Re: [android-developers] Re: Important Undocumented styles
In other words, look at the source code :) http://source.android.com/download On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:03 AM, ko5tik kpriblo...@yahoo.com wrote: Ultimate Truth lies in source On Jan 29, 2:19 am, Erik Martino erik.mart...@gmail.com wrote: An important part of creating an android application is making the gui look right. However where do I find documentation for this. An example of what I am looking for is something like this style=@android:style/ButtonBar what other interesting styles does exist. The eclipse layout xml editor knows about some of the @android:style/'s but not this one. Where is all this documented? -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] How to select an item in a listview by code
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:11 AM, Michael J McLean m...@mmc2.com.au wrote: Mark, Thank you for taking the time to reply. There are a lot of restrictions placed on developers trying to provide a quality user interface. I can live with this particular restriction but I would appreciate help on one other issue. If I use the navigation buttons to highlight and select an item in my listview, and then press MENU, the first menu item is highlighted, where if I hadn't previously navigated to one of the items on my list view, and press MENU, the menu item would not be highlighted.. I would like to prevent this from happening for the sake of consistency. There are two different modes of navigation. Touch mode and button mode (can't remember the real name). Basically if you press a navigation button like the d-pad it will switch out of touch mode. This means you will see items highlighted so you can tell where you are. If you're in touch mode you wont see this highlighting because there's no need to know where you are and you can touch anywhere on the screen. I's therefore a user aid to have this highlighting turned on where you activate the menu button and isn't really something you should be messing with. I'm sure it's possible to, however it would likely confuse users as it goes away from what normally happens on all other apps, and keeping things consistent means much happier users. Only change this if you really have to, not just because it looks better. I wonder why the programmer doesn't just simply have the ability to highlight or de-highlight an item with one command. But then I also wonder why the programmer cannot simply call or hide the virtual keyboard with one command each. Getting rid of the virtual keyboard proved to be a messy affair with unwanted side effects. Even now, when doing a text entry, I find that if I hold down some characters, such as e, g, and r, unwanted options appear on the screen. I presume you've disabled the virtual keyboard and have the app in a portrait orientation. If you do it wont matter too much what you press on the emulators keyboard as only devices with a hardware keyboard (G1 and droid for example) will be able to press these keys, and even then only with the slider open. What was the reason for disabling the virtual keyboard? Surely if you have a text area you want people to be able to type into it on devices without a keybaord. I would really appreciate help on getting rid of that. I have purchsed two books including yours, enrolled in a University course ( to withdraw after 3 weeks when I realised their lack of their ability to help), and yet I find most knowledge comes from trial and error, constantly reinventing the wheel, and the occasional tip from the forums, if your lucky. I would love to know where I can find systematic introductions and explanations for these basic Android features. The Android documentation seems to be written as a reference source for people who already understand it. Seeing links being given to the Android documentation as an 'answer' to forum questions, is frustrating and annoying. People are asking for help and examples. The existence of, and size of the forums, is testament to the Android documentation not giving us developers what we need. Much of my programming time and efforts seems to be in developing ad hoc workarounds, to situations that prevent me from achieving the standard of user interface that I require. That's how development works for me as well. The books and documentation can only take you so far. Most of the experience comes from actually doing it. If you want to be able to read a book and then be able to go straight out to making a really complicated application you're going about it the wrong way. Treat the books and documentation as a reference and use your own project as a way of actually learning how to develop for android. Two features that led me to invest most of last year into learning Android, were 1) the fact that it was claimed that you didn't even need a handset. If it worked on the emulator you could rely that it would work on the phone, and 2) the App store. 1) Technically true but it's always good practice to test the application on a real device. It also helps to know how other applications on the device function so you can keep it consistent with that (like the touch mode example i gave above). 2) Gotta love open app stores :) Both of these advantages are seriously eroded by the fragmentation of Android. And it doesn't help to read of Android engineers expressing their anger in forum replies to reference being made to the fragmentation issues. The fragmentation is an issue and Google does need to answer it seriously and soon I think. All of the above strengthens the case for me to not merely rethink your user interface to avoid the question as advised by you, but to rethink the ultimate question of
Re: [android-developers] android milestone text size small
It might be something to do with the display density. Maybe you have defined the size of the text in px (absolute pixels) which on a device with a higher density makes the text smaller. You could try changing to a density independent unit to see if that helps. Matt On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:02 AM, extrapedestrian extra.pedestr...@gmail.com wrote: My application works fine on G1/Hero and emulators, but on Milestone text size is tiny. I have list box and text items are very small on Milestone device. What can be the cause of 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Re: Using OS 1.6 and Up , are we penalized on the market ?
