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Hello!
First at all, I'm a beginner in android coding, I'm more a graphist with Photoshop as main tool.
A friend has made an app for my themes and is in holidays until september.
Beeing logical and understanding fast, with my friend Google we found the functions/codes I needed. Except one:
I have a horizontal scroll layout showing the apps needed to install the theme. Each app is showed in a linearlayout.
What I would like is make each linearlayout of apps clickable and make them show the app on the playstore when you click on it.
Thanks for reading

I assume you're using Textviews to add line by line the dependencies.. There is a property called autolink or very much like it that makes a link whenever it finds a url in the text...
But instead of Textviews in a linearlayout, why not use ListView? Then you can handle the click in the item to create an intent to open the browser with the url needed... it's a bit of more work but has a better esthetic than a bunch of TextViews... For instance, it makes it easier to use when in a ldpi device...
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Sorry for the late.
I'm beginner in java coding so I don't undersand well what you mean dude.
In fact, what I have now is:
In res\layout\main.xml:
Code:
<HorizontalScrollView
android:id="@+id/layout5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/layout3"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/layout4"
android:background="#00000000"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
</HorizontalScrollView>
In MainActivity.java:
Code:
boolean apexInstalled = appInstalledOrNot("com.anddoes.launcher");
RelativeLayout apexApp = (RelativeLayout) getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.item, null);
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams((int) (125 * scale + 0.5f),(int) (150 * scale + 0.5f));
ImageView apexI = (ImageView) apexApp.findViewById(R.id.appIcon);
apexI.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.apexicon);
TextView apexT = (TextView) apexApp.findViewById(R.id.appText);
if(apexInstalled){
apexT.setText(R.string.installe);
apexT.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#5a925d"));
}
else{
apexT.setText(R.string.nninstalle);
apexT.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#de3747"));
}
apexT.setTypeface(font);
TextView apexTitle = (TextView) apexApp.findViewById(R.id.appTitle);
apexTitle.setText("Apex Launcher"); // \n == retour a la ligne
apexTitle.setTypeface(font);
apexApp.setBackgroundColor(Color.argb(190, 0, 0, 0));
listApp.addView(apexApp, params);
And I have many blocks like this one but with other apps, and I would like them to point on the playstore, what do I have to add?

Use a ListView with a custom Adapter: http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidListView/
Then add an OnItemClickedListener to the ListView.
In its onItemClick method you can use an Intent like this one:
Code:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + pkg); //Your package name here
if (getActivity().getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).size() > 0) {
startActivity(intent);
} else {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Google Play is not installed on the device.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

Thanks trying to help me, but I understand aproximatively the intent, but the listview etc, no..
I'm just trying to modify a bit an app somebody made for me using my logic to understand what I have to do. The problem is that I don't understand how to apply what you tell me :/

Lyechee said:
Thanks trying to help me, but I understand aproximatively the intent, but the listview etc, no..
I'm just trying to modify a bit an app somebody made for me using my logic to understand what I have to do. The problem is that I don't understand how to apply what you tell me :/
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OK, then let's forget about the ListView if you just want to modify your existing app with as little effort as possible.
Try that in your Java code:
Code:
LinearLayout layout = findViewById(R.id.layout4);
layout.setClickable(true);
layout.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
[user=439709]@override[/user]
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + pkg); //Your package name here
if (getActivity().getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).size() > 0) {
startActivity(intent);
} else {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Google Play is not installed on the device.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
});
(The word Override has to be written with a capital letter at the beginning. XDA does not allow that.)

But if I understand well that code, it will make a "link case" in the whole scroll layout no?
Or a link for each app?
If it's not possible to cut the horizontal scroll in little squares (links), is that possible to put a hyperlink on each imageview? So that click on the icon shows the store.

Lyechee said:
But if I understand well that code, it will make a "link case" in the whole scroll layout no?
Or a link for each app?
If it's not possible to cut the horizontal scroll in little squares (links), is that possible to put a hyperlink on each imageview? So that click on the icon shows the store.
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Yes, it does. I thought that the Linear layout was loaded as the layout for each app.
Ok. I think that the RelativeLayout in the MainActivity.java is your row, right?
If it is, that should work:
Code:
apexApp.setClickable(true);
apexApp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
[user=439709]@override[/user]
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + pkg); //Your package name here
if (getActivity().getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).size() > 0) {
startActivity(intent);
} else {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Google Play is not installed on the device.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
});

Yeah, each RelativeLayout is an app square. I'm not at home so I can't test it now, will later in the evening, thanks for your help!

