[android-developers] Customizing the Android contact list?
Hi! I'm a beginner on the Android platform, but I don't think this is a really beginner-type question, so here goes... I'm wondering if it's possible to modify the appearance of the standard Android contact list (preferably programmatically). I'm looking at interesting little projects to help me get some experience on the platform, one suggestion was a simple app that allows you to set a country for your contacts, and adds a flag for that country to the contact list. Then, using GPS, it identifies the country you're in as you travel, and highlights the flags for contacts in the same country, telling you who you can easily get in touch with. A silly little app really, but perhaps marginally useful to frequent travelers? So, questions - is it possible to add a flag component to Android's contact list? If so, can it be animated by my flag app? If not, is there any way around it, other than implementing an entire alternative contact list within my app? Here's a screenshot of the idea: http://host.fenz.net/acl.png Comments + thoughts welcome (apart from 'this is a dumb idea' - I already know that!) Thanks - Mike. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android Specialists
No one *really* supports Android yet as there are no actual devices to deploy against. However many developers who entered the Android Developer Challenge have real mobile-software-development day jobs and are looking forward to the first Android projects to walk in the door. What sort of thing did you have in mind? Mark --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android Specialists
http://sadko.mobi/ On Jun 24, 4:34 pm, JammoBurke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am an interactive consultant at JWT London and would like to know if there are any companies that have got a jump on the whole Android specialism. I know its all in its infancy but there are great deal of projects I would like to look at for our clients which can be seen onwww.jwt.co.ukralted to Android. Cheers, Jamie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: TabHost remove Tab
In fact it seems to have side-effects to use myTabHost.getTabWidget().removeViewAt(). I have two tabs : A B I delete B, i add C (at the end). When clicking on C (the indicator is good), i see B's content which was removed ! When adding tab D at the end, i see C's content ! And so on... I think it's currently impossible to remove a tab making TabHost completely useless for creating a IM application... I'm gonna think of a different way to build my UI (like using buttons to replace tabs and switching the view when clicking on a button). On 24 juin, 18:13, Guillaume Perrot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had the same problem. I used removeViewAt(int position) on the TabWidget and it worked for me. The same didn't work directly on TabHost (ArrayOutOfBoundException). On 24 juin, 17:03, Mark Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ahmy wrote: mm.. basically im creating a client messenger. the tab reveal when user wants to chat to some user. and the tab close when user no longer want to see the chat window. the reason im doing this is because i just wanted a single activity. and its only for testing my client messenger library. single activity can reduce the complexity because the activity only for a sample of how using this library. Have you tried removeView() on both the TabHost and TabWidget? That method should be available on both, since they inherit from ViewGroup. Calling it to remove the tab details and the tab itself from the host and widget, respectively, might do the trick. If that doesn't work -- and I hate to sound like a broken record here -- you could roll your own tab-like view using ViewFlipper, where removeView() should work. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com Warescription: All titles, revisions, ebook formats, just $35/year --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android Specialists
Hi, Would you explain what exactly are you after? The actual hardware that runs Android or the software? We are currently in the process of making some hardware that runs Android if that's what you are after. Cheers Eric Portable Electronics Ltd www.hdmp4.com On Jun 24, 10:34 pm, JammoBurke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am an interactive consultant at JWT London and would like to know if there are any companies that have got a jump on the whole Android specialism. I know its all in its infancy but there are great deal of projects I would like to look at for our clients which can be seen onwww.jwt.co.ukralted to Android. Cheers, Jamie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android Specialists
I make Android apps that run on J2ME devices and also as Applets. On Jun 24, 7:34 am, JammoBurke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am an interactive consultant at JWT London and would like to know if there are any companies that have got a jump on the whole Android specialism. I know its all in its infancy but there are great deal of projects I would like to look at for our clients which can be seen onwww.jwt.co.ukralted to Android. Cheers, Jamie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Mobile capabilities from AJAX
the webkit supporst full ajax. as for dialing call, sms, and battery status, it's not supported out of the box, but u can have an application running with a bridge to the webkit that provides the system information. to natively support from ajax, they need to provide something like the intel's javascript web 2.0 kit, which has battery info. support. On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Jose María González [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am interested in develop web pages specials for Android. I know that the web browser is based on WebKit: Does this means that the webpages are seen in Safari in the same way they are seen in Android? I would like to make a webpage which allows a user to click in some button or link and launch a call. Is it possible to access to some mobile expecific capabilities (such call dialing, messaging, battery status...) from a web? Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Wifi SDK Available ?
