[android-developers] Help - how to launch google chat intent
Can anyone help me with launching google talk intent. I figured out how to launch email intents with ACTION_SEND but can't figure out how to launch google talk or if it's even possible. Thanks in advance --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Change widget size at run-time
Is it possible to change widget size at run-time? I want to provide users with an option to chose size of the widget from configuration utility but can't figure out how to do that. The only way to specify size of the widget seems to be to explicitly do that in AndroidManifest.xml --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] How to scroll Gallery all the way to the left?
Can't figure out if it's possible to programatically scroll Gallery to the left so that first item in the gallery is all the way to the left and not in the center of a gallery. Must be simple but I just can't figure it out. Please help --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Storing bitmap images for game animation
Hi, Just starting a little game project and have a super basic question - what's the best way to store animation images for a game? I looked at the alien bloodbath code and they store multiple frames in a single png file. Is that the preferred way or is there easier/better way to do it? MP4? Thanks, Lev --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Proximity Alert and Battery life
I wrote a simple app that uses proximity alerts and after installing it on my G1 found that battery life have been halved at least. It's so bad that phone needs to be recharged mid-day or it completely dies by 9pm. There is no polling of any kind - just proximity alerts (3 of them). I tried with GPS turned off (using network triangulation for coarse GPS location) but battery life is still abysmal. Is there a general solution to improve battery life with proximity alerts or the whole GPS thing is a non-starter on G1s? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Proximity Alert and Battery life
Just to clarify - I'm not interested in monitoring status of my batteries. I'm interested in finding a solution so that simple proximity alerts don't destroy battery life and make my apps unusable to users. Can you elaborate please how I can use Power Management utility to reduce power consumption of simple proximity alerts? On Mar 4, 11:49 am, Javier Segura jav...@gmail.com wrote: There is a utility called Power Management that fits your needs On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote a simple app that uses proximity alerts and after installing it on my G1 found that battery life have been halved at least. It's so bad that phone needs to be recharged mid-day or it completely dies by 9pm. There is no polling of any kind - just proximity alerts (3 of them). I tried with GPS turned off (using network triangulation for coarse GPS location) but battery life is still abysmal. Is there a general solution to improve battery life with proximity alerts or the whole GPS thing is a non-starter on G1s? -- Javier --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Can't open dex cache error with SDK 1.1
Recently I switched to SDK 1.1 and it worked for a short time without any problems. Now I'm getting Can't open dex cache '/data/dalvik- cache/system ... error and emulator doesn't start at all. Just shows Android screen of death with blinking cursor. When I repoint Eclipse back to 1.0 r2 it works fine. I did adb shell and /data folder is empty Help --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Proximity Alert and Battery life
I played with it for 15 minutes but never run it for a full day. Will do though. On Mar 4, 12:26 pm, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: loty wrote: Just to clarify - I'm not interested in monitoring status of my batteries. I'm interested in finding a solution so that simple proximity alerts don't destroy battery life and make my apps unusable to users. There are other apps that use proximity alerts -- for example, I would assume Locale does. Have you tried these applications to see their effects on battery life? -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Using LIKE in Android SQLITE
This works for me
String sFilter = KEY_DATA + LIKE '% + queryString + %';
return mDb.query(DATABASE_TABLE, new String[] {KEY_ROWID, KEY_DATA,
KEY_LAST_MODIFIED}, sFilter, null, null, null, null);
On Feb 16, 6:26 am, hc honch...@gmail.com wrote:
I want to do a query equivalent to this
SELECT * FROM search_table WHERE keyword LIKE '%abc%';
How can I do this? I have tried out different methods using rawQuery
but I can't do this. Hope someone can hep with this. THanks
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[android-developers] Re: Resize based on orientation.
I would also suggest using different layout files for different screen sizes and orientation. It works very well and much easier to control than any 'smart' resizing code. Look into API docs for explanation of resource folder naming conventions. On Feb 12, 7:26 pm, Timo Bruck timot...@gmail.com wrote: Android will automatically re-layout your views based on orientation (and screen size, too!), but you need to give it flexibility in setting the view sizes to do that. I try to avoid using absolute dimensions for anything other than padding or when I want a view to be a certain size regardless of screen size (e.g. the height of a button). I think what you want to do is set the layout_height of your EditText and WebViews to 0px, and then add a layout_weight=1 to each of them. This will tell Android to divide up any extra screen space between those two views equally. Alternatively, you could also have two different layout files (one for landscape and one for portrait). -Timo On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 3:54 PM, David godsinven...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I need to have my view resize itself based on the orientation. After extensive googling (maybe i was using the wrong terms) I could find nothing telling me how to detect when the orientation was changed. Here is my layout file: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? LinearLayout xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ android android:orientation=vertical android:layout_width=fill_parent android:layout_height=fill_parent EditText android:id=@+id/htmledit android:layout_width=fill_parent android:layout_height=200px / WebView android:id=@+id/htmlview android:layout_width=fill_parent android:layout_height=200px / /LinearLayout how do I have it automatically resize itself? I want each item (the EditText and the WebView) to fill half the screen (not counting the title/notification bars). I set the height to absolute and not wrap_content because wrap_content defaults to 1 line for EditText and nothing for WebView. and fill_parent has the EditText on top of the WebView. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Search engine app for Android? It's in Perst 4.0 embedded database
What's wrong with SQLite? On Jan 26, 8:11 pm, Ted mcobj...@gmail.com wrote: Looking for a way to integrate full-text search and fast, lightweight data management with your Android applications? The new Perst 4.0 open source, object-oriented embedded database system brings native full-text search capability to Android and builds on this feature to provide a sample search engine application for contact data residing on mobile phones. To provide search, the database stores an inverse index of keywords, with parsing and stemming of indexed text performed either by user- defined code or by Perst's default simple parser and stemmer. The feature supports logical operators and calculates relevance of search results to a query. The new sample application, ContactsIndex, stores and indexes contact information, and could be extended to provide search capabilities for PDF, word processing, HTML and other stored files. The example applications are included with complete source code in the Perst 4.0 for Java distribution. Also new in Perst 4.0 for Android: support for non-native objects, which expands the scope of the embedded database to benefit a larger variety of application types. The Perst embedded database system helps developers create small- footprint embedded Java applications for Android that are fast, reliable, and cost-effective to develop and maintain. You can find out more about what's new in Perst 4.0 at: http://www.mcobject.com/perst_v4_for_mobile_phones and download the open source Perst and Perst Lite software at: http://www.mcobject.com/perst_eval Details about Perst and Android are athttp://www.mcobject.com/android. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Problem in Viewing table - sdk1.0
Best way to deal with SQLite that I found is to download and install Firefox SQLite Addon module. Then use adb pull command to download your batabase from the emulator to your desktop and view/manipulate it in Firefox SQLite app. You can put your db back with adb push command. Saved me a lot of gray hair :) On Jan 13, 5:07 am, jayesh.thadani jayesh.thad...@gmail.com wrote: Hi.. I am using sdk1.0 i created database as firstDB created table in it as firsttable my application is working fine, but am not been able to view tables name in database. i open it with sqlite, it shows database name in it with .databases command.. but when i used .table it does not show tables contained in that database.. Please help me out. i watch previous forum , i think there is problem with permission settings.. Thanks, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] LinearLayout in gallery widget
