[android-developers] Re: getting crash stack....

2009-09-26 Thread kevin.hooke
If you're running in the Debugger in Eclipse it appears in the Log viewer. However if anyone knows of an approach to log/write it to somewhere on the device itself, that would be useful too for testing on the device itself? Kevin Hooke On Sep 25, 5:22 pm, sdphil phil.pellouch...@gmail.com

[android-developers] EditText.onKeyUp() doesn't catch all keys

2009-09-26 Thread CG
Dear all, I'm writing a little dictionary application for Android 1.5, and I'd like to catch the user's keystrokes in an EditText instance. The following code recognizes all keys, which are typed in in the Android emulator: new EditText(this) { @Override public boolean onKeyUp(final int

[android-developers] getting at Binder Threads...

2009-09-26 Thread sdphil
when i'm debugging, I notice a lot of Binder Thread threads. is there a way to get at those threads - say for example to set an unhandled exception handler for them or to rename them, or other things? tia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

[android-developers] Potential issues I've found with the way ADC2 is working for games

2009-09-26 Thread Robert Green
There was a lot to write so I put it in an article here - http://www.rbgrn.net/content/338-adc2-begins-potential-problems-with-game-judging Here's the part I wrote specifically about games: In my opinion: No games are truly original. Almost all games use the capabilities of the platform about

[android-developers] Re: ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread tauntz
1) This belongs to android-discuss, it has nothing to do with developing apps using the public SDK :) 2) TV adds? Are you kidding us or you really want to have TV ads in all countries where Android phones are sold? :) Tauno On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)

[android-developers] ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
I have three apps in ADC2 and so far have seen a total of 63 users run them. There seems to be a very low number of judges participating in ADC2. I've seen no publicity at all, no mention in the tech press, no TV coverage, nothing to indicate this contest is running. I'm guessing that the

[android-developers] Re: Potential issues I've found with the way ADC2 is working for games

2009-09-26 Thread String
I agree that the generic categories don't work very well for games. However, I think the problem is made worse by the lack of good information from Google to the user/judges. For example, you said in your blog post that you'd give an Indispensability rating of 1 to any game, and strictly

[android-developers] Re: Potential issues I've found with the way ADC2 is working for games

2009-09-26 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
There should also be a rating for functionality. I've reviewed about 50 or so apps and at least 10 have had major malfunctions or didn't function at all. Things like force close, maps that were blank (probably no key) and buttons that had no function. There was even one that simply had Hello,

[android-developers] Https connection : NoSuchAlgorithmException (when TLS is not enough...)

2009-09-26 Thread anthony.dahanne
Hello ! I'm using Android SDK 1.5r3, and I could not find a way to get rid of either SSLException nor NoSuchAlgorithmException when trying to access an https ressource. Of course, I've been searching the internet and the Android documentation, so far I'm using this code : public static void

[android-developers] SDCARD images/audio/video not reflected in gallery.

2009-09-26 Thread Umesh
Hi all, I have pushed around 10 files of each image(*.png ), audio(*.mp3) and video(*.mp4 *.3gp) after that I have restarted the emulator and when I open the gallery application I see only a few files being present in sdcard. (in my case 1 video, 2 images and 2 audio clips) . is this a bug

[android-developers] Re: Can I set Activity android:enabled by java code?

2009-09-26 Thread NY
It's very useful thank u very much On 9月25日, 下午6时35分, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: android:enabledcan be set at AndroidManifest.xml activity android:name=MyActivity android:enabled=true How can I set the attr true or false in my programm? There is a method on

[android-developers] Re: About tab icon

2009-09-26 Thread setomits
Hi Mark, Thank you so much for your introduction for StateListDrawable. I didn't reach the document, but it looks the way I wanted. I will try it later. Thank you again. On 9月24日, 午前11:15, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: I have a question about atabicon. According to

[android-developers] Re: Intent.putExtra (String name, String[] value) caching old value

2009-09-26 Thread Lee
Try using setData() to store your message instead of extras: that forces the Intent to be seen as a new one. Or you can keep using extras and create some other unique token every time for setData(). Lee p.s. also see the flags you can use at the end of the getService call (read the

[android-developers] ProgressDialog with a second thread - Screen Orientation and back button. How to restore progress dialog?

