[android-beginners] The sit and wait tax

2009-02-02 Thread frizzo
I come from a background of developing desktop applications. The time between pressing Run and testing your app is very insignificant. With Android, I press Run, then it takes its sweet time to bring up the emulator, then I have to press the Menu button to unlock the phone and then 5-10 seconds

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2009-02-02 Thread Lehel Kovach
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[android-beginners] Re: Cant view images

2009-02-02 Thread myIP
The culprit, 'Android SDK: android-sdk-windows-1.0_r2'. The solution, use 'Android SDK: android-sdk-windows-1.0_r1'. I just downloaded 'release 1', and placed it in the same directory as 'release 2'. Then changed my setting in Eclipse and now I am able to view the images. Unless I didn't config

[android-beginners] How to change the working directory?

2009-02-02 Thread ebmajor
Hi all, I just got the Dev Phone G1 and I was going to execute my application the phone. My application's working directory is /system/myapp. On emulator I could create myapp using adb remount, but since Dev Phone has a read-only attribute for /system, I can not create the working directory any

[android-beginners] [android-beginners]How to connect G1 phone with eclips

2009-02-02 Thread Peng Yang
Hi,all I have a G1 phone and eclips installed on my laptop. I can run simple app on emulator. but I do not know how to connect the G1 phone with eclips to make the on-line debug. Is there any document on this? Thanks MLKM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mess

[android-beginners] Listening for Volume / Ring Mode changed?

2009-02-02 Thread Matt
I am writing a simple application that will turn off the ringer for a period of time and then turn it back on automatically. I would use this to turn off the ringer for an hour before a meeting or something, and then I wouldn't have to remember to turn it back on. I am using AudioManager.setRing

[android-beginners] Which is suitable Operating System for Android

2009-02-02 Thread SyedInayathMalgimani
Hi All, I am Happy to Join this Group, I am new to Android, but little Old to Java . I want to Know on which Operating System does Android is confortable. Development of Android Application thanks in advance Syed --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message bec

[android-beginners] Help for Java beginner (but not programming beginner)

2009-02-02 Thread SpaceCowboy850
Specifically - I want to use some of the APIDemos as a jumping off point to making modifications. In C, I'd just copy the files, include the headers I want, and go to town. In Java, I'm not clear on how to do this. Like, I want to copy the fingerpaint app out of the ApiDemos to expand it, but I

[android-beginners] Web cam starts when emulator starts

2009-02-02 Thread SteveC
When I run the Hello Android application and the Android emulator starts up, so does my web cam. It stays on the entire time the emulator is running. What's causing this and how can I fix it? Web cam: Creative Labs Optia Live! AF (Sorry if this message is a double post. I thought I posted th

[android-beginners] [android-beginner] How could I connect my G1 phone to eclips

2009-02-02 Thread mlkmlan...@gmail.com
Hi,all How could I connect my G1 phone to eclips to make on-line debug? Thanks MLKM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@goo

[android-beginners] Why doesn't this align?

2009-02-02 Thread arjanDOTTYbroerATgmailDOTTYcom
Guys, In the following layout xml i am trying to align a text to the center. Could anyone tell me whats wrong with this as it does not align to the center, but to left. http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" andr

[android-beginners] Problem:Could not find HelloAndroid.apk!

2009-02-02 Thread Markuz05
Hi, I tried to run my first android application both in Windows Xp and Ubuntu. In Windows i had no problem, but in ubuntu when a try to run the program i have this error: Could not find HelloAndroid.apk! I installed sun jdk 6 and eclipse 3.4 and the ADT plugin I relinked java and keytool (from GCJ

[android-beginners] Re: Arabic localization project

2009-02-02 Thread Fajwani
Hello All, I need to read Arabic SMS on my Android G1 plz plz plz. Tnx On Feb 1, 11:39 am, "shimo...@gmail.com" wrote: > Hi, > > You can get the keyboard on the market - a12Keys. > > I am hesitant to send the source code, since it contains some parts I > may want to use for commerc

[android-beginners] Webcam starting with emulator startup

2009-02-02 Thread SteveC
Hi, I am brand new to the Android SDK. I just ran my first Hello Android app in Eclipse with success. However there is one little problem I can't figure out. When the emulator is starting up, my webcam turns on. I can't figure out how to stop this. It's a Creative Live! Optia AF. I have goo

[android-beginners] Why I cannot see my email send to the group?