I'm getting a class cast exception when I try to use LinearLayout in Gallery. Is it a bug? Not yet supported feature? Has anyone got it working? Looks like it tries to get measurements from LinearLayout and then barfs out in Gallery somewhere. 01-13 10:47:52.294: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.Gallery$LayoutParams 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:323) 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:275) 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): at android.view.View.measure(View.java:6621) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: LinearLayout in gallery widget
Solved the problem. My linear layout needed this line to behave well within gallery widget myLayout.setLayoutParams(new Gallery.LayoutParams(140, 140)); Nothing beats scientific trial and error especially with super scarce SDK documentation. A 1 line explanation in Gallery docs would have saved me hours. On Jan 13, 10:54 am, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: I'm getting a class cast exception when I try to use LinearLayout in Gallery. Is it a bug? Not yet supported feature? Has anyone got it working? Looks like it tries to get measurements from LinearLayout and then barfs out in Gallery somewhere. 01-13 10:47:52.294: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.Gallery$LayoutParams 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:323) 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:275) 01-13 10:47:52.356: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(428): at android.view.View.measure(View.java:6621) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Validation of the phone number:
Android has this ability as part of Linkify functionality - basic pattern matching. It does a good job of parsing out phone numbers but messes up other numbers sometimes. You can always roll your own - it's trivial with regular expression. On Jan 12, 11:49 pm, Manjunatha M (ಮಂಜುನಾಥ ಎಂ) man...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I am writing an application, which actually tries to insert a number into the contacts. Before inserting, I need to check for the validity of the phone number. Does android provide any API to pass this value and check if the phone number is valid or not? Regards, Manjunatha --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Oversights to an otherwise good OS
You surely jest my friend :) I heard a lot of complains on various OSes but lack of 'smileys for texting' definitely takes the cake. All these items while valid have very little to do with Android OS - if you don't like IM client with no smileys then download and use the one that has them. On Jan 8, 3:17 pm, iali802...@googlemail.com iali802...@googlemail.com wrote: I like the Android operating system, I think it will be the choice of the averager user very very soon. I have a few suggestions that I think should be implemeted, which were overlooked, I think; they are as follows: *Smileys for texting. *Removal of or the option to hide all pictures folder. *Option to view picture folders as other than thumbnails. *To be able to change from portrait to landscape and vise-versa in picture view mode using accelrometer. *Better file management so as to be able to move pic or music file into other folders withought PC. *Be able to access and create playlists from folders created on MS directly for music. *Not change current playing track every time I want to browse another playlist. *Every time a playlist is edited it has to be saved to make edition permanent but no warning given if you forget and backout. *Also every time your saving an edited playlist, you should have a default Overight Current button. *More options on the camera software. e.g. 10 second timer *Software to record video using camera. *Be able to move icons from the tab tray as suppose to copying them. Leaves too much clutter as it is in tab tray if you have a lot of applications, and therfore makes it not a very good experiance when it is used. *Be able to password protect files and folders. *Call log should display the exact time of calling not just a calculation of how long ago. *I've noticed a dialing pad tab while on a call to some one and thoght this good; I can save numbers given to me over the call, but couldn't figure out what it did. I want to able to save numbers like while on a call to some 1. Thank you and I hope u find these suggestion helpful in improving the OS. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Slide Views ( like Google Scoreboard app )
I installed Scoreboard (nice app BTW) and I don't think it's dragging anything. I think it just uses gestures to initiate view flips with scroll left/scroll right animations between views. That's what I'm doing in one of my apps and it looks pretty similar to scoreboard. On Jan 12, 5:13 pm, Alexey avolo...@gmail.com wrote: UI looks like a home workspace. It support ability to flip/drag to the next view. So for example willl have NHL games schedule for today. And if you move screen side wise you'll see a schedule for tomorrow/ yesterday ( and it goes on and on ). If i take a home screen as an approach i'm kind of getting stuck how i reload my current/prev/next view after the flip is finished. On Jan 12, 4:00 pm, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: Alexey wrote: Mark do you think that kind of thing can be archived with view flipper ? Well, I do not haveScoreboardinstalled, so I do not know exactly what theScoreboardUI looks like. However, ViewFlipper only shows one view at a time, and I am not aware that it supports dragging. So, my guess is thatScoreboardis not using ViewFlipper for this. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com Android Training in Sweden --http://www.sotrium.com/training.php --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Long click in ListActivity
If you mean how to add context menu to your list - this is how you do
it
in your OnCreate add
registerForContextMenu(getListView());
and then overwrite 2 methods
and then overwrite 2 methods
@Override
public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterContextMenuInfo)
item.getMenuInfo();
Toast.makeText(this, Longpress: + info.position,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return true;
}
@Override
public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v,
ContextMenuInfo menuInfo)
{
AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterContextMenuInfo) menuInfo;
int selPos = info.position;
menu.add(My Context Menu Item);
}
I think that's it
On Jan 12, 12:35 pm, J. Pablo Fernández pup...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
Any ideas how to implement long click on the items of a ListActivity
that is build using a ListAdapter and no layout, just the built in.
Thanks.
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[android-developers] Re: Conditional Button in Layout
Sure just use button.setVisibility(View.GONE) to hide it and On Jan 5, 7:50 pm, Lance lancemccul...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I'm wondering if there is a way to make a button show based on a condition, i.e. if var1 == var2 show button. Thanks in advance. -Lance --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Conditional Button in Layout
Sorry previous post got away from me :) use button.setVisibility(View.GONE) to hide it use button.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE) to show it again On Jan 7, 12:30 pm, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: Sure just use button.setVisibility(View.GONE) to hide it and On Jan 5, 7:50 pm, Lance lancemccul...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I'm wondering if there is a way to make a button show based on a condition, i.e. if var1 == var2 show button. Thanks in advance. -Lance --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Slide Views ( like Google Scoreboard app )
One easy way to implement it is with ViewFlipper. You can add in and out animations and create your views on the fly On Jan 7, 12:52 pm, Al alcapw...@googlemail.com wrote: I'd like to know this also. RomainGuy described the Home screen design as using Cell Layouts and using Scroller methods to scroll left/right, but the UI in Scoreboard seems much more advanced (not limited to 3 screens, there can potentially be hundreds of screens). On Jan 6, 5:33 pm, avolo...@gmail.com avolo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi , i'm looking for the best way to implement UI that similar to Scoreboard app ( with views sliding ). I wonder if it was implemented the same way as the home screen or there is a better way ? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Repeating AnimationSet
I've seen this one too and gave up.
I guess we'll have to file into Nobody knows nobody cares category
On Jan 6, 4:06 pm, Sundog michael_...@tmail.com wrote:
We'll settle for a No, you dummies, you're doing it wrong!
On Jan 6, 8:19 am, Sundog michael_...@tmail.com wrote:
I posted about exactly this a couple of days ago with no responses.
Now with your report I'm beginning to think it's a real bug.
Anyone at Google care to toss in an opinion?
On Jan 6, 7:25 am, rsung poisonkimc...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone??? Is this a known bug?