2009-09-26 Thread Kacper86
Hi! I've created ProgressDialog with a second thread according to the DevGuide: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/dialogs.html#ProgressDialog It works great till user: 1) changes screen orientation or 2) hits the back button twice (first to hide the dialog, second to hide the app)

[android-developers] Re: Intent.putExtra (String name, String[] value) caching old value

2009-09-26 Thread Lee
Try using setData() to store your message instead of extras: that forces the Intent to be seen as a new one. Or you can keep using extras and create some other unique token every time for setData(). Lee p.s. you can also try FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT at the end of your getService call (read the

[android-developers] Figured out how to debug and use JDB on the real android device ADP1.

2009-09-26 Thread Agus
For others who might choose to do debugging on CLI , here's how. http://asantoso.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/using-jdb-with-adb-to-debugging-of-android-app-on-a-real-device/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[android-developers] See the Google app store without having cell phone service ??

2009-09-26 Thread WoodManEXP
Does anyone know if it possible to see the Google app store without having cell phone service on the Android (like from my ADP with no SIM card)? I can see bits of it at http://market.android.com, but can you see all of it without the Android on a cell phone account? Thank you!

[android-developers] Re: MyLocationOverlay causing crash in 1.6 (Donut)

2009-09-26 Thread MrChaz
Well if they will install a non-released version of the OS then that's to be expected. On Sep 25, 10:04 pm, CaptainSpam captains...@gmail.com wrote: Recently, two independent users with 1.6 (Donut) on their phones have informed me that my app crashes after it enters a MapView, just as soon as

[android-developers] How to prematurely stop a long-running SQLite query?

2009-09-26 Thread mjc147
How to programmatically stop a long-running query? The long-running step is, for example, the first call to Cursor.moveToFirst(). This can sometimes take up to 30 seconds so I would like the user to be able to cancel. However, how should this be done? I've tried closing the Cursor (in another

[android-developers] Re: Potential issues I've found with the way ADC2 is working for games

2009-09-26 Thread Disconnect
Wasn't google supposed to do a first pass at filtering these things? So these are the apps that have - in theory - already passed a reviewer. Wow. (So far I haven't hit anything that bad, and one app I rated pretty nicely and will probably buyer, would buy, if google would let me. But, you

[android-developers] Re: See the Google app store without having cell phone service ??

2009-09-26 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
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[android-developers] Activity.isForeground()

2009-09-26 Thread sdphil
is there a way to tell if an activity is in the foregound or not (other than setting a variable in onResume()). tia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group,

[android-developers] Re: ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread tauntz
Sorry about TV ads - don't know where I got the idea :) readingComprehension--; On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: 1) This belongs to android-discuss, it has nothing to do with developing apps using the public SDK Maybe. There are enough

[android-developers] Re: getting crash stack....

2009-09-26 Thread sdphil
fyi - just ran into this... http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/ddf6863e9a31052f On Sep 26, 8:54 am, kevin.hooke kevin.ho...@gmail.com wrote: If you're running in the Debugger in Eclipse it appears in the Log viewer. However if anyone knows of an approach to

[android-developers] Need help with MediaStore

2009-09-26 Thread moazzamk
Hi guys, I am trying to make an application which will upload pictures to a website. I need to let the user browse through the pictures they want to upload and select them. However, when I try to use the MediaStore I always get an empty cursor. I created an SD CARD image and used that with the

[android-developers] Re: ProgressDialog with a second thread - Screen Orientation and back button. How to restore progress dialog?

2009-09-26 Thread manoj
You need to implement the method public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration arg0) { super.onConfigurationChanged(arg0); } in your activity. and in manifest file, you have to the statement android:configChanges=keyboardHidden|orientation for that activity. so when your

[android-developers] are contestants of the ADC2 allowed to judge??

2009-09-26 Thread Georgios Galyfos
I just downloaded the ADC2 judging application and there is a list of terms and conditions you need to agree to. I have entered an application to the challenge and I am afraid disqualification in case there is a hidden term somewhere... Does anyone know about this? Cheers!

