[android-beginners] Please improve the UI performance of Android2.0
Hi, I am working on Android. When user selects the irrelevant network, UI displays a pop-up your simcard doesnot allow a connection to this network. When the user tries to navigate back, the pop-up appears for a long time. The performance of a time-out pop-up is not good. Thanks. Regards Pushkar Setty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
Re: [android-beginners] Re: Suggestions on tutorials
Perhaps if you hadn't been so rude about not using XML from your very first post you wouldn't have gotten such a smattering of responses about XML. The use of all caps like you were yelling at us and using a sweeping generalization to say that XML has no benefits and if you think it does then you are wrong was just plain uncalled for and rude. Even if I felt the same way about XML as you do (which I don't) I wouldn't have wanted to help you. Maybe, before you post again, you should take a class or two in manners and etiquette. Thanks, Justin P.S. Just as an aside about one of your rants on the use of XML with Android (I'm sure I could come up with a few more counter-arguments for most of yours)... Since the XML is compiled down to java, then the issue of it being a bloated format isn't really an issue when it comes to using it in Android, is it? -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Kingcrowley kingcrow...@gmail.com wrote: This returns to the argument that always comes up in programming.is A better than B or B better than A. In this case XML has some advantages but of course sometimes you need to do things through code. I would review your approach and think maybe i should take off my blinkers and look at XML (as making an XML menu layout takes seconds in Android once you have done one you have done them all), maybe you won't use XML 80-90% of the time but for simple menus and things like that writing code to do it is much more time consuming and error prone, especially as the Eclipse enviroment and Android plugins really aid the development. As a side note about the magic of XML allowing you to redesign an app without coding. If you change your ui there is a 99% chance you are changing some logic behind the scenes as well. But now you have XML to change and make sure the R.class gets gened and that you used the write keyword from the R.class in your code. You see you have increased the likelihood of an error 3x. you say this - but with the Android Development tools this isn't an issue that i have seen. The XML in android is not read in at runtime like a CSS might be in HTML but is used to build java classfiles. And as far as I have seen the XML does not link data in from a model to fields. So really all the XML can do is provide some format and ordering support. Seems like a lot of effort and points of failure for such little return. this is a classic argument - but as an older programmer with C/C++ background and Java background for embedded devices, i could state that Java is slow/with bad memory management and we should be using C/C ++ to develop, but sometimes it is just quicker to use Java! which is the basic argument for using XML Regards, David On Nov 8, 6:43 am, sfitzjava sfitzj...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm. Learn android, that was kind of the idea. And all of the intros to android brag there are 2 way to do it, all I ask is to find the information on the non-XML way. Looks like niko20 knows how to ask mr google better than I can, and knows how to answer the key question. I had hoped not to have the XML zealots trying to push the koolaid on me. On Nov 7, 7:00 pm, Kingcrowley kingcrow...@gmail.com wrote: maybe you are just looking at this wronginstead of trying to mash your knowledge into Android development, maybe you should learn Android... On Nov 7, 10:01 pm, sfitzjava sfitzj...@gmail.com wrote: Wow thanks David that was so helpful. If there were tutorials that weren't made up of 99% XML I could. Here let's take LinearLayout. LinearLayout xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ android android:layout_width=fill_parent android:layout_height=fill_parent android:orientation=vertical So I can find a LinearLayout class. Great, now where is the setWidth ()... None Ok is is setLayoutWidth() Fail again. Hmm... Wait there is nothing in the LinearLayout class that sets anything related to the width. Oh wait it must be in the constructor, sure there is an Attribute object. I must have to set it there... what is this... The Attribute class is.. A collection of attributes, as found associated with a tag in an XML document. Noo... XML document again. Well isn't that just fun. I love how XML is so similar to the API. Not to mention the xmlns and having to prefix everything with android:. Wow could this be more seamless and fluid to understand... Sorry I meant confusing. So you see I don't have time to weed through all the chaff to figure out which of the mickey mouse XML file goes in what special
Re: [android-beginners] This class was probably produced by a broken compiler.
We're going to need more information... perhaps some code and the logcat
output.
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On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote:
After I redownloaded eclipse and the newest SDK,
I have this problem...
Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched...
warning: Ignoring InnerClasses attribute for an anonymous inner class that
doesn't come with an associated EnclosingMethod attribute. (This class was
probably produced by a broken compiler.)
warning: Ignoring InnerClasses attribute for an anonymous inner class that
doesn't come with an associated EnclosingMethod attribute. (This class was
probably produced by a broken compiler.)
warning: Ignoring InnerClasses attribute for an anonymous inner class that
doesn't come with an associated EnclosingMethod attribute. (This class was
probably produced by a broken compiler.)
warning: Ignoring InnerClasses attribute for an anonymous inner class that
doesn't come with an associated EnclosingMethod attribute. (This class was
probably produced by a broken compiler.)
emulator-5554 disconnected! Cancelling '...'!
Please help...
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Re: [android-beginners] extending PreferenceScreen with SeekBar
Here is a link that can probably get you started in the right direction... This class extends PreferenceDialog, but gives the general idea... http://code.google.com/p/netthreads-for-android/source/browse/trunk/bulletml/src/com/netthreads/android/bulletml/widget/SeekBarPreference.java?spec=svn14r=14 Thanks, Justin -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I am looking for a way to set a level with SeekBar on Preferences. I am wondering if I can extend the PreferenceScreen with SeekBar? -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] how to pause emulator
When I run the emulator it eats 50% of the CPU continuously. How can I pause it so I can work smoothly? -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Re: how to pause emulator
Don't know how to pause, but if use Multi-core processor (my 2 cores) then you will develop with a pleasure ;) On Nov 9, 5:24 pm, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote: When I run the emulator it eats 50% of the CPU continuously. How can I pause it so I can work smoothly? -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] How to receive and read an Email
Hi, i am wondering how its possible to receive
incoming emails on an android device.
i can send out emails using
private void sendEmail(String[] address, String subject, String msg) {
Intent send = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, address);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, msg);
send.setType(text/plain);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, MySendMail));
}
But i cant seem find a way to actually receive incoming new emails or
even read emails stored in an inbox? the only inbox i have seen is the
ones for SMS but nothing for emails.
Not only for Emails but for SMS messages too. At first i thought i
found a way using the SMS_RECIEVED intent but i during further
investigation, this intent doesnt exist in the actual android SDK?
Surely there is a way to listen out for new incoming SMS and emails?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: [android-beginners] How to receive and read an Email
SMS_RECEIVED definitely should be in the SDK, it is a frequently used
intent. An example of it's use can be found here:
http://davanum.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/android-listen-for-incoming-sms-messages/.
Double-check your spelling, I think you have an i and an e the
wrong way round.
As for emails, I'm not aware of any public intents in the GMail or
Email apps, and I'm not sure which one you intend to interface with.
How about using some simple IMAP client code to check an email account
periodically? Something like this:
http://eppleton.sharedhost.de/blog/?p=176
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jrichards1...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi, i am wondering how its possible to receive
incoming emails on an android device.
i can send out emails using
private void sendEmail(String[] address, String subject, String msg) {
Intent send = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, address);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, msg);
send.setType(text/plain);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, MySendMail));
}
But i cant seem find a way to actually receive incoming new emails or
even read emails stored in an inbox? the only inbox i have seen is the
ones for SMS but nothing for emails.
Not only for Emails but for SMS messages too. At first i thought i
found a way using the SMS_RECIEVED intent but i during further
investigation, this intent doesnt exist in the actual android SDK?
Surely there is a way to listen out for new incoming SMS and emails?
Thanks in advance.
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[android-beginners] Re: How to receive and read an Email
Thanks. Sorry but the sdk definetly doesnt have that intent anymore
http://developer.android.com/search.html#q=SMS_RECEIVED%20t=0
On Nov 9, 5:12 pm, Sean Hodges seanhodge...@googlemail.com wrote:
SMS_RECEIVED definitely should be in the SDK, it is a frequently used
intent. An example of it's use can be found
here:http://davanum.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/android-listen-for-incoming-s
Double-check your spelling, I think you have an i and an e the
wrong way round.
As for emails, I'm not aware of any public intents in the GMail or
Email apps, and I'm not sure which one you intend to interface with.
