[android-developers] Is there any interface for setting Z order of View

2009-01-04 Thread Gameboy
There is only few words in the api doc of class SurfaceView: The surface is Z ordered.. Is there any interface for setting Z order of View? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers

[android-developers] Re: How to get Voice data from Android

2009-01-04 Thread blindfold
Probably not yet possible, because the current SDK does not give access to the audio buffers for input or output. On Jan 3, 11:29 pm, er erez.levin...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I wish to develop some of my modules onto the Android platform and in order to do so i have some questions

[android-developers] -webkit-transform

2009-01-04 Thread Martrinex
Using the webkit transform on a webpage in chrome makes the element dis-appear, does anyone know why or anywork arounds to get an element to rotate in the android browser? sample webpage: html body img src=http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/icon? v=1hl=en / img

[android-developers] Re: WebView Behavior on Android

2009-01-04 Thread Tez
Hi, I've been thinking about using the iUI library. But right now, I'm focusing on porting my opera widget to the android platform (i.e building a native layer to handle all the AJAX calls, I've already built the Network I/O layer using the classes in org.apache.http.*, The only thing is that I

[android-developers] how to invoke the interface of gmail application in the emulator to send files?

2009-01-04 Thread quill
I have written a program just like notepad, and now I want to use gmail to send the files I have saved(the files are in the file directory, not in the database), how can I do it? which reference should I refer to? thanks! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[android-developers] Re: Problem saving canvas to file

2009-01-04 Thread Sergey Ten
I have not tried it myself, but looks like you can use Picture class. E.g: @Override protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) { FileInputStream in = null; try { in = new FileInputStream(myimage.jpg);

[android-developers] Re: Problem saving canvas to file

2009-01-04 Thread Protocol-X
I gave it a try and all it does is make the app restart with no error. On Jan 4, 12:09 pm, Sergey Ten sergey@zumobi.com wrote: I have not tried it myself, but looks like you can use Picture class. E.g:       �...@override protected void onDraw(Canvascanvas) {                

[android-developers] Re: Are apk contents already compressed?

2009-01-04 Thread inder
Thanks for the reply but I am not seeing the results as expected. I just tried it out: an asset file that I compressed myself with Gzip, vs the same file uncompressed. The resulting apk with uncompressed file was much bigger: Compressed case: Asset file: 45348 bytes Apk file: 132099 bytes

[android-developers] Re: Very slow startup of app on first run

2009-01-04 Thread Al
Have you tried profiling your app to see what takes so long? Have a look at http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/os/Debug.html#startMethodTracing(java.lang.String) On Jan 3, 6:49 pm, Matt Hall matt.h...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I have an app that is around 3.8 megs, with a

[android-developers] Re: WebView Behavior on Android

2009-01-04 Thread Fred Grott(shareme)
I probably know why.. Each browser is implementing some CS3 calls as -browserName- attriuteName If you translate the calls and match up with Webkit November 2008 nightlies that will match both Android SDk 1.0r3 which is coming out soon and iPhone upcoming minor update.. On Jan 4, 4:15 am,

[android-developers] Problem saving canvas to file

2009-01-04 Thread Protocol-X
Ive been searching all ove on how to edit a image and save it. The only way i have come accross other than just changing the size or orientation is to use canvas. Now canvas works fine but i cannot seem to save the newley created image.. the image always returns the original image.

[android-developers] when user click back, which function is called

2009-01-04 Thread cindy
My application have several screens, when user clicks back button, it goes back to next screen. Which function will be called, when it is back? I used some static variable to remember global function. I found that sometime, the value of those variable has been changed. Do you experience the

[android-developers] Re: use one .apk startup other .apk??

2009-01-04 Thread 心蓝
OK THX, 2009/1/4 边蓬 tianpm...@gmail.com try startIndent ? On Jan 4, 1:32 pm, SinFrancis kyowxf2...@gmail.com wrote: use one .apk startup other .apk?? i wanna use A.apk startup B.apk ,how can i do ??? -- Welcome to my site about GPhone: http://51gphone.cn I am a

[android-developers] Re: Problem saving canvas to file

2009-01-04 Thread Protocol-X
if i change Picture newPicture = Picture.createFromStream(in); to Picture newPicture = new Picture(); it does not restart the app but the image is black and only 150 bytes On Jan 4, 12:41 pm, Protocol-X shawn.bur...@gmail.com wrote: I gave it a try and all it does is make the app restart

[android-developers] Re: Are apk contents already compressed?

