[android-developers] Dynamically-Drawn, Clickable Map Overlay?

2012-03-05 Thread PJ
s) and the relative distance to that location (arrow length), so the overlay is something I'd have to come up with at run time. I think the main challenge is drawing the clickable arrows, but another question that comes to mind is, should I search using the Google Maps API, or is this job more

[android-developers] Re: I Didn't come here to cause no trouble, I just came to do the Android Market Shuffle!

2009-11-20 Thread PJ
The Market statistics were screwed up for a while. People were even getting negative numbers in some cases. But I think it's fixed now. -- PJ On Nov 20, 5:42 am, MikaSue wrote: > What happened to the market?  I am uninformed? > > On Nov 19, 7:29 am, niko20 wrote: &

[android-developers] Re: RESET SQLite AUTOINCREMENT

2009-11-20 Thread PJ
when you do updates! Much safer/reliable. And AUTOINCREMENT is still fantastic for keeping your row id's unique. -- PJ On Nov 20, 2:52 pm, jotobjects wrote: > On Nov 20, 11:00 am, JasonMP wrote: > > > The issue came up b/c when i do delete rows i get gaps.  gaps were ba

[android-developers] Re: How to Load PDF to Browser?

2009-11-20 Thread PJ
Like Mark said, Android doesn't come with PDF functionality built-in. So, your best bet is to find some Java library that provides PDF reading capabilities and include it with your application. Maybe something like: http://www.jpedal.org/ -- PJ On Nov 20, 12:58 am, Moon Technolabs

[android-developers] Re: Is there any way to display 8000 * 8000 jpeg file without OutOfMemoryException

2009-11-20 Thread PJ
What does your app do? Now you've got me all curious. :D -- PJ On Nov 19, 7:06 pm, James Wang wrote: > > > Step #2: Generate 10,000 tiles that are 80*80 instead (100 * 100 tiles). > > > > Step #3: Render tiles on-screen by drawing them on the Canvas, and > > &g

[android-developers] Re: I Didn't come here to cause no trouble, I just came to do the Android Market Shuffle!

2009-11-19 Thread PJ
On Nov 19, 8:53 am, Vassilios Kirellous wrote: > Its great you made a song out of this. Do you have dance moves to go with > it? > > Anyway, does this mean we get to have our $25 subscription back? > > 2009/11/19 niko20 > > > > > This also came to me last night, a little rendition of American

[android-developers] Re: How to Load PDF to Browser?

2009-11-19 Thread PJ
There are PDF Reader applications on the Market. But... what are you trying to accomplish? -- PJ On Nov 19, 9:32 am, Mark Murphy wrote: > xu haojie wrote: > > As I know, there isn't one function now, which can show PDF or DOC. > > > On Nov 18, 4:28 pm, Moon Technol

[android-developers] Re: Developing Android Developers in the US

2009-11-18 Thread PJ
Also you could try to meet developers in the IRC channel. "The Android community is using the #android channel on the irc.freenode.net server." http://developer.android.com/community/index.html -- PJ On Nov 18, 2:49 pm, PJ wrote: > Since you specifically mentioned Dallas,

[android-developers] Re: Developing Android Developers in the US

2009-11-18 Thread PJ
Since you specifically mentioned Dallas, check out the dallas-android- developers group. There are over a dozen of us and many of us are interested in job opportunities. http://groups.google.com/group/dallas-android-developers -- PJ On Nov 18, 2:25 pm, Sundog wrote: > Hope you're not

[android-developers] Re: How to Add Objects to Sqlite Database

2009-11-18 Thread PJ
unless you deserialize every row), and if your data object structure changes then you have to worry about versioning, etc. -- PJ On Nov 18, 12:38 am, 097 wrote: > See details in the docs under /docs/guide/topics/data/data- > storage.html and I think you'll find the answer >

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Android 2.0

2009-11-17 Thread PJ
rrence. Please let me know if that's wrong, because I've never actually tested this stuff, I'm just going by the limited Droid examples posted by Dave.) -- PJ On Nov 16, 8:30 pm, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:21 PM, niko20 wrote: > > > I wish though, t

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-17 Thread PJ
luding fun topics like the "Droid" Lucasfilm trademark, what our official name should be, etc. Welcome! -- PJ On Nov 16, 4:42 pm, BillD wrote: > I'd be interested in joining - I've been working with Android for > about 6 months now - > > Bill > > On Nov 12, 1:10 

[android-developers] Re: How do I get informed whenever an application is started/created?

