How to create special activity?

[susu]

I just wonder how to create special activity like this?

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Panels?
Intercepting the softkeys?

 

[susu]

Panels?
Intercepting the softkeys?

No, it "floats" on the screen.

You can try it here:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.darshancomputing.BatteryIndicator

 

[thedesolatesoul]

You can make the panel float on a transparent activity?

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[Erel]

Note that you can make a transparent activity by adding the following line to the new manifest editor (will be included in B4A v1.8):

SetActivityAttribute(main, android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar")

You will also need to set Activity.Color=Colors.Transparent

 

[susu]

Thanks Erel.

For who want to do it:

1. Set Activity to transparent with this line

Activity.Color = Colors.Transparent

2. Edit AndroidManifest.xml file
From

<activity android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name=".main" android:label="abc" android:screenOrientation="unspecified">

To

<activity android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name=".main" android:label="abc" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar">

3. Check "Do not ovewrite Manifest file" in B4A IDE.

That's all

 

[magarcan]

This could be interesting :icon_clap:

 

[COBRASoft]

How to do this with 1.8?

 

[Erel]

See post #5.

 

[susu]

I upload example code for who need it.

 

[rfresh]

Hmmm...I tried making a Transparent Activity but it's not transparent.

I added this in my manifest:

SetActivityAttribute(main, android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar")

My Activity is called Trans and I call it from my Main using StartActivity("Trans"). It just pops up a Hello msg but I expected the existing background (on Main) to remain in view and just see the popup msg, but the screen clears to black and then the Hello msg pops up.

'Activity module Trans
Sub Process_Globals
   'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
   'These variables can be accessed from all modules.

End Sub

Sub Globals
   'These global variables will be redeclared each time the activity is created.
   'These variables can only be accessed from this module.

End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   Activity.Color = Colors.Transparent
End Sub

Sub Activity_Resume
   Dim ct1 As CustomToast
   ct1.Initialize
   ct1.Show("Hello",3000,Gravity.TOP,0,Main.pScreenHeight * 0.50)
End Sub

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed As Boolean)

End Sub

 

[margret]

I should of read the complete thread before I commented. What they have stated should work fine. This will be a nice feature for some utility apps, I'll have to try this!

 

[margret]

I am using b4a 1.7 still and I tried this and it works great! This opens up some new options for some apps. This is really great!!

Thank Guys,

Margret

 

[rfresh]

Here is one of the transparent examples I'm attaching as a .zip file. When I run this app the whole background is black. Obviously I'm thinking it should be transparent. I must be missing something!

Here is the manifest:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
SetActivityAttribute(main, android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar")

 

[margret]

What device are you running and what is the screen res??

 

[margret]

Here is the code I used for version B4A 1.7. It works great.

 

[rfresh]

I got it to work on my Droid2 ok. I see that you have to have a View, in your case you had a Panel and a button and made the panel transparent.

I added a Panel to my test app and the Activity went transparent.

Thanks for your help Margret!

 

[rfresh]

@Margret

I wrote a second transparent test app to make sure I could do it with a clean app, but it won't go transparent! I'm attaching it as a .zip file, would you mind taking a quick look at it and see if it goes transparent on your device?

Thanks...

 

[barx]

@Margret

I wrote a second transparent test app to make sure I could do it with a clean app, but it won't go transparent! I'm attaching it as a .zip file, would you mind taking a quick look at it and see if it goes transparent on your device?

Thanks...

It doesn't look like you have editted the manifest...

 

[barx]

Just tested...

You need to add the following line to manifest.

SetActivityAttribute(main, android:theme, @android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar)