No, that's not what I mean. I mean that shortcuts should look like shortcuts and widgets like widgets. Just don't expect your code to keep matching Home across devices, themes, versions, etc.
> They do EXACTLY what they say > and don't take up any more than the minimum space; You don't have to make the widget look like a shortcut for that. > > E > > On Nov 4, 5:07 pm, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com> wrote: >> You cannot change the text or icon of a shortcut. Just don't make your >> widget look like a shortcut. There's no reason to make it look like a >> shortcut if it's a widget. It's just misleading. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Evan Ruff <evan.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > RG, >> >> > My widget manages the state of a Service running in the background. As >> > you click the widget it starts/stops/pauses/etc the service. I want it >> > to look like a Shortcut so that it fits into the Home Screen >> > seamlessly. Additionally, the icon and text change depending on the >> > state of the service. Is there a way to do that using a shortcut >> > without going with a widget? Otherwise, can you think of another way >> > to use the OS-level resources to render the same sort of thing? >> >> > Thanks! >> >> > Evan >> >> > On Nov 4, 4:59 pm, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com> wrote: >> >> Note that Home uses a custom view derived from TextView to create this >> >> effect. Also, if you want your widget to look like a shortcut, why >> >> provide a widget in the first place? It's very easy for applications >> >> to offer shortcuts and let Home take care of how it looks (what will >> >> happen to your widget with other Home screens? What if we decide to >> >> change the radius of the background behind the text? etc.) >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Evan Ruff <evan.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Susan, >> >> >> > I've tweaked it a little bit more and here is where I'm at: >> >> >> >http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff2/gte619n/widgetLayout.png >> >> >> > Pixel for Pixel, the text is exactly the same. The location within the >> >> > bounding box is the same, as is the distance between the text and the >> >> > graphic. In order to do this, I used the XML Layout and an XML >> >> > drawable, no 9-patch was necessary. >> >> >> > Here's the code: >> >> > res/drawable/text_border.xml >> >> > <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";> >> >> > <solid android:color="#AA111111"/> >> >> > <padding android:left="5dp" android:right="5dp" >> >> > android:bottom="1dp" android:top="1dp" /> >> >> > <corners android:radius="8dp" /> >> >> > </shape> >> >> >> > res/layout/widget.xml >> >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> >> >> > <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ >> >> > android" >> >> > android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> >> > android:layout_height="fill_parent" >> >> > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> > > >> >> > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ >> >> > android" >> >> > android:orientation="vertical" >> >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" >> >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> >> > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> > > >> >> > <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon" >> >> > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> > android:src="@drawable/icon_gray" >> >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" >> >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> >> > android:paddingBottom="5px" >> >> > android:paddingTop="5px" >> >> > /> >> >> > <TextView android:id="@+id/message" >> >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" >> >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> >> > android:background="@drawable/text_border" >> >> > android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF" >> >> > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> > android:text="Assistant" >> >> > android:textSize="13px" >> >> > /> >> >> > </LinearLayout> >> >> > </FrameLayout> >> >> >> > Hope this helps! >> >> >> > E >> >> >> > On Nov 4, 4:28 pm, Susan <ska...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Evan, >> >> >> >> You may find this post helpful as well. Not exactly right, but closer >> >> >> than what I have... >> >> >> >>http://www.anddev.org/viewtopic.php?p=28996#28996 >> >> >> >> On Nov 3, 11:39 pm, Susan <ska...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Evan, >> >> >> >> > I am also struggling with this same problem. It's mystifying because >> >> >> > so many widgets seem to have this look and yet I find it hard to >> >> >> > believe that all the developers painstakingly did it by hand. >> >> >> >> > Can you post a screenshot of what you have? In what way is yours just >> >> >> > a couple of pixels off? >> >> >> >> > Also, did you make that text_border file yourself? (I assume it is a >> >> >> > ninepatch...?) I scanned the SDK for *.9.png and found several >> >> >> > ninepatches that were similar but none that looked exactly right. >> >> >> > (Here's an example of how mine looks with the Toast >> >> >> > ninepatch:http://screencast.com/t/zEyDZr8fnI) It sure seems like if >> >> >> > we found the >> >> >> > right ninepatch image we'd just have to add the faint shadow to >> >> >> > thetextand then we'd be home free. >> >> >> >> > On Oct 29, 10:40 pm, Evan Ruff <evan.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > Hey Guys, >> >> >> >> > > I was hoping someone could help me with a home screenwidgetI'm >> >> >> > > trying tolayout. Basically, I'm trying tolayoutmywidgetso it >> >> >> > > matched a standard home screen application shortcut perfectly. >> >> >> > > Basically, at this point, I'm about ~2px off and it's driving me >> >> >> > > crazy! Has anyone gotten this to match up juuuuust right? Should I >> >> >> > > be >> >> >> > > able to find thislayoutin the source somewhere? Any clues would be >> >> >> > > much appreciated. Here's mylayoutthus far: >> >> >> >> > > drawable/text_border.xml - For the black background around thetext: >> >> >> > > <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";> >> >> >> > > <solid android:color="#99000000"/> >> >> >> > > <padding android:left="5dp" android:right="5dp" >> >> >> > > android:bottom="1dp" android:top="1dp" /> >> >> >> > > <corners android:radius="7dp" /> >> >> >> > > </shape> >> >> >> >> > >layout/widget.xml - Thewidgetitself: >> >> >> > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> >> >> >> > > <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ >> >> >> > > android" >> >> >> > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> >> >> > > android:layout_height="fill_parent" >> >> >> > > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > <LinearLayout >> >> >> > > xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ >> >> >> > > android" >> >> >> > > android:orientation="vertical" >> >> >> > > android:layout_width="wrap_content" >> >> >> > > android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> >> >> > > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon" >> >> >> > > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> >> > > android:src="@drawable/icon_gray" >> >> >> > > android:layout_width="wrap_content" >> >> >> > > android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> >> >> > > android:paddingBottom="5px" >> >> >> > > android:paddingTop="5px" >> >> >> > > /> >> >> >> > > <TextView android:id="@+id/message" >> >> >> > > android:layout_width="wrap_content" >> >> >> > > android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> >> >> > > android:background="@drawable/text_border" >> >> >> > > android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF" >> >> >> > > android:layout_gravity="center" >> >> >> > > android:text="Assistant" >> >> >> > > android:textSize="12px" >> >> >> > > /> >> >> >> > > </LinearLayout> >> >> >> > > </FrameLayout> >> >> >> >> > > Thanks for any help tuning this badboy. >> >> >> >> > > Thanks! >> >> >> >> > > Evan >> >> >> > -- >> >> > 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 >> >> >> -- >> >> Romain Guy >> >> Android framework engineer >> >> romain...@android.com >> >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time >> >> to provide private support. 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