Because you return "false", which means you don't want to handle events.
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:49 PM, ClarkBattle <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an activity defined as: > > public class MyDemo extends Activity > { > �...@override > public void onCreate( Bundle savedInstanceState ) > { > super.onCreate( savedInstanceState ); > setContentView( R.layout.main ); > } > > �...@override > public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent me) > { > Log.i("MyDemo motion", "" + me.getAction()); > return false; > } > } > > With this custom view in main.xml > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <com.test.MyCustomView > xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > android:layout_width="wrap_content" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> > > MyCustomView.java contains > > public class MyCustomView > extends FrameLayout > implements OnGestureListener > { > public MyTest( Context context, AttributeSet attrs ) > { > super( context, attrs ); > LayoutInflater.from( context ).inflate( R.layout.doofer, this, > true ); > } > > �...@override > public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent me) > { > Log.i("MyCustomView motion", "" + me.getAction()); > return false; > } > } > > And finally doofer.xml is > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android" > android:id="@+id/dooferFrame" > android:layout_width="200dip" > android:layout_height="200dip" > android:background="#80ff0000" > > <TextView > android:id="@+id/doofer" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="fill_parent" /> > </FrameLayout> > > So... looking at LogCat we can see the motion events that occur. The > MyDemo Activity logs down, up and move events perfectly as expected. > However, MyCustomView only logs down events! > > Why aren't ACTION_UP and ACTION_DOWN Touch Events passed through to > custom views? > > I need to handle the touch events in the custom view (not the > activity) because there are several custom views in the activity and > all of them need to respond individually to fling motions. Detecting > fling events in the activity wont tell me over which view the fling > event happened. So i would like to handle the touch events in the > custom view (its a better OO practice than handling it in the > Activity). > > Any Clue? > > > -- > 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 > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer [email protected] 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
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