[android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
Hi Jim
newbies are very welcome here. as for your email problem you may need
to write to the moderator. i can't help you with q1 and 2 but i will
send you the links for q3 as soon a i get home in about an hour. If
you want to help with the wiki just go to
http://wiki.androidappcheck.com sign up and start posting.
oh and the majority of the group is helpful.
Thanks
On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, Jim Graham spooky1...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 12:03:46AM +0530, Raghav Sood wrote:
Anyone who can help?
I'm posting this to the list via e-mail ... but I'm CC'ing you, because
I'm 99% certain that whoever moderates this group has no intention of
fixing whatever is keeping me from posting via e-mail. I AM a
newbie, after all...not exactly welcome here (at least, to some people;
others have been helpful---I have yet to figure out who is the majority
and who is the minority in that department).
Still, I have collected a number of links to both Android and, today,
Java references/tutorials/examples. I can't promise that they're all
perfectly organized by where they should be, but the titles should
help. If you'd like me to, I'll extract them from Mozilla Seamonkey
on the Windoze side, bring them over here, and e-mail them to you
directly.
Perhaps a section specifically for newbies? :-) I can certainly help
with that, at least, when I'm able to find something useful, that is.
I would like to ask a favor, though...something I've asked about, and
gotten zero responses on. See below the next paragraph for details.
Sounds like a very worthwhile effort. I can certainly vouch for all you
said about info being incomplete (a cryptic manual without examples is
just plain cryptic to someone just learning a new language, i.e., Java
and Android-specific Java), spread far and wide, non-existent, etc.
--- CUT HERE ---
Two things. First, I've got an Integer[] array of R.drawable.foo
pointers to filenames in res/drawable, and an integer index to said
array. It is defined in a class within my main activity class. I
also need it in another section of the code for the context menu.
The blocks of code look like this (bits in-between deleted to keep
this brief):
public class SNGallery extends Activity {
[]
Gallery g = (Gallery) findViewById(R.id.gallery);
[]
g.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
String[] textValues =
getResources().getStringArray(R.array.Image_Titles);
public void onItemClick(AdapterView parent, View v, int position,
long id) {
final String image_title = textValues[position];
Toast.makeText(SNGallery.this, image_title,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
[]
# NOTE: I have the position within the array above (int position). I
# don't have the array itself, and thus far, have had to re-enter it.
# This cannot possibly be the right way.
// also show context menu for longpress on image
registerForContextMenu(g);
}
@Override
public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v,
ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
menu.add(R.string.wallpaper);
menu.add(R.string.info);
}
@Override
public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterContextMenuInfo)
item.getMenuInfo();
WallpaperManager manager = WallpaperManager.getInstance(this);
Integer[] mImageIds = {
R.drawable.srsound7500,
R.drawable.boatonsound2ndplace,
[]
R.drawable.smokymountains6,
R.drawable.koala
};
try {
manager.setResource(mImageIds[info.position]);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return true;
}
[]
public class ImageAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
int mGalleryItemBackground;
private Context mContext;
public Integer[] mImageIds = {
R.drawable.srsound7500,
R.drawable.boatonsound2ndplace,
[]
R.drawable.smokymountains6,
R.drawable.koala
};
[]
i.setImageResource(mImageIds[position]);
i.setLayoutParams(new Gallery.LayoutParams(-1, -1));
i.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER_INSIDE);
i.setBackgroundResource(mGalleryItemBackground);
--- CUT HERE ---
Ok, this code covers both questions.
Question 1: How, without re-writing its definition, can I reference
mImageIds from the context menu by accessing its variable
[android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
Hi all,
In answer to Jim's question three if by orientation you mean the user should
be able to rotate the image on its side (lanscape) or keep it standing
(portrait) then iI suggest you could look at
http://www.anddev.org/resize_and_rotate_image_-_example-t621.html This link
also has the commented code for both resize and rotate.
Sorry but I can't help you with the other two questions.
As for the wiki I have started. I would like it to be self contained and not
link excessively to outside sources. That is I would like an article to
exist on every topic related to Android. What I had in mind when I started
it was to have an article on each Android device, each part of the SDK with
example code, building android and rooting. This was what I had in mind but
if there is any topic I have left out feel free to add it.