On Dec 21 2008, 11:00 pm, PKC poisonkimc...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm trying to make a simple set of animationsrepeat. Based on
documentation, it appears that below should work but the animation
runs once and does notrepeat. Any pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
TextView animWindow = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.anim_text);
AnimationSetrootSet = newAnimationSet(true);
rootSet.setInterpolator(new AccelerateInterpolator());
// Create and add first child, a motion animation.
TranslateAnimation trans1 = new TranslateAnimation(0, 30, 0,
0);
trans1.setStartOffset(0);
trans1.setDuration(800);
trans1.setFillAfter(true);
rootSet.addAnimation(trans1);
// Add a final motion animation to the root set.
TranslateAnimation trans2 = new TranslateAnimation(0, 0, 0,
100);
trans2.setFillAfter(true);
trans2.setDuration(800);
trans2.setStartOffset(800);
rootSet.addAnimation(trans2);
rootSet.setRepeatCount(Animation.INFINITE);
rootSet.setRepeatMode(Animation.RESTART);
// Start the animation.
animWindow.startAnimation(rootSet);
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[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?
First problem is not a problem really. If app requires a camera then no one in his own mind will install it on a device with no camera. Second problem with multiple resolution will be a fact of life as other Android devices hit the market. Luckily for us Android has an elegant way of managing that through multiple xml layout folders. On Jan 4, 6:38 pm, madcoder paperga...@gmail.com wrote: It's not so difficult to list requirements for an app - hopefully this will be available for the new market. If your app requires a camera, then there should be a way to list that requirement before people download and/or pay for the app. The hardest part of development (to me) is the screen resolution/ size. Changing layouts on a 480 x 320 screen, from Portrait to landscape is troublesome enough that many developers may just lock in one of the two modes. Never mind coding for a smaller (or larger screen size). Using layouts other than absolute layout is a must! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?
Yes, this openness is a double edged sword. There is no way for developers to anticipate screen resolutions and hardware limitations of the future Android handsets especially when manufacturers themselves are very secretive about unreleased items. But lacking some major hardware changes it's very easy to expand Android apps to support different screen layouts and input methods. On Jan 4, 3:06 pm, Sena Gbeckor-Kove s...@imkon.com wrote: Very true, Its something which has been worrying me for a while now as well. With so many handset manufacturers coming onboard, how do app developers and more importantly, end user, know what will run on a particular device. his would be a great time for some google guys, to say (yeah we've thought about this but we can't tell you ;) Otherwise it's up tot the community to come up with something, though I'm not too sure how easily anybody outside the OHA wil be abe to get people to adopt. Is there a reliable mechanism for this kind of thing now? I know you can specify a version of the OS, but I think we need something more abstract, ie I need a a certain feature set (of at least version x). Kind of like Maven dependencies for hardware devices? S On 4 Jan 2009, at 10:53, Al Sutton wrote: One of the problems I can see with multiple platforms is app incompatibilities. With the iPhone app store when you buy an app you know the app will work. With more Android devices coming out and the current state of Market I'm concerned that users will end up buying apps which either don't work on their screen resolution, or simply need features that the devices don't have. Hopefully the powers that be have thought about this and have plans in place already for more than just endorsed devices like the G1. Al. Sena Gbeckor-Kove wrote: True, but I suspect there will be more Android devices than iPhones in short order. For a start Samsung sells the most touch screen devices (not Apple) and they're working on multiple handsets. Furthermore, NetBooks and other form factors will start showing up late in the year. Don't flame me iPhone fanboys (I have one, I have developers writing fr it and its a nice platform if you don't mind conforming to the cult of Jobs and being hellishly restricted API wise, it'll change). Apple is however only a single manufacturer. They make excellent devices thogh and have attracted a rabidly loyal fan base of which I am one, though less loyal and without the rabies. ;) S On 2 Jan 2009, at 22:13, loty wrote: There is only 1 Android phone on the market - G1 and while there is only 1 iPhone as well number of G1 users is nowhere near the number of iPhone users. Not yet anyway - maybe in a couple of years... I think there are more developers desperately trying to get some money for their apps than there are current Android users willing to pay for them :) On Jan 2, 9:50 am, NitroDesk gsuku...@gmail.com wrote: @Dianne, You are right, i think part of the reason why the demand for the ability to release paid apps is high so early on is the fantastic job that has been done on the SDK, the platform that was picked for the programmability and in general the confidence developers (even at the time of release) have on the platform that they will be able to stand behind the apps they build. A lot of this is testament to the trust that we as developers place on the platform. So all this clamoring should be taken as a compliment :-) -Nitro On Dec 30 2008, 5:29 pm, Justin Collum jcol...@gmail.com wrote: I heard somewhere that there was a 90 day moratorium on not-free apps. Looks like I heard wrong. On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.comwrote: Just to be clear, this is lots of speculation and no facts. :) Some facts I can share: Android is stable as of 1.0 and we will not be breaking compatibility, and in particular we will not be breaking applications in the cupcake branch. Comparing Android to iPhone in that way is also a questionable endeavor, since the way they were released was very different: iPhone shipped for almost a year with no support for third party apps and then released an update to add that feature, while Android shipped from the start with third party app support. I can't comment on adoption of the G1 vs. the original iPhone, but clearly at this point there is a smaller number of Android users, simply because we started from 0 at the point where third party developers were supported. This is something developers should keep in mind and certainly isn't being hidden. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Sven Boden boden.s...@gmail.com wrote: I think the answer is guessable (and no I don't work for Google)... when the android OS settles down more or less. I expect it a little while after
[android-developers] AutoCompleteTextView dropdown color
I have identical AutoCompleteTextView code in 2 different applications, however one displays dropdown items in nice black text on white background and the other displays white on white (invisible unless you highlight the item) Here is the extract from xml files - I don't do any changes in code for this control AutoCompleteTextView android:id=@+id/data android:layout_width=180px android:layout_height=wrap_content/ Please help - I have no idea what would cause this. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?
