It's an intentional limitation. Only views that are implemented by the framework can be used, and only those that are annotated as safe for remoting. I don't know if there is a list provided in the SDK docs, but as of 1.5 the supported Views are:
AbsoluteLayout AnalogClock Button Chronometer FrameLayout ImageButton ImageView LinearLayout ProgressBar RelativeLayout TextView Tom 2009/4/21 Joel <jkluss...@gmail.com> > > I'm excited about the app widget functionality, and I've been playing > with it for a bit. I love the idea that downloadable apps can > customize the home screen with arbitrary data. > > Is it possible to create my own custom views and use them inside of an > app widget? For instance, if I wanted to have MyView (which extends > View) and use it in my layout, would that be possible? I tried to do > this, but ran into an InflateException that was thrown as a result of > a ClassNotFoundException. I wasn't sure if this was a result of some > coding error on my part or if this was an intentional limitation of > the framework. > > Joel > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