@String: I love the idea of optional permissions. The description idea is good as well. The might might be show when the user presses a why link next to the relevant permission. Maybe it should also explain what the permission allows by default as well. On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:08 AM, String sterling.ud...@googlemail.com wrote: On Jan 26, 7:23 am, String sterling.ud...@googlemail.com wrote: Another idea which has been discussed before (but which I don't see on b.android.com) is the notion of optional permission. Update: catellie has opened an issue for optional permissions; see http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6266 String -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Black screen with translucent transparent background on HTC Hero
Could you give some examples. I think part of your email is missing maybe. Matt On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Eden clement.mart...@gmail.com wrote: Why i get a Black screen with a translucent transparent background on my HTC Hero ? I used the code sample... It is OK with the emulators 1.5 and 2.1 Is there a way to have it on my Hero ? -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Re: AVD - Emulator limitations
In Eclipse go to the DDMS perspective and you'll see a panel with all the emulator options in it. You can make calls, send/receive SMS's and set the GPS location. On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Kumar Bibek coomar@gmail.com wrote: Hey, Of course it can make calls, to other emulators, and it can emulate GPS too Checkout the emulator options in the DDMS perspective to see these options. Kumar Bibek On Jan 22, 10:10 am, Sudhir Nallagangu nallagan...@gmail.com wrote: I am curious on limitations on AVD /Emulators. It is clear that it cannot support making phone calls etc ..Can it emulate GPS to leverage google maps and navigations? Sudhir -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Browser Name?.
I don't think it has a name except for Browser. The engine it uses is WebKit, the same as the iPhone, Safari and Chrome. If you mean what does the browser report itself as you could look at the user agent string which it reports itself as: HTC-P4600/1.2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) UP.Link/6.3.1.17.0 That one was for the HTC Dream. You can find the user agent for other devices on this page (not sure how complete it is): http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/mobile_ids.html Matt On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Sasikumar.S sasikumar.it1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, what's the name of default browser in android?.. for iphone safari... for android ?.. -- Thanks Regards Sasikumar.S -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Re: Nexus GPS antenna is always active when Use GPS Satellites is checked...
Does this mean there's a bug in the browser which keeps GPS active when it isn't needed? Matt On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Alain aarn...@gmail.com wrote: I have resolved this issue problem. When the browser starts and the google splash page opens up, it has a small checkbox to Enable location (allow sites to request access to your location) if this is checked, then the gps is enabled. Go in browser menu, choose more and settings and unclick Enable location. This prevents the browser from starting gps. GPS will still work when accessing Maps. On Jan 21, 12:42 pm, Vinay Avasthi vi...@avasthi.com wrote: I have seen this problem on milestone. Once I run a browser session, the browser remains active and keeps the GPS active. If I manually kill browser using Task Manager application the GPS goes off. On 01/21/2010 08:00 PM, Alain wrote: I have intermittently the same problem on my Milestone/Droid. The GPS comes on on its own. I end up turning off the Use GPS setting to preven the battery from draining. On Jan 21, 2:42 am, Stringsterling.ud...@googlemail.com wrote: On Jan 20, 9:21 pm, Richard Schillingrichard.rootwirel...@gmail.com wrote: I may be answering my own question here. The power control widget had the GPS antenna selected to on. When I turn off the GPS antenna in the power control widget, the antenna goes off. FYI, the power control widget is simply a shortcut to the Settings option for Enable GPS satellites. So this isn't doing anything different than in your original post. Unless this is an N1 bug (possible, I can't test), the likelihood is that you have a poorly-designed app running in the background which is consuming the GPS location all the time. It's impossible for us to say what app it might be without seeing your phone, though. You'll need to look through your installed apps yourself to try to find the culprit. String -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Max APK SIZE
No chance. I'm not sure what the limit is but apps are stored on the phone itself so the biggest amount of storage it has for ALL apps is around 512mb (on the N1). There's no way anyone will want something over 200mb on their phone taking up their application storage. Why not just have the videos load over the network? Matt On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:33 PM, mailbox.jku...@gmail.com mailbox.jku...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I would like to know the max apk size that i can use in the device as i have a 232 mb of videos and i want to use them in the application itself.What are the chances and any other option if possible. Please help me out as i need to release my app asap. -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Configure app to work horizontal and vertical?
