android

Retrieve friend list from Facebook and post notification on facebook friend's wall.

package org.androidpeople.facebook; import net.xeomax.FBRocket.FBRocket; import net.xeomax.FBRocket.Facebook; import net.xeomax.FBRocket.LoginListener; import net.xeomax.FBRocket.ServerErrorException; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; public class FacebookRocketExample extends Activity implements LoginListener { ...

Why use a android service?

Im wondering what is the point of using a android service to do background work when you need to do a lot of things just to access any public methods or get a large chunk of data from a service such as a larger List object. why not just use a simple POJO that does stuff in the background for you in a seperate thread if you like and gain...

Android table with columns with text and color elements

Hi, I want to create a table layout in android. It should look a bit like the calendar on my HTC Desire with HTC Sense. What I want is a 4 rows: 1: Small area with a specific color (color read from database, dynamic) 2: Text 3: Text 4: text I have successfully created some tables out of a list view, by creating a list_item.xml where ...

Intent for viewing files

Hi All, Is there any intent for viewing files such as word document(.doc), excel sheet, powerpoint(.ppt), pdf, etc. in android. If any, then please help me out of this. Thanks. ...

correct syntax to copy from one table row to another (sqlite android)

Hello, please, is this the correct syntax for copying a particular row from one table to another? db.execSQL("insert into Route select * from " + DATABASE_TABLE + " WHERE _id = rowId"); because for some reason, when i call the method that executes this statement, all the items from the first table are copied into the second table and ...

Elegant Solution?

Elegant Solution Hey People. I'm currently working on a Project and I am thinking of an elegant solution for the implementation, I'm tired of improvised solutions. Let me try to explain my "Problem" to you: The task of this part of my app is pretty simple: I want my app to download some stuff and process that downloaded file in the ...

APN settings in android

Hello In my android applications i would like to check or compare if the APN settings set is the preferred APN. Can i have list of APN in android. Please share your valuable suggestion. Thanks in advance:) ...

How to keep an alertdialog open after button onclick is fired?

Hi, The subject kinda says it all.. I'm requesting a PIN code from the user, if they enter it, click the OK Positive Button and the PIN is incorrect I want to display a Toast but keep the dialog open. At the moment it closes automatically.. Sure this is very trivial thing to correct but can't find the answer yet. Thanks.. ...

How to change language in runtime

I had read about localization here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/localization.html But I need to switch language in my android applicartion in run time, e.g. via Spinner. I attempted to do subj in this way DisplayMetrics dm = res.getDisplayMetrics(); Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration(); conf.locale = new ...

Various spacing between the images of a gallery

Hey I have just built a gallery. The centered image is scaled up. I did this by extending from gallery and overwriting getChildStaticTransformation. There i just modified the camera. It zooms in when the image is close to the center point. My problem: Because of the scaling the spacings between the images are not the same. How can I mo...

Android: How to merge 2 AttributeSet objects?

I have 2 AttributeSet objects- how can I combine them into 1? ...

android append '...' at the end textview

Hi, I have a lsit view and i that i need to add some text. in the adapter, the textview i used is <TextView android:layout_marginLeft="10dp" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:layout_gravity="center" android:maxLines="3" android:layout_height="70dp" android:textColor="#000000" andro...

How to change the centering-changing-point of the gallery?

Hey I built a gallery. The centered image is scaled up. I did this by extending from gallery and overwriting getChildStaticTransformation. There I modified the camera. It zooms in when the image is close to the center point. Problem: the centering item (from getSelectedItem()) changes a bit too late. sometimes the side elements that a...

Better documentation for android.R.*?

Hi, I'm obviously pretty new to Android. Does better documentation exist for the set of android.R.* classes somewhere? The API reference is pretty bare bones, many times only containing the resource literal IDs and not explaining how/where they are used. Similarly, it would be nice if additional information (or pictorial examples) exist...

Streaming issue in android

Hi all, I have streamed audio from url,but when the call or sms comes i need to pause the song and when the call ends again i am gonna resume the song... How to do this?... ...

help with Searchable Dictionary Sample

I tried to implement the searchable dictionary sample and the words from dictionary are not being shown in global search. I copied every thing so that i am not changing anything in the project. I have also tried it with sample from version 1.6 and 2.2 sdk and both of them did not work. They are pulling up the search results when I searc...

onContextItemSelected never called using a Dialog with a ListView

Hi all, I'm creating a simple dialog with a ListView on it. I want to be able to access a context menu on it. Here's the basic code I've: <On CreateDialog> listViewSongs=(ListView) layout.findViewById(R.id.ListView_Songs); listViewSongs.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, drawingPanel.metronom...

Android: selector for highlighting menu items?

Hi, while I'm able to set "highlight color" for ListView items using android:listSelector attribute and appropriate selector, I'm unable to do the same, or something similar, for Menu items - they just keep using default system color scheme. I've read Creating Menus article and found nothing there. Any clues? Btw: I'm referring to Me...

Overriding trackpad click

I have a ListActivity; and for each item in the ListView there is a checkbox. When you touch a list item, another Activity launches. When you use the trackpad/trackball to highlight (read: select) an item and click the trackpad, it essentially simulates touching the item. This causes my other Activity to launch. I would like clicking...

i created a database in my app, but i don't find it in the DDMS

I can't find my test.db in the file manager in DDMS. Does someone know when we create a database, where it's installed ? ...