Hi , Please let us know whether the Android SDK Supports WIFI API Where I can find all the Hotspot around me and get connected to any of them --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Wifi SDK Available ?
WiFi and Bluetooth emulation are not planned for the immediate future (i.e. won't happen before 2009) emulation at the low-level protocol level on three distinct platforms is next to impossible. we could implement some sort of bridging with special code path in the system, but we're not there yet, having other priorities (like shipping a real device :-)) in other words, chances are that you'll have a real device to test these features on before seeing the emulator try to (badly) support them... regards, On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 1:15 PM, rnateshmurthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi , Please let us know whether the Android SDK Supports WIFI API Where I can find all the Hotspot around me and get connected to any of them --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Should I use AlarmManager or ScheduledExecutorService? (pros/cons?)
You should use AlarmManager so your app doesn't have to remain running the entire time you have something scheduled. AlarmManager allows you to have an intent broadcast to a receiver of your application, restarting it when the alarm goes off. On Jun 24, 12:58 pm, ccylan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Everyone, Here is my dilemma. I have several different timed operations that I need to run on a daily basis, but at different times. Currently I am using ScheduledExecutorService, however having dabbled with AlarmManager and its setRepeating function, I'm wondering if I should use that instead? What are the pros and cons of using either of these classes? Cheers, Charles --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Request for comment on Activity flow design
Don't use singleTask or singleInstance, because that will cause your overall activity flow to be broken up into separate tasks for each activity where this intermediate goes. There really isn't a way to do exactly what you want. On Jun 24, 1:06 am, Gavin Bong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need to intersperse the flow between one Activity to another with an intermediate Activity. Let's call the intermediate activity INTERMEDIATE. So imagine my application having a normal activity flow like this: A - B - C - D Now putting the intermediary activity into the flow, we get: A - INTERMEDIATE - B - INTERMEDIATE - C - INTERMEDIATE - D When the user presses the BACK button starting from D, it will go directly to C. i.e. the INTERMEDIATE activity only appears in the forward direction. Basically INTERMEDIATE will transition between foreground background many times throughout the lifetime of the app. A summary of my requirements: 1) The INTERMEDIATE activity should NOT die unless the initial launch activity A exits. i.e. I only have an exit menu item in A. 2) I need to be able to change the contents displayed by INTERMEDIATE during a transition. i.e. From A - B, I will need the properties of INTERMEDIATE: (2.1) the displayed content. (2.2) the next activity to progress to (activity B). This applies to the other forward transitions. My idea: 3) Store the states in a service. And in INTERMEDIATE's onResume() I can query the service for both (2.1) and (2.2) and change it accordingly. 4) I still don't know which of the launch modes to use for INTERMEDIATE. Based on the docs; it's between singleTask and singleInstance. However I don't understand the concept of Tasks as described in the doc: e.g. Only allow one instance of this activity to ever be running. This activity gets a unique task with only itself running in it; if it is ever launched again with the same Intent, then that task will be brought forward and its onNewIntent(Intent) method called. If this activity tries to start a new activity, that new activity will be launched in a separate task. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Gavin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Is modeless window supported in Android?
Hi hackbod, Actually, what I want to do is: 1. run a activity with the theme of Theme.Dialog. Supposing this activity is running on the homescreen, so there are some icons of applications on its background. 2. click an icon, the application witch is clicked will be run. Is it possible to do this? Best regards. On Jun 24, 7:42 am, hackbod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These are the relevant ones: http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/view/WindowManager.L... http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/view/WindowManager.L... http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/view/WindowManager.L... On Jun 23, 2:16 am, ferne.ych [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi hackbod, Thanks a lot! The Theme.Dialog does work. But could you pls tell me which flag in WindowManager.LayoutParams can be used to the input behavior of a window? I tried some but none seemed to do the job. Best regards On Jun 23, 2:19 pm, hackbod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For an activity that looks like a dialog, in your manifest just use android:theme=Theme.Dialog. For modeless windows, there are flags in WindowManager.LayoutParams that can be used to the input behavior of a window (though you probably only want to use these with dialog windows created inside of an activity, not on an activity window itself). On Jun 22, 7:15 pm, ferne.ych [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Is modeless window supported in Android? Or can I run an Activity like running a Dialog (If I click the area outside of its size, it will disappear)? Best regards --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