2009-01-04 Thread Raymond Rodgers
inder wrote: Thanks for the reply but I am not seeing the results as expected. I just tried it out: an asset file that I compressed myself with Gzip, vs the same file uncompressed. The resulting apk with uncompressed file was much bigger: Compressed case: Asset file: 45348 bytes Apk

[android-developers] Re: Problem saving canvas to file

2009-01-04 Thread Protocol-X
oh i know i just had them commented out and threw it in seperate throws to paste in here thanks ill give it a try On Jan 4, 12:09 pm, Sergey Ten sergey@zumobi.com wrote: I have not tried it myself, but looks like you can use Picture class. E.g:       �...@override protected void

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Al Sutton
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

[android-developers] Re: Calling JavaScript functions with parameters

2009-01-04 Thread Fred Grott(shareme)
The examples in PhoenGap are being updated with code..timeline is end of Jan or early Feb 2009.. On Jan 4, 1:37 am, Tez earlencefe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Can anyone show me an example of how to call a JavaScript function from a function in Java WITH parameters passed to the JavaScript

[android-developers] Re: use one .apk startup other .apk??

2009-01-04 Thread 心蓝
use the startIntent? must be konw the other.apk package name??? like : a.apk wanna to startup the Browser.apk when coding like this : Intent mIntent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), com.android.Browser); startActivity(mIntent); is this??? 2009/1/4 心蓝 kyowxf2...@gmail.com OK

[android-developers] Re: CSS support on Android WebView

2009-01-04 Thread Fred Grott(shareme)
Look for Webkit CSS3 support via google search saem way I did..or seach the iphonewebdev lists as both iPhoen and Android are sunching up with Nov webkit nightlies for the next upcoming updates somewhare between now an dend of Feb.. That means: -Transisitions, Animations, and Transforms -Canvas

[android-developers] CSS support on Android WebView

2009-01-04 Thread Tez
Hi, I would like to know the differences between what CSS support is available on Android WebView and what is available on most dekstop browsers. Cheers, Earlence --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Sena Gbeckor-Kove
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

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Yannick Stucki
Yeah right, that's Apple propaganda if you ask me... Developers have always been coding for different screen sizes and different hardware... On a desktop you also don't know if someone has a webcam if you are coding a chat programm or not... I see that it is a bit more difficult on handsets...

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread loty
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

[android-developers] AutoCompleteTextView dropdown color

2009-01-04 Thread loty
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

[android-developers] Are ratings and number of installs wiped on version update?

2009-01-04 Thread Keith Wiley
I just uploaded a version update of my program and now my publisher page shows 0 ratings, 0 total, and 0 active installs. I'm not sure what the market will show because it no longer appears. I'm just hoping that is because uploading a new version takes a while to appear in the market while

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Raymond Rodgers
Yannick Stucki wrote: Yeah right, that's Apple propaganda if you ask me... Developers have always been coding for different screen sizes and different hardware... On a desktop you also don't know if someone has a webcam if you are coding a chat programm or not... I see that it is a bit

[android-developers] List View

2009-01-04 Thread flashfreakmx
Right now I am extending Activity and populating 2 list views dynamically. How do I override the onListItemClick method for the lists if I am extending Activity? package com.thinknew.budget; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.database.Cursor; import

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Al Sutton
From the list of allowable permissions I can see the following being some of the optional features for hardware; Handset vibrate. Bluetooth profiles Fine location Wifi Camera Flashlight Audio Recording My previous experience is developing for Nokia devices (Not touched an iPhone as yet), and

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Al Sutton
It's not that they can't write it, it's whether they are writing it. Prime example; Many people have said QVGA is unusable for their apps and/or the desktop, yet the Kogan 'phones will have a QVGA screen, and Android has no method of saying Only run this app on HVGA or above. Al. Yannick

