perhaps is there a way to intercept all key events globally before
they are dispatched to the apps?

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Taísa Cristina <taisa.san...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My application behavior is similar to voice call, but I need also to handle
> key events. My application is still running in background and the activity
> is paused. Is there a way to receive key events in such situation? When the
> call screen is paused, it receives "end call" key event. Can I receive a
> specific key event in a similar situation? Is there a way to register my
> activity (or my application) for that?
>
> Taísa Cristina Costa dos Santos
> Computer Engineer
> Brazil, SP
> 55 19 8152-7453
>
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:02 AM, ellipsoidmob...@googlemail.com
> <ellipsoidmob...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If what you want is to have a notification that the user can swipe
>> down and click to go back to your application, then you don't really
>> need to be handling key events whilst your activity is paused. What
>> you could do is create a service which displays the notification, and
>> then use an intent to launch your activity when the notification is
>> clicked.
>>
>> BUT - I'm not sure that this is good usability design. If the user has
>> navigated away from your activity and if you don't need to do any
>> continual background processing, then you probably shouldn't show
>> anything in the notification panel. The user can always get back to
>> your app from the homescreen or via a long press on the home button.
>>
>
>
> >
>

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