So I ask once again. Can all or atleast some of you help me make this wiki
into a complete resource for Android. I don't expect it to happen overnight
but as more and more people do it it will improve. I am not saying write the
entire thing by yourself. Even one article from a person will suffice.
Thanks
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Jim
newbies are very welcome here. as for your email problem you may need
to write to the moderator. i can't help you with q1 and 2 but i will
send you the links for q3 as soon a i get home in about an hour. If
you want to help with the wiki just go to
http://wiki.androidappcheck.com sign up and start posting.
oh and the majority of the group is helpful.
Thanks
On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, Jim Graham spooky1...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 12:03:46AM +0530, Raghav Sood wrote:
Anyone who can help?
I'm posting this to the list via e-mail ... but I'm CC'ing you, because
I'm 99% certain that whoever moderates this group has no intention of
fixing whatever is keeping me from posting via e-mail. I AM a
newbie, after all...not exactly welcome here (at least, to some people;
others have been helpful---I have yet to figure out who is the majority
and who is the minority in that department).
Still, I have collected a number of links to both Android and, today,
Java references/tutorials/examples. I can't promise that they're all
perfectly organized by where they should be, but the titles should
help. If you'd like me to, I'll extract them from Mozilla Seamonkey
on the Windoze side, bring them over here, and e-mail them to you
directly.
Perhaps a section specifically for newbies? :-) I can certainly help
with that, at least, when I'm able to find something useful, that is.
I would like to ask a favor, though...something I've asked about, and
gotten zero responses on. See below the next paragraph for details.
Sounds like a very worthwhile effort. I can certainly vouch for all you
said about info being incomplete (a cryptic manual without examples is
just plain cryptic to someone just learning a new language, i.e., Java
and Android-specific Java), spread far and wide, non-existent, etc.
--- CUT HERE ---
Two things. First, I've got an Integer[] array of R.drawable.foo
pointers to filenames in res/drawable, and an integer index to said
array. It is defined in a class within my main activity class. I
also need it in another section of the code for the context menu.
The blocks of code look like this (bits in-between deleted to keep
this brief):
public class SNGallery extends Activity {
[]
Gallery g = (Gallery) findViewById(R.id.gallery);
[]
g.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
String[] textValues =
getResources().getStringArray(R.array.Image_Titles);
public void onItemClick(AdapterView parent, View v, int
position, long id) {
final String image_title = textValues[position];
Toast.makeText(SNGallery.this, image_title,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
[]
# NOTE: I have the position within the array above (int position). I
# don't have the array itself, and thus far, have had to re-enter it.
# This cannot possibly be the right way.
// also show context menu for longpress on image
registerForContextMenu(g);
}
@Override
public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v,
ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
menu.add(R.string.wallpaper);
menu.add(R.string.info);
}
@Override
public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterContextMenuInfo)
item.getMenuInfo();
WallpaperManager manager =
WallpaperManager.getInstance(this);
Integer[] mImageIds = {
R.drawable.srsound7500,
R.drawable.boatonsound2ndplace,
Re: [android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
I just honestly don't see what the android developers site is currently lacking. If you want this to work, you should be very open about having *disjoint* material from the developers site. But I don't really feel like the current sustem is creating a problem... On Jun 1, 2011 3:51 AM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, In answer to Jim's question three if by orientation you mean the user should be able to rotate the image on its side (lanscape) or keep it standing (portrait) then iI suggest you could look at http://www.anddev.org/resize_and_rotate_image_-_example-t621.html This link also has the commented code for both resize and rotate. Sorry but I can't help you with the other two questions. As for the wiki I have started. I would like it to be self contained and not link excessively to outside sources. That is I would like an article to exist on every topic related to Android. What I had in mind when I started it was to have an article on each Android device, each part of the SDK with example code, building android and rooting. This was what I had in mind but if there is any topic I have left out feel free to add it. So I ask once again. Can all or atleast some of you help me make this wiki into a complete resource for Android. I don't expect it to happen overnight but as more and more people do it it will improve. I am not saying write the entire thing by yourself. Even one article from a person will suffice. Thanks On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jim newbies ... -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
