Kostya, Thanks for the reply.
I only added the MAIN/LAUNCHER activity because the app was not receiving the CONFIGURE action. I have only been working with the application using the Eclipse environment, and from what you have just said perhaps this is my problem? I will have to try making and installing the app without Eclipse in the equation. For the time being I have rewritten the app as an activity, and will sort out the issues I am experiencing with launching it later (hopefully when I have learned more). Thanks again, Chris On 2011-06-06, at 3:00 AM, Kostya Vasilyev wrote: > Chris, > > You have a MAIN/LAUNCHER intent filter for your widget configuration activity. > > This marks it as the entry point into your application, and it will be shown > in the application drawer (Launcher). > > Is this what you really want? > > If it's launched like this (as opposed to when you go through creating your > widget on the home screen), it won't have any widget specific action or > extras. > > Launching for debugging from Eclipse will also start this activity using > MAIN/LAUNCHER, and it won't have any widget specific stuff either. > > -- Kostya > > 2011/6/5 chris <[email protected]> > Hello, > > I have been trying to implement an application that uses the > ACTION_APPWIDGET_CONFIGURE action to configure an app when it is first > installed. > > I have been using the discussion at > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html#Configuring > as a reference to accomplish this. > > The problem is that the onStart() process of the configuration > activity does not ever receive an ACTION_APPWIDGET_CONFIGURE. In > other words the code snippet below always executes finish () because > it is not a CONFIGURE action being processed. > > Is there a very simple app that demonstrates receiving an ACTION > event, or is there an obvious problem with what I am doing? > > Thanks, > > Chris Newton > > ---------------- CODE SNIPPET ----------------------------- > > public class TestConfigure extends Activity { > > int appWidgetId = AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID; > > @Override > protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) > { > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > > // cause the widget host to cancel out of the widget > placement if the back button is pressed. > setResult(RESULT_CANCELED); > > > Intent intent = getIntent(); > Bundle extras = intent.getExtras(); > > if (extras != null) > { > appWidgetId = > extras.getInt(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, > AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID); > } > > // If they gave us an intent without the widget id, just > bail. > if (appWidgetId == > AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID) > { > finish(); > } > > } > } > > ---------------- AndroidManifest.xml > --------------------------------------- > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > package="com.darfield.test" > android:versionCode="1" > android:versionName="1.0"> > > > <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/ > app_name"> > > <receiver android:name="TestWidget" > > <intent-filter> > <action > android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" /> > </intent-filter> > <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" > android:resource="@xml/test_info" /> > </receiver> > > <activity android:name=".TestConfigure" > android:label="@string/app_name"> > <intent-filter> > <action > android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_CONFIGURE"/> > </intent-filter> > <intent-filter> > <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> > <category > android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> > </intent-filter> > </activity> > > </application> > </manifest> > > > ---------------------- test_info.xml > ------------------------------------------ > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android" > android:minWidth="294dp" > android:minHeight="72dp" > android:updatePeriodMillis="86400000" > android:initialLayout="@layout/main" > android:configure="com.darfield.test.TestConfigure" > > </appwidget-provider> > > -- > 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 > > > -- > 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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