How about using some simple IMAP client code to check an email account
periodically? Something like this:http://eppleton.sharedhost.de/blog/?p=176
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:37 PM, jrichards1...@googlemail.com
jrichards1...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi, i am wondering how its possible to receive
incoming emails on an android device.
i can send out emails using
private void sendEmail(String[] address, String subject, String msg) {
Intent send = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, address);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, msg);
send.setType(text/plain);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, MySendMail));
}
But i cant seem find a way to actually receive incoming new emails or
even read emails stored in an inbox? the only inbox i have seen is the
ones for SMS but nothing for emails.
Not only for Emails but for SMS messages too. At first i thought i
found a way using the SMS_RECIEVED intent but i during further
investigation, this intent doesnt exist in the actual android SDK?
Surely there is a way to listen out for new incoming SMS and emails?
Thanks in advance.
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[android-beginners] Re: Phone to phone communication
If you want to use Wifi as radio interface you have the option to + setup a client/server infrastructure + or use the IP broadcast address In a client/server setup the server would be the central component which keeps track of your clients within the wireless LAN. You would have to implement registration/unregistration. Also a mechanism has to be implemented whether clients are still alive. In case of you are using a broadcast IP address, a device could broadcast a Hello I am alive message in your wireless LAN. Each device which is listening on the broadcast address would receive the message and would know about the presence of the new device. You could think of to add to this message the local IP address of the device. Other devices could use the IP address for direct communication (of course going over the AP). -- Roman Baumgaertner Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. On Nov 8, 11:52 am, David Kebo davidk...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I’m writing an application that requires 2 or multiple phones to talk to each other ? Phones are on the same Wi-Fi network and will send simple status messages to each other. I’m thinking of client-server , with one phone as server and the others as clients, but i'm not sure. Please provide some suggestions or references, if possible. Thanks in advance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
Re: [android-beginners]
A pending intent essentially gives something that is not your application permissions to do stuff as if it were your application. This is most often used with notifications in the status bar or with views that are part of a widget. The intent is executed when some action takes place, such as a click of a button on a widget or a click on the status bar notification. Hope that helps. Thanks, Justin -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 12:03 AM, saurabh sinha saurso...@gmail.com wrote: what is difference between intent and pending intent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
Re: [android-beginners] Re: modular programming (design pattern)
Are you going to be the only person developing these modules, or are you planning on creating some sort of a framework that other developers will be able to tap into? -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote: For example if I have a main app and three modules in mind, such as: audio, video, and calendar (The modules itself does nothing. They're useful only when called by the main app) 1. how will the main app know that those modules are installed on the phone, and can call them? how do I get a list of modules (mine) ? 2. also how do I make my modules hidden to user, they should not be visible for launch, and should not be able to launched by an icon, only by my app? 2009/11/8 RichardC richard.crit...@googlemail.com Read all about Intents. Here are a few links to get you started: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html http://code.google.com/p/openintents/ -- RichardC On Nov 8, 10:50 am, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I am planning to build my app in modular way. I am thinking that whenever a user adds a new component/module that will be recognized by my main app. Can someone point me in the best direction to read more about design patterns for this approach for Android? Are there any examples out there? -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
Re: [android-beginners] Re: modular programming (design pattern)
I will be the only who will develop the modules, no framework in mind. 2009/11/9 Justin Anderson janderson@gmail.com Are you going to be the only person developing these modules, or are you planning on creating some sort of a framework that other developers will be able to tap into? -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote: For example if I have a main app and three modules in mind, such as: audio, video, and calendar (The modules itself does nothing. They're useful only when called by the main app) 1. how will the main app know that those modules are installed on the phone, and can call them? how do I get a list of modules (mine) ? 2. also how do I make my modules hidden to user, they should not be visible for launch, and should not be able to launched by an icon, only by my app? 2009/11/8 RichardC richard.crit...@googlemail.com Read all about Intents. Here are a few links to get you started: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html http://code.google.com/p/openintents/ -- RichardC On Nov 8, 10:50 am, Marton Kodok pentiu...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I am planning to build my app in modular way. I am thinking that whenever a user adds a new component/module that will be recognized by my main app. Can someone point me in the best direction to read more about design patterns for this approach for Android? Are there any examples out there? -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- Márton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
Re: [android-beginners] Re: How to receive and read an Email
Do you mean the intent no longer works, or that it is simply not documented on
the Android dev site any more?