2009-11-17 Thread PJ
); Just be sure to turn off logging and debugging before publishing, as indicated in these best practices: http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/preparing.html -- PJ On Nov 17, 9:19 am, Moritzz wrote: > Well there's an intent sent, as I can see in ddms but how do I catch >

[android-developers] Re: Get info from mp3 file

2009-11-17 Thread PJ
r off searching for the solution to this elsewhere. Have fun! By the way, in addition to mp3 files, you might also look into 3gp files and other files, since those are common on mobile devices: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html -- PJ On Nov 16, 8:27 am, aBx wrote:

[android-developers] Re: Need help with XML parsing (SAX)

2009-11-16 Thread PJ
Have you tried a smaller file? Have you tried a file without special characters in it? 3. We're not convinced it's an Android problem. It could just be an XML problem and not appropriate for this mailing list. -- PJ On Nov 14, 2:32 pm, Gáb wrote: > Hi, > > I have a

[android-developers] Re: List

2009-11-16 Thread PJ
criteria (to/from). -- PJ On Nov 14, 10:24 am, D G wrote: > What's the easiest way to stop and start emails from this list without   > needing to unsubscribe and subscribe again? Options on my mail client   > or on the server side? > > Thanks -- You received this mes

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Android 2.0

2009-11-16 Thread PJ
Ar, I didn't see Dianne's response (nor Niko's) when I posted my last response, because I didn't realize that there was a "page 2". Thanks, Dianne, for your explanation and for posting the examples! -- PJ On Nov 16, 1:57 am, PJ wrote: > I think

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Android 2.0

2009-11-15 Thread PJ
d explain your Droid's behavior. Now, I'm not saying that those extra interpretations/rules are correct and will/should be adopted by all devices. But I think it's a decent interpretation. I'm not terribly surprised that your Droid is acting like that. What do you think?

[android-developers] Re: How do you change the default language

2009-11-15 Thread PJ
I don't have a Hero, but... can you go to System settings and change the Locale? On Nov 13, 11:25 pm, Andre Liu wrote: > Hi I came across your thread while researching on the same issue.  Did > you find out how to do it? Thanks. > > On Oct 31, 4:00 am, Nick wrote: > > > > > How tochangethe defa

[android-developers] Re: Why String "\0" is converted to [65533,65533]

2009-11-15 Thread PJ
e than one byte because of internationalization support. So perhaps you should be working with "byte" instead of "char", assuming you're trying to manipulate things at the byte level. -- PJ On Nov 14, 9:42 am, Joes wrote: > I just wanna know, with what condition can cause

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-13 Thread PJ
(We're moving our meeting from Saturday to Sunday, since more people can make it.) The Dallas 'Droid Devs will have their first meeting this SUNDAY, NOV. 15 at 11:30am at Cafe Brazil. Look forward to seeing everyone there! -- PJ On Nov 13, 2:51 pm, PJ wrote: > Place: Cafe

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-13 Thread PJ
and announce the official time (e.g. the one with the most Yes's). -- PJ On Nov 12, 1:10 am, PJ wrote: > If anyone is interested in joining the "DallasDroid Devs", just reply > to this thread and let us know that you're interested. > > An existing member can then

[android-developers] Re: Recording direct system audio??

2009-11-12 Thread PJ
27;m more familiar with it. :) Any NDK developers wanna chime in here? -- PJ On Nov 12, 7:48 am, Bytes wrote: > Hi PJ, > > Thanks for your response. > > Now my requirements got changed, even little bit inconsistency in > voice seems to be OK. > > But I've few ques

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Android 2.0

2009-11-12 Thread PJ
multi-touch, I'd be more than happy to test the hell out of the MotionEvents for the new multi-touch protocol and write a detailed how-to. -- PJ On Nov 11, 10:11 pm, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > I am pretty sure the emulator will not do anything intelligent with this. > :)  I very much

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
about yourself. -- PJ On Nov 12, 12:39 am, PJ wrote: > I vote for the 14th!  (I'm out of town on the 21st.) > > I was about to ask everyone where they lived and a bunch of other > info, then I realized it would be easier if we just had a shared > spreadsheet. > > So guys, I&

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
uot;: List of meetings. For now I went ahead and put the 14th down for our first meeting! "Notes": Put random notes/discussions/crap about the group here. I'll give everyone (in this discussion) permissions to edit the spreadsheet. If you have trouble viewing or editing it, let me kno

[android-developers] Re: Recording direct system audio??