Lyechee said:
Yeah, each RelativeLayout is an app square. I'm not at home so I can't test it now, will later in the evening, thanks for your help!
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Welcome.

Hello! I'm in front of a problem.
I wanted to face it alone, but I don't manage it..
I have had a problem with "uri", and after googleing, I've found that I had to import it.
But my problem is that I get that error:
Code:
The method getActivity() is undefined for the type new View.OnClickListener(){}
Any idea?

Lyechee said:
Hello! I'm in front of a problem.
I wanted to face it alone, but I don't manage it..
I have had a problem with "uri", and after googleing, I've found that I had to import it.
But my problem is that I get that error:
Code:
The method getActivity() is undefined for the type new View.OnClickListener(){}
Any idea?
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Ah, you're right. I'm sorry.
I copied the code from one of my fragments. Just delete the getActivity().
So it is:
Code:
apexApp.setClickable(true);
apexApp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
[user=439709]@override[/user]
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + pkg); //Your package name here
if (getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).size() > 0) {
startActivity(intent);
} else {
Toast.makeText(MainActivtiy.this, "Google Play is not installed on the device.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); //replace the MainActivity by your Activity
}
}
});

Works like a charm, thank you a lot Exactly what I wanted
If you need a graphist, I'm your man
PS: Is there a tool in Eclipse to make blocks of code lines? I mean, put them in blocs and then hide what you don't need.

Lyechee said:
Works like a charm, thank you a lot Exactly what I wanted
If you need a graphist, I'm your man
PS: Is there a tool in Eclipse to make blocks of code lines? I mean, put them in blocs and then hide what you don't need.
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Yeah, there should be a minus on the left side next to each method. Click on it to hide the method.
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[GUIDE] Create Transparent Demo pages on Android

Have you seen those apps with the really cool hand drawn arrows that show the users how the app works the first time they run it? Yeah I have too and I wanted to figure out how to do that. So I did. Now I'm going to show you also.
This is going to be pretty easy and we'll do it for Activities and Fragments so all your apps will be covered.
The first thing you'll need to do is draw the pictures that we'll place over the Activity/Fragment. I draw mine on Gimp but you can use whatever drawing tool you want. I recommend you draw them 480 X 760 px. You'll want to set your background as Transparent. Here is a sample of what I've done.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
That's easy enough. I recommend you draw these as you go, I've found that I needed to edit the images to make sure they are pointing to the exact right place on the screen.
Next up we'll create an XML layout for each image that you want to use in your app. We'll create a LinearLayout with an embedded ImageView. The ImageView will display our beautiful art from above. Make sure to give the LinearLayout an ID, set the background to @null. As for the ImageView you'll need to give it an ID also and set the source to the image file you drew previously. Be sure to put the image in the res/drawable folder, make sure the image file name is all lower case and it is a .png file type. Again you will need to create as many of these XML layouts as you did images above.
overlay_activity.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/llOverlay_activity"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background= @null"
androidrientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/ivOverlayEntertask"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:src="@drawable/activity_overlay" />
</LinearLayout>
We are going to control when this is displayed to the user with SharedPreferences. Utilizing SharePreferences gives us the ability to show the tutorial on the first run of the app and also allows the user to see it again by selecting it in the apps Settings menu.
We'll need to create a folder under /res/ named /xml, so you'll end up with /res/xml. Now let's create a new XML layout for our preferences. In Eclipse you'll choose File New > Android XML file. Change the Resource Type to Preference, then name the file exactly this prefs.xml and click Finish.
Next we'll add a CheckBoxPreference with the following attributes:
android:defaultValue="true"
android:key="tutorial"
android:summary="Enable tutorial on device"
android:title="Tutorial"
So your final prefs.xml file will look exactly like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<CheckBoxPreference
android:defaultValue="true"
android:key="tutorial"
android:summary="Enable tutorial on device"
android:title="Tutorial" />
</PreferenceScreen>
Now let's look at how to show this to the user from our Activity or Fragment. First we'll determine if our tutorial CheckBoxPreferene is set to true and if so we'll display the drawing on top of the current Activity/Fragment.
Create and instance of SharedPreferences and a boolean to store the value:
SharedPreferences setNoti;
boolean showTut;
Then in our OnCreate we'll get the value for our tutorial CheckBoxPreference and if ti's true we'll overlay the image onto our Activity/Fragment:
setNoti = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
// SharedPref tutorial
showTut = setNoti.getBoolean("tutorial", true);
if (showTut == true) {
showActivityOverlay();
}
Now for the last part we'll create the method to display the overlay. We will create a Dialog and apply a translucent theme with no title bar, this provides a dialog that covers our activity but doesn't hide our notification bar.
private void showActivityOverlay() {
final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(this,
android.R.style.Theme_Translucent_NoTitleBar);
dialog.setContentView(R.layout.overlay_activity);
LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) dialog
.findViewById(R.id.llOverlay_activity);
layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
layout.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
dialog.dismiss();
}
});
dialog.show();
}
We'll use a method like this whereever we want to display the overlay to our users. When we get to the last overlay it is best to change the value in our SharedPreferences so we don't continue showing the overlays to the user. We do that with this variation on our above method where in the onClick we update the SharePreferences to set our tutorial to false.
private void showActivityOverlay() {
final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(getActivity(), android.R.style.Theme_Translucent_NoTitleBar);
dialog.setContentView(R.layout.overlay_activity);
LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) dialog
.findViewById(R.id.llOverlay_activity);
layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
layout.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// Get SharedPrefs
PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues(getActivity(), R.xml.prefs, true);
SharedPreferences setNoti = PreferenceManager
.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
setNoti.edit().putBoolean("tutorial", false).commit();
showTut = false;
dialog.dismiss();
}
});
dialog.show();
}
And there you have it! As I mentioned at the begging of this post, this can be applied to an Activity or a Fragment. You'll notice in the last method instead of using the context of "this" I'm using the context of "getActivity()", that is the only change you have to make for this to work with a Fragment.
I am publishing the full code on my GitHub. Please feel free to leave comments, questions or your own pointers below.
https://github.com/marty331/overlaytutorial
Thanks for reading!

