[android-beginners] Re: JSON help

2009-09-11 Thread Alok Kulkarni
Hey Sagar, I tried using it But i am facing a problem in it. I have a class say class abc { public String id; public String ver; } class pqr { public String lmn; public String xyz; } class holder { public Object [] params; } public void method() { abc aobj = new

[android-beginners] Re: Call to activity problem

2009-09-11 Thread kapnkore
ok i tried it like u said but it crashing here it is how i tried please check n tell me how to correct it class someactivity extends extends Activity { *public* *void* onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { //... call(); } public void call() { SmsReceiver *b* =*new*

[android-beginners] Re: Call to activity problem

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
kapnk...@gmail.com wrote: ok i tried it like u said but it crashing here it is how i tried please check n tell me how to correct it class someactivity extends extends Activity { *public* *void* onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { //... call(); }

[android-beginners] listview scroll position

2009-09-11 Thread manigault
I have a listview and when i select an item a new activity is started, but when i go back the listview's scroll is positioned at the beginning the list. How can i save the scroll position and when i go back to the listview the scroll to be positioned in the same place.

[android-beginners] Re: listview scroll position

2009-09-11 Thread Martin Obreshkov
Sorry for the post my mistake i just reload every time the view in onResume :) On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:45 PM, manigault manig...@gmail.com wrote: I have a listview and when i select an item a new activity is started, but when i go back the listview's scroll is positioned at the beginning

[android-beginners] Re: a problem about listview

2009-09-11 Thread Liviu Ungureanu
Hi!you have a method in listvie class:setCachedColor or something like this.. Hope this will help you.. On Sep 8, 2009 9:43 AM, whitech whit...@163.com wrote: Hi all~ I've met this problem: while scrolling, the background of a listview change to black but not the background color which I'd

[android-beginners] XML Digital Signatures API in Android

2009-09-11 Thread Vinay H V
Hi, Will Android add Java APIs of JAVA 1.6 related to XML Digital Signatures in the upcoming versions of Android ? Is there any other APIs in Android for validating XML Digital Signatures ? Regards, Vinay H V --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[android-beginners] WebView opens a browser

2009-09-11 Thread ibuun
Hello, My app has a webview.It opens a web browser when it receives 303 http response. I would like to make it display the new location page. I tried some WebSettings values,but I couldn't find any way. Does anybody have idea? Thank you. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[android-beginners] how to import packages in android?

2009-09-11 Thread mmkr
Hai, In my application in need to use the java.image.io package, but it is not suppoted by android. Is there any way i can import packages into android. Please help me. I need to do the image processing in my app, which can be done through image.io. If it is not really possible please let me

[android-beginners] Re: how to import packages in android?

2009-09-11 Thread Roman ( T-Mobile USA)
If you have a jar package or the source code you can always add a dependency to the project settings. When you open the properties of your project and check the Java build path you can add libraries or Java Projects as additional dependency. -- Roman Baumgaertner Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC ·T· ·

[android-beginners] findViewById bug or documentation problem

2009-09-11 Thread jotobjects
Here is a tip on how to use generated layout id's. If your layout has id=@+id/foobarid -- THIS IS WRONG this will NOT work with findViewById method. You have to do it this way android:id=@+id/foogarid -- CORRECT In both cases, the build will generate R.id.foobarid, but

[android-beginners] Re: findViewById bug or documentation problem

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
jotobjects wrote: ERROR IN DOCUMENTATION - see http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/available-resources.html --- quote -- When declaring an ID value for an XML tag, use this syntax. Example: TextView id=@+id/nameTextbox/, and refer to it this way in Java:

[android-beginners] Re: findViewById bug or documentation problem

2009-09-11 Thread Xavier Ducrohet
Looks like the page has some id attribute with the proper namespace prefix and some that are missing it. I've filed a bug internally to make sure this gets fixed. thanks! Xav On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: jotobjects wrote: ERROR IN DOCUMENTATION

[android-beginners] Re: confusion about bluetooth

2009-09-11 Thread cellurl
How about USB? Can we access USB from Java? -jim On Aug 24, 2:02 pm, gymshoe gyms...@bresnan.net wrote: Ah. Thank you. On Aug 24, 12:58 pm, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: The current Android release offers: StereoBluetoothsupport (A2DP and AVCRP profiles)

[android-beginners] Re: preventing Activity from destroying

2009-09-11 Thread Yusuf Saib (T-Mobile USA)
There are other ways to make a Service always work even if the phone sleeps; it depends on what your Service does. For example, if the Service's job is to respond to an Activity, then it is awake when the Activity is awake. Or if it responds to a broadcast Intent, ditto. Generally speaking, a

