[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-06 Thread Hekki
Ok, I have to admit, I've been harsh on Google about the Android Market and the completely broken multitouch, but that's a nice move. I've been struggling with users with phones I don't have, which makes things very hard to debug. So this phone is very welcome and I really appreciate the gift.

[android-developers] Re: disable activity transitions

2010-03-06 Thread Hekki
Hi, Romain Guy in a recent twitter mentionned the overridePendingTransition which is api level 5 : http://d.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#overridePendingTransition(int,%20int) Api level 5 is Android 2.0. To use this function only if it exists in order to maintain Android 1.5

[android-developers] Re: OutOfMemory with 9M free heap because of bitmaps!?

2010-03-04 Thread Hekki
Don't feel sorry Bob, Your answer was totally appropriate and a good read, I didn't know that this fragmentation problem could occur. It was not the answer to this one, but again, you made Fadden give a thorough explanation(Thank you Fadden). That's how forums and ideas work, make them bounce :)

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch seems badly broken on Nexus One 2.1-update1

2010-03-04 Thread Hekki
Ah maybe we're going to be allowed to file a bug report now that the all word knows with clue : http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/03/nexus-one-multi-touch-bugs Please tell us you are working on a solution or that there is no solution and we should not rely on multitouch for our apps. Either

[android-developers] Re: heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp

2010-03-04 Thread Hekki
Hey Alfadel, You should : - Make the subject of your mail explain what you want and not scream help - Acually asks a specific question, we don't know what you want - Not copy/paste the Api documentation, no one cares. Good luck with your project. Yahel -- You received this message because

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch seems badly broken on Nexus One 2.1-update1

2010-03-04 Thread Hekki
it... Hekki - This is not a bug.  It's just a limitation of the specific touch screen on HTC phones.  Multitouch works but the point of my app is to show game developers what does and doesn't work on specific phones so that they can plan their control systems around that instead of developing

[android-developers] Re: heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp

2010-03-04 Thread Hekki
Well don't thank me, we still don't have a clue what problem you are trying to solve. Yahel -- 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

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-03 Thread Hekki
Hi Franz, I really believe it's a fake, and I think the sensitive bit of info is the receipt thing. You say Romain Guy confirmed it ? I didn't see that can you point out to its message ? I really hope for all of us, and for the people who gave their infos that it's not a fake. But it really

[android-developers] Re: Security question: can Android source be decompiled and read?

2010-03-03 Thread Hekki
Could you clarify what you are trying to achieve ? What are you trying to protect and from whom ? Yahel -- 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

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-03 Thread Hekki
Hi Franz, I've checked and you are right quite a few persons from google confirmed it(although not using the words but just answering, yes it's legit). Beside, my bad for being to mistrustful, I've checked and the order number there asking is not the same as there security question to validate

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-03 Thread Hekki
Too bad, my app (The vOICe for Android) has over 24,000 downloads but a miserable 2.4 rating, so I did not get the e-mail. Well man, I can see you've put a lot of effort in this app, it sure sucks that people not in the target leaves comments on it. Just my 2 cents, you should be clear, bold

[android-developers] Re: Piracy sucks, or does it?

2010-03-02 Thread Hekki
Hi Posri, You may want to check your website(licmax) for the title translation : Bienvenu agrave; LCM, le systegrave;me de gestion de pelouses span class=companyNameInHeader nbsp;License Maximizer /span nbsp;- nbsp;Automated License Management and Verification System Which besides being full of

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-02 Thread Hekki
Got it too ! Well it's really weird : The mail is from google but this could be forged. But the web site is a google.com !! But it's not the colors or anything of Google. But Eric Chu is really part of the Android Team :D Man my head aches :D Yahel On 3 mar, 00:58, g1bb

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-02 Thread Hekki
Ok my bad, its a site made on google sites so could be done by anyone, it's not Google colors. And they ask for the receipt number to access google checkout they shouldn't ask. Not legit in my opinion and too good to be true. Be careful. Yahel On 3 mar, 00:58, g1bb corymgibb...@gmail.com

[android-developers] Re: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers

2010-03-02 Thread Hekki
Ok I can confirm, it's a fake. The android-market-seed...@google.com returns failure notice and doesn't exists in google. That would have been so good :D Yahel On 3 mar, 00:58, g1bb corymgibb...@gmail.com wrote: Got it too... hope its legit! On Mar 2, 4:53 pm, Larry lar...@gmail.com wrote:

[android-developers] Re: Why is English the only Locale my Phone has in Settings

2010-03-01 Thread Hekki
Simply download Locale 2 from the market, and you'll have all the languages you want for your phone. No need for root or anything like that. Yahel On 1 mar, 13:43, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: lordjoe wrote: and How can I change this Buy a different phone, or root it and

[android-developers] Re: Petition: Google, please improve the Android Market.

2010-02-27 Thread Hekki
I have strong criticism to your criticism :D We NEED a good tool in order to make the best of(and for) the android platform. Not we WANT !! We NEED ! And if google and the Android Team want to make it a success then THEY HAVE to move. The current market is a joke, and I'm very sad to learn

[android-developers] Re: Piracy sucks, or does it?

