Sure, that was my original idea. I should have mentioned the 1x1 size. The Gmail thing was just an example and I was talking about the actual GMail shortcuts. They don't show the unread count so you have to click them to know what's in them.
In my case it would be "shortcuts" to Google Reader labels/feeds etc. I am currently trying to make those 1x1 widgets look like shortcuts, but then I read what you guys wrote and see that my efforts are to be futile given that there are other look and feels. Still I have an app icon, a label and an unread count. Everything I tried looks strangely out of place as it lives with all the other "shortcuts" on the same home screen. On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > Why not make a 1x1 widget with a Gmail like icon? It would be close > enough to a shortcut :) > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Mariano Kamp <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks guys. > > The thing is, it shouldn't look like a widget, but like an active > shortcut > > with a badge representing the unread count. My shortcuts to labels in > Gmail > > have the drawback that I always have to open them to see what's in them. > > It would be great if there were a way to use common functionality to meet > > the look of the particular platform, but I understand there isn't such a > > functionality at the moment. > > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Romain Guy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Widgets should look like widgets, not like shortcuts. The main reason > >> is that there is absolutely NO guarantee about what a shortcut will > >> look like. Other devices (especially ones with custom system UIs like > >> MOTOBLUR or HTC Sense) might have a different look and feel. Or in the > >> next update of Android we might change the way shortcuts are > >> presented. > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Mariano Kamp <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > I would like to write a widget that emulates the look of an > application > >> > launcher shortcut. In particular I want the white font label on a > black, > >> > semi-transparent background. As it should look the same as the > launcher > >> > shortcut I wouldn't like too much to imitate the actual look, but to > >> > re-use/copy it. Any idea where I can get that? > >> > I checked the launcher app and found application-boxed.xml, but it > >> > doesn't > >> > seem to do what I want and I am probably way off anyway. > >> > Any ideas? > >> > Btw. I know that this is like a shortcut, but on a shortcut I cannot > >> > render > >> > the number of unread items. > >> > Cheers, > >> > Mariano > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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]<android-developers%[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 > >> > >> -- > >> 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > >> 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 [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%[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 > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > 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 [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
