Anna PS wrote:
> Ugh. The more I search for answers, the more baffled I get...
> 
> Here's what I need to do:
> 
> - From the home screen, have a big button saying "Click here to take a
> photo"

You might be able to do that with an AppWidget in 1.5, but otherwise,
there is no means of doing a "big button" on the home screen.

> - Show a camera preview screen, let the user take a photo

OK.

> - Go back to the home screen, display the photo as a thumbnail (using
> the photo URI, I guess)

At this point, I am hoping that by "home screen" you really mean "the
first activity in your application".

> - If the user is happy, upload the photo as a multipart message

OK.

> My app is mostly complete, but I'm really struggling to know how to
> use the Camera API, and how to get something as simple as a URI back
> from it.

Again, there is no URI. It's not even clear why you want one for your
given circumstance.

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