Sorry, I would usually write a quick JUnit test myself, but my time is
currently consumed by other development work... I would be interested to hear
your findings though.
On Monday 09 Nov 2009 17:27:53 jrichards1...@googlemail.com wrote:
Thanks. Sorry but the sdk definetly doesnt have that intent anymore
http://developer.android.com/search.html#q=SMS_RECEIVED%20t=0
On Nov 9, 5:12 pm, Sean Hodges seanhodge...@googlemail.com wrote:
SMS_RECEIVED definitely should be in the SDK, it is a frequently used
intent. An example of it's use can be found
here:http://davanum.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/android-listen-for-incoming-
s Double-check your spelling, I think you have an i and an e the
wrong way round.
As for emails, I'm not aware of any public intents in the GMail or
Email apps, and I'm not sure which one you intend to interface with.
How about using some simple IMAP client code to check an email account
periodically? Something like
this:http://eppleton.sharedhost.de/blog/?p=176
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:37 PM, jrichards1...@googlemail.com
jrichards1...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi, i am wondering how its possible to receive
incoming emails on an android device.
i can send out emails using
private void sendEmail(String[] address, String subject, String msg) {
Intent send = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, address);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
send.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, msg);
send.setType(text/plain);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, MySendMail));
}
But i cant seem find a way to actually receive incoming new emails or
even read emails stored in an inbox? the only inbox i have seen is the
ones for SMS but nothing for emails.
Not only for Emails but for SMS messages too. At first i thought i
found a way using the SMS_RECIEVED intent but i during further
investigation, this intent doesnt exist in the actual android SDK?
Surely there is a way to listen out for new incoming SMS and emails?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: [android-beginners] Re: Suggestions on tutorials
shawn, you do not have to define your layout in XML. you are free to build it up your android layout view programmatically, if you so wish. as a side note, if you are doing any sort of development, on any platform, you will be hard pressed to avoid XML. that's just a fact so don't kill the messenger. what XML is good at is providing an easily parsable machine communication mechanism. a lot of what you say is true, but only because XML is being misused. the ADT plugin provides GUI wrappers around most (all?) of the XML you need to write, but of course the plugin is lacking so you quickly get to a point where you need to get into the XML. good luck. On 11/9/09 1:36 PM, Indicator Veritatis wrote: If you really want to learn to code using the Android SDK, then you WILL use the XML. Otherwise, you simply are not using Android after all. In that case, you should give up your membership in the Google Beginner's group, since you will get nothing out of it. On Nov 7, 1:20 pm, sfitzjavasfitzj...@gmail.com wrote: Wow thought I said I Please no .. benefits of XML (BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG. [PERIOD]). So thanks for wasting my time reading your diatribe and you are wrong still. Sadly you would jump over a cliff if some script kiddie told you it was the new thing to do. So to quickly cut through all of your BS. XML in android is processed down to Java at compile time. XML does not make your system any more flexible than writing it in standard java (unless you don't know how to program) XML is error prone XML is not a programming language XML is BLOATED! XML is a data description syntax for communication between heterogeneous system. XML is a data description syntax which supports data versioning. XML can not be debugged XML has to be gen'ed into the R.class XML tag has to match what is typed in the java code, and there is no validation since the R.class is not constantly regen'ed. XML is not validated, nor has any javadocs, nor has any code completion support. XML can not be visualized without building and running the app. Now if Google wants to make a decent tool such as Apple has with XCode InterfaceBuilder (not calling xcode perfect but it does a very nice job) then I don't care what they save their files in, and I will happily jump back and forth if it saves me time, boilerplate coding, code bloat that gets in the way of debugging, and helps with the maintainability of the codebase. To date XML in android does none of these. Also don't talk to me like I have no idea about technology, ESPECIALLY MOBILE!!! It is clear that you use technology and do not understand it. Your use of the statement XML is used everywhere as some type of validation demonstrates that. Millions of people believed for hundreds of years that the world was flat, that the earth was the center of everything, more recently that Quantum physics was a pipe-dream. If XML is the greatest then why was JSON developed? So unless you can answer my question you need not reply. Again to be clear the question is, Any tutorials for android that do not require XML. -Shawn On Nov 3, 12:33 am, confettidamcc...