[android-developers] Re: HTML content on AppWidget

2010-03-11 Thread String
On Mar 11, 5:41 am, Deepak wrote: > Is it possible to make AppWidgets with WebWidgets. Uh, no. COMPLETELY different uses of the word "widget". Web widgets (a la the W3C spec) are really miniature web apps, and generally are more comparable to ordinary apps on a mobile platform. Think of iPhone "

[android-developers] Re: HTML content on AppWidget

2010-03-11 Thread Deepak
Thanks String and Mark. I really appreciate it. I will try with the html.fromHtml() method with textviews. My ultimate goal is to make an AppWidget with the Widget Package with .wgt file extension or in other words with the widgets that comply with the W3C specifications. My study on android reveal

[android-developers] Re: HTML content on AppWidget

2010-03-11 Thread Kumar Bibek
You cannot use a WebView on a widget. However, you can use TextView and convert a HTML string to Spannable string and set it to the TextView. It will show the simple formatted stuff. Thanks and Regards, Kumar Bibek On Mar 10, 1:16 pm, Deepak wrote: > Hello Guys, > > I need to know if it is possi

Re: [android-developers] Re: HTML content on AppWidget

2010-03-10 Thread Mark Murphy
String wrote: > On Mar 10, 8:16 am, Deepak wrote: > >> I need to know if it is possible to display HTML content on an >> AppWidget. > > I don't believe that it is possible. The official list of view > supported by AppWidgets doesn't include WebView: > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ap

[android-developers] Re: HTML content on AppWidget

2010-03-10 Thread String
On Mar 10, 8:16 am, Deepak wrote: > I need to know if it is possible to display HTML content on an > AppWidget. I don't believe that it is possible. The official list of view supported by AppWidgets doesn't include WebView: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html#Creating