[android-beginners] Re: Terrain map in Android

2009-02-26 Thread Julien
up On 20 fév, 09:36, Julien bertho...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it's very easy, but what I neesd is the terrain map like this : http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=enie=UTF8ll=45.699466,6.389236spn=0... On 19 fév, 23:06, Faber Fedor faberfe...@gmail.com wrote: It's very easy to do. Check out this

[android-beginners] Documentation about SMS Contentprovider?

2009-02-26 Thread Marcus
Hi, I would like to program something with SMS (backup, export, etc.). But I can't find any documentation about this ContentProvider? I found that the uri is content://sms and it works. And I also found a short thread about the column-names (also found with getColumnNames). But I can't find

[android-beginners] where are the apk located

2009-02-26 Thread Jeff
I am trying to uninstall a apk with adb and if am getting a failure. but when I attempt to install I also get a failure that the apk exist. Can someone tell me where they are located on the filesystem. thanks Jeff Brandt www.motionPHR.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[android-beginners] Re: where are the apk located

2009-02-26 Thread Mark Murphy
I am trying to uninstall a apk with adb and if am getting a failure. but when I attempt to install I also get a failure that the apk exist. Can someone tell me where they are located on the filesystem. If this is for the emulator, it may be simpler just to run the emulator once with the

[android-beginners] Download of Android Eclipse plugin: 404 Not Found

2009-02-26 Thread Klaus, GPSies.com
Hi, I'm trying to download the Eclipse plugin from: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ and I'm getting a 404. Did they change the URL? Where can I get the Android Eclipse plugin? Thanks and best regards from Berlin, Germany. Klaus Bechtold http://www.gpsies.com/

[android-beginners] reference modifiers

2009-02-26 Thread Leslie Huyan
Hey, I am learning Android SDK with the apiDemos, can anybody please tell me the difference between and where each should be used of: ? and @ for example: android:background=@android:drawable/edit_text android:textColor=?android:attr/textColorSecondary Thanks in advance, Leslie* *

[android-beginners] Displaying exception details to user

2009-02-26 Thread grennis
I would like to display details of exception (message, type, stack trace, etc) to the user when an error occurs rather than just force close. Is there something in the OS or has someone written a dialog to display exception details? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[android-beginners] Newbie question about developing Android App

2009-02-26 Thread Kwame
Hi I'm looking into writing an Android app which, as one of its functions, sends push messaging to the device. I wanted to know if the Android API supports this type of functionality? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

[android-beginners] Changed activity from a BroadcastReceiver.

2009-02-26 Thread tcassany
Hello, I devellope an application with many activities. I need to manage a connection with a server. My problem is when the connection is lost (exemple : server is down), I want to go back to my first activity. I create a BroadcastReceiver witch is call when connection is lost, but it can't

[android-beginners] Re: App Idea for your consideration

2009-02-26 Thread Tseng
I doubt there will be enough Halo Gamers which are Halo 3 players AND owners of Android enabled Phone in order to make this application worthwhile. On Feb 24, 5:25 pm, Myr Herder myrher...@gmail.com wrote: If anyone needs an idea for an app to write, might I suggest one that gathers

[android-beginners] Eclipse connecting to real atrget

2009-02-26 Thread vinay harugop
hi, I am running eclips with ADT plugin and android SDK on windows PC. Android is running on my target. Target is getting netowrk configured with proper IP address over ethernet using DHCP client. When ddms is run no device is shown in the list. How to connect eclips to real target and Is it

[android-beginners] java.lang.NullPointerException with getting ID of element

2009-02-26 Thread rexcze
Hi, Iam new to android and I really need help with accessing the xml layout objects from .java. I have this code: package cz.aurem.ot; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.GestureDetector; import android.view.MotionEvent; import

[android-beginners] ADT installation error !!