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread Sena Gbeckor-Kove
Handset vibrate. Bluetooth profiles Fine location Wifi Camera Flashlight Audio Recording This is the kind of problem I'm talking about. My previous experience is developing for Nokia devices (Not touched an iPhone as yet), and I know from that there can be a lot of variation in

[android-developers] Re: Should be able to launch an Activity from the browser (not a WebView)

2009-01-04 Thread Mark Murphy
Tim Bray wrote: But I suggest that it's a serious lack in Android that I can't launch an Activity from Javascript straight out of the regular browser. When a desktop browser attempts to run an arbitrary pre-installed program, it is generally deemed a security violation. Why would a mobile

[android-developers] What happens to the database when app is upgraded

2009-01-04 Thread Jay-andro
I have an app that creates an sqllite database on first-use, if one doesn't already exist. Recently I released a new version of the app, and all of a sudden several users are complaining of erros that I didnt encounter in my testing. In my development I always installed using adb over usb, which

[android-developers] Re: Detecting if an Activity is being displayed or not

2009-01-04 Thread Mark Murphy
Jay-andro wrote: Actually, Mark, my users love this feature. I don't know which application this is, and since I only have a small percentage of available Android apps installed, I'm presumably not a user. It could be that the way your service works, the only time you'd launch your activity

[android-developers] How To Custom Horizontal Scroll?

2009-01-04 Thread Moto
I've read all over and everyone one asks how to achieve a horizontal scrolling on a LinearLayout. It's really bad that no one has a solution to this issue... My question is; 1. How do you use Scroller class? do I have to extend the class? 2. How could I track finger location movement on a

[android-developers] AlertDialogs reused ?

2009-01-04 Thread Sarath Kamisetty
Hi, My application throws a dialog with an OK button and some error message every time an error is encountered while processing user input. For example, on one screen user should enter some information into two text boxes (say text1 and text2) and hit a save button. In the save button click

[android-developers] GPS Failures

2009-01-04 Thread enervatron
Hi all, I've noticed a couple of problems with the onboard GPS on the G1 that seem like something's going wrong with the underlying interface to the gps hardware. 1) There are times when the GPS just never synchs with the satellites regardless of whether it's in a clear area open to sky,

[android-developers] Re: When will the Media classes be able to connect to telephone 'conversation' audio channels ?

2009-01-04 Thread StevenS
Thanks for the replies David ! I totally understand that the hardware manufacturer needs to implement the appropriate links - like a couple of extra traces of copper - what I don't understand is WHY they wouldn't ! Or WHY it wouldn't be seen as a basic requirement for the product. I also

[android-developers] Re: AlertDialogs reused ?

2009-01-04 Thread hazmatzak
Yes, dialogs are reused; that's part of the idea behind having the Activity manage the dialogs. Generally, onCreateDialog is called only once for a given ID (you can use the debugger to verify this). Override onPrepareDialog to modify the created/reused dialog just before it appears.

[android-developers] Understanding animation repeat

2009-01-04 Thread Sundog
Hi, I need a bit of help understanding the animation repeat behavior. In the following code, the intention is for the first animation to run, then the second, then this sequence to repeat indefinitely. Instead, both animations run once and then it stops. What am I doing wrong?

[android-developers] Re: AlertDialogs reused ?

2009-01-04 Thread Sarath Kamisetty
Hi, Unfortunately moving the code to onPrepareDialog() also didn't help. I create an instance and setup the button in onCreateDialog() and set the error string in onPrepareDialog() but that doesn't seem to work. I see that screen gets a little darker and something very small shows up (I can't

[android-developers] Re: Are ratings and number of installs wiped on version update?

2009-01-04 Thread Keith Wiley
Followup: for anyone else experiencing similar woes, my download count and ratings returned after a while, although it took a few hours. All's well, despite a slight delay. Cheers! On Jan 4, 1:36 pm, Keith Wiley kbwi...@gmail.com wrote: I just uploaded a version update of my program and now my

[android-developers] Re: How To Custom Horizontal Scroll?

