I am close to sorting this out ... I will post my code when I know I got it.
There are a few threads on this topic that offer advice where an example would be more useful (IMHO). j On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Jason Van Anden <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: >> It sounds like you are abusing toasts. How about just showing your own >> dialog that is set up to not get focus or be touchable? You can use this >> background to make it look like a toast: >> >> http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable.html#toast_frame >> >> And this animation style for the same fade effect: >> >> http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html#Animation_Toast > > > I am trying to do this and confused about the syntax for accessing the > toast_frame via theme xml. Would appreciate example. > > Thank You, > Jason > > >> >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Mohamed Amir <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Is there a way to make the Toast last for longer time? >>> >>> I have tried this code >>> >>> Toast t = new Toast(this); >>> View v = View.inflate(this, R.toast_layout, null); >>> t.setView(v); >>> t.setDuration(Toast.LENGTH_LONG); >>> t.show(); >>> t.show(); >>> t.show(); >>> >>> By calling show() method more than once, I hoped this would give a >>> similar effect to lasting for longer time with some flickering, but I >>> didn't see any difference. >>> Is there some limit to the number of times that show() method can be >>> called on the same Toast? e.g. just once per toast instance and >>> further calling has no effect? >>> >>> Any ideas to increase that duration? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> [email protected] >> >> 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 [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