2009-02-26 Thread Manjunath
Hi All, I have installed ADT earlier on my windows xp with out any issues, now trying on ubuntu I get this error http://download.eclipse.org/releases/ganymede/features/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc.dbprofile.sqlbuilder.feature_2.3.1v20080630-787A39xxELbRjZxlz-xBh6S1fcsX.jar' has

[android-beginners] Communicating by bluetooth

2009-02-26 Thread aamir
Is it possible to talk with nearby users using bluetooth or Wi-Fi, without using airtime?If not, is the a way to create an API to do the same. Thanks in advance Aamir --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[android-beginners] Problem with Canvas drawArc

2009-02-26 Thread xspotlivin
I'm trying to create a customized clock that given certain input will highlight a certain section of the clock (e.g. draw pie shapes highlights on top of the clock). Here's my problem: I'm trying to use drawArc in the Canvas class. I am able to draw 360 degree arcs, but nothing shows up when I

[android-beginners] How to modify/Add Contact Application PhoneTypes

2009-02-26 Thread LP
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[android-beginners] ADT installation error !!

2009-02-26 Thread Manjunath
Hi All, I have installed ADT earlier on my windows xp with out any issues, now trying on ubuntu I get this error http://download.eclipse.org/releases/ganymede/features/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc.dbprofile.sqlbuilder.feature_2.3.1v20080630-787A39xxELbRjZxlz-xBh6S1fcsX.jar' has

[android-beginners] Re: Invalid Character Constant Error in Notepad Tutorial

2009-02-26 Thread khua
Hi Shaun, Just delete all the files indicated in the error. It appears the original project was built on MAC PC. If you delete files and recompile the issue will be resolved. Regards, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[android-beginners] Re: How to access LInux shell command from GUI interface with root permission

2009-02-26 Thread Tseng
Don't start deveral new posts, one is enough. Basically you can't do it. However in R29 Firmware there was an bug, which allowed commands to be executed. But this was an bug/exploit and should not be used as basic for a programm to work as it was already fxied in R30 or R31. So only phones with

[android-beginners] Re: How to access Linux using Android SDK?

2009-02-26 Thread Tseng
Well, first off: From the SDK/Framework (read: from within your Android Application) itself there is no way to access the underlaying Linux commands directly if i understand it correctly. If you want to access the shell of your Emulator or DevG1 Phone, you could do it with the adb shell command,

[android-beginners] Include files in package file

2009-02-26 Thread Irwansyah Irwansyah
Dear All, Any one knows how to include files (xml, text files, image files) into the package file for deployment and then access the file using the file name (background.png) instead of using resource (R.drawable.background)? I've already search every where but I can not found any solution :(

[android-beginners] How to modify/add Contact Application PhoneTypes(Home, Mobile, Fax, etc)

2009-02-26 Thread LP
HI, I have been looking to change the contact application PhoneTypes: Mobile, Home, Work, Work Fax, etc and remove or add new type but i haven't been able to find where i need to do so. i don't see these strings defined in the contacts/rest/values/strings.xml file and i don't see an asset

[android-beginners] core Android mail - access to emails from other applications

2009-02-26 Thread Piotr M
Is there any possibility to get the emails downloaded to the mobile from other application than core android mail client? Since there's no content provider for email, I suppose no. Am I right? Does anybody know is there going to be any mail provider in the future? Thanks in advance. Piotr M

[android-beginners] Re: How to pass data between forms?

2009-02-26 Thread Tseng
Depends. SessionState sounds like it's a class which extends BaseSavedState (which is used to preserve states of an widget). For example private static class SavedState extends BaseSavedState { long contactId; public SavedState(Parcel source) {

[android-beginners] Building apps for Java supported mobiles

2009-02-26 Thread ThemePark
Say I want to build an application that will run on as many Java supported mobile phones as possible, and I would for example use Java ME to program this. If I then want to port my code to Android, or JavaFX ME, or other Java languages, would I then have to completely rewrite my code for all of