Nope, you can support both. When you define your layout in the xml files it will allow it to be displayed in both portrait and landscape. You can also define special layouts for landscape if you like. Take a good look at the notepad tutorial in the developer docs and you can see how it changes to landscape in the emulator by pressing ctrl+F11. Have fun :) On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:59 PM, qmwestview qmwestv...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, Is it possible to configure all layouts of an Android app to support BOTH landscape and portrait mode so that the app will work both when phone is held vertically and horizontally. From my brief reading, it seems not. Am I right? -- 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 -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Re: Dotted line in 2D graphics API
Works perfectly. Thank you very much Lance :) Matt On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:10 AM, Lance Nanek lna...@gmail.com wrote: Never tried them before, but these might do it: http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/graphics/DashPathEffect.html http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/graphics/Paint.html#setPathEffect%28android.graphics.PathEffect%29 On Jan 13, 4:21 pm, Matt Oakes m...@matto1990.com wrote: Hi, I'm looking for away to draw a dotted or dashed line using the android 2d drawing API. So far I have te following code: Paint gridLines = new Paint(); gridLines.setColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.grid_lines)); canvas.drawLine(boardOffsetLeft, boardOffsetTop, boardOffsetLeft, boardOffsetTop); Is there something I can add to it to change the line to a dotted line or can I do it a completely different way? Thank 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 -- 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] Dotted line in 2D graphics API
Hi, I'm looking for away to draw a dotted or dashed line using the android 2d drawing API. So far I have te following code: Paint gridLines = new Paint(); gridLines.setColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.grid_lines)); canvas.drawLine(boardOffsetLeft, boardOffsetTop, boardOffsetLeft, boardOffsetTop); Is there something I can add to it to change the line to a dotted line or can I do it a completely different way? Thank 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
Re: [android-developers] Re: Enhancement to Emulator
I'll hold him still, you go for the head ;-) On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Disconnect dc.disconn...@gmail.com wrote: I do have a can opener.. :P On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:25 PM, David Turner di...@android.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Disconnect dc.disconn...@gmail.com wrote: Dev phone 2 - dev phone 1 firmware is still hidden/removed. Also, for the planned for 2010 features, where can we see a list of such items? You can't, it's in my head :-) On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:58 PM, theSmith chris.smith...@gmail.com wrote: Noting what David said, you are better off using a development device like the google dev phone 1. -theSmith On Jan 7, 1:49 pm, David Turner di...@android.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Thisara Rupasinghe thisara...@gmail.comwrote: Hi all, Im trying to write an application using bluetooth. But using the android emulator, can i try that out. I mean is it emulated that feature(bluetooth). Or even the camera feature. And also if i would like to enhance the capabilities of this emulator can i contribute? Where can i find the source of that emulator? These features are not emulated and are planned for 2010, if not preempted by more important stuff. You can have a look at the emulator sources under external/qemu in the Android repository. I would like to use computers web cam and the bluetooth devices as emulators, if there are those features in the running machine. Is that pissble or can u gv any comments on this to my self. Note that being able to do that will require at the very least changes to the kernel configuration used for the emulator, plus some changes to the system itself. Thanks -- Thanks Regards, Thisara. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups android-platform group. To post to this group, send email to android-platf...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-platform+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-platform%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform?hl=en. -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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
