Zannen (too bad in jap.).... I guess this is a dead-end road. Thanks for your replies Zsolt Vasvari! Really helped me clarify a things.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:22:37 PM UTC+9, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: > > 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
