Oh, I take it you mean something similar to this one<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7914912/starting-activity-from-another-application-using-only-package-name> right? Well, basically, if I already have a reference to the Activity that launched my IME, then I would be able to use that Activity's dispatchTouchEvent() method.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:07:55 PM UTC+9, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: > > I mean, I take that back. If you know the class name of an activity, you > can start it with an Intent, but you cannot really control it in any > meaningful way, so I am not sure what you would be able to accomplish. > > On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:49:20 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: >> >> Noooooooooo..... >.< ok, let me try a different angle at this. Let's say >> I were to make an "IME" that is not a subclass of InputMethodService, is it >> possible? I was thinking of launching a translucent Activity to hold my >> on-screen keyboard. Can this be done? >> >> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:43:47 PM UTC+9, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: >>> >>> No. It's a completely separate app in different processes, signed with >>> different certificates, etc, etc. >>> >>> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:30:23 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks Zsolt Vasvari, >>>> >>>> Hmmm... I can get the package name of the Activity that launched my >>>> IME, is there a way to use that information to create a dummy instance of >>>> an Activity? >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:23:48 PM UTC+9, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I don't believe so. An IME is a completely separate "app" in Android. >>>>> Just as you cannot get a reference to another app's activity, you >>>>> cannot >>>>> do this from an IME. >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:15:52 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> Still working on my IME (sheesh, it's taking too long... >.<). I was >>>>>> wondering if there was a way to get a reference or instance of the >>>>>> Activity >>>>>> that launches my IME. For example, if I was in the new contact activity >>>>>> of >>>>>> Contacts application and I click on an input field (like an EditText), >>>>>> then >>>>>> my IME would be launched (as expected). Now I want to get a reference to >>>>>> the new contact activity from which my IME was launched. Is this >>>>>> possible? >>>>>> >>>>>> Please let me here your thoughts, >>>>>> - tsukishiro >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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
