could be related to http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2828
-Dan On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Ethan Rublee <ethan.rub...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks, I realized this has been discussed at length else where. > > My solution has been to fully stop the activity on pause. It seemed > that > after a pause is when the camera surface would hide the opengl > surface. Completely restarting > the activity every time it pauses, by calling finish() in onPause(), > puts the surfaces in the intended order. > > This is not ideal, and feels like a hackish solution. Also, I have not > experimented on many phones, > so i do not know if this is a consistent solution. > > On Dec 7, 1:26 am, Romain Guy <romain...@android.com> wrote: > > There is no trick to using merge, there might however be an issue with > > overlaying two surfaceviews on top of each other. I'm pretty sure > > there's no guarantee of what the order of the underlying windows is > > going to be. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Ethan Rublee <ethan.rub...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The following is the layout for my activity: > > > <merge android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > > > xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";> > > > > > <com.HiM.video.VideoOverlay > > > android:id="@+id/videooverlay" > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent"> > > > </com.HiM.video.VideoOverlay> > > > > > <com.HiM.video.VideoView > > > android:id="@+id/videoview" > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent"> > > > </com.HiM.video.VideoView> > > > > > </merge> > > > > > The idea is that it is overlaying an GLSurfaceView (VideoOverlay) over > > > a live preview from the camera (VideoView). it works fine except for > > > the following. > > > 1. I exit the app by pressing home button > > > 2. I reopen the app by holding home until recent apps appear, and then > > > i select my app > > > 3. Upon reopening the 3D box is hidden by the video preview. > > > 4. If i exit by using the back button, then everything is fine. > > > 5. if I switch the order of the views in the xml, then the opposite > > > behaviour occurs - back button hides the VideoOverlay behind the > > > VideoView, and home displays VideoOverlay ontop of the VideoView. > > > > >http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RGelzcQYpiy13DZFD3HB7g?feat=dire. > .. > > > is a picture of the desired behaviour. > > > > > Any suggestions welcome. I have a feeling there is some trick to > > > using merge. I am only using merge to enable me to have the views > > > completely overlay each other. If there is another way then I'm more > > > than willing to try it. > > > > > -- > > > 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<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > Romain Guy > > Android framework engineer > > romain...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > > to provide private support. 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- 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