There is only 1 Android phone on the market - G1 and while there is only 1 iPhone as well number of G1 users is nowhere near the number of iPhone users. Not yet anyway - maybe in a couple of years... I think there are more developers desperately trying to get some money for their apps than there are current Android users willing to pay for them :) On Jan 2, 9:50 am, NitroDesk gsuku...@gmail.com wrote: @Dianne, You are right, i think part of the reason why the demand for the ability to release paid apps is high so early on is the fantastic job that has been done on the SDK, the platform that was picked for the programmability and in general the confidence developers (even at the time of release) have on the platform that they will be able to stand behind the apps they build. A lot of this is testament to the trust that we as developers place on the platform. So all this clamoring should be taken as a compliment :-) -Nitro On Dec 30 2008, 5:29 pm, Justin Collum jcol...@gmail.com wrote: I heard somewhere that there was a 90 day moratorium on not-free apps. Looks like I heard wrong. On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.comwrote: Just to be clear, this is lots of speculation and no facts. :) Some facts I can share: Android is stable as of 1.0 and we will not be breaking compatibility, and in particular we will not be breaking applications in the cupcake branch. Comparing Android to iPhone in that way is also a questionable endeavor, since the way they were released was very different: iPhone shipped for almost a year with no support for third party apps and then released an update to add that feature, while Android shipped from the start with third party app support. I can't comment on adoption of the G1 vs. the original iPhone, but clearly at this point there is a smaller number of Android users, simply because we started from 0 at the point where third party developers were supported. This is something developers should keep in mind and certainly isn't being hidden. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Sven Boden boden.s...@gmail.com wrote: I think the answer is guessable (and no I don't work for Google)... when the android OS settles down more or less. I expect it a little while after the cupcake release. Currently some things are still going to break and if they would allow you to buy applications from the market, you would need to get a new version of the applications very quickly, ... I also don't think android adoption is as quick as the iphone's. In a lot of countries you can't even get an T1 in a legal/normal way... Belgium e.g. :( . So maybe if applications would come out now as paying applications they would disappoint the developers as well qua sales. Regards, Sven 2008/12/29 NitroDesk gsuku...@gmail.com True, but the most distressing part is the inability to distribute paid apps on the market, even with the possibility of charging for them offsite. I bet this keeps lots of good apps from showing up on the market, and worse still, from being developed. -Nitro On Dec 28, 12:48 pm, Sven Boden boden.s...@gmail.com wrote: There are already sites out there which allow you to charge for android apps, for the official site I didn't see anything out there yet. Regards, Sven 2008/12/28 Redhunt androidgr...@survivorsoft.com Has anyone heard any news on when developers will be able to post apps for a fee ? Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@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.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Table implementation
I don't know about the best way but you can easily implement it with a ListView holding a horizontal LinearLayout for example. On Dec 26, 9:48 am, omar.salama omar.salam...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I was asking what is the best way to implement the following UI view: A table. Each row contains the following (with the same order): An icon on the left - A string beside the icon – A progress Bar indicating the % (10%, 90%,…etc) – A string below the progress bar Thank you, Omar --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Usability question: How is user supposed to discover the menu shortcut keys?
The real question here is do you (or your users) really need more than 6 commands? If you are struggling with the concept so will your users. Perhaps a little rethink of UI is in order. On Dec 26, 6:52 pm, j jac...@gmail.com wrote: If there are more than 6 commands, there is a More menu item added. Once opened, the menu list does show the key shortcuts. But if I have less than 6 commands, the key shortcuts are not displayed. How is user supposed to find out the menu shortcut keys? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Font size for Context menu
HI, I added long-press context menu to my app with menu items that are generated during run-time. Sometimes menu items are too long to be displayed and Android shows part of it and then puts ellipsis (...) for the rest. Is there any way to change font size for menu items? I tried looking through API but didn't find any hooks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Developing Your Application IDEAS REQUIRED !
Developer with no imagination?!? You shame us all. On Dec 17, 2:16 pm, T-Mobile Whisperer [G1] nadiafai...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Guys, The Mission: To develop an android program for the G1 (and hopefully any other android handset which will follow) Problem: Does anyone have any ideas what I could make a program about, and what its purpose would be, PLEASE only sensible answers. P.S. It has to be something essential and would be used on a nearly daily basis. WHAT DOES THE G1 REALLY NEED Hopefully during the development stage i will be posting all the latest news and development issues. When it is complete it WILL be available on Android Market for Download. Many Thanks to All That contribute. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Button issue
If you want to make the button disappear do button.setVisibility (View.GONE); or View.INVISIBLE in your button click handler On Dec 18, 1:02 am, diya blore diya.bl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi ALL. i m facing an issue.. wheni click on button a pop up menu appear.. along wit that behind the click button is also visible.. How to disable it click button.. Can any one guide me... -- Thank's in adv. Diya :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] BaseAdapter getView question
I have a question about getView method of BaseAdapter that I overwrote to populate my GridView. All is well when convertView parameter is null - I create my views for cells and populate them, works and looks great. The problem is when my data is updated and notifyDataSetChanged(); is called somewhere else in my app convertView parameters in getView are all screwed up. Here is an example. I created Button view for position 0 and the rest TextViews. When I get getView calls with convertView not null for position 0 it's not a Button that I created but a TextView - WTF? For now I just ignore convertView parameter and always create new views but clearly either I don't understand something here or it's a bug. I hope it's me. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Simple GridView question
Just to answer my own question in case anyone has the same problem.
getCount has to return total number of cells to display in GridView.
So if you want to have 3x3 grid getCount needs to return 9
position in getView is linear e.g. position 7 means row 3 cell 1
convertView is a total mystery as it seems to return random views in
consecutive calls - I ignore it for now and just create new views
every time.
On Dec 16, 10:01 am, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry if I'm asking something trivial but I can't figure it out for
the life of me. Essentially what I want to have is a simple table like
GUI and I figured GridView is what I need. I wrote a simple GridView
test app that sets 3 columns and should have few rows of data. Here is
my test data
private Row[] mData = {
new Row(Row1, Data1, 1999),
new Row(Row2, Data2, 2000),
new Row(Row3, Data3, 2001),
};
And this is pretty much how I want this data to be displayed in the
grid - 3 rows of 3 cells that hold my data. What I can't figure out
how to do is create views and set values inside individual cells in
each row.
Here is my code that should populate GridView
public class GridDataAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
public GridDataAdapter(Context c) {
mContext = c;
}
public int getCount() {
return mData.length;
}
public View getView(int position, View convertView,
ViewGroup parent) {
TextView textView;
if (convertView == null) {
textView = new TextView(mContext);
textView.setLayoutParams(new GridView.LayoutParams(45,
45));
} else {
textView = (TextView) convertView;
}
textView.setText(mData.data1);??? based on
position??? what is position???
return textView;
}
Here is the problem - How do I set values of individual cells in each
row?
I know I can create a linear layout with 3 TextViews in my view but
then I would just be turning gridview into a listview. What should
getCount return? Number of rows or total number of cells
(rows*columns)?
