[android-developers] Screenshots taken by Google+ App

2011-06-29 Thread mboehmer
Hi, I am just playing around with the Google+ Android app. I found that they have a function to send in feedback, which takes screenshots. How is this done on a device that is not rooted? The app does not have root access, and I assume/hope that it is only using APIs that are documented and avai

[android-developers] Country code from Location API

2011-05-19 Thread mboehmer
Is it possible to get a country code for the user's current location from the location API? Or from somewhere else? -- 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

[android-developers] Show activities in gallery

2011-03-22 Thread mboehmer
How can I start several activities in parallel and present them all together in a galley? I want the user to be able to scroll through the activities like he does in a gallery. A tab does not exactly present the same user experience of scrolling. -- You received this message because you are su

[android-developers] What is a keyguard?

2011-03-17 Thread mboehmer
The term keyguard appears very often in the documentation but I was not able to find a definition. What is the keyguard and what does it mean when it is on or off? Do apps actively use this component? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Develope

[android-developers] Never falling asleep

2011-03-17 Thread mboehmer
Hi there, I need a thread that never sleeps. It looks like that normal threads sometimes are paused by the system and are not active all the time. I have a logging output in the main loop of a thread in the run() method. What is the best way to execute some lines of code every 200 milliseconds?

[android-developers] Market API based on new website

2011-02-03 Thread mboehmer
Now that the market has a website it should be much easier to access meta information about apps by crawling the web page. Has anybody already investigated this issue? Best Matthias -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post t

[android-developers] Typography

2010-11-12 Thread mboehmer
Where can I find information on available typos on Android Devices? And maybe something on best practices? Best, Matthias -- 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.

[android-developers] Re: AppWidget multiple sizes

2010-08-09 Thread mboehmer
How is this done for the News and Weather widget? After selecting it a dialog opens and asks for which content (i.e. size) the user wants to have. On 10 Aug., 00:04, Mark Murphy wrote: > Have two elements with two separate metadata files with the > two sizes, presumably. > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010

[android-developers] An alternative for android-market-api

2010-08-09 Thread mboehmer
So far I have been using the android-market-api as provided at http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/ to retrieve information on apps from the Market. But this client does not work very well and not every request returns a result. Does anybody know, if there is any good alternative to query t

[android-developers] Power Consumption and SQLite

2010-08-05 Thread mboehmer
Hi there, does SQLite have any big impact on power consumption? I am just thinking about storing data in a List or Map or in a database. I have a lot of inserts and queries, several a second. Any ideas on this? Best mb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] GUI Design Patterns of the Twitter Client presented at Google I/O

2010-06-24 Thread mboehmer
Hi there, there was a talk at Google I/O about design patterns for Android. As an example, the Twitter client was implemented based on the proposed UI patterns. In the talk, they said that the code of the Twitter client would be made available as open source. I am very interested, especially in ho

[android-developers] Collect information on apps

2010-03-05 Thread mboehmer
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[android-developers] Access menu layout and structure

2010-01-11 Thread mboehmer
Is it possible to access the menu layout and structure and the icons that are arrangenged on the desktop? I want to write an application, that helps a user to arrange icons. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this gro

[android-developers] ID of Apps and meta information

2009-10-09 Thread mboehmer
Hello, do applications have an identifier, that is unique in the market store? And is is possible to query any meta information from the market store about applications, e.g. title and description? Best regards Matthias --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mess

[android-developers] currently running applications

2009-09-29 Thread mboehmer
Is it possible to query, which applications are currently running on a device and especially which application the user is currently using? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To

[android-developers] Re: /dev/video

2009-07-10 Thread mboehmer
What about /dev/pmem_camera ? On 10 Jul., 10:46, mboehmer wrote: > Ist there a /dev/video device on Android or any other possibility, > where I can grab the image of the cam on a binary basis? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because y

[android-developers] /dev/video

2009-07-10 Thread mboehmer
Ist there a /dev/video device on Android or any other possibility, where I can grab the image of the cam on a binary basis? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this gr

[android-developers] Re: Blur an image

2009-07-06 Thread mboehmer
You have to apply the Gaussian filter to the image. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_blur Anyway, do you have any experience in real time image processing on Android? On 6 Jul., 19:07, Sharmila wrote: > Hi, > I have a camera application that captures an image and saves it in the > sdcard.

[android-developers] Ubiquitous Social Networks

2009-06-24 Thread mboehmer
Hello, social networks are nearly everywhere! Why should not we show social information on the surface of our everyday environment, like the floor for example? Drop me an email if your are interested in an Android application for projector phones doing exactly this. My current objective is to ex

[android-developers] Computer Vision on Android

2009-06-19 Thread mboehmer
http://code.google.com/p/androidcv/ Anybody interested in joining the project? We are currently in a phase of planning and checking possibilities. Matthias --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Deve

[android-developers] OpenCV on Android

2009-03-23 Thread mboehmer
Hi there, has anyone yet ported the OpenCV library (for computer vision) to the android platform? You can do very funny things with computer vision. Or is there any other lib supporting such functions on the android? Best regards mboehmer

[android-developers] Re: taking picture from emulator, if pc having webcam

2009-02-17 Thread mboehmer
Any news on this topic? How can I use a webcam in the emulator, as if it would be the device's build-in cam? Thanks in advance! mboehmer On 10 Feb., 11:25, Manuel Lucio Dallo wrote: > But now that solution is not usefull because the class CameraDevice is > depreciated, do you k

[android-developers] API for changing main menu

2009-02-10 Thread mboehmer
Hi there, is it possible, to control the icons shown in the main menu and on the "desktop" of the device by code? Is there an API for adding and removing icons/applications and for changing the arrangement? Best regards mboehmer --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Yo

[android-developers] Re: Purchase multiple unlocked G-1s

2009-01-05 Thread mboehmer
Hello Karthik, did you find a solution? At Münster Universtity of Applied Sciences, Germany, we are also interested in teaching a class developing mobile applications based on android. We also search for a solution purchasing multiple android dev phones. Best regards mboehmer On 20 Dez

[android-developers] XMLHttpRequest in WebView

2009-01-05 Thread mboehmer
Hello, I have read that the XMLHttpRequest object is not available in a WebView? Is this misunderstanding or true? If so, are there any workarounds for AJAX-based applications? Best regards mboehmer --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[android-developers] Re: WebView and JavaScript functionality

2009-01-01 Thread mboehmer
Hi, execution of normal JavaScript should be possible. But you have to turn it on. Best regards mboehmer On 1 Jan., 14:16, Tez wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to launch a Web2.0 app from within a WebView. Can anyone > tell me what kind of JavaScript functionality is available t

[android-developers] Compass for android (orientation in 3D space)

2008-12-29 Thread mboehmer
this? Best regards mboehmer --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 g