No, you cannot call methods in another process' Activity as you cannot get a reference to it. You can start it via an Intent, but that won't give you a reference. Nothing will.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:13:23 PM UTC+8, tsukishiro wrote: > > 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
