I don't want to handle end call or home keys. I just want to handle another key, such as space bar, while my Activity is in background.
Taísa Cristina Costa dos Santos Computer Engineer Brazil, SP 55 19 8152-7453 On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > No, you can't do this. The home and end call keys are trapped by the > system before being delivered to the application, and handled by itself. > > On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:51 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. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > 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, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