I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here. Please help :)
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[android-developers] Re: BaseAdapter getView question
Thanks a lot Mark - excellent explanation. Still have a question: getView's first 2 parameters are --position--The position of the item within the adapter's data set of the item whose view we want. --convertView-- The old view to reuse, if possible. Note: You should check that this view is non-null and of an appropriate type before using. If it is not possible to convert this view to display the correct data, this method can create a new view. So getView knows the position that I need to fill - why not return a view that I created for that position in the previous call? Why isn't it a default behavior? On Dec 18, 11:20 am, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: loty wrote: I can definitely do the same but it seems super strange to me that it would return anything other than what I created in the initial call. getView() gets called more than once. Is there any rhyme or reason for what this function gets in the convertView parameter? Sure. It's a View that is being recycled. It is one of the ones you created earlier. Exactly *which* one of the ones you created earlier is unpredictable, since it is based upon user actions, mostly scrolling or otherwise traversing the list. Very very mysterious explanation - we'll send you a view and it may or may not be the right view. My guess is that you are thinking of lists containing only a single sort of entry. There's nothing in the AdapterView API that requires all Views returned by the adapter's getView() to all be the exact same type of View. There is nothing preventing you from creating an Adapter that returns multiple disparate types of views. For example, I have a ListView that returns Views for email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and what could best be described as menu choices. Each of those views are a bit different in their layout. That's part of the reason they added in getViewTypeCount() and getItemViewType(int position), to help them be more efficient about the recycling process, to increase the odds that the convertView passed into getView() is one you *can* recycle. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.9 Published! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: BaseAdapter getView question
I didn't mean to insult anyone - sorry if it came out that way. Just wanted a clear explanation for what seems to be a weird and unpredictable behavior. On Dec 18, 11:57 am, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: loty wrote: Is this some sort of garbage collection at work here? I have a pile of garbage views to be recycled and hey you need a view - how about this one? No, you are SOL... I mean if getView doesn't bother returning me my original view for a given location why bother with convertView at all? I guess either a better explanation and docs are in order or a new API that makes sense to non-smokers. If you are going to continue insulting us in the community, it is unclear why you expect to get help. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.9 Published! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Question about the use of FrameLayout
Each Activity carries a lot of baggage like state management, etc which is not always applicable. I started my first Android app like a good boy from the Notepad example and very soon had a spaghetti of Activities. It got to the point that I had to click Back button 6 or 7 times to get back to my main screen - clearly an awful design (mostly mine maybe with some guilt spilling to Android team as well). I redone my app with just 2 Activities and view flipping and couldn't be happier. Activity is NOT a new screen - activity is as the name suggests an 'Activity'. User has to clearly start doing something different for it to be justifiably new activity. At least this is my view on things. On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: Thanks Dianne, I should have been clearer: it is indeed perfectly fine to switch between Views, there are good reasons to do so. But replacing the Activity model is not a good one. One thing is certain, it is wrong to think that it would be an optimization. Like I said, it will only slow down your application's startup time, use more memory, slow down layout and drawing, etc. As for relying on the system to kill other apps, it's not a good approach either. You are simply causing a disservice to the user for absolutely no good reason. Please instead explain why you don't want to use the Activity model so we can either explain it better or improve it. On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: There is nothing intrinsically right or wrong with either approach. It is just as wrong to say that you shouldn't use the activity model for your UI, as it is to say that you should never switch between multiple views in the same activity. For the issue Romain is addressing, I would agree that it is generally wrong to decide that you don't want to deal with multiple activities even though you want your application to have the same behavior as if it did, but just don't want to deal with them. All you'll end up doing is making any application that tries to behave consistently with others, but doesn't quite. Also if you go off into the woods with your own UI management inside of a single activity, you are going to lose a lot of the things the framework does for you: you will need to do your own state saving and restoring for whatever additional stuff you have in your UI so that the user will correctly return to it, do your own handling of back, and decide when to reset back to the root state and when not. So there are certainly situations where it makes sense to switch between views in an activity: heck, there is sample code for this such as in the tab demos. A good general rule of thumb is that if the user is navigating to what they perceive to be a new screen, it should be expressed as an activity, and if they are switching between related views in the same screen is can often make sense to do that all in one activity. On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:50 AM, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: I'm actually on the same page with Mark. To me Android's history mechanism is more of a hassle than a benefit especially if you use view=activity anathema. Personally I found that views inflating is not that slow at all. I didn't measure memory footprint of my applications but Hey, let Android swap some other application out if my app needs more RAM :) At least I won't have to bother with endless activities nightmare. Perhaps I should look into FrameLayout more closely. On Dec 16, 12:14 pm, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: Such an approach would be very inefficient for several reasons. First of all it requires to inflate many resources that won't be needed right away, which will slow down your application startup time. It will also increase memory usage. Then you will defeat the history mechanism built in Android, thus forcing you to implement the back yourself, and everything it entails. It's a lot more work for you, and you will probably end up having a user experience that feels like other Android apps but not quite. What performance issue are you trying to solve? On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Mark mark.nuetzm...@gmail.com wrote: Would there be an advantage of using multiple Activity classes each with their own primary layout as opposed to creating multiple layout views and stacking them into FrameLayout? One of the things I currently do in my WM development that has worked very well in terms of performance is to create multiple layers for a form and then show or hide the layers based on what the user is doing. I could see using the FrameLayout class to stack multiple other layouts that would provide the same capabilities. This would allow me to use a single Activity to wrap what I need rather than creating multiple Activities. thanks, Mark -- Romain Guy Android framework
[android-developers] Re: ★ A Ma pView API KEY issue.....PLEASE HELP ★
If you are using Eclipse for development it generates it's own debug key and you need new Map API key for it. There is a place to specify a different keystore but last time I tried it it didn't work. On Dec 16, 2:26 pm, Nickname yes...@live.com wrote: Thanks for information. What keystore i need to use to request Map ApiKey for my application apk that needs to be installed to the other emulators? I don't think i should use my release mode keystore, because it would need me to sign my app with the release key and make my app not installable even on my own emulator! On Dec 15, 11:25 pm, Ah-Hsin tw.ahh...@gmail.com wrote: Do you use debug.keystore to request Map api key? if yes, you can not install android apk to the other emulators. On 12月16日, 下午2時10分, Nickname yes...@live.com wrote: Hi, I am having a problem on MapView ApiKey during collaboration with my colleague who installs my application apk with a MapView activity on his emulator. The application runs well on my emulator, BUT has BLANK map on his emulator. What is the possible cause to this problem? Besides, a weird thing is: no matter what value I set to my ApiKey, for example com.google.android.maps.MapView android:id=@+id/itemmap android:apiKey=WHAT THE B??? ... I always can get the map correctly displayed. However, when the application runs on my colleague's emulator, he always got blank map. Please help!! Thanks in advance PS. We both use SDK 1.0, R1. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Question about the use of FrameLayout