@gmail.com wrote: Shawn, I'm not going to tell you that you should use xml because I'll be the first to admit, it's a hard thing to learn. However, saying there are absolutely no benefits to xml is wrong. There are benefits and costs to every computer related technology. Xml can offer a flexible, easy to change GUI. In android, it lets you define several different layouts for a single activity without ever having to change a piece of code. On the other hand, I also understand the benefits of hardcoding a UI. It requires less jumping between files, and less resource management (although android makes that very easy indeed). I would like to point out that rejecting a widely used technology like xml completely is going to make it very difficult for you to compete in today's tech industry. Xml is a part of everything. If you didn't know, Google Groups, gmail, iGoogle, bing, msn.com, and thousands of other websites use a technology called AJAX, in which xml is an integral part. Without it, we couldn't have the cool behaviors like partial-page refreshes. On the software side, xml is used in thousands of applications across the world as a standard for transferring data between places. Even Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org save all of their documents and files in xml now. To answer your question, the only way to truly learn to program android applications is to do it. Just like with any language and platform, you can't become good at it without practice. I find the easiest way for me to learn is to come up with a tool that I want or need for my own convenience (music file organizer, flash card program, a findreplace function for files on the hard drive instead of text IN a file,
[android-beginners] How to Help on traduction?
Hi, I like a lot this de Android project. How can I Help on translation to brazilian portuguese? I see there is no option to this languages. Thanks, Felipe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Re: How to add a dialog in a AppWidget
You could set it up so that the widget just launches an activity, and have that activity themed to look like a dialog... On Oct 28, 6:11 pm, Carl vapor.trail@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I am trying to add a dialog to a widget I made, in where when you press it, it displays two options, YES and NO. If the user presses YES, it will start an Activity. I tried to use android.app.Dialog but it looks like it only works with Activities. Is there any way of achieving this? Thanks. Carl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Re: Rotate Activity screen
On Nov 4, 10:30 pm, Tim tdh...@gmail.com wrote:
On Nov 4, 9:02 am, Batuka batukali...@gmail.com wrote:
i wont
my activity start withrotatescreen
like this --- setRequestedOrientation
(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
its working
but if i open the my G1 front side (it means you will see the
keyboard)
then my activity starts again
how do I troubleshoot it
Perhaps this will
help:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1664472/persisting-a-context-menu-...
I.e. use add android:configChanges=keyboardHidden|orientation to
your activity element in AndroidManifest.xml and then add an empty
onConfigurationChange() method to your activity class:
@Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)
{
}
No idea if that's the right way. Worth a try though.
hey TIM thanks you so match
android:configChanges=keyboardHidden|orientation
its great its working now my activity no restart and LANDSCAPE thanks
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[android-beginners] How to save Setings
hi all and sorry my English ok i wont to save my activitys setings for example : my activity is start with sound then i change sound after stop activity then start activity with selected sound how to do that -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Re: Rotate Activity screen
I have a related question. What exactly happens when the orientation changes? It isn't shown on the app lifecycle chart and I can't really find any reference to it in the documentation. Anyone? Tim, You might want to read the series of articles Mr. Mark Murphy posted here: http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/14/rotational-forceson-your-android-app/ Hope that helps. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Desktop Widget Woes...
