be useful to contribute to
> ApiDemos or DevTools.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Mariano Kamp <mariano.k...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> http://mgmblog.com/2008/12/12/listing-androids-drawable-resources/
>> In the code referenced above the author's code iterates over
>> android.R.drawable and puts the result in a list. It is a bit more
>> illustrative as you can actually see the icons.
>>
>> Also when looking for what's what and how should you use it, I consider
>> the API demos and the packaged apps (http://android.git.kernel.org/ ->
>> packages) quite valuable.
>>
>> 2009/3/20 Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>
>>
>>>  As with other resources, the official list of public resources is here:
>>>
>>> http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable.html
>>>
>>> Note that a lot of these are actually things like state list drawable XML
>>> files, which map to some set of multiple underlying images that you can not
>>> directly access.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> >> That list is...  very questionable.  It contains lots and lots of
>>>> >> resources
>>>> >> that are not in the public SDK, and which you should not be using.
>>>> >
>>>> > Then how about pointing us to a list that isn't questionable?  Or at
>>>> least
>>>> > show us where to find said information and we'll draw up a list.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. For example, one would hope we are encouraging people to use the
>>>> stock option menu icons wherever possible, for consistency between
>>>> applications. However, that implies that developers know how to
>>>> reference
>>>> the stock option menu icons, which implies the existence of some sort of
>>>> documentation.
>>>>
>>>> We do not necessarily need the core Android team to develop the
>>>> documentation, but we do need the algorithm for deducing if a resource
>>>> is
>>>> deemed "in the public SDK" or not.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
>>>> http://commonsware.com
>>>> _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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.  All such questions should be posted on public
> forums, where I and others can see and answer them.
>
>
> >
>

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