Cool - I guess we were arguing on the same side of things. :) I definitely saw this in API docs somewhere and Diane just repeated it too that general rule of thumb should be new Activity for new screen and I just think that as a general rule of thumb you probably don't want to have new Activity for each new screen. It sounds like one of these rules that is meant to be broken... On Dec 16, 3:17 pm, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: We never said every screen has to be an Activity (that's why it's called Activity and not Screen :)). Calendar is a good example of this, when you switch between the Day view to the Week view, you remain in the same activity for instance. Again, it is perfectly sound to flip views inside one Activity, if it makes sense in the user's workflow. Similarly, it is perfectly sound to use several Activities, if it makes sense in the user's workflow. The Calendar app is again a good example of when not to use Activities. The Activity is viewing your agenda, but you can view it in different ways (day, week, month, etc.) and those become simply states of the activity. On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:04 PM, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: Each Activity carries a lot of baggage like state management, etc which is not always applicable. I started my first Android app like a good boy from the Notepad example and very soon had a spaghetti of Activities. It got to the point that I had to click Back button 6 or 7 times to get back to my main screen - clearly an awful design (mostly mine maybe with some guilt spilling to Android team as well). I redone my app with just 2 Activities and view flipping and couldn't be happier. Activity is NOT a new screen - activity is as the name suggests an 'Activity'. User has to clearly start doing something different for it to be justifiably new activity. At least this is my view on things. On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: Thanks Dianne, I should have been clearer: it is indeed perfectly fine to switch between Views, there are good reasons to do so. But replacing the Activity model is not a good one. One thing is certain, it is wrong to think that it would be an optimization. Like I said, it will only slow down your application's startup time, use more memory, slow down layout and drawing, etc. As for relying on the system to kill other apps, it's not a good approach either. You are simply causing a disservice to the user for absolutely no good reason. Please instead explain why you don't want to use the Activity model so we can either explain it better or improve it. On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: There is nothing intrinsically right or wrong with either approach. It is just as wrong to say that you shouldn't use the activity model for your UI, as it is to say that you should never switch between multiple views in the same activity. For the issue Romain is addressing, I would agree that it is generally wrong to decide that you don't want to deal with multiple activities even though you want your application to have the same behavior as if it did, but just don't want to deal with them. All you'll end up doing is making any application that tries to behave consistently with others, but doesn't quite. Also if you go off into the woods with your own UI management inside of a single activity, you are going to lose a lot of the things the framework does for you: you will need to do your own state saving and restoring for whatever additional stuff you have in your UI so that the user will correctly return to it, do your own handling of back, and decide when to reset back to the root state and when not. So there are certainly situations where it makes sense to switch between views in an activity: heck, there is sample code for this such as in the tab demos. A good general rule of thumb is that if the user is navigating to what they perceive to be a new screen, it should be expressed as an activity, and if they are switching between related views in the same screen is can often make sense to do that all in one activity. On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:50 AM, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: I'm actually on the same page with Mark. To me Android's history mechanism is more of a hassle than a benefit especially if you use view=activity anathema. Personally I found that views inflating is not that slow at all. I didn't measure memory footprint of my applications but Hey, let Android swap some other application out if my app needs more RAM :) At least I won't have to bother with endless activities nightmare. Perhaps I should look into FrameLayout more closely. On Dec 16, 12:14 pm, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: Such an approach would be very inefficient for several reasons. First
[android-developers] Re: Developing on device(? is it possible)
There is no fundamental reason why it can't be done. The real question is not How but Why. Why would you ever want to develop/debug on an underpowered machine with minimal memory, tiny screen and keyboard made for thumbing? If you are looking for something small that you can carry with you look at small notebooks or even netbooks. On Dec 12, 2:38 am, mang3lo mang...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all! I've been lurking and searching (maybe I wasn't using the right key words =P), but hadn't found anyone addressing the issue or asking this question. Is it possible to develop on the device itself? (as in write, compile, and run applications. Not merely putting code in a text file and waiting to get home to try it on your computer) I would assume the paltry storage space on the G1 limits the viable options, (as well as its trouble playing nice with the SD card) but nothing ends up correct when I assume. If it is not available now (due to what I mentioned earlier) would it be possible in the future when the applicable OS upgrades roll around? Due to my job and class schedule, I find myself with the proportional majority of my time spent with my G1 phone in my hands, rather than in front of a keyboard, and I would become an android code junkie in a heartbeat if I can put all that mobile idle time to productive means. Thanks in advance! -Matt --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Developing on device(? is it possible)
Hey Chris, How's performance on your Acer? I'm looking for a New Year gift for myself :) What do you have XP or Linux? On Dec 15, 1:39 pm, chris pick chris...@gmail.com wrote: I was wondering the same thing, and came to the same conclusion. As far as the netbook goes, I went and purchased one so I can carry it around and do some coding when I have some free time. They are quite inexpensive, and the Acer Aspire One can be used w/ Linux, WinXP or even OSX (OSX86). You can find some deals on the netbooks w/ discounts coupons, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but I picked one up for less than $300 on ebay w/ 1gb memory and 120gb drive. Cheers! On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM, loty lev.pert...@gmail.com wrote: There is no fundamental reason why it can't be done. The real question is not How but Why. Why would you ever want to develop/debug on an underpowered machine with minimal memory, tiny screen and keyboard made for thumbing? If you are looking for something small that you can carry with you look at small notebooks or even netbooks. On Dec 12, 2:38 am, mang3lo mang...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all! I've been lurking and searching (maybe I wasn't using the right key words =P), but hadn't found anyone addressing the issue or asking this question. Is it possible to develop on the device itself? (as in write, compile, and run applications. Not merely putting code in a text file and waiting to get home to try it on your computer) I would assume the paltry storage space on the G1 limits the viable options, (as well as its trouble playing nice with the SD card) but nothing ends up correct when I assume. If it is not available now (due to what I mentioned earlier) would it be possible in the future when the applicable OS upgrades roll around? Due to my job and class schedule, I find myself with the proportional majority of my time spent with my G1 phone in my hands, rather than in front of a keyboard, and I would become an android code junkie in a heartbeat if I can put all that mobile idle time to productive means. Thanks in advance! -Matt --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android Market HTTP Links?
Awesome info mathias. I really liked this part The beta version of Android Market does not support notifying your users when you publish a new version of your application. This capability will be added soon I can't wait On Dec 8, 2:37 pm, mathiastck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes you can: http://code.google.com/android/devel/sign-publish.html The Using Intents to Launch the Market Application on a Device section describes the url pattern. It also works if these urls are used on links on pages viewed from and Android phone. They don't work if you just type them directly into the browser, they have to be links, to generate the right intent. On Dec 7, 9:27 pm, cyntacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is it possible to link from a webpage to the Android Market? That is, can I place a link on our company website which if clicked from an Android mobile device it would automagically open the Android Market, bringing the user to that particular app? Thanks for the help, Kevin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: http ?? how can i download the file from web??
Dude - there is a ton of code on the net and in this forum that answer
this question. I know it's easy to post a question and wait for people
to solve the problem for you but common...
I'll let you go with a warning this time - here is the code
String strURL = http://www.mylittlesite.com/android.xml;;
HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet getMethod = new HttpGet(strURL);
try {
HttpResponse response = client.execute(getMethod);
String data = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
...
You might want to play with setHeader method of the getMethod because
I found that many web server don't like requests coming from weird
browsers like Andriod's
Here is how to fake Firefox on Windows
getMethod.setHeader(User-Agent, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT
5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4);
On Dec 9, 4:28 am, SinFrancis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how can i download the file from web??
httpClinet ?
please tell me the API or give me some demo!
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[android-developers] Re: How to create grey menu icons?