2010-02-27 Thread Hekki
Oh ok, then I would then say that it's a MPITIA (Major Pain In The Irritated A[guess what] : ) And not likely to be used by anyone in their right mind. Yahel On 27 fév, 20:44, ko5tik kpriblo...@yahoo.com wrote: On Feb 26, 1:18 pm, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: I do not know what a PITA

[android-developers] Re: Piracy sucks, or does it?

2010-02-26 Thread Hekki
Hi, People cheat, it's in our human nature, it's even an economic rule : Individuals try to get the most with their limited resources. So if they can have something for free, they will. The problem is not really to fight this, because we'll never win (RIAA anyone : ), it's to find a way to

[android-developers] Re: Piracy sucks, or does it?

2010-02-26 Thread Hekki
I do not know what a PITA is but I agree. Changing your phone time just to play a game or use an app is to much work to worth the trouble. If someone does that, then he is either very, very poor, or very very pathetic with avarice and you won't get anything from him anyway. Yahel On 26 fév,

[android-developers] Re: Piracy sucks, or does it?

2010-02-26 Thread Hekki
There is nothing in this world quite like witnessing a penniless upset French stand-up comedian hurling abuse at YouTube :) Well you know when we're not on strike or ranting about our first lady, we need the vent :D -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] Re: ImageView setImageURL(Uri imgUri) does not work with android.resource//... Uri

2010-02-25 Thread Hekki
prefer to search for a maintainable solutions before to start to write ala  blind  (I'm very sorry for my english) btw thank you for the support :) On 24 Feb, 17:46, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm sorry but I don't understand your problem nor why you get stuck

[android-developers] Re: Piracy sucks, or does it?

2010-02-25 Thread Hekki
Hi, I've been through the same questions for a desktop app that i've written 4 years ago. I believe that it's a good thing, a badge of honor as you put it :) The truth is, people who know how to hack, where to find the crack, and actually get your app this way when the price is so low, will

[android-developers] Re: ImageView setImageURL(Uri imgUri) does not work with android.resource//... Uri

2010-02-24 Thread Hekki
Is there a reason why you are not using : ImageView.setImageResource(resId) In your example : imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.image) Yahel On 24 fév, 15:23, qlimax eneager...@gmail.com wrote: anyone? On 23 Feb, 18:47, qlimax eneager...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to do the

[android-developers] Re: ImageView setImageURL(Uri imgUri) does not work with android.resource//... Uri

2010-02-24 Thread Hekki
name|string imageUri can you understand what I mean? if you think that mine, is a wrong approach, pls let me know... I'm open to any suggestion qlimax On 24 Feb, 14:30, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a reason why you are not using :ImageView.setImageResource(resId) In your

[android-developers] Re: Petition: Google, please improve the Android Market.

2010-02-23 Thread Hekki
Hi, Are you sure about the carrier thing ? I don't see when they are involved : Clients only use the carrier as a dumb pipe here to get internet access, they pay using google checkout which have their credit card information(much like itunes does). So google handle the payment itself. When is

[android-developers] Re: Petition: Google, please improve the Android Market.

2010-02-22 Thread Hekki
Hi, Good initiative ! I would shorten the all thing so that it is read by more people. You can for example leave everything that we all know and doesn't add to the idea : (you couldn't include a screenshot in your app's description before then). But it's a good idea and it would be time for

[android-developers] Re: Lots of questions and no answers: upgrading my device from Android 1.6 to 2.0

2010-02-17 Thread Hekki
Hi, Try to look on google for modaco. They have lots of modded rom that allow you to install 2.1, 2.0, 1.6 and 1.5 roms. That is not covered by google because you could brick your phone since it's not official releases. Practically thouth, that's how i do my tests across muliple platforms. Be

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch seems badly broken on Nexus One 2.1-update1

2010-02-16 Thread Hekki
So Sean, your answer to that is simply : Don't use multitouch at all !! When you think that most games need more than one input, that gesture like pinch zooming are so very intuitive, it is very sad. And it's not only developpers who are finding that this completely sucks, it's actually

[android-developers] Re: why I can't see google's nexus one from eclipse

2010-02-16 Thread Hekki
Hi, Have you enabled both unknown sources and usb debugging on the phone ? These settings can be found on the settings menu of the phone under the item Application. Unknown sources must be checked. Then under Development, Usb debugging must be checked as well. After that you should be able to

[android-developers] Re: Increasing Frame Rate

2010-02-15 Thread Hekki
Hi mate, Your questions is not really android related, not android developpers related anyway since the rockon engine is really something specific. Try here : http://rokonandroid.com/community Good luck with your project. Yahel On 15 fév, 09:17, Uzair uskele...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone knows

[android-developers] Re: Picture while starting app

2010-02-14 Thread Hekki
Hi, I understand you want to show a splash screen. Here is how i do it. I have a relativelayout containing my UI in a framelayout. The background of the framelayout is set to the picture for the splash. I have an animation on the relativelayout from 0 alpha to 1 alpha with a startoffset of 2

[android-developers] Re: New sales have come to a halt Re: Developer console stopped updating?

