I really hope that this is *not* possible. A background application that steals key-strokes is not a good idea.
I won't doubt that your application only has good itentions, but the idea that i could be downloading a key-stroke sniffer is not very appealing. I'd rather not have my passwords stolen. Taisa, Can you tell us *what* the functionality/task is that you try to accomplish (not *how*)? Maybe you can accomplish the same without the need to receive key- stroke events. On May 5, 12:53 pm, Taísa Cristina <taisa.san...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
