Displaying data in top msg bar

[rfresh]

When my app runs, I want to display a value in the top msg bar. Sorry I may not be calling it the correct name (top msg bar). I would need it to display even when my app is paused.

Can someone point me to what docs I would need to look at?

Thanks...

 

[Erel]

You probably want to add a notification.
http://www.b4x.com/android/help/core.html#notification

 

[rfresh]

Is there a way to just have text display (2 chars) in the notification area instead of an icon?

 

[barx]

A notification cannot have 'No Icon' you have to set a transparent Icon. The Ticker Text shown with notifications only shows for a few seconds.

Just an idea ans I don't know how to do it off the top of my head. You could possibly build the icon drawable making it a image of the characters you wish to display. they set it as the notification icon. I would think this would require a canvas. Someone else could help more with this.

 

[rfresh]

I used the .Number member and it does display digits in the lower right corner of the icon, but it's extremely small and very hard to see. I have too many numbers to make images for all of them, but I like your thinking!

 

[barx]

What sort of info are you needing to display. Please give an example
and for how long?

Thanks

 

[rfresh]

I wanted to display the screen brightness value (2-255).

 

[fatman]

Activity.Title

What about this:

Activity.Title = "My text"

Displays text in the titlebar of your application.
I use this a lot for debugging and testing.

Fatman

 

[rfresh]

I didn't want the user to have to flick down the notification bar to see it...

 

[rbsoft]

Activity.Title = "My text"
Displays text in the titlebar of your application.
I use this a lot for debugging and testing.

That's a good idea!


Rolf

 

[rfresh]

What about this:

Activity.Title = "My text"

Displays text in the titlebar of your application.
I use this a lot for debugging and testing.

Fatman

Ahhh I understand now...unfortunately, my apps do not use the title bar. But that's a good Plan B...

 

[margret]

I use a Panel at the top with a Label in it. You can update it is much as you like and when you don't need it, you can issue: PanelName.Visible = False