[android-beginners] Re: preventing Activity from destroying

2009-09-11 Thread Jason
The service is picking up GPS locations; and sending to the server. Hence it needs to stay awake -- the server is tracking locations of the user on the web. On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Yusuf Saib (T-Mobile USA) yusuf.s...@t-mobile.com wrote: There are other ways to make a Service always

[android-beginners] Re: Adroid on a phone with Windows OS

2009-09-11 Thread Yusuf Saib (T-Mobile USA)
There is a cross-compiler for Android-iPhone, and there is of course the Android emulator on WinXP. But the best way to run Android on WinMo without a virtual machine would be to implement the Android low- level API in WinMo. Yusuf Saib Android ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions

[android-beginners] Re: Security framework available on android??

2009-09-11 Thread Yusuf Saib (T-Mobile USA)
BouncyCastle is also included in Android, if you're looking for encryption. Yusuf Saib Android ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA,

[android-beginners] Re: preventing Activity from destroying

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
Jason wrote: The service is picking up GPS locations; and sending to the server. Hence it needs to stay awake -- the server is tracking locations of the user on the web. Keeping the service alive all the time is very bad for the battery. I provide an analysis of this here:

[android-beginners] onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread jason
When is onSaveInstanceState called and how can I use the save variables in the bundle? In my experiment, this is what I observed: When the application is running is foreground, pressing the Home key resulted in: onSaveInstanceState onPause onStop Clicking the application icon again (i.e. bring

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
jason wrote: How does one then save and restore the application state when the Back key is pressed and then the application is brought to foreground? When the BACK button is pressed, the currently-running activity is destroyed, not put in the background. If you wish to save something when

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread Jose Ayerdis
You are so right!! 2009/9/11 Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com jason wrote: How does one then save and restore the application state when the Back key is pressed and then the application is brought to foreground? When the BACK button is pressed, the currently-running activity is

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy wrote: If you wish to save something when the activity is being destroyed, implement onDestroy() and save it. Where you save it (flat file, SharedPreferences, database, the Internet) is up to you. Bear in mind that onDestroy() may also be called in the case of a screen rotation

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread jason
Thanks, Mark. Hmm, pressing the Back key so easily kills the activity. Is there a way to trap Back key within an application and prevent/control this behavior? For sub-activity screens, does the Back key have the same behavior (killing the app/activity) or does it go back to the parent activity

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
jason wrote: Is there a way to trap Back key within an application and prevent/control this behavior? Implement onKeyDown() in your activity and watch for KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK. Please bear in mind that your users will get irritated if you make it difficult for them to navigate your

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread jason
Thanks, Mark. That was helpful. If you are referring to activities started by one of your activities via startActivity(), then, yes, the BACK button behaves the same. The BACK button's job is to destroy the current activity and return control to the previous activity on the stack. Is there

[android-beginners] Re: onSaveInstanceState question

2009-09-11 Thread Mark Murphy
jason wrote: Is there a way for an (sub-)activity to pass values to the previous activity on the stack (when Back key is pressed) without resorting to persistence storage or static varables in the app? Use startActivityForResult() rather than startActivity() to start it, use setResult() to

[android-beginners] Re: confusion about bluetooth

2009-09-11 Thread Roman ( T-Mobile USA)
Nope, there is nothing available on Java level. You could try to write some JNI wrapper to access the interfaces on native level (look in extern/bluez folder). -- Roman Baumgaertner Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of

[android-beginners] Finishing all the running activities?

2009-09-11 Thread Yasser
Hi, I want to completely exit my application under test in my test code (ActivityInstrumentationTestCase) before launching each test. Since there is no exit in an android app. Is there a way I can traverse through all the activities of an app so that I call Finish() on each i.e. finish all the

[android-beginners] Resizing ImageView

2009-09-11 Thread BGH
I have to say creating layouts in Android would have to be the most frustrating experience in all my years of programming. I dread it every time I create a new Android app. I simply want to have four images laid out horizontally across the screen. All four images are the same size and have the

[android-beginners] Re: Resizing ImageView

2009-09-11 Thread Justin Anderson
You should be able to do this as follows: setMinimumWidth(w); setMaxWidth(w); setMinimumHeight(h); setMaxHeight(h); Or, if you set it up as a horizontal linear layout that contains the four different views and give each view the same weight (e.g. give each ImageView a weight value of 1), then the