I'm not sure what you are asking - if you asking about how to improve your graphic design skills I would suggest reading good books on Photoshop. But before you start google already created bunch of common icons that you can use in your applications http://code.google.com/android/migrating/m5-0.9/changes/android.R.drawable.html#android.R.drawable.ic_delete look at all resources that start with ic_ like ic_delete, ic_input_add, etc. On Dec 5, 3:09 pm, Noonien Soong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, does anyone know what's the easiest way to create new menu icons for the gray menu that pops up when you press the menu button ? I want to create custom icons with the same consistent look. I mean the icons that can be found in the SDK and are all named ic_menu_*.png. Is there some sort of a vector graphics template available ? Would be great to get that... Thx! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Google Dell To Android
Dude - enough already. Is there a moderator? Please can this dude!!! On Dec 3, 12:57 am, Xavier Live Tech.S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Google And Dell Are At The Point Of A Huge Merger. Launching A new phone to run on Android OS on a 3G network. A complete android interface and stylish phone. Lets all admit that the G1 is not the hottest phond to run android. Android Has been said to be the best thing to happen to Google. And Google CEO is very happy. Once The Dell/ Google phondm is released a new version of android will be released! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Getting information from the Internet
Yes Xavier, Please stop posting if you have nothing of substance to say. On Dec 2, 12:21 pm, Xavier Mathews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: YOU NEED TO GO FIND YOU SOME BUSINESS. On 12/02/2008, Xavier Mathews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats Nice. On 12/02/2008, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh. Clearly a troll. -- Xavier A. Mathews Student/Browser Specialist/Developer/Web-Master Google Group Client Based Tech Support Specialist Hazel Crest Illinois [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fear of a name, only increases fear of the thing itself. -- Xavier A. Mathews Student/Browser Specialist/Developer/Web-Master Google Group Client Based Tech Support Specialist Hazel Crest Illinois [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fear of a name, only increases fear of the thing itself. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: com.google.wireless.gdata
I'm also very much interested in these libraries. Can someone from Google enlighten us on when if ever these libraries become available again. On Dec 1, 11:27 pm, AndroidEngineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howcome com.google.wireless.gdata and com.google.android.gdata have been removed from the 1.0 r1 library. I see these packages in 0.9 and previous versions but not in 1.0. What is the reason behind removing the libraries? From what I've seen, they seem to be very useful libraries. Please give me heads up. I am trying to write an application to access google calendar and its events. Thanks. Android Engineer --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Getting information from the Internet
Look into HttpClient and related classes Here is very simple code to get a web page HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient(); HttpGet getMethod = new HttpGet (strURL); HttpResponse response = client.execute(getMethod); String res = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity()); On Nov 29, 12:30 pm, Juan David Trujillo C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys! I am creating a software application for the Android platform that requires getting information from the Internet (getting information from a specific Web page, at Facebook). Does anyone know how could this be done? Perhaps some reference code? Thanks in advance for all your help! Juan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Starting new Activity vs. setContentPane(newView)
I'm also not sold on the new Activity for each new screen framework. Unless your new screen is very generic and can be reused by other applications (I think this is a very very small minority of all screens) you are better off using setContentView and/or ViewFlippers. I first went down the road of new activity for new screens as per Notepad example but very soon i had a spaghetti of activities - had to press Back button 10 times to leave my application. Surely that's not a preferred way to write anything. I scrapped new activity approach for ViewFlippers and setting contents and couldn't be happier. On Oct 24, 1:58 pm, Kipling Inscore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 24 Okt., 19:54, Robert K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question: Why is it better to start a new activity if you want to change screen to a new view (for example to edit some notes on a separate text field)? I believe that starting a new activity will give you automatic view hierarchy on the back button and setContentView() will not. Also, if the screen you want to change to is at all generic, you can use an implicit intent so that other programs which do the same thing may be chosen if the user prefers. For the example you gave, editing a note in a separate text field, ACTION_EDIT with a URI for the note text would allow the user to drop in a new text editor application and use it to edit notes from your application. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Can't retrieve page with HttpClient
Mark, thanks for your reply. I can get other pages without problem but
some static pages from my web site i just can't get to. What is weird
about it is that I can navigate and view those pages in the browser in
emulator or on my G1 but using the same exact URL in HttpClient
doesn't work. I think I'm missing something here.
On Nov 25, 7:23 pm, Mark Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
loty wrote:
Have a weird problem - I'm trying to read a page from my web site but
for some reason it just can't find it. I can navigate to my page in a
browser no problem but if I use the same URL in HttpClient I get the
404 (File not found) from my host service. Any clues?
Here is the code I use - seems pretty straightforward
HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet getMethod = new HttpGet(strURL);
try {
HttpResponse response = client.execute(getMethod);
Log.d(LOG_TAG, Response Code + Integer.toString
(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()));
if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()==404)
{
Log.d(LOG_TAG, WTF - 404);
return;
}
String res = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
Log.d(LOG_TAG, res);
Can you request other pages, from other services, other than the one
you're trying? In other words, is your problem unique to your host
service, or is it a problem for all pages you try requesting?
Assuming the problem is unique to your host service...
Is the request of a static page or something generated by some
server-side process? If the latter, is the process expecting other
behavior (e.g., session cookie from a successful login) and is failing
with a 404 instead of a 500 or something?
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[android-developers] Can't retrieve page with HttpClient
Have a weird problem - I'm trying to read a page from my web site but
for some reason it just can't find it. I can navigate to my page in a
browser no problem but if I use the same URL in HttpClient I get the
404 (File not found) from my host service. Any clues?
Here is the code I use - seems pretty straightforward
HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet getMethod = new HttpGet(strURL);
try {
HttpResponse response = client.execute(getMethod);
Log.d(LOG_TAG, Response Code + Integer.toString
(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()));
if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()==404)
{
Log.d(LOG_TAG, WTF - 404);
return;
}
String res = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
Log.d(LOG_TAG, res);
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[android-developers] Re: ViewFlipper onFlipListener
Ok, I guess I misunderstood. Well you can use Timer object to initiate your flips instead of doing setFlipInterval and startFlipping. This way you can do whatever you want before and after each flip. On Nov 21, 7:40 am, Ngewi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, ViewFlipper can flip on its own. When you call setFlipInterval (int timeInMs) and then call startFlipping() the flipper will switch the views every timeInMs millisecs. I can handle the flips that I trigger manually, but I want to also handle them when they are automatic. There is the possibility of using a Timer object and scheduling a TimerTask to run every timeInMs, but this does not provide accuracy. i.e. I do not have a guarantee that the timing is synchronized, so I cannot achieve the goal of performing an action just before showing the next view. I was just wondering if there is a better way to do this. Thanks for your response. On Nov 20, 7:30 pm,loty[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't understand it - you tell ViewFlipper to flip views, it doesn't flip anything on it's own. So why can't you keep track of your views in the event handler that initiates your flips? On Nov 20, 4:38 am, Ngewi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I am using the ViewFlipper class with automatic flipping through views. Is there a way to get notified or register a listener to be called each time just before a new child view is displayed. (i.e with automatic flipping ). So far I have not seen any listeners in the documentation for this purpose. I would also like to use this to check, each time a view is loaded, if it is the last and return to the calling activity instead wrapping around to start from the beginning of the ViewFlipper child views. If someone has any bright ideas please share. Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Go from one Screen to another screen
Personally I find intents and activities very limiting. Not everything needs to be an activity sometimes new screen is just an alternative view of the same activity or extends your activity. Look into ViewFlipper and related classes. You need to decide what new screen represents On Oct 28, 5:55 am, Rahul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am Begginer for the Android and I want to Go from One Screen to Another Screen But i dont undestand How it is possible plz give me a code for that. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: ViewFlipper onFlipListener
I don't understand it - you tell ViewFlipper to flip views, it doesn't flip anything on it's own. So why can't you keep track of your views in the event handler that initiates your flips? On Nov 20, 4:38 am, Ngewi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I am using the ViewFlipper class with automatic flipping through views. Is there a way to get notified or register a listener to be called each time just before a new child view is displayed. (i.e with automatic flipping ). So far I have not seen any listeners in the documentation for this purpose. I would also like to use this to check, each time a view is loaded, if it is the last and return to the calling activity instead wrapping around to start from the beginning of the ViewFlipper child views. If someone has any bright ideas please share. Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Linkify addresses
Does anyone have any idea what MAP_ADDRESSES pattern supposed to match? I added Linkify ALL to my EditText and it properly matches all URLs and phone numbers but does nothing for addresses. Also Linkify thinks that any number is a phone number which is insane - what were google dudes smoking and more to the point where can I get the same good stuff :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: get position of cursor in EditText
I think you can use getSelectionStart/End functions to get cursor position. On Nov 18, 4:18 pm, Alex B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! How does one determine the cursor position in an android.widget.EditText text view? Example: User types: quick browm fox. User realizes the typo (browm). User touches the text view just after the m, thereby positioning the cursor there. Now the view looks like this: quick browm| fox -- where | is the cursor. The user should be able to press a virtual backspace button (on the screen), and expect to erase the m and then type n. Problem: I would like to obtain the cursor position with something like getCursorPosition(), but cannot find anything resembling such a method. Knowing the position, I would be able to convert the EditText into android.text.Editable and erase the character. Perhaps there is a different way to do this. Any information in this regard will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] How to save EditText styles
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[android-developers] Re: Check for new version of applications
Just found some info on how to interface with Market directly and decided to pass it along http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=5c8501d73226fad8hl=en Apparently you can run queries against the market to get your application URL from market directly. Hope this helps On Nov 11, 1:50 pm, G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be cool if google added the ability to check your version against the market, but for the time being, I'm fine with using a version URL as you described. But I'm still fuzzy on one thing, is there an action available to launch the market app directly to your product page? Example: -user opens app -app checks update url finds new version exists -app presents dialog box - click ok to goto the Android Market -user clicks ok -new intent launches android market with your app's content_id Does anyone know if a simple solution like that currently exists, or do we just have to notify the user about the update, and tell them to goto the market? Also in regards to the OI Update app, is there a way to require it be installed as well, or would my app have to download and install it directly on it's first run? And would that even be possible if the user never checked off Allow Non-Market Apps? On Nov 11, 12:53 pm, Peli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As far as I understand, Google plans something like this for the future (maybe when paid apps start to become possible). For now the developer is left by themselves. We also initially copied an update checker routine in all of our OI applications, but this has 2 major drawbacks: 1) It requires each application to have the INTERNET permission, even though the app itself won't use it. 2) A lot of code is duplicated in the various applications. We have been developing OI Update, an open source update checker, which is ready to be released soon. We wrote it mainly for our own applications, but it is written generally enough to allow other applications to take advantage of it as well easily. Your application only needs to include a small meta-data in your manifest, and you need to keep a file on a server with update information (which can be compatible to VeeCheck; AndAppStore.com can generate that file on the fly). This inconvenience is necessary, because the Market does not provide version information to 3rd party applications (or at least I'm not aware of how to do it). All the rest is handled by OI Update. It checks every couple of days (as set by the user) for updates, and notifies the user. If the user wishes they are then directly forwarded to the Market where they can download the new version. I hope this could clarify a couple of points. Peliwww.openintents.org On Nov 11, 3:48 pm,loty[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm wondering about the same thing. All applications need to have a simple ability to notify users of new versions. For me 3rd party updaters/checkers is not an option - I can just as easily add simple check against my web site and download new APK file directly. A much cleaner solution is to query Android Market directly for new version. Can anyone illuminate me if this is possible or planned in the future. On Nov 10, 10:02 am, G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So version checking needs to be done through an outside resource... Is there anintentwe can use to launch theAndroidMarketApp directly to the listing for our own app, for when an update is available? On Nov 10, 4:35 am, friedger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, we have prepared a release version of the OI Updater. There is no need to send intents, but developers only need to add a meta-data node to the application manifest in order to be handled by the updater. Early feedback welcome! Description:http://www.openintents.org/en/node/136 Download:http://openintents.googlecode.com/files/UpdateChecker-1.0.0.apk Cheers, Friedger On 6 Nov., 20:31, Guillaume Perrot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because we use a XMPP based application, we chosed Pubsub as a way to notify new versions to the user. The main advantage is that it uses a push model. The user is aware of a new version when he launches the app or in real time if he's online while a new version has just been released. No timer or service at all in the application code. On Nov 5, 11:57 pm, friedger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently, relying on an external resource is the way to do updates, this is how it is described in the documentation. If someone is checking againstMarket, please let us know. Friedger On Nov 4, 8:49 pm, Dan B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: isn't there some way tocheckthe version against theMarketinstead of having to host version information somewhere else? I know the app Locale somehow knows when
[android-developers] Re: Check for new version of applications
I'm wondering about the same thing. All applications need to have a simple ability to notify users of new versions. For me 3rd party updaters/checkers is not an option - I can just as easily add simple check against my web site and download new APK file directly. A much cleaner solution is to query Android Market directly for new version. Can anyone illuminate me if this is possible or planned in the future. On Nov 10, 10:02 am, G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So version checking needs to be done through an outside resource... Is there anintentwe can use to launch theAndroidMarketApp directly to the listing for our own app, for when an update is available? On Nov 10, 4:35 am, friedger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, we have prepared a release version of the OI Updater. There is no need to send intents, but developers only need to add a meta-data node to the application manifest in order to be handled by the updater. Early feedback welcome! Description:http://www.openintents.org/en/node/136 Download:http://openintents.googlecode.com/files/UpdateChecker-1.0.0.apk Cheers, Friedger On 6 Nov., 20:31, Guillaume Perrot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because we use a XMPP based application, we chosed Pubsub as a way to notify new versions to the user. The main advantage is that it uses a push model. The user is aware of a new version when he launches the app or in real time if he's online while a new version has just been released. No timer or service at all in the application code. On Nov 5, 11:57 pm, friedger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently, relying on an external resource is the way to do updates, this is how it is described in the documentation. If someone is checking againstMarket, please let us know. Friedger On Nov 4, 8:49 pm, Dan B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: isn't there some way tocheckthe version against theMarketinstead of having to host version information somewhere else? I know the app Locale somehow knows when anupdateis available, it seems reasonable to query theMarketrather than relying on outside sources :\ On Nov 1, 1:50 pm,friedger[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say the package name is the global identifier. Maybe you can just provide a VeeCheck url based on the package name (as alternative to the app id). So I couldcheckthat url. If you don't host an app for the package name or if it is not unique you could return a HTTP 400. Friedger On 1 Nov., 17:37, Al Sutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friedger, How are you identifying the apps?, I'd happily add an extra field or two to the AndAppStore.com data that you can search for if it would be useful. Al. friedgerwrote: The idea is that the Updater will also be ablecheckall applications it knows about by a single button clicked or scheduled task. So, once theintentfrom one application is processed by theUpdateit is possible to include this application to the periodicupdate. A more general solution that includes all installed applications is currently not possible as I can't determine the location of the versioninfo file. The apk mentioned above is provided for developers to test. In the releaseversionthe interval between two checks will be at least 24 hours, so you can start the service as often as you like but thecheck is only performed once every 24 hours. Furthermore, only the log cat shows whether the installedversionis up-to-date or not. In both cases the notification is show (this is to simplify the tests). Would you like to have a different Notification text? Any ideas for icons? Friedger On 1 Nov., 13:18, Al Sutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HiFriedger, I've updated AndAppStore.com to provide a versionCode in theupdate.xml as you requested. At the moment anyone with applications listed will find that they can specify the versionCode in the details about a releasedversion(not the application details page, the release details page). I am working on code to pull the information from the manifest included in the apk, but this is a little way off yet. Thanks for making this available. Al. friedgerwrote: Hi, we are preparing the OI Updater that checks a given info file for new updates as described in theAndroiddocumentation. You can find the current build (rev 1284) at http://openintents.googlecode.com/files/UpdateChecker.apk In order to initiate theupdatecheckyou just have to add the following code: Intentservice = newIntent();
