[android-beginners] Re: Updating Google Ion from 1.5 to 1.6

2009-10-11 Thread Jeffrey Blattman
i have an unlocked, rooted t-mobile g1, running on att. i am wondering how i'll get to 1.6 considering google is shutting down the 3rd party distributions. i wish i understood what the real requirement is to install the developer 1.6 build mentioned below. is it just that the phone is rooted? or

[android-beginners] Re: Creating my own helper classes

2009-10-11 Thread jax
ok thanks paul On Oct 11, 3:01 am, Paul Turchenko paul.turche...@gmail.com wrote: If you're going to use them in different projects, you should definitely use separate java library (not a separate android project). After that, simply include reference to that library to your projects. On

[android-beginners] Calling finish() in response to a Broadcast

2009-10-11 Thread jax
I have a Service that will send a GAME_OVER broadcast to a number of my activities. When the activities receive this it should call it's finish() method. How do I do this? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[android-beginners] Re: problems with aidl

2009-10-11 Thread Guilherme Melo
I had forgotten to add the class, it is pretty straightforward /** * Extension of the date class to implement the Parcelable interface to allow * objects of its type to be sent over the network though an Android service * * @author GMelo * @version 2.09.09 */ public class ParcebleDate

[android-beginners] Re: Calling finish() in response to a Broadcast

2009-10-11 Thread jax
I worked it out using inner classes and java code receivers as opposed to XML. On Oct 11, 7:19 pm, jax jackma...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Service that will send a GAME_OVER broadcast to a number of my activities.  When the activities receive this it should call it's finish() method. How do

[android-beginners] JJIL

2009-10-11 Thread benjamin.grant.du
Hi all, has anyone successfully built JJIL http://code.google.com/p/jjil/ I am unable to get it to build and could really use some help (i'm trying to build face-detect) best Ben --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[android-beginners] Implementing some kind off 'push technology' into Android apps

2009-10-11 Thread rubeN_vl
Hi, What are the different ways to implement push technology into your Android app? The client Android app is supposed to receive content pushed by the server. I've looked around and found out it was possible to achieve it with usage off the SOAP protocol. But are there some better ways top

[android-beginners] i'm new to android... is there any1 who could help me to start with it

2009-10-11 Thread aanchalpuri
hii... I wanted to develop a mobile application in Android and hence needed some guidance. I'm thinking to develop a project where i have two mobile phones which when connected through bluetooth are able to send messages to each other. Can anyone please tell me where to start from. Actually I

[android-beginners] How can solve this error? Please help me :)

2009-10-11 Thread GreenRiver
import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import android.content.Context; import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase; public class DBHelper { class Tuple extends Object { public String name; public String mobile; public String address; public

[android-beginners] Problem Utilizing Already Existing Code

2009-10-11 Thread benjamin.grant.du
http://code.google.com/p/jjil/source/checkout I want to use this code(the face detect part) in the emulator utilizing eclipse. I import the code as a new android project and get hundreds of errors. However, the code clearly works for the designers, so I'm confused what I'm doing wrong. Any idea

[android-beginners] Re: javax.imageio.ImageIO?

2009-10-11 Thread benjamin.grant.du
Try out http://code.google.com/p/jjil/downloads/list .. appears to be an image processing library that may be able to do what you want to do.. Ben On Oct 9, 4:21 pm, Ostaski osta...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Looks like android does not support javax.imageio, but I need javax.imageio.ImageIO

[android-beginners] How to hide activity from menu?

2009-10-11 Thread f...@r@0n
Hello guys, Does anybody know how to hide activity icon from menu? I am trying to write simple multiview application. So, I have two activities there, the first (main) activity starts the second one. However, my second activity icon is visible in installed apps menu grid and can be started from

[android-beginners] Re: Using Text to Speech (Pico) in 1.6 SDK

2009-10-11 Thread Thomas Riley
Hello, As mark says check the android blog for info. I have an app on the market which is heavily based around the new TTS Engine so if you have any other questions or problems feel free to email me :) Cheerio, Tom. On Oct 10, 7:55 pm, jax jackma...@gmail.com wrote: great thanks On Oct 11,

[android-beginners] Can't get app to work in Emulator

2009-10-11 Thread James Duncan
Hi List I am just trying to write a simple app that plays an MP3 when one clicks on an Image Button. I had the app starting up in the emulator fine but when I add the MediaPlayer code I get the error: Sorry! The application EasyButton (process com.example.helloandroid) has stopped unexpectedly.

[android-beginners] Re: proposed Android rogramming course

2009-10-11 Thread Ma55iv3
I have no experience as a programmer whatsoever. This potential that Android posses has definitely caught my attention. As a complete noob, do you recommend I learn Java first? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[android-beginners] Imp ..

2009-10-11 Thread kruti shah
Hey i m making a UI on a parking lot application in android .In my application it helps the user find a free place in the parking lot.So that it gets convenient for him so he doesnot have to waste time searching for place.So at the entrance of the parking lot i want to provide a functionality such

[android-beginners] Re: How to hide activity from menu?

2009-10-11 Thread Mark Murphy
f...@r@0n wrote: Hello guys, Does anybody know how to hide activity icon from menu? I am trying to write simple multiview application. So, I have two activities there, the first (main) activity starts the second one. However, my second activity icon is visible in installed apps menu grid

[android-beginners] Re: Imp ..

2009-10-11 Thread Sean Hodges
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:52 PM, kruti shah kruti...@gmail.com wrote: Hey i m making a UI on a parking lot application in android .In my application it helps the user find a free place in the parking lot.So that it gets convenient for him so he doesnot have to waste time searching for

[android-beginners] Re: proposed Android rogramming course

2009-10-11 Thread niksbin
Hi There, and Welcome to the Community. To answer your question, I would have to say no; you do not need to learn Java first. As it turns out there are two books that I bought which illustrate this well. I am learning Android with these, but I should mention that I am familiar with

[android-beginners] How can I add context menus to my application

2009-10-11 Thread okubax
Hi, I am new to developing apps on the android platform, I have just created a simple file manager, I can browse and see my file but I want to add context menus to move, delete and rename files and directories. How can I go about this ? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[android-beginners] Re: Problems with DX

2009-10-11 Thread jotobjects
It does seem like the dx command help may be out of date and it is impossible to decipher anyway. I had more luck with using dexdump directly (see the platforms/.../ tools directory). The ant dex target creates the classes.dex file (the functionality is hidden inside ant tasks so no luck just

[android-beginners] Re: How can I add context menus to my application

2009-10-11 Thread Mark Murphy
okubax wrote: Hi, I am new to developing apps on the android platform, I have just created a simple file manager, I can browse and see my file but I want to add context menus to move, delete and rename files and directories. How can I go about this ? Override onCreateContextMenu() and

[android-beginners] why can't I get paid apps

2009-10-11 Thread Shawn Brown
Hi, I have a google IO handset. When I updated to donut, I didn't get paid market apps ./fastboot-mac erase userdata erasing 'userdata'... OKAY $ ./fastboot-mac erase cache erasing 'cache'... OKAY reisMac:donut brownasamoto-brown$ ./fastboot-mac update

[android-beginners] Re: How to modify the default Android splash screen in source code?

2009-10-11 Thread sp...@droidshow
This might help ... http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2008/12/08/replacing-the-splash-screen-on-a-t-mobile-g1-dev-phone/ On Oct 9, 3:46 pm, smallzz june_...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi... I want to have my image as the splash image instead of the default Android splash image. Could someone advise how

[android-beginners] How to code to store data in the default storage in dev phone without using SD card?

2009-10-11 Thread musunee derih
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[android-beginners] Re: How can solve this error? Please help me :)

2009-10-11 Thread GreenRiver
I installed the older version of Android SDK and ADT but still have that error The method openDatabase(String,null) is underfinded for the type Context. Please help me :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google