2009-01-04 Thread Keith Wiley
I went as far as to fully hack the ScrollView class itself to 2D scrolling capability. I'm pretty sure I got the class set up properly, but I could never get it to receive horizontal scrolling events, so it never triggered the horizontal routines I incorporated into it. I believe the problem

[android-developers] Re: imeem and buffering audio with MediaPlayer

2009-01-04 Thread Dan McGuirk
Thanks for the reply and the suggestion. I do wonder, though, how long this will remain the suggested solution. Are there plans to update the API to allow more flexibility? I wouldn't really want to put a lot of effort into developing and maintaining this kind of scheme just to throw it away

[android-developers] Re: How to write code to uninstall apk from device/emulator?

2009-01-04 Thread Kenny Yu
Simply put the cmd to Java function: system(adb uninstall apt_name); I mean your code should invoke the commands exactly as 'adb' does. Kenny On Jan 3, 8:52 am, Dr. Tingrong Lu lutingr...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, How to write code to uninstall apk from device/emulator? Could anyone drop a

[android-developers] How could I know a Service is already started?

2009-01-04 Thread yukinoba
To dear all Android developers, Is there a way to check whether a service is already started or not? This issue has been discussed ealier (and much earlier) in April, in the last year, on this forum.

[android-developers] Re: http proxy

2009-01-04 Thread kpowerinfinity
Hi, Anybody knows where to configure the proxy settings in the device? Or an app that lets one do so? Thanks, Krishna. On Jan 3, 10:52 pm, kpowerinfinity kpowerinfin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dan, I do want to use aproxyin a _real_ device, for the existing firewall and all the other built in

[android-developers] How do I set proper date and time on emulator?

2009-01-04 Thread Sarath Kamisetty
Hi, I see that the date and time on my emulator are incorrect. How do I set the correct date and time ? Thanks, Sarath --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this

[android-developers] Strange error for signed .apk

2009-01-04 Thread focuser
Hi, I have an app that runs well from Eclipse. But when I signed it using our release key, it threw a ClassCastException embedded in an InflateException at start up time. The code is something like the following: this.content = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.content); I'm pretty

[android-developers] Intent to launch image gallery

2009-01-04 Thread glenys
Hi, I am trying to write a JUnit testcase for which I need to launch the image gallery through code. I tried searching online for the intent needed to launch the image gallery but could not find anything. If anyone knows it, can you please help me out? Thanks, Glenys

[android-developers] Re: AlertDialogs reused ?

2009-01-04 Thread RAJENDIRAN SUNDARRAJAN-CPB738
Hi, SetMessage() will effect only when you do OnCreateDialog(). Instead you can try the below options, 1. Have two dialogs with separate Id's ERROR_DIALOG_ID_TEXT1 and ERROR_DIALOG_ID_TEXT2 else 2. Create AlertDialog and use show() function to display it. In this case you will not be requiring

[android-developers] Re: Change active AlarmManager event

2009-01-04 Thread moazzamk
I wrote an article on how to unschedule alarms here : http://moazzam-khan.com/blog/ Hope it helps. - Moazzam http://moazzam-khan.com/ On Jan 3, 4:27 am, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: ApiDemos shows how to schedule and unschedule alarms.  You can do it anywhere. On Sat, Jan

[android-developers] Re: Any updates on paid apps timeline?

2009-01-04 Thread John Gruenenfelder
On Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 09:13:45PM +0100, Yannick Stucki wrote: Yeah right, that's Apple propaganda if you ask me... Developers have always been coding for different screen sizes and different hardware... On a desktop you also don't know if someone has a webcam if you are coding a

[android-developers] Re: when user click back, which function is called

2009-01-04 Thread Andrew Stadler
Unless you've overridden the key handlers, clicking back will call finish() on your activity, which will cause the activity to exit via the standard transitions. The transitions between activities are documented in http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/app/Activity.html. It's

[android-developers] Re: how to update apk's Jad file in run time

2009-01-04 Thread sudha
can i make changes in classes.dex file like..can I replace any string in classes.dex file with some other string(which is of the same length) and rezip the file. will this work for .apk on android?? Plz Help me Its urgent Thanks Sudha Gupta On Dec 5 2008, 5:39 pm, Dianne Hackborn

[android-developers] Re: Intent to launch image gallery

2009-01-04 Thread hazmatzak
You mean the Pictures app? If you want to launch the app to browse through the images and fiddle with them, if you examine the log when you launch it manually, an Activity is started with an Intent like: new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse( content://media/internal/images/media)) If you