Cool guide.
I suggest adding [GUIDE] or [HOW-TO] to the thread title to make it easier to find. I thought it was a question when I clicked on it.

marty331 said:
I recommend you draw them 480 X 760 px.
[...]
overlay_activity.xml
Code:
[/QUOTE]
Where's your code? :(
Personally, I'd use Inkscape to create them as a *.svg and convert them to a *.png file later. That way they will not look pixelated.
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nikwen said:
Where's your code?
Personally, I'd use Inkscape to create them as a *.svg and convert them to a *.png file later. That way they will not look pixelated.
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Somehow my post was corrupted, I edited it and re-pasted everything.
I haven't tried Inkscape, but am up for giving that a go.

marty331 said:
Somehow my post was corrupted, I edited it and re-pasted everything.
I haven't tried Inkscape, but am up for giving that a go.
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Great. Thank you.
The only thing which would be even better now would be using
Code:
tags. ;)
I didn't do much with it. However, scaling SVGs looks much better because they consist of single lines and shapes which can be rendered for all densities.
The disadvantage is that it is more difficult to create good-looking graphic effects in SVG.

I just found the Showcaseview library. It looks very promising.
Homepage: http://espiandev.github.io/ShowcaseView/
Github code: https://github.com/Espiandev/ShowcaseView

nikwen said:
I just found the Showcaseview library. It looks very promising.
Homepage: http://espiandev.github.io/ShowcaseView/
Github code: https://github.com/Espiandev/ShowcaseView
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nikwen,
ShowcaseView is really awesome, I agree. However, it does not work with Fragments yet. Super bummer!

marty331 said:
nikwen,
ShowcaseView is really awesome, I agree. However, it does not work with Fragments yet. Super bummer!
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Why do you think so?
Shouldn't this work? Correct me if I am wrong.
Code:
ShowcaseView.ConfigOptions co = new ShowcaseView.ConfigOptions();
co.hideOnClickOutside = true;
sv = ShowcaseView.insertShowcaseView(R.id.buttonBlocked, getActivity(), R.string.showcase_main_title, R.string.showcase_main_message, co);
(Code based on this: https://github.com/Espiandev/Showca...andev/showcaseview/sample/SampleActivity.java)

I agree that it should, however it does not. I've emailed the developer and he said he will work on it. If you want to use ShowcaseView in an activity it works very well.

marty331 said:
I agree that it should, however it does not. I've emailed the developer and he said he will work on it. If you want to use ShowcaseView in an activity it works very well.
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Ok, that's strange.