I just started working on a desktop widget for my application and, even though I understand the need for security, and have been a little disappointed with the RemoteViews functionality... My widget consists of several ImageViews for which I do not have resource identifiers (They are actually icons of other apps installed on the phone). Is there a way to update the ImageViews with a Drawable??? I have a workaround but it is very ugly and I know it will be costly, especially since it will be in a widget. Currently I have to take the drawable I have and cast it to a BitmapDrawable. Then I call createBitmap() or getBitmap() on it (I can't remember offhand what the name of the actual method is). After that I call RemoteViews.setImageViewBitmap() in order to display the icon There has got to be a better way to accomplish something like this... Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Justin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Re: Suggestions on tutorials
I think you are correct about the tools not being mature enough. However it's a sad state of an OS where tools are require to develop because the process has so many moving parts, like dominos ready to fall. This reminds me of JavaServerFaces (JSF). Wow another XML debacle. Or the ANT build system. Once it got past javac/jar/ then you had to start stacking on more and more tools such as antenna. Oh well thanks to all the zealots that completely twisted this thread into nothing but BS that didn't help anyone. (except for Niko20 who actually provided some real answers... thanks). I'm done with droid, it's not worth it. I'll wait till real tools are ready or they fix the metaphor. -Shawn In the land of the blind the one eyed man will be stoned as a heretic. On Nov 9, 4:22 pm, Jeffrey Blattman jeffrey.blatt...@gmail.com wrote: shawn, you do not have to define your layout in XML. you are free to build it up your android layout view programmatically, if you so wish. as a side note, if you are doing any sort of development, on any platform, you will be hard pressed to avoid XML. that's just a fact so don't kill the messenger. what XML is good at is providing an easily parsable machine communication mechanism. a lot of what you say is true, but only because XML is being misused. the ADT plugin provides GUI wrappers around most (all?) of the XML you need to write, but of course the plugin is lacking so you quickly get to a point where you need to get into the XML. good luck. On 11/9/09 1:36 PM, Indicator Veritatis wrote: If you really want to learn to code using the Android SDK, then you WILL use the XML. Otherwise, you simply are not using Android after all. In that case, you should give up your membership in the Google Beginner's group, since you will get nothing out of it. On Nov 7, 1:20 pm, sfitzjavasfitzj...@gmail.com wrote: Wow thought I said I Please no .. benefits of XML (BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG. [PERIOD]). So thanks for wasting my time reading your diatribe and you are wrong still. Sadly you would jump over a cliff if some script kiddie told you it was the new thing to do. So to quickly cut through all of your BS. XML in android is processed down to Java at compile time. XML does not make your system any more flexible than writing it in standard java (unless you don't know how to program) XML is error prone XML is not a programming language XML is BLOATED! XML is a data description syntax for communication between heterogeneous system. XML is a data description syntax which supports data versioning. XML can not be debugged XML has to be gen'ed into the R.class XML tag has to match what is typed in the java code, and there is no validation since the R.class is not constantly regen'ed. XML is not validated, nor has any javadocs, nor has any code completion support. XML can not be visualized without building and running the app. Now if Google wants to make a decent tool such as Apple has with XCode InterfaceBuilder (not calling xcode perfect but it does a very nice job) then I don't care what they save their files in, and I will happily jump back and forth if it saves me time, boilerplate coding, code bloat that gets in the way of debugging, and helps with the maintainability of the codebase. To date XML in android does none of these. Also don't talk to me like I have no idea about technology, ESPECIALLY MOBILE!!! It is clear that you use technology and do not understand it. Your use of the statement XML is used everywhere as some type of validation demonstrates that. Millions of people believed for hundreds of years that the world was flat, that the earth was the center of everything, more recently that Quantum physics was a pipe-dream. If XML is the greatest then why was JSON developed? So unless you can answer my question you need not reply. Again to be clear the question is, Any tutorials for android that do not require XML. -Shawn On Nov 3, 12:33 am, confettidamcc...@gmail.com wrote: Shawn, I'm not going to tell you that you should use xml because I'll be the first to admit, it's a hard thing to learn. However, saying there are absolutely no benefits to xml is wrong. There are benefits and costs to every computer related technology. Xml can offer a flexible, easy to change GUI. In android, it lets you define several different layouts for a single activity without ever having to change a piece of code. On the other hand, I also understand the benefits of hardcoding a UI. It requires less jumping between files, and less resource management (although android makes that very easy indeed). I would like to point out that rejecting a widely used technology like xml completely is going to make it very difficult for you to compete in today's tech industry. Xml is a part of everything. If you didn't know, Google Groups, gmail,