2009-02-02 Thread Jerry
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[android-beginners] Re: The sit and wait tax

2009-02-02 Thread deepdr...@googlemail.com
Leave the emulator running, do not shut it down between test runs. That should save you a couple seconds and works just fine. On Feb 2, 9:20 am, frizzo wrote: > I come from a background of developing desktop applications.  The time > between pressing Run and testing your app is very insignifica

[android-beginners] Way Too Buggy

2009-02-02 Thread h4ck3r
hey this is for Android developers. I'm a programmer with almost 20 years experience. I use Win32 for client software development and also Linux for server side. I am extremely proficient in C++, C, Win32, Unix, networking, GUI (win32) and SQL. I am familiar with Java, but have never used it for

[android-beginners] Re: R.java file is not getting updated

2009-02-02 Thread Mark Roberts
You can force a rebuild by deleting the R.java file On Feb 2, 7:40 am, Ashwani Rao wrote: > Hi, > > There is no problem with the backgorund. > I am also not getting red line in my xml files. > > Should i run the aapt tool from command line ? > > Regards, > Ashwani > > On 2/2/09, madcoder wrote:

[android-beginners] Re: registration - website

2009-02-02 Thread Dmaxi
Hi, I guess you are talking about Android Market. The website is important only if you upload Android application to the market. If you only want to order the Developer Phone I think you can add a fake website. Later if you upload your SW product you can change the website to a real one. Creating

[android-beginners] Re: R.java file is not getting updated

2009-02-02 Thread kamil *under the tree*
Perhaps the xml file is not lowercases? When I changed to lowercase the problem is fixed. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginne

[android-beginners] Re: Way Too Buggy

2009-02-02 Thread rustyventure
On Feb 2, 2:55 am, h4ck3r wrote: > hey > > this is for Android developers. > > I'm a programmer with almost 20 years experience. I use Win32 for > client software development and also Linux for server side. I am > extremely proficient in C++, C, Win32, Unix, networking, GUI (win32) > and SQL. I

[android-beginners] Re: Which is suitable Operating System for Android

2009-02-02 Thread Odessa Silverberg
Android itself is an operating system of it's own which is running on a modified linux kernel. So basically you don't have the choice on which OS android should run. However if you're asking about which plattform to use to develop Android applications: You can use any of the supported OS you want

[android-beginners] Re: Way Too Buggy

2009-02-02 Thread Odessa Silverberg
On Feb 2, 11:55 am, h4ck3r wrote: > I'm a programmer with almost 20 years experience. I use Win32 for > client software development and also Linux for server side. I am > extremely proficient in C++, C, Win32, Unix, networking, GUI (win32) > and SQL. I am familiar with Java, but have never used

[android-beginners] View.onSaveInstanceState - How to implement it?

2009-02-02 Thread Odessa Silverberg
Hi, i'm having a problem. I got a CustomView (extend AutoCompleteTextView) which stores a certain value (additionall to the one whichis visible in the TextView part), but when i open another activity (to edit a certain record) and then return to my activity with the CustomView, the value it store

[android-beginners] Re: R.java file is not getting updated

2009-02-02 Thread Ashwani Rao
Hi, There is no problem with the backgorund. I am also not getting red line in my xml files. Should i run the aapt tool from command line ? Regards, Ashwani On 2/2/09, madcoder wrote: > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" > android:layout_gravity="left"

[android-beginners] Re: The sit and wait tax

2009-02-02 Thread lotusscript
Leave the emulator running. The next time you compile / deploy the same emulator instance should be used without any additional wait time. frizzo wrote: > I come from a background of developing desktop applications. The time > between pressing Run and testing your app is very insignificant. >

[android-beginners] Re: Way Too Buggy

2009-02-02 Thread Mark Murphy
h4ck3r wrote: > I am disappointed in Android development - it is way too buggy for a > non-insider to use. There are thousands of non-insiders doing Android development today. As far as I know, they are not experiencing these issues. If Eclipse is giving you grief at the outset, try following t

[android-beginners] Re: R.java file is not getting updated

2009-02-02 Thread madcoder
Try to add android: To the First two button id's. Are you getting any red squiggly lines anywhere in the xml file? Are you sure that 'background' has been imported properly into your project? On Feb 2, 2:17 pm, Ashwani Rao wrote: > Hi, > > Please find the attached xml file. > I am u

[android-beginners] sharing data among all users

2009-02-02 Thread shobhit.kasli...@gmail.com
Hello I am trying to create an application in android and I need to share the same data(text, image and video) among all users of this application. I tried everything but did not get any solution on the web. How can I do that. Thanks in advance Shobhit --~--~-~--~~~-

[android-beginners] Re: Way Too Buggy

2009-02-02 Thread Rob Franz
I have a hard time believing that an experienced programmer (20+ years experience) cannot follow simple tutorials or look at source code. There is a *wealth* of information on the android site; more than enough to get you started in writing java applications for android. The plugin that is supplie

[android-beginners] Re: Problem Compiling Android Java/GCJ???

2009-02-02 Thread scramble45
IBM'S PPC64 Version. On Jan 12, 6:34 pm, fadden wrote: > >Note: You may be using an incompatible virtual machine or class library. > >(This program is known to be incompatible with recent releases of GCJ.) > > What version of java/javac are you using?  (You can determine this > with "java -versi

[android-beginners] Re: how to keep wifi connection alive in sleep mode

2009-02-02 Thread Justin (Google Employee)
It doesn't. Music player holds a partial wake lock which keeps the CPU running when the screen is off. It is important to note: (device sleep) != (screen off). Holding a partial wake lock has a negative impact on battery life. Depending on the process holding the wake lock and the other processes

[android-beginners] Re: blank item in spinner

2009-02-02 Thread Mark Murphy
Mak wrote: > Hi. > I have a spinner with an array of items. > Now I want to add a blank item > so that the user has the choice of > using an element or writes an own entry. > > My main.xml looks like this: > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="w

[android-beginners] Re: Application Stops Unexpectedly

2009-02-02 Thread Mark Roberts
I have never done anything with the browser but you have not initialized that variable before you use it. I changed it to this super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); browser = (WebView)findViewById(R.layout.webkitview); browser.getSettings()

[android-beginners] Re: Arabic localization project

2009-02-02 Thread shimo...@gmail.com
Hi, http://www.shsh.com/main_android_k12.htm Shimon On Feb 2, 9:10 am, fathi el3ashery wrote: > can you send a screen shot from you application? > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 9:39 AM, shimo...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > You can get the keyboard on the market - a12Keys. > > > I am hesit

[android-beginners] How to hang up outgoing call?

2009-02-02 Thread Tilekus
Hi everyone, We are new to Android and creating an application where one of the things we need is to control the outgoing call, at least to be able to stop it from our application. For now we tried using Intent.ACTION_CALL to use existing activity: Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.

[android-beginners] blank item in spinner

2009-02-02 Thread Mak
Hi. I have a spinner with an array of items. Now I want to add a blank item so that the user has the choice of using an element or writes an own entry. My main.xml looks like this: . And in my array.xml i have the arrayList 555 852 65 And i

[android-beginners] help with onClickListener

2009-02-02 Thread Zi Yong Chua
Hi folks, I am having problem with setting a button to start a new UI activity after clicking. The purpose is for the user to click on the button on the main page of the app and start the game UI. Every time i click on the button in the emulator, my app is force closed and Eclipse is thrown into

[android-beginners] Re: help with onClickListener

2009-02-02 Thread Mark Murphy
Zi Yong Chua wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am having problem with setting a button to start a new UI activity > after clicking. The purpose is for the user to click on the button on > the main page of the app and start the game UI. Every time i click on > the button in the emulator, my app is force cl

[android-beginners] Why I can't delete SIM record?

2009-02-02 Thread huangjuanm...@gmail.com
Hi guys, I can use code to delete contacts in phone, but I can't do it in SIM card. Does anybody know it?? Here is my code to delete SIM record. mSimUri = Uri.parse("content://sim/adn"); getContentResolver().delete(mSimUri, "name=?",new String[] {"people name"}); No exception to execute this c

[android-beginners] Re: help with onClickListener

2009-02-02 Thread Zi Yong Chua
Thanks Murphy, sorry i am a noob, just started using Eclipse to programme on Android. May I ask how do i access the error log? On Feb 3, 10:37 am, Mark Murphy wrote: > Zi Yong Chua wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > I am having problem with setting a button to start a new UI activity > > after clicking.

[android-beginners] Compare Mobile Platforms

2009-02-02 Thread David
Hey guys, I am thinking of developing a small application and I am trying to decide between various Mobile applications platforms - Android, iPhone and RIMM. I was wondering if any of you have any thoughts on any of these mobile platforms, there advantages/disadvantages etc. Also - how would yo

[android-beginners] Android JDBC Driver to MySQL

2009-02-02 Thread abrli
Hi, I'm a newbie into the Android platform and MySQL database and currently I'm undertaking a group project that involves connecting the phone to the remote MySQL database that I have set up at server end. I know that by now many people are going to tell me that I shall use SOAP at server end an

[android-beginners] Doh! I killed my SMS notifications

2009-02-02 Thread BeWillDir
Last night I think I tried some application that turned off my SMS notification noise and vibration. Now I've forgotten what it was, but I cannot re-enable it! I'm even using the SMS Popup app from the Market which confirms my settings and has a test notification option - and the test does nothi

[android-beginners] Re: Arabic localization project

2009-02-02 Thread Fahad Al-Faisal
Hi All, These are the arabic letters (as you know the arabic start from the right to left): I bring many websites that could help you to understand arabic alphabet and how to use them on the keyboard. In fact, Arabic alphabet is universal on Windows and Mac Keyboards. This is arabic alphabet mat

[android-beginners] Profiling Android Libraries

2009-02-02 Thread krish24
Hi everyone, Is there any way to profile android libraries (OpenGL, webkit, etc) functions? Can we use Traceview or DDMS tools for debug/profile android libraries? Regards, krish --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go