I've been trying to make a custom Toast-like Dialog and went with the theme-d constructor, but for some reason the view expands from top to bottom and the theme looks all weird.
Also, Jason, if you made it already, could you tell me how you managed to position the Toast-like Dialog near the bottom of the screen, just as a normal toast does? Finally, is it possible to duplicate the non-selectable, non- interfering-with-UI behaviour of the Toast? I thought it would be done by setting the Dialog non-focusable, but apparantly can't do that. Thanks in advance, alkar On Sep 21, 5:00 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Dialog has a constructor taking a theme. > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Jason Van Anden > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I was hoping I could simply apply the theme in xml rather than have to > > create an Activity and apply it in onCreate. > > > Thanks for clearing that up. > > > Jason > > > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > (Btw, Api demos has one or two examples of creating custom themed > > dialogs, I > > > believe in the app section.) > > > > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >> You are making a theme, which is a kind of style that applies to an > > entire > > >> context, but just a UI element. You need to use it as the theme for an > > >> activity take or the second argument to the Dialog constructor, however > > you > > >> are creating the window. > > > >> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Jason Van Anden > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> Dear Dianne et al, > > > >>> My feedback was meant as constructive criticism in general - > > >>> definitely not as a dis directed at you. I believe that an example is > > >>> worth a thousand words - it works or it don't. > > > >>> I appreciate the time you spend with the board. I make it a point to > > >>> star pretty much anything you write here so I can review it later. > > >>> This particular thread was recalled exactly because of this. Your > > >>> suggestion of altering the style of a dialog seems perfect for a step > > >>> by step walk through of an app - which is what I am working on. > > >>> Clearly we need more generous experts like yourself helping Android > > >>> along. > > > >>> That being said ... I thought I had figured it out - but I am still > > >>> stumped. If someone out there could help, it will help save at least > > >>> one Android developer's weekend ... > > > >>> Here is my code: > > > >>> Within my theme.xml I have: > > > >>> <resources> > > >>> <style name="ToastyDialog" parent="android:Theme"> > > >>> <item > > >>> name="android:windowBackground">@android:drawable/toast_frame</item> > > >>> <item > > > name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@android:style/Animation.Toast</item> > > >>> </style> > > >>> <resources> > > > >>> Within my dialog layout I have: > > > >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > >>> <LinearLayout xmlns:android=" > >http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > > >>> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > >>> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > > >>> android:orientation="vertical" > > >>> style="@style/ToastyDialog" > > > >>> <TextView android:id="@+id/TextView01" > > >>> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > > >>> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > > >>> android:text="@string/hello_world" > > > >>> </TextView> > > >>> </LinearLayout> > > > >>> NOTE: The Eclipse interface gives you a choice to pick a theme, and my > > >>> theme does appear. Thing is, it does not write it in the XML. I > > >>> added the style tag based upon this post: > > >http://brainflush.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/understanding-android-them... > > > >>> I sincerely hope that I am making a stupid, obvious mistake. > > > >>> Thank You, > > >>> Jason > > > >>> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Jason Van Anden > > >>> > <[email protected]> > > >>> > wrote: > > > >>> >> There are a few threads on this topic that offer advice where an > > >>> >> example would be more useful (IMHO). > > > >>> > I post to this list in my (oh so copious) spare time; I can either > > post > > >>> > answers that I can do quickly, or just not post at all if it is going > > >>> > to > > >>> > take me time to put together and test an example. Your choice. > > >>> > -- > > >>> > 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. > > > >> -- > > >> 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. > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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. 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