On 4/15/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > ============================================================================= > Today's Topic Summary > ============================================================================= > > Group: [email protected] > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/topics > > - SQLite Open failed [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/e5a8961d41cfbe0d > - How to force use only gprs even though wifi is available [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/baeef4661dc6c9eb > - Android Debugger is DOG Slow [3 Updates] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/7356e22bdf8c9745 > - Small button that sets something to default - what should it look like? > [4 Updates] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/728dfaf6155598e0 > - help for encryption of sd card storage? [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/bd53a35e25a846da > - Running application on Dell Streak emulator [2 Updates] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/cac17cce3f7d0ad0 > - String to Float Performance Ideas [7 Updates] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/c0cf802af81c22f4 > - Android Apps, move apps into phone's memory, or switch them into > external memory. [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/b87eecb6909cacf4 > - Are dialogs supposed to be modal? [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/15a90b08831c3307 > - How do I get getResources() to work in another class? [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/5c2ed4e901217718 > - in app purchase question for RESTORE_TRANSACTIONS [1 Update] > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/408ec3205bbb4256 > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: SQLite Open failed > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/e5a8961d41cfbe0d > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 10:53PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/18195d0ede9f692f > > Out of thousands of users, one is getting the followiing error > suddenly: > > I/Database( 9312): sqlite returned: error code = 14, msg = cannot open > file at source line 25467 > E/Database( 9312): sqlite3_open_v2("/data/data/com.mycom.package/ > databases/My Bookback", &handle, 2, NULL) failed > Caused by: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: unable to open > database file > at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.dbopen(Native Method) > at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.<init>(SQLiteDatabase.java: > 1921) > at > android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(SQLiteDatabase.java: > 883) > > > Alll I can see is that error code 14 is simply a CANNOT_OPEN > > Anybody has any ideas what could be causing this? This is lady who > just migrated to a new phone (Captivate) -- I seriously doubt she > messed around with the ROM or anything. > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: How to force use only gprs even though wifi is available > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/baeef4661dc6c9eb > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: kiran <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 10:18PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/ace945502e707ae9 > > Yes you are right, But thing is my application itself making wifi on. > Is it not possible to on wifi and gprs at a time? > > > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: Android Debugger is DOG Slow > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/7356e22bdf8c9745 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 3 ---------- > From: Eric <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 08:01PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/98c8eee078ff43c5 > > When I run my app in the debugger, via a USB cable, it is completely > and utterly unusably slow. I have 2.3.3 installed on my NexusOne. > How does Google expect us to work with a complete crap environment > like this? > > - Eric > > > ---------- 2 of 3 ---------- > From: TreKing <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 10:22PM -0500 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/e4516f830a13c724 > > >> I have 2.3.3 installed on my NexusOne. How does Google expect us to work >> with a complete crap environment like this? > > I have a Nexus One with 2.3.3 installed as well and it runs just fine for > me. > A very real possibility is that the "complete crap environment" is your own. > It would be hard to tell, though, from the complete lack of information in > your post. "It's slow" doesn't tell us much. > > The tools developers are on this group and very active. It's far more useful > to provide a detailed explanation of the issue you're having, including all > the relevant variables (OS, Eclipse version, ADT version, any logs, etc, > etc), with a polite request for help. > > And if you do have useful feedback to share, then you would go here: > https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/tools/feedback > > <ass> I mean, how do you expect to get help with a complete crap post like > this? =P </ass> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > > ---------- 3 of 3 ---------- > From: Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 09:45PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/6589ff25e10c5801 > > My Nexus One 2.3.3 has NO speed issues with debuggiing. > > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: Small button that sets something to default - what should it look > like? > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/728dfaf6155598e0 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 4 ---------- > From: B Lyon <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 09:58PM -0400 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/f3dfe53b242bec63 > > I'm adding a small additional button to the *Preference things > (CheckBox, ColorPicker,Slider) that will set that value to the > default. I don't think there's enough room to put the word "Default" > on it. Do you think that there's some image/icon that most folks > might realize means "set back default'? I guess I can try the shorter > word "Reset"... or is there some other best practice that you think > might be more appropriate? > > thx > > > ---------- 2 of 4 ---------- > From: TreKing <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 09:52PM -0500 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/9c8ef68946f35c0b > > >> Do you think that there's some image/icon that most folks might realize >> means "set back default'? > > http://www.google.com/search?q=reset+icon&hl=en&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=r7KnTcLtLo22tgfah4neBw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CA4Q_AUoAQ&biw=1223&bih=1001 