Re: [android-beginners] Re: Suggestions on tutorials
Self-fulfilling prophecy * I had hoped not to have the XML zealots trying to push the koolaid on me. * Not true. From the very beginning you were egging us XML zealots on... Had you been a little (ok, a LOT) nicer, maybe you would have gotten what you wanted. But know, I think you were just wanting to rant and rave about how you hate XML because you have nothing better to do. I don't know about the others, but I don't mind in the least that you are done with droid Later (and good riddance, unless you decide to be somewhat cordial), Justin -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM, sfitzjava sfitzj...@gmail.com wrote: I think you are correct about the tools not being mature enough. However it's a sad state of an OS where tools are require to develop because the process has so many moving parts, like dominos ready to fall. This reminds me of JavaServerFaces (JSF). Wow another XML debacle. Or the ANT build system. Once it got past javac/jar/ then you had to start stacking on more and more tools such as antenna. Oh well thanks to all the zealots that completely twisted this thread into nothing but BS that didn't help anyone. (except for Niko20 who actually provided some real answers... thanks). I'm done with droid, it's not worth it. I'll wait till real tools are ready or they fix the metaphor. -Shawn In the land of the blind the one eyed man will be stoned as a heretic. On Nov 9, 4:22 pm, Jeffrey Blattman jeffrey.blatt...@gmail.com wrote: shawn, you do not have to define your layout in XML. you are free to build it up your android layout view programmatically, if you so wish. as a side note, if you are doing any sort of development, on any platform, you will be hard pressed to avoid XML. that's just a fact so don't kill the messenger. what XML is good at is providing an easily parsable machine communication mechanism. a lot of what you say is true, but only because XML is being misused. the ADT plugin provides GUI wrappers around most (all?) of the XML you need to write, but of course the plugin is lacking so you quickly get to a point where you need to get into the XML. good luck. On 11/9/09 1:36 PM, Indicator Veritatis wrote: If you really want to learn to code using the Android SDK, then you WILL use the XML. Otherwise, you simply are not using Android after all. In that case, you should give up your membership in the Google Beginner's group, since you will get nothing out of it. On Nov 7, 1:20 pm, sfitzjavasfitzj...@gmail.com wrote: Wow thought I said I Please no .. benefits of XML (BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG. [PERIOD]). So thanks for wasting my time reading your diatribe and you are wrong still. Sadly you would jump over a cliff if some script kiddie told you it was the new thing to do. So to quickly cut through all of your BS. XML in android is processed down to Java at compile time. XML does not make your system any more flexible than writing it in standard java (unless you don't know how to program) XML is error prone XML is not a programming language XML is BLOATED! XML is a data description syntax for communication between heterogeneous system. XML is a data description syntax which supports data versioning. XML can not be debugged XML has to be gen'ed into the R.class XML tag has to match what is typed in the java code, and there is no validation since the R.class is not constantly regen'ed. XML is not validated, nor has any javadocs, nor has any code completion support. XML can not be visualized without building and running the app. Now if Google wants to make a decent tool such as Apple has with XCode InterfaceBuilder (not calling xcode perfect but it does a very nice job) then I don't care what they save their files in, and I will happily jump back and forth if it saves me time, boilerplate coding, code bloat that gets in the way of debugging, and helps with the maintainability of the codebase. To date XML in android does none of these. Also don't talk to me like I have no idea about technology, ESPECIALLY MOBILE!!! It is clear that you use technology and do not understand it. Your use of the statement XML is used everywhere as some type of validation demonstrates that. Millions of people believed for hundreds of years that the world was flat, that the earth was the center of everything, more recently that Quantum physics was a pipe-dream. If XML is the greatest then why was JSON developed? So unless you can answer my question you need not reply. Again to be clear the question is, Any tutorials for android that do not require XML.
[android-beginners] Android Best Practices
I have a question with respect to best practices in android? Which one is more efficient? A ViewFlipper to go through multiple defined layouts or have an activity for each layout and one main layout. Please let me know if my question is not clear. Thanks Phani -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
[android-beginners] Tutorials: creating 9-patch drawables using SDK tools
I am new to the concept of 9-patch drawables. In fact, I happened to stumble upon them by chance.I skimmed through the following: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/draw9patch.html Now, I need some tutorial that can help me understand how to use the draw9patch tool bundled with the SDK. Please help. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