[android-beginners] Playing PCM buffer

2009-02-26 Thread Tamás Iván
Is there a way to send raw PCM data directly to the Android player engine in C++? If yes, which class supports this use case? I am porting a huge C++ application with its own sound system to Android. Therefore I need to implement a rather simple Speaker class with the ability of fetching and

[android-beginners] Re: How to modify/add Contact Application PhoneTypes(Home, Mobile, Fax, etc)

2009-02-26 Thread LP
ops, i found it! it is under the frameworks dir. thanks On Feb 25, 6:01 pm, LP lpichard...@gmail.com wrote: HI,   I have been looking to change the contact application PhoneTypes: Mobile, Home, Work, Work Fax, etc and remove or add new type but i haven't been able to find where i need to

[android-beginners] Re: How-To Remove An App Icon from Home Page?

2009-02-26 Thread Faber Fedor
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM, JLMG john.l.millergeo...@gmail.com wrote: I have an ADP1 and I can not figure out how to remove an Icon from the 'Home' page after I put one there. Seems silly but after a couple of hours fussing with it I'm asking for help. Touch the icon and hold your

[android-beginners] Re: Communicating by bluetooth

2009-02-26 Thread Jeff Brandt AKA Androidakin
There is not an API for Bluetooth, yet. You may want to look at bonjour Jeff www.motionPHR.com On Feb 25, 8:35 pm, aamir aamir.sye...@gmail.com wrote:     Is it possible to talk with nearby users using bluetooth or Wi-Fi, without using airtime?If not, is the a way to create an API to do the

[android-beginners] Re: How-To Remove An App Icon from Home Page?

2009-02-26 Thread Romain Guy
How do you move an Icon from one of the three to another? You don't, IIUC.  They will fill up when you have enough icons on your home page. You do. Long click the icon, drag it to the edge of the screen, wait for a couple of seconds and it will scroll to the next screen. -- Romain Guy

[android-beginners] Re: core Android mail - access to emails from other applications

2009-02-26 Thread Aakash Kapoor
Try using K-9 Mail. It supports POP3 and IMAP. And I think it also supports M$ Exchange. Available in Android Market Regards, ~ Aakash Kapoor On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Piotr M niedokon...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any possibility to get the emails downloaded to the mobile from

[android-beginners] Adding a row to a TableLayout (again)

2009-02-26 Thread apaella
Hi, I'm not able to add a row with this code... someone can help me? BASIC XML: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? TableLayout xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ android android:layout_height=fill_parent android:layout_width=fill_parent android:id=@+id/MainLayout

[android-beginners] G1 access internet via pc internet connection

2009-02-26 Thread ghan
Hi All, I got some hints of how to access internet through G1 phone wireless connection. what if accessing the internet from G1 phone via PC internet connection? thx, george --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[android-beginners] Re: G1 access internet via pc internet connection

2009-02-26 Thread Aakash Kapoor
Are you referring to tethering your phone? (Using the phone's internet to give a connection to your laptop?) Your wording was a bit unclear, but that's what I am understand it as. If that is the case, yes you can tether your phone. In order to do so, you'll need to have root and follow a series

[android-beginners] Is there a topic or a place we can submit literal errors of the android documentation?

2009-02-26 Thread z
There are some literal errors in the android documentation. I think they must be corrected and we readers are the best helpers,isn't it? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post

[android-beginners] Re: Is there a topic or a place we can submit literal errors of the android documentation?

2009-02-26 Thread Jean-Baptiste Queru
head over to http://b.android.com/ Thanks, JBQ On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:17 PM, z zzfen...@hotmail.com wrote: There are some literal errors in the android documentation. I think they must be corrected and we readers are the best helpers,isn't it? -- Jean-Baptiste M. JBQ Queru Android

[android-beginners] Re: Playing PCM buffer

2009-02-26 Thread Dave Sparks
We are not supporting native applications at this time. On Feb 26, 12:52 am, Tamás Iván ivant...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way to send raw PCM data directly to the Android player engine in C++? If yes, which class supports this use case? I am porting a huge C++ application with its own