Thanks exactly what I was looking for!
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marty331 said:
I agree that it should, however it does not. I've emailed the developer and he said he will work on it. If you want to use ShowcaseView in an activity it works very well.
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I got it to work.
I will push my code to Github later, but I will improve it before.
Then I will write a tutorial for that.

Here is my pull request: https://github.com/Espiandev/ShowcaseView/pull/68

Guide for doing it using the ShowcaseView library: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419939
This guide is great. Thanks again. Please understand that by posting this I don't want to criticise, offend or denigrate you.
You got mentioned in my guide.

marty331 said:
Somehow my post was corrupted, I edited it and re-pasted everything.
I haven't tried Inkscape, but am up for giving that a go.
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I think you should also disable smiles in the OP!
androidrientation=„blahblahblah” is android(smile)rientation!

great tut.
thanks

cascio97 said:
I think you should also disable smiles in the OP!
androidrientation=„blahblahblah” is android(smile)rientation!
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I always use another trick:
Code:
android:[B[I][/I]][/B[I][/I]]orientation
The result:
Code:
android:[B][/B]orientation
That allows you to use smileys in other parts of the post.

nikwen said:
I always use another trick:
Code:
android:[B[I][/I]][/B[I][/I]]orientation
The result:
Code:
android:[B][/B]orientation
That allows you to use smileys in other parts of the post.
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Thank you! didn't know about this one!
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[Guide] Creating a Floating Window out of your App