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
tRecording() call. This should also reduce your buffer overflow problems. Hope this helps, -- PJ On Nov 11, 11:22 pm, Bytes wrote: > PJ & Niko, > > Thanks for your response. > > Yes , whatever you are telling is correct. Using a large buffer will > solve the b

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Android 2.0

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
I'm seriously considering installing a special mouse driver that allows two mice at once on the screen (they do exist), and trying to see if the emulator responds to simultaneous clicks as multi-touch. Someone please try this and let me know if it works. Or maybe I'll get around to it in a couple

[android-developers] Re: AsyncTask and ProgressDialog

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
ng dialogs, background tasks, etc. seems unnecessary and extremely bug-prone. Has anyone tried this strategy? If so, how easy was it to re-draw the UI? And what other challenges did you face with this solution? -- PJ On Nov 11, 4:16 am, Lee Jarvis wrote: > Ahh! That makes total sense, I was tryi

[android-developers] Re: Reading from database/file

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
Also you can look at the Notepad tutorial, which is a very simple but helpful tutorial that covers how to use a SQLite3 database and how to use a cursor object to automatically populate a UI list: http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html On Nov 10, 9:18 pm, Stephen Abrams

[android-developers] Re: Recording direct system audio??

2009-11-11 Thread PJ
27;t have that much experience with high-performant audio processing. Maybe some experts can correct me and/or elaborate on what the proper solution is. -- PJ On Nov 10, 11:23 pm, Bytes wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for your mails. > > I pressume you did in Java. > > Ofcourse

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
"Dallas Droid Devs". It's catchy. Quick, someone reserve the domain! I think the biggest barrier to forming a local Android Dev group is the fact that developers can hang out in the IRC channel (and this Google group) and find lots of discussion there, from the comfort (and whim/speed) of their

[android-developers] Re: Please help me to choose Android Phones (For Android development)

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
quality? > > Eric's spreadsheet is awesome! Here's another one I found pertaining > to US > carriers:http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tIuLv6KThktwpCyNu5lbrWQ&gid=0 > > - Pankaj. > > On Nov 11, 9:13 am, PJ wrote: > > > > > I can't

[android-developers] Re: How can i divide a picture/image into parts

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
. So, first you create a Bitmap object for the whole image, then you can get sub-rectangles from it using the above method. I've never actually done this myself, but from looking at the API I suspect this would work. Hope this helps, -- PJ On Nov 10, 10:51 pm, PJ wrote: > Er, let me

[android-developers] Re: How can i divide a picture/image into parts

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
Er, let me try that link again (the spaces screwed it up): http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/graphics/Bitmap.html#createBitmap(android.graphics.Bitmap,+int,+int,+int,+int) On Nov 10, 10:50 pm, PJ wrote: > An > idea:http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/a

[android-developers] Re: How can i divide a picture/image into parts

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
An idea: http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/graphics/Bitmap.html#createBitmap(android.graphics.Bitmap, int, int, int, int) -- PJ On Nov 10, 2:45 am, Nasir wrote: > Hey, > > I am new to Android and need your guidence and suggestions on a > problem im trying to s

[android-developers] Re: Keyboard-less device support

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
> my lack of hardware Home, Menu, and Back keys is killing me Even devices that lack a hard keyboard still have those keys, though, right? Are there any devices that *don't* have hard Home, Menu, Back buttons? -- PJ On Nov 9, 6:34 pm, Mark Murphy wrote: > GT wrote: > >

[android-developers] Re: Recording direct system audio??