[android-developers] Re: Is Android able to connect to WPA Enterprise Wi-Fi networks ?

2009-09-26 Thread Alex Danvy
Thank you for your answer Roman. If i understand you well : - the Add certificates option is not working - specifying a security protocol in the Add Wi-Fi network dialog box is useless - and we are obliged to root the phone to connect to secured Wi-Fi networks ? That's a very sad news. Alex

[android-developers] Re: ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
1) This belongs to android-discuss, it has nothing to do with developing apps using the public SDK Maybe. There are enough conversations regarding ADC2 on this forum to make it relevant. If Google would open an ADC2 forum, that would be a better place. 2) TV adds? Are you kidding us or you

[android-developers] Problem in Listview with Checkbox

2009-09-26 Thread ragavendran s
I am new to Android... Here i m Displaying Listview with Checkbox in ListActivityIf i Click the particular Checkbox it should says checked otherwise unChecked.. I dont know how to use this*onSetOncheckChangeListener* Thanks in Advance, Raghav.S *Here is My Code:* final

[android-developers] Re: SDCARD images/audio/video not reflected in gallery.

2009-09-26 Thread Umesh
A little more clarification . if I open gallery application, it displays only a few images/audios/videos and sometimes, MediaScanner doesnot detect any files. but through the adb shell , I can see the presence of all the files that are being pushed onto sdcard. Can somebody help me out, on

[android-developers] Re: You must supply a resource ID for a TextView

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Wouter wouterg...@gmail.com wrote: When i look at the sample from the seperatedlistadapter i see this: # @Override #     public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { #         super.onCreate(icicle); # #         ListMapString,? security = new

[android-developers] Error generating final archive ... post Apple Software Update

2009-09-26 Thread Jason Van Anden
Today, when I try to run my app from Eclipse, I get Error generating final archive: Debug certificate expired on 9/21/2009 6:11pm. I ran Software Update on my Mac a few days ago (probably around 9/21/2009 at 6:11pm). I mention this because its the only thing that has changed with my machine

[android-developers] Re: ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread nuno
Really no idea where you got that thought from maybe all the iPhone ads in almost all european country I travel to. On Sep 26, 6:00 pm, tauntz tau...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry about TV ads - don't know where I got the idea :) readingComprehension--; On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:55 PM,

[android-developers] Re: Error generating final archive ... post Apple Software Update

2009-09-26 Thread Jason Van Anden
Nevermind. I thought I had deleted debug.keystore. I had not. I did delete the debug.keystore and it worked. On the mac, this can be found at ~/.android/debug.keystore. Also ... for the record ... I have no idea why this worked or if this had anything to do with Software Update. I was

[android-developers] Re: Need help with MediaStore

2009-09-26 Thread moazzamk
I got the MediaStore to give me a cursor of the right size (it's 4 now, since I have 3 downloaded images) but I still cant get the images to show up. Here is my code : === public View getView(int pos, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) { try {

[android-developers] Re: ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread ander...@phdgaming.com
As my applications audio is streamed from the net, some numbers from me based on my webhost: 36 visits (80 hits) for page 1's audio. 1 visit (1 hit) for someone who made it all the way to page 17. The application has 40 pages of content - but the uninstall to continue to the next application

[android-developers] Re: You must supply a resource ID for a TextView

2009-09-26 Thread Wouter
When i look at the sample from the seperatedlistadapter i see this: # @Override # public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { # super.onCreate(icicle); # # ListMapString,? security = new LinkedListMapString,? (); # security.add(createItem(Remember passwords, Save usernames

[android-developers] Re: EditText.onKeyUp() doesn't catch all keys

2009-09-26 Thread Dianne Hackborn
IMEs perform their edits through the InputConnection interface. Apps should generally watch for edits on the text view rather than catching key events. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM, CG christian.gr...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I'm writing a little dictionary application for Android 1.5,

[android-developers] setContentView : Not able to set TextView from an xml file

2009-09-26 Thread amit
hi, I see a strange problem when I try to set a TextView, instead of a layout file via setContentView. Case 1: i.e. if I do the following, it works fine... TextView tv = new TextView(this); tv.setText(Hello World); setContentView(tv); Everything is OK. Case 2: But

[android-developers] Re: How to prematurely stop a long-running SQLite query?

