android-widget

using direct call from a widget in version 2.1 and 2.2

I wrote a widget that can call numbers directly with one click. It works on the emulator, and it used to work on my nexus one when it had Android 2.1. Now I got the update, and the widget stopped working. I am using Intent.ACTION_CALL, and android.permission.CALL_PHONE. If I change to Intent.ACTION_DIAL it works, and the same code works ...

Android - Customizing the Spinner widget Look and Feel

Hi, Is it possible to change the color of the radio button in the android spinner widget. By default it displays the green color for the radio button I need to change it to some other color, Is it possible Suggestions and guidance are welcome. Thanks Vinayak ...

Custom Position of Hint in Edit Text box.

Hello, I was wondering if there was any way that I could get a hint at the bottom of an Edit Text view -- and then the user to start entering text at the top of the box. As a bonus question, is there any way I can make the hint NOT disappear once the user starts entering text. Let me know if you don't understand my question and I w...

Load Images in ImageView in Android

Hello all, In my application....there are some images like temp1.jpg, temp2.jpg .....upto temp35.jpg, so on button clicking, i want to load one-by-one image in ImageView .... i want to do like: cnt=1; imagename="temp" + cnt + ".jpg"; cnt++; so my confusion is that "is there anyway to load an image in imageview from string(image...

how to set anchor tag mailto: attribute in webview, android

Hi, I tried to set anchor tag mailto attribute like <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a> in webview. when i run the app on simulator and click on the link it is showing "Unsupported Action .." How i can set mailto attribute work out in android webview.... Thanks ...

TextView Color does not change on Click

Hi, I have a TextView .I am using it like a link by using t2.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()) for this textview in .java files so that it blinks when I clicks, but I want the color of textview to be changed when clicked. I used t2.setLinkTextColor(0xff0000) but does not work. my code is as follows: public cl...

Name not found exception at PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS

Hi, Im trying to display versionname using below code PackageManager pkm = getPackageManager(); PackageInfo pki = pkm.getPackageInfo("com.example",PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS); String tempCurrentVersion = pki.versionName; Bt im getting exception at PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS as Name not found exception Please tell me how...

Number lists and bulleted lists in android edit text

Hi is it possible to get bulleted and number lists in android edit text/multiautocomplete textview. Can any one have a sample Java program to create numbers and bulleted lists with out using applets(android does not support applets)? And how to use bulleted span to get the bullets? It's not working properly. Regards, vani ...

the same problem as "Android widget different portrait and landscape orientation"

How did you support both landscape and portrait for appwidget? the layout of appwidget will never change when orientate the device from landscape to portrait. by the way, would you please tell me which device support both landscape and portrait for appwidget? ...

How can I or values together in a style item?

I'm trying to set up a style that I'll use for my text entry boxes on forms in my application. I've got a basic style, TextEntry, and extensions such as TextEntry.Name. Here's what I want to do: <style name="PgoTextEntry"> <item name="android:textAppearance">@style/PingoText.White</item> <item name="android:layout_width">fil...

Custom Fonts in Android

Hello.... i have already read some articles and searched on google.....but i am failed to do it. My problem is regarding the font-face. In android, there are only 4 attributes in "android:typeface"...which are Normal,Sans, Serif, Monospace... so what i have to do to use "Verdana" in my application ? pls suggest me a correct way to use...

streaming image from url, android

I need to load, and update image from URL. Using AsyncTask, Iam able to load image from URL bt i need to reload image from url for every 10 secs. Please help me how i can solve this issue. Thanks in advance ...

Streaming image from url continuously

Im displaying image from URL. I implemented using a thread to retrieve data from URL for every 10 secs. Some times my application showing a message Application Not Responding dialog. When i google for the issue i found that we can use AysncTask for loading image. Using Async Task im able to get the image, bt what i need is retrieve d...

seekbar thumb position change when user press device volume keys

Im using seek bar to control volume of the device. Im able to change the volume of the device using thumb of the seek bar just by dragging it on touch pad. But when user presses volume(side) keys i need to set seek bar thumb position accordingly. Hw i can do this please let me know Thanks ...

Auto-complete spinner in android

Hey there I have got an edit text where I want that when someone insert her values it will narrow his option's . the options are stored in a DB (up to 1200 values to one editbox ). i cant get the concept of how to do it can someone help me. ...

android listview shadow

How can i get rid of the shadow when I scroll ListView. I have shadows appearing on top and bottom of the list. ...

Update Widget on System Broadcast Intent

I'm working on an Android widget that will show the current network state (i.e 1xRTT, EvDo Rev. A, WiMax, etc.). It may seem like a pointless idea, but for whatever the reason, the Evo doesn't differentiate between 1x & EvDo, it just says 3G for both, which is annoying if you're in a fringe 3G area. Anyways, to the point: I have the wid...

Android Button Position Programmactically

Hello, I have a button in my application.... I want to change its position by programmatically... I have created a button in xml as follows: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" andro...

When do I need to use "android:id"?

I saw it used in textview and webview android:id="@+id/textview" android:id="@+id/webview" but looks like there is none for DigitalClock widget. So, when do I have to use it? Just for text and web views? ...

HTML Style Tag in Android

As i have referred some articles and sites, i found that we can also create HTML file and then we can display HTML file using Android WebView.. I have referred at: http://tinyurl.com/yjona4j http://tinyurl.com/3xlnjjf So my question is that - "Is Android provides STYLE/CSS tag to define styles , if yes then there is any way to write...