[android-developers] Re: need help with weird table

2011-09-12 Thread Russell DuRoss
I had a similar need and ended up building my own grid layout dynamically, using textviews with listviews within a vertical scroll view within a horizontal scroll view. By putting a listview inside the horizontal scroll view but outside the vertical scroll view I got column headers that didn't scr

[android-developers] Re: Freemium Model with In-App Purchases

2011-08-30 Thread Russell DuRoss
Where does it stop. By their thinking, any link that goes to a place where purchasing can be done is under their patent? That means most advertising links are also covered by their patent (in their eyes)? On Aug 29, 9:40 pm, Christopher Van Kirk wrote: > That's not going to stop them from comin

[android-developers] Re: App Suspended

2011-08-30 Thread Russell DuRoss
Don't know if this will help, but we had a problem with a trademark violation that was reported to Google by the trademark owner. Attached to the email from Google was the letter from the trademark owner, with contact info. So we got in touch with the trademark owner and offered to fix the problem

[android-developers] Re: Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-28 Thread Russell DuRoss
Their site suggests they are interested in engaging in a discussion about an appropriate licensing amount. So maybe respond to them indicating that you are willing to negotiate and in the same response include enough info so they can see that you are a small developer. When they see your response

[android-developers] Re: Do unique app names mean nothing in the Android Market?

2011-08-05 Thread Russell DuRoss
If I search with the name in quotes it finds your app, but if I don't use quotes, it doesn't (or maybe it's just way down on the list). My guess is that the search without quotes also looks for individual words Time and Piece and therefore gets MANY more hits, thus relegating your app way down in

[android-developers] Re: Developing on Inspire 4G

2011-04-29 Thread Russell DuRoss
Another option is to use Dropbox. -- 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...@googlegr

[android-developers] Re: Application not installed

2011-04-18 Thread Russell DuRoss
I tried this previously and also couldn't get an apk to install that way - couldn't figure out why. I ended up using dropbox.com to pass files between my development PC and my test device - they install fine when brought down by Dropbox. On Apr 18, 12:31 pm, bob wrote: > I e-mailed an apk file t

[android-developers] Re: Purchasing a phone for development

2011-04-18 Thread Russell DuRoss
The Viewsonic G-Tablet can be purchased for $299 on Amazon. It's not an "official" Google approved tablet and doesn't have the Google Android Market on it, but I find that it's great for testing. Of course, it's not a phone and has only wifi, but that's fine for the type of apps I'm working on.

[android-developers] Re: Best Ads for Android Apps

2011-04-05 Thread Russell DuRoss
Check out this link, it looks like they will be doing it the other way around, migrating from Adsense to Admob. http://groups.google.com/group/afma-developers/browse_thread/thread/1776a5763948b741 On Apr 3, 12:21 pm, ko5tik wrote: > Your admob account will be migrated to adsense in near future a

[android-developers] Re: Best Ads for Android Apps

2011-04-02 Thread Russell DuRoss
I'm using Google Adsense and I'm satisfied with it, but I admit that I haven't tried any of the others. Also, Adsense seems to be in a perpetual state of Beta, so the future is unclear, especially since I think Google now owns Admob as well. On Apr 1, 7:44 am, ccalvo wrote: > Hi Friends, > > I'm

[android-developers] Re: Paypal Contest

2011-03-23 Thread Russell DuRoss
Oops, that wasn't the correct link, it's this one: https://www.x.com/community/ppx/devchallenge -- 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 thi

[android-developers] Re: Amazon Appmarket is now open!

2011-03-23 Thread Russell DuRoss
I agree with the week or 2 for Paid apps, but I have a Free app that's been in the queue for several weeks - I'm thinking they're giving review preference to the Paid ones, which would make sense, of course. On Mar 23, 1:38 pm, Matt M wrote: >  To those who have submitted apps to Amazon how long

[android-developers] Paypal Contest

2011-03-23 Thread Russell DuRoss
Anyone have any thoughts on this new Paypal in-app purchasing contest? https://www.x.com/community/ppx/xspaces/mobile -- 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

[android-developers] Re: The server could not process your apk. Try again. (again...)

2011-03-22 Thread Russell DuRoss
I had the same problem at about the same time as you. A couple of hours later it worked, so I assume it was a Market glitch. -- 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@googlegrou

[android-developers] Re: noob question I guess - input requires enter key

2011-02-27 Thread Russell DuRoss
Got it! Thanks. On Feb 26, 1:02 pm, rich friedel wrote: > Go to Menu>Settings>Language and Keyboard Settings and disable everything > except "Android Keyboard" > > > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Harsh J wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:33 PM,

[android-developers] Re: noob question I guess - input requires enter key

2011-02-26 Thread Russell DuRoss
I too have this same issue and would appreciate some help. So far, I have just been ignoring the problem because it doesn't happen on actual Android devices. I tried searching the Eclipse Help for things mentioned by TreKing but came up empty. On Feb 24, 7:21 am, Duskox wrote: > Hi all, > > so

[android-developers] Re: Hi

2011-02-15 Thread Russell DuRoss
http://developer.android.com/index.html On Feb 14, 2:56 am, Mohamed Zubair wrote: > Hi, > >       Am beginner to android.Please provide the beginners reference > link to me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this

[android-developers] Re: can we upgrade paid version to free version with add.

2011-02-10 Thread Russell DuRoss
I have seen ad click rates anywhere from .1% to 1% of ad impressions. So for 1,000 app executions (assuming only one ad impression per execution), you could expact maybe about 1 - 10 ad clicks. At 10 cents per click (could be higher or lower) that would be 10 cents to $1.00. That probably sounds

[android-developers] Re: Question for Google employees: How would our apps run on the new Kyocera Echo?

2011-02-09 Thread Russell DuRoss
800x960(HDPI) > > Optimized Mode- utilizing the Echo™ SDK your application can utilize > each screen for unique functionality, for example you may have a layout > on the top screen with a music player and a layout on the bottom screen > showing your music library. > <<<&l

[android-developers] Re: Question for Google employees: How would our apps run on the new Kyocera Echo?

2011-02-08 Thread Russell DuRoss
That seems to leave open the issue of what happens when the user has only one screen open, since the second screen is apparently a "slide- out". On Feb 8, 10:19 am, String wrote: > IANAG, but according to Engadget, "third party apps can't be run in any of > the new modes and just fill the entir

[android-developers] Re: Changing price in the Market

2011-01-14 Thread Russell DuRoss
es.) > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Russell DuRoss wrote: > > I have tried lowering the price of an app and it wouldn't let me.  I > > have not tried raising the price.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message becau

[android-developers] Re: Changing price in the Market

2011-01-13 Thread Russell DuRoss
I have tried lowering the price of an app and it wouldn't let me. I have not tried raising the price. On Jan 13, 9:27 am, Brill Pappin wrote: > I'm thinking of releasing an app with an intro price and then increasing it > later. > This is to promote early adoption which builds up a user base tha

[android-developers] Re: Can't Uninstall

2011-01-05 Thread Russell DuRoss
Sorry if I just created confusion, I inadvertently used a different gmail id - nextgen and Russell DuRoss are one and the same. On Jan 5, 9:04 am, Russell DuRoss wrote: > One of them says: "...has appeared on my droid x. It may have been > downloaded by mistake, I am not sure. It does

[android-developers] Re: Can't Uninstall

2011-01-05 Thread Russell DuRoss
One of them says: "...has appeared on my droid x. It may have been downloaded by mistake, I am not sure. It does not appear to be the same 1 as is available on marketplace. I am hesitant to open it. I don't seem to be able to find a way to erase it without opening it first". Another says in the Ma

[android-developers] Re: Database Remote Access

2010-12-26 Thread Russell DuRoss
Amazon is starting a cloud based service - maybe that would help. Here's a link to get you started with info on it. http://mobileoffice.about.com/b/2010/12/12/expect-a-lot-more-mobile-cloud-apps-soon-amazon-intros-mobile-sdks-for-iphone-android.htm On Dec 23, 5:48 pm, kennedyximenes wrote: > Hi,

[android-developers] Re: I would like to be able to buy an app for a friend

2010-07-28 Thread Russell DuRoss
I agree that this would be a nice new feature on the market. I can see that for inexpensive apps, a person might instead of just recommending it to a friend might buy it for them - that could be an app sale that wouldn't occur otherwise. Gift certificates that are not specific to a certain app wo

[android-developers] Re: Problem in getting result from filtered list

2010-07-09 Thread Russell DuRoss
I've tried using wild card characters to see if that works, but it doesn't seem to work. I'm also very interested the hearing if this can work or not. On Jun 16, 8:00 am, Addy wrote: > Hi. > > In my application I used a custom list for displayed some country > name. > > and for enable search fro

[android-developers] Re: Apply Alphabetical Filters on listViewApply Alphabetical Filters on listView

2010-07-09 Thread Russell DuRoss
You might have to call "notifyDataSetChanged()" whenever the content is changed. On May 11, 8:37 am, mudit wrote: > Hi.. > > i need to create a list view that display same functionality as > Contact App. I need to have a scroller through which i can traverse > the list alphabetically. To achieve

[android-developers] Listview with Array Adapter - How to Change Item Data in onClick after Text Filter

2010-07-09 Thread Russell DuRoss
I have a need to change the data in my underlying array when the user clicks on that item in the Listview. I need this to work even when the user has done a text filter. I know how to get the text of the clicked entry but I can't figure out how to change that text. Any ideas? -- You received t