Thanks for the pointer, that's nice!  Might be useful to contribute to
ApiDemos or DevTools.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Mariano Kamp <mariano.k...@gmail.com>wrote:

> http://mgmblog.com/2008/12/12/listing-androids-drawable-resources/
> In the code referenced above the author's code iterates over
> android.R.drawable and puts the result in a list. It is a bit more
> illustrative as you can actually see the icons.
>
> Also when looking for what's what and how should you use it, I consider the
> API demos and the packaged apps (http://android.git.kernel.org/ ->
> packages) quite valuable.
>
> 2009/3/20 Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>
>
>> As with other resources, the official list of public resources is here:
>>
>> http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable.html
>>
>> Note that a lot of these are actually things like state list drawable XML
>> files, which map to some set of multiple underlying images that you can not
>> directly access.
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> >> That list is...  very questionable.  It contains lots and lots of
>>> >> resources
>>> >> that are not in the public SDK, and which you should not be using.
>>> >
>>> > Then how about pointing us to a list that isn't questionable?  Or at
>>> least
>>> > show us where to find said information and we'll draw up a list.
>>>
>>> Agreed. For example, one would hope we are encouraging people to use the
>>> stock option menu icons wherever possible, for consistency between
>>> applications. However, that implies that developers know how to reference
>>> the stock option menu icons, which implies the existence of some sort of
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> We do not necessarily need the core Android team to develop the
>>> documentation, but we do need the algorithm for deducing if a resource is
>>> deemed "in the public SDK" or not.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
>>> http://commonsware.com
>>> _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dianne Hackborn
>> Android framework engineer
>> hack...@android.com
>>
>> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
>> provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on public
>> forums, where I and others can see and answer them.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> >
>


-- 
Dianne Hackborn
Android framework engineer
hack...@android.com

Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on public
forums, where I and others can see and answer them.

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