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
's the preferred method, and I'd like to hear comments from an Android OS/audio expert. -- PJ On Nov 9, 10:39 pm, Hunter Peress wrote: > One more way of framing the Issue. Is there a way to access things > with AID_SYSTEM,AID_AUDIO (aka /dev/msm_pcm_out) from an app? > > T

[android-developers] Re: Please help me to choose Android Phones (For Android development)

2009-11-10 Thread PJ
rticular device and you get a bunch of upset customers and bad ratings/image. You definitely want to vary things like: * hard keyboard vs soft keyboard * high-res screens vs low-res screens * fast vs slow cpus And Eric's link to that spreadsheet is freaking great. -- PJ On Nov 10, 5:42 p

[android-developers] Re: Not sure where to find out how to do this - the "Busy" spinning icon

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
Maybe: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#progressBarStyleSmallTitle On Nov 5, 8:56 pm, PJ wrote: > I'm not sure if I've ever seen that icon in the upper right corner, > but I've seen apps pop up a dialog while fetching data, etc. > > If that

[android-developers] Re: Not sure where to find out how to do this - the "Busy" spinning icon

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
t actually shows the "progress" (percentage complete). I agree that "ProgressBar" isn't an intuitive name for the Spinner kind. -- PJ On Nov 5, 1:16 pm, furby wrote: > I have been doing searches for this on Google but I am obviously using > the wrong words to loo

[android-developers] Re: How to set the unlock pattern?

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html I see DISABLE_KEYGUARD, but that's it. -- PJ On Nov 5, 5:37 am, Tomas Sjöberg wrote: > How to set the unlock pattern? > Is that an intent? > BR /Tomas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[android-developers] Re: How to know the device state(landscape/portrai) programatically

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
Out of curiosity, why do you ask? (If it's only because you want to have a different layout for landscape, then you should know that you can specify layouts specifically for landscape in /res/layout-land) -- PJ On Nov 5, 6:09 am, manoj wrote: > Thanks Mogimo. > > On Nov 5, 2

[android-developers] Re: Where put file with data?

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
That's what I figured. It seems like it would be difficult to delete something bundled with your application. You're essentially modifying the apk file itself post-install. Another option is to host your data outside the app on the web. / shrug -- PJ On Nov 5, 8:16 pm, Mark Mur

[android-developers] Re: Where put file with data?

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
x27;ve seen this topic come up quite a few times. Sounds like a good candidate for a Dev Guide page. :) -- PJ On Nov 5, 4:17 am, sangorys wrote: > I have a similar question. I just want to add a .txt file in my > program. Where can I put it ? > > Thanks > > On 4 nov, 20:20,

[android-developers] Re: Where put file with data?

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
e app data on external storage when you can store it locally? (Also, if you must access the sdcard from Java code, consider using android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() instead of a hard- coded path.) -- PJ On Nov 5, 4:17 am, sangorys wrote: > I have a similar question. I just w

[android-developers] Re: Dallas Android Developers

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
Where in Dallas do you live? (I live in Plano and develop in my spare time.) What do you specifically mean by "user group", and what benefits do you foresee from a local group? -- PJ On Nov 4, 1:33 pm, Henry_Aigtch wrote: > Looking for a Dallas Based Android user group... anybo

[android-developers] Re: finishActivity doesnt work

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
could try the different approach above. /shrug I hope you let us know how it turns out, because I've only used finish (), and not finishActivity(). On Nov 5, 4:54 pm, PJ wrote: > Check out this discussion, it sounds similar to what you want to > accomplish:http://groups.google.com/gro

[android-developers] Re: finishActivity doesnt work

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
/Intent.html#FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP Hope this helps! -- PJ On Nov 5, 4:48 pm, PJ wrote: > finishActivity() is intended to be used to force-finish an activity, > *** from the same activity that started it ***. > So, if you want to force-finish Activity B, then I think Main Activity > is the o

[android-developers] Re: finishActivity doesnt work

2009-11-05 Thread PJ
. However, I think there's a way for Activity C to terminate and to go back directly to Main Activity and to ask Main Activity to destroy all activities "above" it (B). Let me see if I can find that... -- PJ On Nov 5, 2:58 pm, Bob Cai wrote: > Hello, > > In

[android-developers] android.com e-mail addresses

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
If someone has an android.com e-mail address, what does that mean? Can serious app developers get one? -- 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 f

[android-developers] Verify musical instrument app idea: microphone, simultaneous record and play, elevation, multi-touch

