[android-developers] new soft keyboard

2009-03-26 Thread stefoid
Hi. Is it possible to replace the soft keyboard by writing just an Activity, or is it hardwired into the framework? I probably think the latter from looking at various stuff, but I thought Id double check. thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message be

[android-developers] Confused about system services / processes / applications

2009-02-26 Thread stefoid
Hi, Im currently trying to put together an idea of how WindowManagerService works - who it works with and how it works. WindowManagerService is a system service - running in the system process I suppose. So it needs IPC to interact with applications. On the application side we have ViewRoot whi

[android-developers] Re: scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-11 Thread stefoid
how? On Jul 9, 5:51 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > if I want to take a window (with a dialog in it) and do some > > transformations on it (which will have to be done in s/w since android > > doesnt yet support h/w accleleration of its 2D animations) how do I > > do that? > > Window a

[android-developers] Re: scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-08 Thread stefoid
I think we are talking about two different things. if I want to take a window (with a dialog in it) and do some transformations on it (which will have to be done in s/w since android doesnt yet support h/w accleleration of its 2D animations) how do I do that? lets say I want to rotate the windo

[android-developers] Re: scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-08 Thread stefoid
"The Android compositing engine is actually much more like MacOS X than X-Windows, supporting full 3d hardware acceleration of window compositing and transformation. " huh? since when? compositing engine? On Jul 8, 9:00 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 8

[android-developers] Re: scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-08 Thread stefoid
t; create an application, it has to be prepared to run on all processor > speeds, all screen sizes, etc. this is your assumption (as an application developer?) As a handset manufacturer, your viewpoint is different. You want to produce something with specific capabilities. If Android cant cater

[android-developers] Re: scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-04 Thread stefoid
On Jul 5, 10:30 am, "Romain Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vector graphics are not magical. First of all, a vector graphics > engine require expensive rendering if you want to be able to create > results that have as much details and effects as traditional raster > graphics. Looking forward,

[android-developers] Re: scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-04 Thread stefoid
ook pretty shabby by comparison as early as the next year or two. better start thinking about it now rather than be reactive. > JBQ (Android Engineer) > > On Jul 4, 4:22 am,stefoid<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > etc... > > > this quote from this bl

[android-developers] scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics scalable vector graphics

2008-07-04 Thread stefoid
etc... this quote from this blog says it clearly. the lack of hardware acceleration for androids 2D graphics API, oand for any resolution independent way of defining your UI is a showstopper. http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/11/five-problems-with-google-android.html "Third, An

[android-developers] Re: How do I do this? copy the image from one view for use in another

2008-06-02 Thread stefoid
2, 12:35 pm, stefoid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Specifically: > > I have two views, A and B > > I want to set the background of view A with a snapshot of the current > state/image of view B > > Possible? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You re

[android-developers] How do I do this? copy the image from one view for use in another

2008-06-01 Thread stefoid
Specifically: I have two views, A and B I want to set the background of view A with a snapshot of the current state/image of view B Possible? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" grou

[android-developers] Re: does clipping an image work?

2008-05-08 Thread stefoid
OK, it does work, disregard this babble. My bad. On May 9, 10:55 am, stefoid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I think I understand whats going on - an ImageView displays the > image by:view.setBackground(imageyouwanttosee); > > this is not want I would want or expect,

[android-developers] BUG: ImageView is flawed, broken...

2008-05-08 Thread stefoid
ImageView is flawed. see http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/f3c8fbab234ba10d/fdaf67174a7ad81d?lnk=gst&q=stefoid#fdaf67174a7ad81d --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gr

[android-developers] Re: does clipping an image work?

2008-05-08 Thread stefoid
background, then I will call setbackground ON ANY TYPE OF VIEW. thats not what ImageView specifically should do in my opinion - it should set the image in the foreground so that view operations can be done on it. Im calling 'bug' on this. On May 8, 5:45 pm, stefoid <[EMAIL PROT

[android-developers] does clipping an image work?

2008-05-08 Thread stefoid
Example code below is my attempt to clip an ImageView with a non- rectangular shape. It doesnt work, I see the full rectangle. Obviously I am misunderstanding some basic thing about the way android graphics works. any help appreciated. also another question - why dont I have to call super.onDr

[android-developers] Can you have two applications visible on screen at the same time?

2008-05-05 Thread stefoid
Or does an application necessarily have to be full screen? For example, Lets say I want to write an application starter widget that is always visible onscreen (with tabs say). When I click on a tab, that application runs, but I can still see the tabs which I use to switch to other applications.

[android-developers] Re: I want to horizontally scroll a LinearLayout area

2008-04-28 Thread stefoid
? blerg! :( On Apr 28, 5:12 pm, stefoid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, actually Im still confused. > > What I want to do is scroll the contents of a LinearLayout within its > boundaries. i.e. I want the LinerLayout to be a viewport that scrolls > its contents horizontally. &g

[android-developers] Re: I want to horizontally scroll a LinearLayout area

2008-04-28 Thread stefoid
No, actually Im still confused. What I want to do is scroll the contents of a LinearLayout within its boundaries. i.e. I want the LinerLayout to be a viewport that scrolls its contents horizontally. I cant make it work. On Apr 28, 4:26 pm, stefoid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, so

[android-developers] Re: I want to horizontally scroll a LinearLayout area

2008-04-27 Thread stefoid
OK, so I worked it out myself, sort of - Im still having issues with it, but at least I can get it to move. answer lies here: http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/view/animation/package-descr.html On Apr 28, 3:17 pm, stefoid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to use

[android-developers] I want to horizontally scroll a LinearLayout area

2008-04-27 Thread stefoid
I want to use 'kinetic' horizontal scrolling on an a LinearLayout area. I did a quick search and found this widget called a Scroller that seemed to have an API that fit the bill - flings, interpolaters, etc... but then Scroller is only of use to a TextView? ScrollView seems like it is only a v