Re: [android-developers] How to Create Custom Firmware for Android Device?

2012-08-26 Thread erik wagner
Excellent, thanks. On Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:06:11 PM UTC-5, TreKing wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:52 PM, erik wagner > > wrote: > >> I am having a hard time finding something detailed and would appreciate >> any 'go here' that anyone could pr

[android-developers] How to Create Custom Firmware for Android Device?

2012-08-26 Thread erik wagner
Hi, I know this is a bit open ended but I am having a hard time finding something detailed and would appreciate any 'go here' that anyone could provide. I have seen various instances on messages and posts advising people that they cannot do a certain action and would need to create their own v

[android-developers] Re: Changing the icon for the All Apps Button

2011-11-02 Thread erik wagner
Gotcha. Thanks Mark. That was both what I expected and what I feared. On Nov 2, 7:33 am, Mark Murphy wrote: > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:28 AM, erik wagner wrote: > > I am looking to actually replace the 'All Apps' button on the Android > > home screen.  I know there

[android-developers] Changing the icon for the All Apps Button

2011-11-02 Thread erik wagner
lacing it. Is there a way to actually replace the All Apps icon on the Android home screen? Sorry if this is a duplicate question, searching for 'all apps button' returns a dizzying array of non-pertinent results. Thanks, Erik Wagner -- You received this message because you are subsc

[android-developers] Re: sqlite help

2011-10-21 Thread erik wagner
Thanks Mark and Joel, very appreciated. Now I know what I will be doing this weekend On Oct 21, 12:56 pm, Joel Witherspoon wrote: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Mark Murphy wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM, erik wagner > > wrote: > > > I am wonde

[android-developers] sqlite help

2011-10-21 Thread erik wagner
Hi, I am wondering if anyone has a simple SQLite app/example they can point to, provide or whatever. Just basically looking for an example that will connect to a database, and add or remove a record. Been trying to sift through the searchable dictionary example and currently not having much luck

[android-developers] Getting info from a calling activity advice

2011-10-09 Thread erik wagner
Hi, I'm trying to do something where I have an activity that needs to call another activity. I use the startActivityForResult and pass it a integer as the second parameter. I know I can check for that information after the second activity is done but my question is; is there a way I can know what

[android-developers] Re: Ringtones

2011-09-28 Thread erik wagner
Finally was able to find an example. Thank the Lord for smart people http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/fc05ace7d76dff62 On Sep 27, 2:52 pm, erik wagner wrote: > Whoops, the Uri newUri line should have 'aUri' in the > getContentResolver().ins

[android-developers] Re: Ringtones

2011-09-27 Thread erik wagner
Whoops, the Uri newUri line should have 'aUri' in the getContentResolver().insert portion. My editing mistake, only correcting so there's no confusion on anyone trying to follow it. Thanks. On Sep 27, 12:49 pm, erik wagner wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to add a ringtone

[android-developers] Ringtones

2011-09-27 Thread erik wagner
Hi, I'm trying to add a ringtone to the ringtone picker and am having a tough go of it. I am working off this example (http:// groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/ b5590a1551e4f97d) but cannot seem to get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. (my c

[android-developers] Re: return values from preferences with getString

2011-09-04 Thread erik wagner
Fair enough, thanks again On Sep 4, 6:12 pm, Mark Murphy wrote: > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:54 PM, erik wagner wrote: > > Thanks very much!  I have to say though my (ignorant) questions are > > not over.  I am ultra newbie on Java and am not sure how to write a > > (working)

[android-developers] Re: return values from preferences with getString

2011-09-04 Thread erik wagner
uals("Two") { // blah blah } I know this is a basic-really-should-know-how-to question but I'm kind of flailing on the whole thing. Thanks. On Sep 4, 5:08 pm, Mark Murphy wrote: > Never compare strings with == in Java. Use equals(). > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 4

[android-developers] return values from preferences with getString

2011-09-04 Thread erik wagner
f/else tree. What am I missing? I have checked the values coming back from the prefs.getString and there are no leading/trailing spaces or anything else visually wrong that I can see with the value. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Erik Wagner -- You received thi

[android-developers] Re: help with spinners from preferences

2011-08-31 Thread erik wagner
I apologize that the code appeared to be/was unformatted, it looked fine on my end. Thanks for the tip. That is exactly what I was trying to hodgepodge together. Much appreciated. Erik Wagner On Aug 31, 10:59 am, TreKing wrote: > On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:50 PM, erik wagner wrote: >

[android-developers] help with spinners from preferences

2011-08-30 Thread erik wagner
the preferences before the edittext on the preferences could feed it to the one on the PrefsActivity activity. Long story short, what am I doing wrong and what should I do on this? I'm a little brained out on this after staring at it and trying everything my limited understanding could think o

[android-developers] Re: Advice on getting data from one activity to another

2011-08-27 Thread erik wagner
Thanks! Now to figure out how to use them, hopefully I won't be back later with a 'uh, how do i do this?' question. On Aug 27, 9:50 am, Mark Murphy wrote: > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:32 AM, erik wagner wrote: > > Hi, I guess this is more of a design with more tha

[android-developers] Advice on getting data from one activity to another

2011-08-27 Thread erik wagner
hen move on to more detailed how-to questions. Thanks again for all the help on my various newbie questions. Erik Wagner -- 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.c

[android-developers] reading choices from spinners

2011-08-26 Thread erik wagner
id onNothingSelected(AdapterView parent) { } } No matter what I select using this code the Toast shows as "something else /" + what the value actually is + "/". i.e. if I chose 'Two' the toast reads "something else /Two/". Any help would be

[android-developers] Re: Getting a second page to do anything

2011-08-21 Thread erik wagner
Thishttp://www.warriorpoint.com/blog/2009/05/24/android-how-to-switch-bet... > help you in adding and starting another activity. > > Thanks > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 8:27 PM, erik wagner wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > This is I'm sure a very simple thing

[android-developers] Getting a second page to do anything

2011-08-21 Thread erik wagner
Hi, This is I'm sure a very simple thing to do and I am just missing something but I am just starting out. I have the main view, which has a button. The button brings up a second view that is supposed to show some toast message (or, in fact do anything). I can get everything to work on the first

[android-developers] Hello Listview project

2011-08-15 Thread erik wagner
Hi to all, I am very new to both java and android development so this is probably a very simple question. I have been going through the various 'hello' tutorials on this site. I've hit a snag on the 'Hello Listview' (this one http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-listview.h