2010-02-13 Thread Hekki
Hi all, I always considered the developper consolel too be just a shameless, wrote under-a-day, new intern-assignement, we're way behind schedule, kind of way to put some apps on the market. For the first two weeks I thought it was normal, then I thought nobody works on that, then now I know :

[android-developers] Re: New sales have come to a halt Re: Developer console stopped updating?

2010-02-13 Thread Hekki
-in on the developper console :s Yahel On 13 fév, 09:44, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I always considered the developper consolel too be just a shameless, wrote under-a-day, new intern-assignement, we're way behind schedule, kind of way to put some apps on the market. For the first

[android-developers] Re: Which will make Faster?...

2010-02-12 Thread Hekki
Hi, I'm interested by the answer to the original question as well : Which is faster ? 1) Declaring and using local variables in a method (Variable lookup is faster, but instanciating is slow ? ) 2) Declaring and using a variable that is global to the class (Instance is reused but lookup is a

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch seems badly broken on Nexus One 2.1-update1

2010-02-12 Thread Hekki
Hi, I should report the same thing. My game Armaboing (www.armaboing.com) is multitouch since Android 1.5. And I have the same problem with multitouch, and came to think that it's not Android the problem but the drivers or the hardware. I think that's why Diane doen't want a bug report on this

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch seems badly broken on Nexus One 2.1-update1

2010-02-12 Thread Hekki
seems like that two or three different vendors wouldn't end up with the same bug based on their own driver implementations for touch screens. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I should report the same thing. My game Armaboing (www.armaboing.com

[android-developers] Re: Remove rating of my game in the market

2010-02-12 Thread Hekki
Hi Martin, It's quite logical that you keep ratings even though your application evolves, that's why the version is given in the description in the market. Imagine the scenario : I have crappy ratings, i just change the spelling of a word somewhere in my apps, change version number, then asks a

[android-developers] Re: Handling large Bitmaps

2010-02-08 Thread Hekki
Sorry to state the obvious, but since you downloaded the file why don't you downsample only picture that are either : - Larger than 1024x768 in size - Bigger than 500 KB or a smart mix of the two ? Best regards On 8 fév, 15:48, Samuh samuh.va...@gmail.com wrote: I have a bunch of image URLs.

[android-developers] Check for internet connection inside an anonymous class

2009-12-30 Thread Hekki
Hi, I was trying to make an anonymous class to upload a file to a server. I wanted to make that easily reusable much like some kind of component. Everything works fine but as a final touch i wanted to add a function to check if internet connection is available. Problem is, the call to the

[android-developers] Re: Check for internet connection inside an anonymous class

2009-12-30 Thread Hekki
Hekki wrote: Since i'm in an anonymous class and I've read that it's not a good idea to pass the whole context to classes Where did you read that? I sure hope that I did not write that... Thanks for your answer. Since I'm not sure I fully understand that Context leak thing, I just try

[android-developers] Re: Check for internet connection inside an anonymous class

2009-12-30 Thread Hekki
Reuse is a design consideration, but only *a* design consideration. Possible Context leaks are another design consideration. If you will ! My idea behind this is that when released into the wild open source, a component like that has to be as independent as possible, plug-and-play. I've had to

[android-developers] Re: HTC Hero has multi-touch. SDK support?

2009-08-17 Thread Hekki
Hello, Actually you can use the multitouch from the SDK : http://www.alicesbiscuit.com/android-sdk-multitouch-workaround.html It's not perfect but it works for me. Yahel --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch API for the Hero ??

2009-08-17 Thread Hekki
in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. On Aug 9, 2:04 am, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for your answer, that's sad I was develloping a game thar needed it ! Do we know when the next ask is due ? Anyone found a hack around ? Using

[android-developers] Re: Multi-touch

2009-08-17 Thread Hekki
Hi, I've turned quite a lot to find info and how to for multitouch, so i finally made my own. The answer is : Multitouch is already usable in Android SDK : http://www.alicesbiscuit.com/android-sdk-multitouch-workaround.html Hope that helps Yahel On 29 juil, 19:35, Marco Nelissen

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Donut?

2009-08-17 Thread Hekki
Hi, Actually, multitouch is already kind of available : http://www.alicesbiscuit.com/android-sdk-multitouch-workaround.html Hope that helps Yahel On 27 juil, 09:56, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: http://bit.ly/DX8VPfor further clarification. Al. -- * Written an Android App? -

[android-developers] Multitouch API for the Hero ??

2009-08-09 Thread Hekki
Hi all, The htc hero has multitouch capabilities in the browser and in the picture gallery, but i cannot find any ressources on how to use it in my own application. Can someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch API for the Hero ??

2009-08-09 Thread Hekki
, Hekki kaye...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, The htc hero has multitouch capabilities in the browser and in the picture gallery, but i cannot find any ressources on how to use it in my own application. Can someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks