Works perfectly. 9-patch with transparency set for Stretch and
Content is exactly right. Ended up applying my 9-patch to the Dialog
itself, instead of the View inside the inflated Dialog's contents.
This code below works now. Thanks again.
mDialog = new Dialog(mContext);
mDialog.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
mDialog.setContentView(textEntryView);
mDialog.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.tenth));
mDialog.show();
On Apr 3, 7:39 pm, Nick Longinow <nicklongi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Perfect. I found some good examples of subclassing AlertDialog, but
> this may be alot easier to do. I'll take my 9-patch and apply it to a
> Dialog. thanks
>
> On Apr 3, 6:28 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Oh wait, you are using AlertDialog? Why? AlertDialog is for making
> > standard-looking dialogs. If you just want a dialog you can use Dialog and
> > customize its content as desired.
>
> > On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Nick Longinow <nicklongi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > HierarchyViewer says that the border is being drawn by the AlertDialog
> > > code itself. ie, it's coming from an object called "FrameLayout, with
> > > ID = id/customPanel".
>
> > > So, to solve this is it necessary to extend AlertDialog? Or is that
> > > overkill?
>
> > > On Apr 3, 12:12 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> > > > Use hierarchyviewer to look at your view hierarchy and see what is
> > > drawing
> > > > each element.
>
> > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 5:10 AM, Nick Longinow <nicklongi...@gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > Taking a step back here. I think if I solve the Dialog itself, the
> > > > > Window background drawable may not be an issue. Saying that because
> > > > > once I created the 9-patch with correct transparency and Content and
> > > > > Patch settings, it looks as it should.
>
> > > > > So, trying to get the dialog layout (view) right first.
>
> > > > > Code:
> > > > > // 1 - specify the layout (pretty simple stuff)
> > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > > > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://
> > > > > schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
> > > > > android:id="@+id/layout_root0"
> > > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> > > > > android:background="#fff80000" <!-- gives me a
> > > > > red
> > > bar
> > > > > at the top of the dialog -->
>
> > > > > <ListView
> > > > > android:id="@+id/shareList"
> > > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> > > > > android:background="@drawable/tenth" <!-- my
> > > > > 9-patch.
> > > > > Correctly
> > > > > displays as expected -->
>
> > > > > </ListView>
> > > > > </LinearLayout>
>
> > > > > // 2 - inflate and populate the View
> > > > > LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(this);
> > > > > final View textEntryView = factory.inflate(R.layout.bc,
> > > > > null);
> > > > > ListView shareList =
> > > > > (ListView)textEntryView.findViewById(R.id.shareList);
> > > > > shareList.setAdapter(gla);
>
> > > > > // 3. Now, display the dialog (turn off the title
> > > > > bar)
> > > > > AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
> > > > > builder.setCancelable(true)
> > > > > .setView(textEntryView);
>
> > > > > mAlert = builder.create();
> > > > > mAlert.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
> > > > > mAlert.show();
>
> > > > > This code will produce a nice alert dialog with a perfect 9-patch
> > > > > surrounding the ListView (options items) and a red bar at the top of
> > > > > the ListView.
>
> > > > > **Problem** -- Still have a "border" around the LinearLayout. There is
> > > > > a thin black horizontal bar at the top *and* a 1-pixel frame around
> > > > > the whole thing. Its that "frame" around the dialog I want to get rid
> > > > > of.
>
> > > > > Is that a remnant of the LinearLayout that wraps the ListView? Do I
> > > > > need to specify some sort of "no border" attribute to the
> > > > > LinearLayout? Or is it a remnant of the Dialog? Do I need to do
> > > > > something beyond the requestWindowFeature (no title) statement?
>
> > > > > On Apr 2, 7:36 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> > > > > > The window will be resized to wrap its content. Be sure in your
> > > 9-patch
> > > > > > that you have correctly indicated the content area along the right
> > > and
> > > > > > bottom edges. If that isn't the problem, you can use
> > > > > > hierarchyviewer
> > > to
> > > > > see
> > > > > > what is going on with the layout of the view hierarchy if your
> > > window.
> > > > > You
> > > > > > don't want to set a specific layout size.
>
> > > > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Nick Longinow <
> > > nicklongi...@gmail.com
> > > > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Getting much closer. But not quite. I've got my customized
> > > background
> > > > > > > (nine patch) built and assigned to the alert window. But, its huge
> > > > > > > while the dialog list items are normal size. I did
> > > > > > > alert.getWindow().setLayout(50, 50) to resize that window but it
> > > has
> > > > > > > no effect. Still have this huge background and small dialog
> > > > > > > contents. Must be missing something big here.
>
> > > > > > > Here is my Dialog display code:
>
> > > > > > > mAlert = builder.create();
>
> > > mAlert.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
> > > > > > > mAlert.getWindow().setLayout(50, 50);
> > > > > > > // *** this is the nine patch
> > > > > > > (looks
> > > > > > > beautiful by the way, just huge)
>
> > > mAlert.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.eight));
> > > > > > > // ***
> > > > > > > mAlert.show();
>
> > > > > > > On Apr 2, 4:16 pm, Nick Longinow <nicklongi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Successfully got a .9.png file created and applied it to my
> > > ListView
> > > > > -
> > > > > > > > looks very nice. Problem - the AlertDialog I want to use it for
> > > > > seems
> > > > > > > > to add a rectangle with white interior as a container or border
> > > > > around
> > > > > > > > my ListView. I'd like it to be transparent, and only show the
> > > > > > > > ListView. Do I have to do an "extends alertdialog" class to get
> > > rid
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > that white border?
>
> > > > > > > > On Mar 30, 6:21 pm, Nick Longinow <nicklongi...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Then that's what I'll do. Moving the triangle around randomly
> > > > > isn't
> > > > > > > > > very important. Thanks all.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 29, 10:29 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > No, use a 9-patch. That said, if you want to actually
> > > position
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > triangle
> > > > > > > > > > at different places in the border you probably will need to
> > > give
> > > > > up
> > > > > > > on just
> > > > > > > > > > setting a custom background drawable and have to draw your
> > > own
> > > > > > > background
> > > > > > > > > > with things positioned where you want.
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Nick Longinow <
> > > > > > > nicklongi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for something more like a <shape> where the
> > > > > vertices
> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > set to like a rectangle, but with one side that has a
> > > triangle
> > > > > > > shape
> > > > > > > > > > > coming out of it. I believe I create this as a drawable
> > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > the
> > > > > XML
> > > > > > > > > > > layout, and then set the Dialog to use this drawable as
> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > background. True so far?
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 11:01 pm, Hari Edo <hari....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > If you mean like the SMS app, you can do that with a
> > > .9.png
> > > > > > > > > > > > image file, also called a "Nine Patch."
>
> > >http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html#n.
> > > > > ..
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 10:34 pm, Nick Longinow <
> > > nicklongi...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Like a balloon-style dialog, with one side of the
> > > dialog
> > > > > having
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > triangle coming out of it so that the dialog appears
> > > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > point
> > > > > > > to some
> > > > > > > > > > > > > portion of the screen. I've seen these in alot of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > apps
> > > -
> > > > > what
> > > > > > > is the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > basic idea here? Is it use of shapes and themes? Any
> > > > > simple
> > > > > > > examples
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