This is a project that I whipped together to show developers how to implement a floating window type popup for their apps. An example usage would be quick reply to a sms message, email, or any other times quick reply would come in handy. It isn't limited to just that though, using this method, you will be able to completely recreate any activity in windowed form with very little code edits.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
My brother an I have used this to create a quick reply for our app, Sliding Messaging Pro. The idea is basically the exact same as Halo, with almost the exact same implementation. We do it by extending the MainActivity in a pop up class, then using an overrode setUpWindow() function to set up your MainActivity in the window.
The full source is availible on my GitHub, found here: Floating Window GitHub
Play Store Link: Floating Window Demo
So now to the actual steps to creating your own "floating window popup" out of your apps MainActivity:
1.) First, we should add the styles that we are going to use to the styles.xml sheet.
These are the styles for the animation, of course you can define your own animation if you choose, these will bring the window up from the bottom of the screen and the close it to the bottom of the screen.
Code:
<style name="PopupAnimation" parent="@android:style/Animation">
<item name="android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/activity_slide_up</item>
<item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/activity_slide_down</item>
</style>
Now, this style is for the actual popup dialog box. You can play with the different values here all you want. We end up overriding some of these when we set up the window anyways, such as the dimming.
Code:
<style name="Theme.FloatingWindow.Popup" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light" >
<item name="android:windowIsFloating">false</item>
<item name="android:windowSoftInputMode">stateUnchanged</item>
<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
<item name="android:windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
<item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
<item name="android:windowFrame">@null</item>
<item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/PopupAnimation</item>
<item name="android:windowCloseOnTouchOutside">true</item>
<item name="android:backgroundDimEnabled">false</item>
</style>
2.) Now that your styles are set up, lets go ahead and add the new Popup activity to the manifest. You can see that we used the Theme.FloatingWindow.Popup style that we just defined in the last step. You will also have to add
Code:
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
to the xmlns declarations at the top of the manifest.
Code:
<activity
android:name="PopupMainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/Theme.FloatingWindow.Popup"
android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateAlwaysHidden"
android:clearTaskOnLaunch="true"
android:exported="true"
tools:ignore="ExportedActivity" />
3.) One more thing that we have to put in before you have resolved all the errors here, the animations. Just copy and paste these two animations in separate files under the res/anim folder. Name one activity_slide_down.xml and the other activity_slide_up.xml
activity_slide_down.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<translate android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="0%"
android:fromYDelta="0%" android:toYDelta="100%"
android:duration="300"/>
</set>
activity_slide_up.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<translate android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="0%"
android:fromYDelta="100%" android:toYDelta="0%"
android:duration="300"/>
</set>
4.) Now that everything should be set up, we will make the actual popup activity! You can view my full code for this from the GitHub link, but basically, we are going to make a PopupMainActivity.java class and extend the MainActivity class. If you understand inheritance at all with java, you will know what this is doing. It is going to allow this PopupMainActivity class, when started, to override methods from the MainActivity to produce different outcomes.
The method that actually makes the windowed pop up I have named setUpWindow(). This means that whenever this activity is called instead of the main activity, it will use this method instead of the main activities setUpWindow() method. This is very convieniet since we don't want to do any extra work than we need to in this class. So here is the code for that class:
Code:
/**
* This method overrides the MainActivity method to set up the actual window for the popup.
* This is really the only method needed to turn the app into popup form. Any other methods would change the behavior of the UI.
* Call this method at the beginning of the main activity.
* You can't call setContentView(...) before calling the window service because it will throw an error every time.
*/
@Override
public void setUpWindow() {
// Creates the layout for the window and the look of it
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTION_BAR);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND);
// Params for the window.
// You can easily set the alpha and the dim behind the window from here
WindowManager.LayoutParams params = getWindow().getAttributes();
params.alpha = 1.0f; // lower than one makes it more transparent
params.dimAmount = 0f; // set it higher if you want to dim behind the window
getWindow().setAttributes(params);
// Gets the display size so that you can set the window to a percent of that
Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
Point size = new Point();
display.getSize(size);
int width = size.x;
int height = size.y;
// You could also easily used an integer value from the shared preferences to set the percent
if (height > width) {
getWindow().setLayout((int) (width * .9), (int) (height * .7));
} else {
getWindow().setLayout((int) (width * .7), (int) (height * .8));
}
}
You can see what it does from the comments, but basically, it just initializes your main activity in a windowed for, exactly what we are trying to do!
5.) Now to actually have this method override something in the MainActivity, you must add the same method there. In my example, The method is just blank and has no implementation because i don't want it to do anything extra for the full app. So add this activity and the error that "your method doesn't override anything in the super class" will go away. Then you actually have to call this method from your MainActivity's onCreate() method so that it will set up the windowed app when it is suppose to.
Code:
/**
* Called when the activity is first created to set up all of the features.
*/
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
context = this;
// If the user is in the PopupMainActivity function, the setUpWindow function would be called from that class
// otherwise it would call the function from this class that has no implementation.
setUpWindow();
// Make sure to set your content view AFTER you have set up the window or it will crash.
setContentView(R.layout.main);
// Again, this will call either the function from this class or the PopupMainActivity one,
// depending on where the user is
setUpButton();
}
As you can see from the code, I called this method before i set the content view for the activity. This is very important, otherwise you will get a runtime exception and the app will crash every time.
After you are done with that, you have successfully set up a program that will change from a windowed state to a full app state depending on which class is called. For example, if you set up an intent to open the floating window app, it would look something like this:
Code:
Intent window = new Intent(context, com.klinker.android.floating_window.PopupMainActivity.class);
window.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(window);
You are still able to call the MainActivity class like you normally would then. with an intent like this:
Code:
Intent fullApp = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
fullApp.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(fullApp);
That is just about it, obviously my solution and demo are very simple implementations of what it can do. You can see from the demo app that I simply go back and forth between the activities with a button, then i have an edittext at the bottom to demonstrate how the window resizes.
You can literally do anything with this though. It will work with any layouts you have set up and is a very cool way for your users to experience your app in a different light. If you want to change how something works in the popup part of the app, all you have to do is function that portion of code out, then override that method from the popup activity, so the possibilities are endless with what can be done here.
Credit for this goes to the Paranoid Android team of course for inspiring the idea, then Jacob Klinker (klinkdawg) and myself (Luke Klinker) for the implementation without framework tweaks or custom roms. This should work for any users, no matter the phone, android version, or custom rom.
I honestly have no clue if it will work on anything below 4.0, but if you test and find out, sound off in the comments!
Thanks and enjoy! I hope to see lots of dynamic and awesome popups in the future because it really is just that simple, it won't take you more than a half hour to get this working!

