Hi, Sorry to be a nag, but how do you mean I capture the BACK key ? Is it by overriding the finish() method ?
Or is there some other method ? can you point me to it ? Thanks again. On Mar 5, 11:09 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <j...@android.com> wrote: > You can capture the back key and make it do whatever you want. > > JBQ > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:08 PM, TAKEphONE <shimo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi again. > > > Do you mean I can override finish() ? > > > What do I do there ? - if I just do not call super.finish(), > > the BACK pressing does nothing. > > > But - wouldnt that cause problems elsewhere (other instances where > > the OS or another app may want/need to close down my app) ?! > > > Shimon > > > On Mar 5, 3:57 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <j...@android.com> wrote: > >> The default behavior of the back key is to exit your activity by > >> calling finish() (which should pop to the next activity in the > >> activity stack of the task your activity was in, or to another task if > >> your activity was at the bottom of its task). You can override that. > > >> The behavior of the home key is to switch to the home application, but > >> your activity doesn't exit. > > >> JBQ > > >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:03 AM, TAKEphONE <shimo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Hi all, > > >> > I know this probably was discussed here before, but I can only find > >> > bits of info. > > >> > Say a user runs my app from the HOME screen. > >> > The app has 3 tabs. Say he/she selectes a different tab, > >> > so he/she is in a different screen (same task). > > >> > Now - if the user presses BACK - the device returns to the HOME > >> > screen. > >> > If the user launches my app again - the default tab is shown. > > >> > BUT - if the user presses HOME - the device returns to the HOME screen > >> > (same). > >> > If the user launches my app again - the OTHER tab is shown. > > >> > I understand (sort of) the logic - BACK returns to previous app, > >> > popping my app > >> > from the history stack, so when launched again - it is started from > >> > scratch. > >> > But this is confusing my customers - they say it's a bug ! > >> > They dont understand the different between two keys doing the same > >> > thing > >> > as far as they see (returning to HOME). > > >> > Moreover - I see a different behavior with the built-in DIALER app - I > >> > change tabs, > >> > press HOME, launch the app again - and it starts with the default tab. > > >> > Can I imitate this ? > > >> > TIA > > >> -- > >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > >> Android Engineer, Google. > > >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private > >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further > >> warning. > > -- > Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > Android Engineer, Google. > > Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private > will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further > warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
