[android-beginners] Re: ListView item stay selected
Thanks a lot it's really very simple and clear using ContextMenu On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Justin Andersonjanderson@gmail.com wrote: The preferred way is to use a long-press to bring up a context menu. The menu populated by pressing the menu button should be used for things that do not require a selection. -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Martin Obreshkov manig...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the reply but if this is not the recommended way what is the solution for it. For example i have a list with mails and when i select given mail there are actions i can perform(delete, reply). What is the best way to implement this, should i use listview at all. Thanks in advance. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Mark Murphymmur...@commonsware.com wrote: I have a listview and i want when i select a row to stay selected The core Android team does not recommend this. The problem is that if i change some attribute ( for example v.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK) ) the selected view no longer stays selected. That is because selected is one of the background colors. A widget background is usually some form of ColorStateList. You can supply a simple color to setBackgroundColor(), but that only works if you do not intend to allow the item to be selected, for example. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html -- When I raise my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance upon mine enemies, and I will repay those who haze me. Oh, Lord, raise me to Thy right hand and count me among Thy saints. -- When I raise my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance upon mine enemies, and I will repay those who haze me. Oh, Lord, raise me to Thy right hand and count me among Thy saints. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-beginners] Re: ListView item stay selected
The preferred way is to use a long-press to bring up a context menu. The menu populated by pressing the menu button should be used for things that do not require a selection. -- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. -- On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Martin Obreshkov manig...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for the reply but if this is not the recommended way what is the solution for it. For example i have a list with mails and when i select given mail there are actions i can perform(delete, reply). What is the best way to implement this, should i use listview at all. Thanks in advance. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Mark Murphymmur...@commonsware.com wrote: I have a listview and i want when i select a row to stay selected The core Android team does not recommend this. The problem is that if i change some attribute ( for example v.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK) ) the selected view no longer stays selected. That is because selected is one of the background colors. A widget background is usually some form of ColorStateList. You can supply a simple color to setBackgroundColor(), but that only works if you do not intend to allow the item to be selected, for example. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html -- When I raise my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance upon mine enemies, and I will repay those who haze me. Oh, Lord, raise me to Thy right hand and count me among Thy saints. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-beginners] Re: ListView item stay selected
I have a listview and i want when i select a row to stay selected The core Android team does not recommend this. The problem is that if i change some attribute ( for example v.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK) ) the selected view no longer stays selected. That is because selected is one of the background colors. A widget background is usually some form of ColorStateList. You can supply a simple color to setBackgroundColor(), but that only works if you do not intend to allow the item to be selected, for example. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-beginners] Re: ListView item stay selected
Thanks for the reply but if this is not the recommended way what is the solution for it. For example i have a list with mails and when i select given mail there are actions i can perform(delete, reply). What is the best way to implement this, should i use listview at all. Thanks in advance. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Mark Murphymmur...@commonsware.com wrote: I have a listview and i want when i select a row to stay selected The core Android team does not recommend this. The problem is that if i change some attribute ( for example v.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK) ) the selected view no longer stays selected. That is because selected is one of the background colors. A widget background is usually some form of ColorStateList. You can supply a simple color to setBackgroundColor(), but that only works if you do not intend to allow the item to be selected, for example. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html -- When I raise my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance upon mine enemies, and I will repay those who haze me. Oh, Lord, raise me to Thy right hand and count me among Thy saints. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