I love your Sliding Messaging app. Really awesome work. The BEST messaging app out there. I'm in the beta group. Thank you for this information!
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I assume that this tutorial works with gingerbread..?

aniket.lamba said:
I assume that this tutorial works with gingerbread..?
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It says at the bottom of the article that I don't know if it will work on anything below ICS. It relies on a dialog theme, which obviously existed pre ICS, but I have no way of checking if it works the same or not. Try it and let me know I guess!

Thank you for your sharing.
I used your example to add this amazing feature into Telepatch, an Open Source project, fork of Telegram
Thanks again!

[Idea] Create FloatingActivity type
This is an extremely awesome project, easy to implement, and very light weight, however, the only problem is that when i call the floating activity for example from a notification or whatever, the background activity closes, and i haven't been able to get around it
However, just an idea, which is what i did, create a separate Activity and put the setUpWindow() method in it, and override the onCreate() method and setUpWindow() in it, and after that, you can just create any activity and extends the FloatingActivity class and you're done, just make sure that you call super.onCreate() if you (probably) overrided the onCreate() method:laugh:

Hi, I've tried your solution. It works perfectly!
But when we touch homescreen button, the app is minimized. How can we make it persistent?

How to make truecaller like floating window..for incoming calls

[Q]how to invoke search dialoge by button help needed

I have created a free dictionary app before one year
there is option menu to invoke the search dialoge
now i want to invoke search dialog by pressing a button
i have created button in main.xml
now i want to code
but i dont know how to do
i m trying from long time a go but unfortunetly i dont knowledge of java so please help me out
i will be thankfull
thanks
here is my old app which i have shared in xda one year before
topic is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786568
and its the screen shot
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
help me please

rafeeq02 said:
I have created a free dictionary app before one year
there is option menu to invoke the search dialoge
now i want to invoke search dialog by pressing a button
i have created button in main.xml
now i want to code
but i dont know how to do
i m trying from long time a go but unfortunetly i dont knowledge of java so please help me out
i will be thankfull
thanks
here is my old app which i have shared in xda one year before
topic is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786568
and its the screen shot
here is the code
Code:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
abstract public class SearchInterfaceBase extends ListActivity {
abstract ListAdapter makeMeAnAdapter(Intent intent);
private static final int LOCAL_SEARCH_ID = Menu.FIRST+1;
private static final int GLOBAL_SEARCH_ID = Menu.FIRST+2;
TextView selection;
ArrayList<String> items=new ArrayList<String>();
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
selection=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.selection);
try {
XmlPullParser xpp=getResources().getXml(R.xml.words);
while (xpp.getEventType()!=XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) {
if (xpp.getEventType()==XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
if (xpp.getName().equals("word")) {
items.add(xpp.getAttributeValue(0));
}
}
xpp.next();
}
}
catch (Throwable t) {
Toast
.makeText(this, "Request failed: "+t.toString(), 40000)
.show();
}
setDefaultKeyMode(DEFAULT_KEYS_SEARCH_LOCAL);
onNewIntent(getIntent());
}
@Override
public void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
ListAdapter adapter=makeMeAnAdapter(intent);
if (adapter==null) {
finish();
}
else {
setListAdapter(adapter);
}
}
public void onListItemClick(ListView parent, View v, int position,long id) {
selection.setText(parent.getAdapter().getItem(position).toString());
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
menu.add(Menu.NONE, LOCAL_SEARCH_ID, Menu.NONE, "Search Urdu Dictionary").setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_search_category_default);
menu.add(0, 0, 0, R.string.about).setIcon(R.drawable.about);
menu.add(0, 1, 1, R.string.str_exit).setIcon(R.drawable.exit);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case LOCAL_SEARCH_ID:
onSearchRequested();
return(true);
case GLOBAL_SEARCH_ID:
startSearch(null, false, null, true);
return(true);
case 0:
openOptionsDialog();
break;
case 1:
exitOptionsDialog();
break;
}
return true;
}
private void exitOptionsDialog() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
{
new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
.setTitle(R.string.app_exit)
.setIcon(R.drawable.exit)
.setMessage(R.string.app_exit_message)
.setNegativeButton(R.string.str_no,
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialoginterface, int i)
{}
})
.setPositiveButton(R.string.str_ok,
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialoginterface, int i)
{
finish();
}
})
.show();
}
}
private boolean openOptionsDialog() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
{
new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
.setTitle(R.string.app_about)
.setIcon(R.drawable.about)
.setIcon(R.drawable.rafeeq1)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.str_ok,
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialoginterface, int i)
{
}
})
.show();
}
return false;
}
}
i want to invoke the search dialogue by pressing button
lnstead of this
Code:
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case LOCAL_SEARCH_ID:
onSearchRequested();
return(true);
help me please
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You can easily achieve this by adding a androidnClick attribute for the button. Like this -
Code:
android:onClick="xyz"
Here, xyz is the name of a function which will be called when the button is clicked. Define xyz with a View object parameter like this -
Code:
public void xyz(View v)
{
//Call the onSearchRequested function here
}
Good luck
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abcdjdj said:
You can easily achieve this by adding a androidnClick attribute for the button. Like this -
Code:
android:onClick="xyz"
Here, xyz is the name of a function which will be called when the button is clicked. Define xyz with a View object parameter like this -
Code:
public void xyz(View v)
{
//Call the onSearchRequested function here
}
Good luck
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thanks sir ,, yes i have google for it and got the same answer
but unfortunetly i dont konw how to code for click and onSreachRequested
will u please
code it for me
i have created button and its ID is button
so please if u can i will thank full to u sir

