Android Question Dial and Show Reduced Dialing Screen

[Dogbonesix]

I often have a phone number to dial that has associated information that I need to pass on to a person or some robot such as an account number or some other reference number. It is easy to click and dial the number but full dialing screen appears and hides any reference information. Is there a way to reduce the dialing screen or have it float in and out of view(or something) such that one can view the reference information (ie account number) and enter the information on the dialing pad simultaneously?

 

[Erel]

No. You don't have any control over the dialing screen. You can copy the information to the clipboard and then the user can paste it. Another option is to show a toast message as it will show above the dialing screen.

 

[Dogbonesix]

Interesting! I will give that a try. Thanks.

 

[Dogbonesix]

It kinda works. CToast (Credit to Margret, I believe) is over written when the Dial screen is displayed. While ToastMessageShow() is not over written there is no control on duration or placement. Having some way to display some text on the dialing screen would GREATLY reduce the frustration when dealing with many times one has do deal with reference data either with a Human or robot - there has to be a way...

 

[An Schi]

No solution, but maybe another idea:

Post your data to a notification and pull down the statusbar when you want to enter it.

 

[Dogbonesix]

It is worth a try - seems the notifications are visible during the dialing screen. My wife will never figure out how to use it. But it is a start. Please view the image BetterDialer.png which is a solution I would like. This function would greatly enhance the human/machine interface.

 

[Dogbonesix]

Thanks An Schi. Notifications does work - takes a little coordination but the desired result can be achieved. I am still in the hunt to make a custom dialing screen such as BetterDialer.png above.