You can capture the back key and make it do whatever you want. JBQ
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:08 PM, TAKEphONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi again. > > Do you mean I can override finish() ? > > What do I do there ? - if I just do not call super.finish(), > the BACK pressing does nothing. > > But - wouldnt that cause problems elsewhere (other instances where > the OS or another app may want/need to close down my app) ?! > > Shimon > > On Mar 5, 3:57 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: >> The default behavior of the back key is to exit your activity by >> calling finish() (which should pop to the next activity in the >> activity stack of the task your activity was in, or to another task if >> your activity was at the bottom of its task). You can override that. >> >> The behavior of the home key is to switch to the home application, but >> your activity doesn't exit. >> >> JBQ >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:03 AM, TAKEphONE <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> >> > I know this probably was discussed here before, but I can only find >> > bits of info. >> >> > Say a user runs my app from the HOME screen. >> > The app has 3 tabs. Say he/she selectes a different tab, >> > so he/she is in a different screen (same task). >> >> > Now - if the user presses BACK - the device returns to the HOME >> > screen. >> > If the user launches my app again - the default tab is shown. >> >> > BUT - if the user presses HOME - the device returns to the HOME screen >> > (same). >> > If the user launches my app again - the OTHER tab is shown. >> >> > I understand (sort of) the logic - BACK returns to previous app, >> > popping my app >> > from the history stack, so when launched again - it is started from >> > scratch. >> > But this is confusing my customers - they say it's a bug ! >> > They dont understand the different between two keys doing the same >> > thing >> > as far as they see (returning to HOME). >> >> > Moreover - I see a different behavior with the built-in DIALER app - I >> > change tabs, >> > press HOME, launch the app again - and it starts with the default tab. >> >> > Can I imitate this ? >> >> > TIA >> >> -- >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru >> Android Engineer, Google. >> >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further >> warning. > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