Hi, The current developer site documents the SDK very well but thats about it. There is no device list, specifications of each device, rooting devices, pages for each app and there is no good documentation on features which the developer relies on to distribute the app i.e. The Android Market. People report problems with the market but get no usable response most of the time. MY Intention is to make this an open wiki that contains all of the above and anymore which I left out. If you can help please do. Thanks On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Kristopher Micinski krismicin...@gmail.comwrote: I just honestly don't see what the android developers site is currently lacking. If you want this to work, you should be very open about having *disjoint* material from the developers site. But I don't really feel like the current sustem is creating a problem... On Jun 1, 2011 3:51 AM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, In answer to Jim's question three if by orientation you mean the user should be able to rotate the image on its side (lanscape) or keep it standing (portrait) then iI suggest you could look at http://www.anddev.org/resize_and_rotate_image_-_example-t621.html This link also has the commented code for both resize and rotate. Sorry but I can't help you with the other two questions. As for the wiki I have started. I would like it to be self contained and not link excessively to outside sources. That is I would like an article to exist on every topic related to Android. What I had in mind when I started it was to have an article on each Android device, each part of the SDK with example code, building android and rooting. This was what I had in mind but if there is any topic I have left out feel free to add it. So I ask once again. Can all or atleast some of you help me make this wiki into a complete resource for Android. I don't expect it to happen overnight but as more and more people do it it will improve. I am not saying write the entire thing by yourself. Even one article from a person will suffice. Thanks On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jim newbies ... -- 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 -- Raghav Sood http://www.raghavsood.com/ http://www.androidappcheck.com/ http://www.telstop.tel/ -- 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
[android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
Hi all, I have noticed how often there are questions regarding problems with the market, in-app billing, documentation etc. It seems that the Android references are spread very far and wide and in some places non-existant alltogether. I plan to solve this bye creating a Wikipedia of all android related topics. Two days ago I started the process and created the wiki at http://wiki.androidappcheck.com/ Right now I am its only contributor and by no stretch of imagination know all about Android. I would like it if all of you people could help me with this. I have so far made only 9 pages in the time it has been up and none of them are as detailed as I would like. Please help with this project as it will be a good starting base for all Android developers. Thanks === That was my previous message which I think most of you missed. Please help make this what I intend for it to be so that is\t is useful for everyone.] Thanks -- Raghav Sood http://www.raghavsood.com/ http://www.androidappcheck.com/ http://www.telstop.tel/ -- 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
[android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
Oh and please check http://wiki.androidappcheck.com/index.php?title=Special:WantedPageslimit=100offset=0first and see if you can make any of those pages. You are also most welcome to create any other page. Thank you On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:06 AM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have noticed how often there are questions regarding problems with the market, in-app billing, documentation etc. It seems that the Android references are spread very far and wide and in some places non-existant alltogether. I plan to solve this bye creating a Wikipedia of all android related topics. Two days ago I started the process and created the wiki at http://wiki.androidappcheck.com/ Right now I am its only contributor and by no stretch of imagination know all about Android. I would like it if all of you people could help me with this. I have so far made only 9 pages in the time it has been up and none of them are as detailed as I would like. Please help with this project as it will be a good starting base for all Android developers. Thanks === That was my previous message which I think most of you missed. Please help make this what I intend for it to be so that is\t is useful for everyone.] Thanks -- Raghav Sood http://www.raghavsood.com/ http://www.androidappcheck.com/ http://www.telstop.tel/ -- Raghav Sood http://www.raghavsood.com/ http://www.androidappcheck.com/ http://www.telstop.tel/ -- 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
[android-developers] Re: Creating a good reference point for Android
Anyone who can help? On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Raghav Sood raghavs...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have noticed how often there are questions regarding problems with the market, in-app billing, documentation etc. It seems that the Android references are spread very far and wide and in some places non-existant alltogether. I plan to solve this bye creating a Wikipedia of all android related topics. Two days ago I started the process and created the wiki at http://wiki.androidappcheck.com/ Right now I am its only contributor and by no stretch of imagination know all about Android. I would like it if all of you people could help me with this. I have so far made only 9 pages in the time it has been up and none of them are as detailed as I would like. Please help with this project as it will be a good starting base for all Android developers. Thanks -- Raghav Sood http://www.raghavsood.com/ -- Raghav Sood -- 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