2009-09-26 Thread Dianne Hackborn
You can't, the thread is down in the SQLite engine doing its work. I would really look at why your queries are taking so long -- 30 seconds is just insane. For example, have you created indexes on the appropriate columns for the query? On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 9:16 AM, mjc147

[android-developers] Re: ADC2: Low volume of judges

2009-09-26 Thread nEx.Software
I personally have skipped about 75% of the apps that have come up in my queue. Why? Because most of them are irrelevant to me. I can't be bothered to try an app which gets public transit information in Paris, tells me which direction to face when I pray, tells me when I am supposed to pray, and

[android-developers] Re: See the Google app store without having cell phone service ??

2009-09-26 Thread Robert Woodruff
Thanks! On Sep 26, 2009 12:57 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: Check out http://www.cyrket.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this

[android-developers] MapsDemo sample app mysterious menu

2009-09-26 Thread jotobjects
The add-on MapsDemo sample app has an Options Menu, but the menu is not defined in the sample code. Also there is no menu resource directory. If you create your own subclass of MapActivity there is no menu. Where does the menu in the MapsDemo sample app come from (where is it defined)?

[android-developers] Re: ProgressDialog with a second thread - Screen Orientation and back button. How to restore progress dialog?

2009-09-26 Thread Kacper86
Thank you for your response! It works great - now I can change the orientation and the ProgressDialog works. And do have any ideas how to solve the problem with user hitting back or home button? I found that you may set your Dialog with Dialog#setCancelable(false). Then, the user can only hit

[android-developers] Re: Computational cost of calling getReadableDatabase or getWriteableDatabase?

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: Also, batch insert generally means you insert multiple items at once, so you should only need to do one call to bulkInsert(), and hence one call to getWriteableDatabase. bulkInsert() is only for content providers;

[android-developers] Create always running app

2009-09-26 Thread mscwd01
Is it possible to create an app which always runs in the background and can listen to user input? To be more specific, is it possible to open your app by performing a gesture or long pressing selected text on any screen in any other running app?

[android-developers] Re: run Android app on iPhone

2009-09-26 Thread Shawn Brown
do i need to rewrite my existing android code for COCOA touch support? Well give it a try and see. I haven't used it yet and that's why I was asking. Let me know... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] Re: Intent.putExtra (String name, String[] value) caching old value

2009-09-26 Thread Jason B.
Thanks Lee. I'll give that a shot and post the results. On Sep 26, 5:14 am, Lee lee.wil...@googlemail.com wrote: Try using setData() to store your message instead of extras: that forces the Intent to be seen as a new one. Or you can keep using extras and create some other unique token every

[android-developers] Re: Create always running app

2009-09-26 Thread Dianne Hackborn
No it is not, sorry. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:02 PM, mscwd01 mscw...@gmail.com wrote: Is it possible to create an app which always runs in the background and can listen to user input? To be more specific, is it possible to open your app by performing a gesture or long pressing selected

[android-developers] Re: Computational cost of calling getReadableDatabase or getWriteableDatabase?

2009-09-26 Thread Agus
Hi Marco, I am not implementing a content provider. Btw, I found out that by not calling getWriteableDatabase every single insert noticeably improves db insertion speed. Agus. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Marco Nelissen marc...@android.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Mark

[android-developers] Re: 1.6 error with NumericShaper.class?

2009-09-26 Thread Beth
In an effort to brute force a solution I removed the only instance of the NumericShaper class I could find in my project, deleting from android.jar. After removing the NumericShaper class from the android.jar file that comes with the SDK, the next class in the java/ awt package structure throws

[android-developers] Re: Create always running app

2009-09-26 Thread mscwd01
Hmm pity, I can see it being abused by unscrupulous developers - but it'd be a powerful feature nonetheless. On Sep 27, 12:28 am, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: No it is not, sorry. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:02 PM, mscwd01 mscw...@gmail.com wrote: Is it possible to create an

[android-developers] Re: Computational cost of calling getReadableDatabase or getWriteableDatabase?