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
I have a great idea for an app and wanted to get everyone's input on 4 different technical aspects of it. Some of you might be familiar with the iPhone musical app where you can "play" it like a flute/ocarina. You blow into the mic and use multi-touch to press a combination of holes to play diffe

[android-developers] Re: Multitouch support in Android 2.0

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
A huge thank-you, Diane, for giving us this information. :D On Oct 27, 5:18 pm, RichardC wrote: > You missed the ";)" in my reply - sorry was not ment as a serious > response. > > On Oct 27, 10:00 pm, niko20 wrote: > > > > > Wait, if I use two mice, they both control the same pointer. There >

[android-developers] Re: Intents and navigating the GUI

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
(RESULT_OK), how to pass a Bundle on info back to the main menu if desired, etc. But if you do the Notepad tutorial, it teaches this concept well: http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html Hope this helps! -- PJ On Nov 2, 11:36 am, chippie wrote: > Hey guys > > I&#x

[android-developers] Re: How to add file .sqlite extension to our project

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
My earlier suggestion was incomplete, assuming you want to continue to modify the database afterwards. This question has already been discussed and there's a great answer for it. Please see: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/4ffd437aeb35d29e -- PJ On

[android-developers] Re: Put some image on background of a row of a ListView

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
For background image, try: android:background="@drawable/my_image" http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#setBackgroundResource(int) http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#setBackgroundDrawable(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable) http://developer.androi

[android-developers] Re: how to delete contact list and email from device

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
Why in the heck would anyone want an app that deletes all their contacts and e-mails? I hope you realize that when people try to install your app, they're going to get a big fat warning when they install your program, saying that your app will have permissions to delete their contacts. So if you

[android-developers] Re: Provide a database packaged with the .APK file or host it separately on a website?

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
be db1 has Bible verses, db2 has Chinese fortunes, db3 has funny movie quotes, etc. People could choose to install only the database(s) that they care about. (With approach 1, you would have to include all databases in the apk file, which could become cumbersome.) My two cents. :) -- PJ On Oct 2

[android-developers] Re: ListActivity and SQLiteDB problem - can't refresh list

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
x27;s being populated? -- PJ On Oct 29, 4:11 am, Hilly wrote: > Hi, > > It will be great if someone here will know how to help me with the > issue bellow. > > What is the best way to display a database queries results on the > screen using ListActivity? I need th

[android-developers] Re: How to add file .sqlite extension to our project

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
in general. If not, I highly suggest the Notepad tutorial, which is a great primer: http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html Hope this helps! -- PJ On Nov 3, 6:55 am, Archana wrote: > Hi.. > > Can anybody tell me whether android support file > with

[android-developers] Re: Android SDK not working on Windows 7

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
talled the Java SDK, and this solved my problem. Hope this helps someone! -- PJ P.S. This discussion thread probably belongs in the android-beginners group. On Nov 3, 7:43 pm, hoss spence wrote: > Actually I just tried it and it worked. > The only thing I can think of was that I rebooted

[android-developers] Re: How to add file .sqlite extension to our project

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
m/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html Hope this helps! -- PJ On Nov 3, 6:55 am, Archana wrote: > Hi.. > >           Can anybody tell me whether android support file > with .sqlite extension? > > how can we add this file to our project.?is it same as .db file?i have > one file w

[android-developers] Re: Regarding the database schema of Android native database

2009-11-03 Thread PJ
atabases for an application, but this technique also works for examining the system's databases, too. You just need to know where they are, e.g. try: # sqlite3 /data/system/ accounts.db Hope this helps! -- PJ On Nov 1, 9:30 pm, richard wrote: > Hello all, > >      I want to build my o

[android-developers] Re: Problem with using DDMS to send mock gps location data!

2009-04-15 Thread pj
I have same question. Does anyone know what happened? Thank you. On Mar 5, 2:07 pm, rocia wrote: > hi, >    I encountered with a problem when I use DDMS to send mock gps > location data . >   I checked out the source code of Android  and make the latest > version.Then put my test apk file of gps

[android-developers] WindowsLIve - Google needs to step up

2008-07-08 Thread pj
I started playing around w/ Android months ago w/o any clear objective, but because I thought there were some cool technologies and the openess of the platform was intriguing. I thought that especially localization, xmpp and sqlite were very promising. Then XMPP turned out to not be xmpp anymo