Hello, I'm a new Android developer. I would like to make a simple game using the SurfaceView (Canvas drawing).
the game has a a custom Object name Box. Box can draw itself and need to get an event when it is clicked. when it does, there is an animation sequence coming out of the box like a "jumping clown". I have several Boxes on the screen when each of them can be activated. Several Boxes animation can also be presented simultaneously. Here it gets tricky: Since I have a "complicated" animation sequence, each Box extends SurfaceView. The problem is I haven't figured it out how can I handle several SurfaceView's drawing using only one Thread (in order to present an animation I need to use one) and also how can I get the onClick/ onThouch event from my Activity to each of my Boxes. The LunarLanding example in the SDK uses only one Thread but also uses only one SurfaceView which manage the animation of the game components (there are no several game components SurfaceViews). Also, there is no need to get onTouch event, so this example doesn't match to my case. I have several questions about what is the right approach do code this: 1. Should I use Box extends SurfaceView? 2. Can SurfaceView gets user events like onTouch/onClick? 3. Is there a way to add to the "main" SurfaceView another SurfaceView (Box)? 4. If none of the above questions is positive, should I use one SurfaceView (and one Thread) and try to map the other Boxes on the screen for user event handling. I mean Box only paints itself but the user event is being handled by me (not by the OS). 5. Should each Box (SurfaceView) should handle it's own Thread in case of animation (it is not good design but it is also an option)? 6. do you have any other proposal? I know that these are a lot of questions but I'll appreciate if you can answer some of them. Thanks in advance, ayanir --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