rafeeq02 said:
thanks sir ,, yes i have google for it and got the same answer
but unfortunetly i dont konw how to code for click and onSreachRequested
will u please
code it for me
i have created button and its ID is button
so please if u can i will thank full to u sir
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You don't need to know the id of the button if you are adding the onClick attribute in the XML file. You'll need the id only if you want to a reference to the Button from your Java code using the findViewById function. And calling the onSearchRequested function from the xyz function (on click function) should work just the same as it used to before from the menu. I'm sorry, I'm on my phone right now so I can't provide you with proper code except snippets.
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abcdjdj said:
You don't need to know the id of the button if you are adding the onClick attribute in the XML file. You'll need the id only if you want to a reference to the Button from your Java code using the findViewById function. And calling the onSearchRequested function from the xyz function (on click function) should work just the same as it used to before from the menu. I'm sorry, I'm on my phone right now so I can't provide you with proper code except snippets.
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THANKS SIR FOR UR REPLY
I HAVE CREATED THIS
xml
Code:
<Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:onClick="sInvoke" android:id="@+id/button"></Button>
</LinearLayout>
and code
Code:
public void sInvoke(View v) {
}
now how to invoke search dialog and how to use onSearchRequested()

rafeeq02 said:
THANKS SIR FOR UR REPLY
I HAVE CREATED THIS
xml
Code:
<Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:onClick="sInvoke" android:id="@+id/button"></Button>
</LinearLayout>
and code
Code:
public void sInvoke(View v) {
}
now how to invoke search dialog and how to use onSearchRequested()
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i did this ,
Code:
public boolean sInvoke(View v) {
switch (((MenuItem) items).getItemId()) {
case LOCAL_SEARCH_ID:
onSearchRequested();
return(true);
}
return false;
}
but app is unfortunetly forse closed
sir ,how to code this properly ?

rafeeq02 said:
THANKS SIR FOR UR REPLY
I HAVE CREATED THIS
xml
Code:
<Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:onClick="sInvoke" android:id="@+id/button"></Button>
</LinearLayout>
and code
Code:
public void sInvoke(View v) {
}
now how to invoke search dialog and how to use onSearchRequested()
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Well I have never tried using search bars but logically speaking, if you do whatever was being done in the switch case and use the same code in the sInvoke, it should work.
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abcdjdj said:
Well I have never tried using search bars but logically speaking, if you do whatever was being done in the switch case and use the same code in the sInvoke, it should work.
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thanks once again
Code:
public void sInvoke(View v) {
switch (((MenuItem) items).getItemId()) {
case LOCAL_SEARCH_ID:
onSearchRequested();
return;
}
}
now please let me know where is my mistake how solve this
still app is force closed

rafeeq02 said:
thanks once again
Code:
public void sInvoke(View v) {
switch (((MenuItem) items).getItemId()) {
case LOCAL_SEARCH_ID:
onSearchRequested();
return;
}
}
now please let me know where is my mistake how solve this
still app is force closed
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Um why have you added a switch case here? When the user clicks the button, you only want the search bar to be invoked so all you have to do is call the onSearchRequested() function in sInvoke. Nothing else has to be done. If it is force closing, then please post the logcat too.
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abcdjdj said:
Um why have you added a switch case here? When the user clicks the button, you only want the search bar to be invoked so all you have to do is call the onSearchRequested() function in sInvoke. Nothing else has to be done. If it is force closing, then please post the logcat too.
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THANKS THANKS HUNDRED TIMES U HELPED ME
IT WORKED ,, IT WORKED
I LOVE YOU ABCDJDJ ,,I LOVE YOU XDA ,,
actualy sir I dont know java but i love do soming for my students so i tries like this things
if u dont mind may ask for this kind of helps?