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > > ---------- 3 of 4 ---------- > From: B Lyon <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 11:21PM -0400 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/cb6204134f15fe96 > > yeah - thx. I guess I was curious about opinions because I hadn't > come across something that did not have a word in it - like"Reset" or > something - which isn't very big, I guess and can be readably squeezed > onto a small button just as easily as any kind of non-textual image. > > Some kind of "back arrow" would probably be interpreted as a > navigation action initially (but it's subjective) ... and I think most > folks wouldn't know how to interpret a "refresh" thing, which is what > I was also initially considering. > > Again - I'm thinking of the most blatant thing that is as unambiguous > as possible when someone is first seeing the screen, and the word > "Reset" is probably good enough for that for something very small... > and "Default" would be only two more characters anyway > > or maybe that "road sign on approach to Doxford International" is the way to > go > > > > > ---------- 4 of 4 ---------- > From: TreKing <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 10:34PM -0500 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/6bbe0d71302ecb0a > >> which is what I was also initially considering. >> Again - I'm thinking of the most blatant thing that is as unambiguous as >> possible when someone is first seeing the screen > > > I think you're over thinking this. Not every action has a clear, obvious > visual representation. And you cannot predict what any given individual's > personal experience will lead to associate with a given icon. You might see > "refresh", I might see "back", someone else might see "undo", or whatever. > > Ultimately, it doesn't matter. There is always some learning going on with a > new app and learning what an icon does is usually fairly straightforward. > > I don't know the details of your app, but assuming you don't do "refreshing" > anywhere else or use the same icon if you do use "refresh" somewhere else, > it's very easy for the user to figure out that your icon is for reseting. It > might help if it's initially disabled then becomes enabled on first action. > > 1 - Start activity, all defaults, reset disabled > 2 - I do something, reset button with "refresh" icon is enabled > 3 - Out of curiosity I press the button - the screen resets and the button > is disabled again. > 3b - Optionally post a toast that says "Reset to Defaults" > 4 - I just learned that this icon is for reseting the things on this screen. > 5 - I will now associate that icon with reset. The need for the icon to be > the "most blatant and unambiguous" has evaporated just like that. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: help for encryption of sd card storage? > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/bd53a35e25a846da > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: Nikolay Elenkov <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 15 11:01AM +0900 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/26ae2e4620af4a66 > >> internal memory. >> However based on your description of how external installed apps work >> (with >> an encrypted file system) I'm now doubting that understanding :) > > You already got an answer, but if you want to explore, just run > 'mount' in a shell. > Then you can examine the contents of each app's directory (every app is > mounted > on a separate mount point) > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: Running application on Dell Streak emulator > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/cac17cce3f7d0ad0 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 2 ---------- > From: Manish Garg <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 02:58PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/3cb99add507dde6f > > Hi All, > > I need to run my application on Dell streak, I am not able to find out > any emulator to test it. My application is working good on 2.2 > emulator but on Dell Streak, application is not occupying complete > screen and some portion of the screen is appearing as black. > > I am not able to reproduce same thing on 2.2 emulator. > > If someone know any emualtor specific to Dell Streak or some other way > to test application for Dell Streak, then please let me know. > > Thanks & Regards, > Manish > > > ---------- 2 of 2 ---------- > From: lbendlin <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 06:39PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/580fb3927fce52c4 > > check your manifest file > > <supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" > android:normalScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true" > android:anyDensity="true" /> > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: String to Float Performance Ideas > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/c0cf802af81c22f4 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 7 ---------- > From: Paul <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 04:47PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/13f08e8b02f913e7 > > OK, have stripped the FloatingPointParser bare, but can't run it as > the native method, parseFltImpl() is throwing an > UnsatisfiedLinkError... > > Maybe a silly question, but any ideas what to do from here? > > > > ---------- 2 of 7 ---------- > From: Mark Murphy <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 08:02PM -0400 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/9e4b9b659418f647 > >> the native method, parseFltImpl() is throwing an >> UnsatisfiedLinkError... > >> Maybe a silly question, but any ideas what to do from here? > > Start from scratch, as Gaz Davidson did here: > > http://bitplane.net/2010/08/java-float-fast-parser/ > > Or, as the last comment on that blog post indicates, grab the latest > code from Harmony and try it. > > Or, roll your own String->Float using JNI and the NDK. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training in NYC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ > > > ---------- 3 of 7 ---------- > From: ip332 <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 05:04PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/6cd06fb40e03ca79 > > Here is a simple class to convert a string in from "1234.4567" into a > floating point. > It doesn't support hexadecimal or 1E23 notations but it is here to > show the idea > =================================== > public class String2Float { > final int max_exp = 38; > final int max_str_len = 20; > float [] values; > char [] buffer; > > public String2Float() { > buffer = new char [max_str_len + 1]; > values = new float [max_exp + 1]; > values[ 0 ] = 1; > for( int i = 1; i < max_exp; i++ ) { > values[ i ] = values[ i - 1 ] * 10; > } > } > > public float Value(String str) { > int len = str.length(); > if( len > max_str_len ) > len = max_str_len; // ToDo: add proper error handling > // extract all characters into the local buffer > str.getChars(0, len - 1, buffer, 0); > // find decimal point > int point_idx = len; > for( int i = 0; i < len; i++ ) { > if( buffer[i] == '.' ) { > point_idx = i; > break; > } > } > // process all digits before the decimal point > float res = 0; > for( int i = 0; i < point_idx ; i++ ) { > int digit = buffer[i] - '0'; > float value = digit * values[point_idx - i - 1]; > res += value; > } > // process all digits after the decimal point > for( int i = point_idx + 1; i < len; i++ ) { > int digit = buffer[i] - '0'; > float value = digit / values[i - point_idx]; > res += value; > } > return res; > } > } > > > > > ---------- 4 of 7 ---------- > From: ip332 <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 05:05PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/87c13c9f7f4590ed > > public class String2Float { > final int max_exp = 38; > final int max_str_len = 20; > float [] values; > char [] buffer; > > public String2Float() { > buffer = new char [max_str_len + 1]; > values = new float [max_exp + 1]; > values[ 0 ] = 1; > for( int i = 1; i < max_exp; i++ ) { > values[ i ] = values[ i - 1 ] * 10; > } > } > > public float Value(String str) { > int len = str.length(); > if( len > max_str_len ) > len = max_str_len; // ToDo: add proper error handling > // extract all characters into the local buffer > str.getChars(0, len - 1, buffer, 0); > // find decimal point > int point_idx = len; > for( int i = 0; i < len; i++ ) { > if( buffer[i] == '.' ) { > point_idx = i; > break; > } > } > // process all digits before the decimal point > float res = 0; > for( int i = 0; i < point_idx ; i++ ) { > int digit = buffer[i] - '0'; > float value = digit * values[point_idx - i - 1]; > res += value; > } > // process all digits after the decimal point > for( int i = point_idx + 1; i < len; i++ ) { > int digit = buffer[i] - '0'; > float value = digit / values[i - point_idx]; > res += value; > } > return res; > } > } > > > > > ---------- 5 of 7 ---------- > From: ip332 <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 05:16PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/7a8e1e0ffa1163e5 > > Sorry about double posting :( > BTW the performance of this method is about 10 times better. > > > ---------- 6 of 7 ---------- > From: lbendlin <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 05:22PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/dcb2c6911118268d > > Is a SQLite database not appropriate in such a scenario? You'd get the > conversion for free... > > > ---------- 7 of 7 ---------- > From: Paul <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 05:37PM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/66e0ed593c81427f > > I'd be interested to see how an SQLite implementation could work - you > could define each SVG document in a table, and then each shape from > that document in a second table, but where it would start to get > complicated would be that each shape each shape type has unique > properties. For instance, for the SVG Path shape, it can be made up > of any number of instructions, along with other meta data. For the > SVG Circle shape, there are no instructions, but different meta data > fields. > > Essentially you'd need to have something like: > > Document (1toM) -> Shapes (1to1) -> (Path (1toM) -> Instructions | > Circle | Line | etc etc for all shapes) > > A simpler layout would be just: > > Document (1toM) -> Shapes > > Where you store the raw XML that defines each shape in the Shapes > table, but then you still need to parse that XML, leaving the same > issue. > > Any suggestions? > > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: Android Apps, move apps into phone's memory, or switch them into > external memory. > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/b87eecb6909cacf4 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: TreKing <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 07:22PM -0500 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/d46ded6138bb3b25 > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 6:58 PM, sblantipodi > >> I can't find this info in the doc, so I asked here, > > You didn't state that you even tried looking. Since this information is > readily available, I could only assume you had not. > > >> If you don't want to answer, simply save posts and time ;) > > If I didn't want to answer, I wouldn't, but I did, so I did. > If you can find the answer in the docs, simply save posts and time ;) > > Try this: http://developer.android.com/search.html#q=sdcard&t=0 > <http://developer.android.com/search.html#q=sdcard&t=0> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: Are dialogs supposed to be modal? > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/15a90b08831c3307 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: TreKing <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 05:10PM -0500 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/7bb913deaba9745c > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Satya Komatineni < > >> I guess it is possible to quick fast enough to beat the system. May be you >> need to set a variable to detect this. > > Or just disable the second button before showing the dialog, as it states in > the post linked to. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: How do I get getResources() to work in another class? > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/5c2ed4e901217718 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: Joao Braga <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 06:25PM -0300 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/e94ea104d16f7aa5 > > I'll post my example. > I'm creating a Bitmap object based on a PNG files in my resources. > > > private Resources res = getResources(); > Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(res, R.drawable.image); > > > > > 2011/4/14 Digeridoo <[email protected]> > > > > > ============================================================================= > Topic: in app purchase question for RESTORE_TRANSACTIONS > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/t/408ec3205bbb4256 > ============================================================================= > > ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- > From: Andrei <[email protected]> > Date: Apr 14 11:40AM -0700 > Url: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/124d3957aba6dc27 > > For a managed item, how do I get order number for item > that was once purchased and the app is installed on new device > Thanks > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
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