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
Doing all your inserts inside of a transaction will probably be even faster. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Agus agus.sant...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Marco, I am not implementing a content provider. Btw, I found out that by not calling getWriteableDatabase every single insert noticeably

[android-developers] Re: How to prematurely stop a long-running SQLite query?

2009-09-26 Thread mjc147
Most queries take a fraction of a second. However, I want to allow the user to do deep searches. Think of a dictionary lookup that is searching the description of an entry. I want to allow the user to search for something like think and match against something like thinking. This means using LIKE

[android-developers] Re: How to prematurely stop a long-running SQLite query?

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
The specific search you mention should still benefit from an index, since it's matching on prefix. If you also wanted it to match unthinkable, that's a different story. In that case you might want to consider a storage mechanism other than a relational database. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:58 PM,

[android-developers] MetaKeyKeyListner.getMetaState()

2009-09-26 Thread Vijay
Is there a way to set a meta state for a view(TextView) to MetaKeyKeyListner.META_SELECTING? 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] Re: How to prematurely stop a long-running SQLite query?

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
Another trick you could try is to use a separate indexed column (the rowid column for example) to limit your search to some smaller number of rows, and then perform multiple searches over consecutive parts of your table. That way each query takes a short amount of time, so you can stop pretty

[android-developers] How to Check Application Launched?

2009-09-26 Thread Sansiro
Dears: I'm writing an android software testcase, but I don't kone how to check whether the application is launched or not after I have clicked the icon. Anybody can give me some advices? BRs! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[android-developers] Custom layout for MediaController

2009-09-26 Thread brooke
Hi Group - I'm trying to modify the default layout for the MediaController. I'd like to remove the fastForward/fastRewind buttons and maybe do some resizing, etc. I know it's possible to remove the buttons if I call the MediaController(Context, useFastForward) constructor, but is there any

[android-developers] Re: Custom layout for MediaController

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
You could implement your own and make it look however you like. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:19 PM, brooke brooke.ma...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Group - I'm trying to modify the default layout for the MediaController.  I'd like to remove the fastForward/fastRewind buttons and maybe do some

[android-developers] Re: Custom layout for MediaController

2009-09-26 Thread brooke
But is there a way to simply modify the existing one? On Sep 26, 7:27 pm, Marco Nelissen marc...@android.com wrote: You could implement your own and make it look however you like. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:19 PM, brooke brooke.ma...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Group - I'm trying to modify the

[android-developers] How to Get the Top Activity's Name?

2009-09-26 Thread Sansiro
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[android-developers] How to Get the Top Activity's Name?

2009-09-26 Thread Sansiro
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[android-developers] WikiNote -apps-for-android build error

2009-09-26 Thread Shawn Brown
Hi, Has anyone gotten the WikiNote from http://code.google.com/p/apps-for-android/ ??? What I did was: 1) checkedout the project via apps-for-android instructions [svn checkout http://apps-for-android.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ apps-for-android-read-only] 2) opened a new Android project using

[android-developers] Re: How to prematurely stop a long-running SQLite query?

2009-09-26 Thread mjc147
That's a nice trick with the indexed column. I thought of something like that with a column I use for ordering. That column only has a few distinct values so I could split the query up on each of those values. The 30 secs is an absolute worst-case scenario. Typical deep searches take less than

[android-developers] Re: Custom layout for MediaController

2009-09-26 Thread Marco Nelissen
Other than enabling/disabling some of the standard buttons, no. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM, brooke brooke.ma...@gmail.com wrote: But is there a way to simply modify the existing one? On Sep 26, 7:27 pm, Marco Nelissen marc...@android.com wrote: You could implement your own and make it

[android-developers] Re: setContentView : Not able to set TextView from an xml file

2009-09-26 Thread amit
I have figured out the solution. It is slightly twisted Below is the solution... ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? LinearLayout xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ android android:id=@+id/simple_activity_root android:orientation=vertical