rafeeq02 said:
THANKS THANKS HUNDRED TIMES U HELPED ME
IT WORKED ,, IT WORKED
I LOVE YOU ABCDJDJ ,,I LOVE YOU XDA ,,
actualy sir I dont know java but i love do soming for my students so i tries like this things
if u dont mind may ask for this kind of helps?
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You're welcome
I understand that using technology to teach is an effective method of teaching. Nice idea:thumbup:
There is no problem in asking for help as long as you follow the rules of Xda and search before posting.
Also, learning Java will really help you a lot for developing android apps. In case you get some free time and feel like learning some Java, please do read a book called Head First Java. It is absolutely amazing and explains concepts somewhat like a comic book with lots of pictures etc. Oh and kindly do not call me sir. I'm still studying in school
Good luck with your development
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abcdjdj said:
You're welcome
I understand that using technology to teach is an effective method of teaching. Nice idea:thumbup:
There is no problem in asking for help as long as you follow the rules of Xda and search before posting.
Also, learning Java will really help you a lot for developing android apps. In case you get some free time and feel like learning some Java, please do read a book called Head First Java. It is absolutely amazing and explains concepts somewhat like a comic book with lots of pictures etc. Oh and kindly do not call me sir. I'm still studying in school
Good luck with your development
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U r so kind , u helped me here for development learning so u r my teacher ,
I saw ur contribution ,its quit great,, i m going to download the book , i love to learn c u soon,, one more question whats ur name ? take care

rafeeq02 said:
U r so kind , u helped me here for development learning so u r my teacher ,
I saw ur contribution ,its quit great,, i m going to download the book , i love to learn c u soon,, one more question whats ur name ? take care
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You're welcome
Well revealing my real name would defeat the purpose of having a username but let me give you a hint - You can check the real names of developers by going on their Github page.
Regards,
abcdjdj
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How To Layout This Kind of Activity?

I'm having a problem on layouting my app specially when I images are involve.
In the attached image below, how to create a navigation button like that? It also appears translucent, how to do that?

clonedaccnt said:
I'm having a problem on layouting my app specially when I images are involve.
In the attached image below, how to create a navigation button like that? It also appears translucent, how to do that?
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just looks like a listView, well ... I lie that looks like a horrid webview/html oddity, but in android you would just use a listView for the main view
Or
If the menu items are static and not mutable then a simple frameLayout as parent then a linearLayout for the buttons views

Thanks for the answer. I'll try to use what you said.

deanwray said:
just looks like a listView, well ... I lie that looks like a horrid webview/html oddity, but in android you would just use a listView for the main view
Or
If the menu items are static and not mutable then a simple frameLayout as parent then a linearLayout for the buttons views
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Can you give me some images or links that you think is a beautiful and clean home navigation?

clonedaccnt said:
Can you give me some images or links that you think is a beautiful and clean home navigation?
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not sure I understand, but whatever you're after, if it's just inspiration, there will be many examples just searching google

using xml item or json for dynamic data
I m writed simple example for you :
If you have a limited and not dymanic data, you can use xml item for listview, like this :
Add this your string.xml
Code:
<string-array name="schoolsname">
<item>School 1</item>
<item>School 2</item>
<item>School 3</item>
</string-array>
Add listview to your layout file :
Code:
<ListView
android:id=”@+id/list”
android:layout_width=”fill_parent”
android:layout_height=”wrap_content”
android:entries="@array/schoolsname"
/>
And in your Activity class you just defined your listview, like this :
Code:
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnItemClickListener{
ListView list;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
list= (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
list.setOnItemClickListener(this);
}
// [B]onItemClick When clicked your list item[/B]
@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View view, int position, long id) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), ((TextView) view).getText(),
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
Sorry my english. I m still learning.