Hmm Spotlight

[Peter Simpson]

What I great idea, now.
Previously I thought yeah right, what for, blah blah blah?

But as of late I've been thinking what a great idea, I like it, I like it a lot as long as it's implemented correctly with useful options

 

[ilan]

its not the same but something

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/hmm-spotlight.74680/#post-475545

 

[DonManfred]

NICE!

 

[ilan]

video has been updated

very simple to call the menu

Sub Globals
    Dim splight As SpotLight
    Dim icon As Bitmap
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    Activity.LoadLayout("1")
    icon.Initialize(File.DirAssets,"images.png")
 
    splight.Initialize(Me,"splight",12%y,Activity)
    splight.additem("I am item 1",Colors.Black,18,icon)
    splight.additem("and i am item 2",Colors.Black,18,icon)
    splight.additem("i have no icon",Colors.Black,18,Null)
End Sub

Sub splight_Clicked(index As Int)
    Log("selected item: " & index)
End Sub

i will need to make some improvements and upload this lib soon

 

[Beja]

Hi Ilan, thanks for this.. it's really cool.
How do you call a specific item (index in traditional menu) full example will help

 

[ilan]

Hi Ilan, thanks for this.. it's really cool.
How do you call a specific item (index in traditional menu) full example will help

when you click on an item you receive its index and then you can update that item like this:

Sub splight_Clicked(index As Int)
    Log("selected itemindex: " & index)
   
    If index = 1 Then
        Dim p As Panel = splight.itemsList.Get(index)
        Dim lbl As Label = p.GetView(0) 'get the label in item 1
        Dim img As ImageView = p.GetView(1) 'get the image view that holds the icon (only if you added an icon!!!)
        lbl.Text = "New Item Text"
        img.Bitmap = splight.updatebmp(LoadBitmap(File.DirAssets,"plusbtn2.png"))   
    End If
End Sub

BEFORE: AFTER:



Note that you dont need to use a round bitmap, the library will round your bitmap automatically.

 

[Beja]

Gosh! how come I didn't see the index param before.. very strange.

Thanks Ilan.

 

[ilan]

ok i have finished this lib. result is very sweet

as you can see in the GIF you can animate the menu to each direction (up,down,left,right)
if you change the text the lib will calculate the textwidth and change all items to the width of the longest text.

link: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/spotlight-popup-menu.74901/

 

[Cableguy]

B4A only? It would be cool to have it B4X!

 

[ilan]

B4A only? It would be cool to have it B4X!

do you mean the PopUp Menu or the Android 7 Spotlight feature?

 

[Cableguy]

Yes, but from your answer I guess it's a native control

 

[ilan]

Yes,

sorry but i dont understand if you mean the popupmenu or the android 7 feature.
the popupmenu will be available also for b4i
the android 7 feature i guess its already available, i have no android 7 phone but it seems like google copied the iphone 3d touch menu

 

[Cableguy]

Now you got me lost... I thought the lib showcased only one feature... The pop-up menu... What's this android 7 feature you speak about?
(BTW, can you make the pop-up b4j compatible?)

 

[ilan]

(BTW, can you make the pop-up b4j compatible?)

should not be a problem. will look at it.

the android 7.1 feature is something like IOS 3d Touch menu where you press a hard click on the icons on your homescreen and you get a menu with some options.
google now has implemented that feature on android 7.1 and because i liked the popup menu i made this lib that allows you to use it inside your app (or on floating windows on your home screen)

the feature is explained here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/1...uts-are-supported-in-the-google-now-launcher/

 

[Cableguy]

Thanks for the explanation, very clear

 

[Paulo Rosa]

should not be a problem. will look at it.

the android 7.1 feature is something like IOS 3d Touch menu where you press a hard click on the icons on your homescreen and you get a menu with some options.
google now has implemented that feature on android 7.1 and because i liked the popup menu i made this lib that allows you to use it inside your app (or on floating windows on your home screen)

the feature is explained here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/1...uts-are-supported-in-the-google-now-launcher/

Hi, just to say that Nova Launcher implements Android 7.1 app shorcuts on any phone with Android 5.1+: https://www.androidcentral.com/app-shortcuts-nova-launcher-little-taste-nougat. My phone has Android 7.0 and Nova Launcher, and app shorcuts feature is very nice.

 

[Paulo Rosa]

I am a bit confused here. Does this library implements only the so called app shortcuts Android 7.1+ feature? I mean, is it also possible to use this library for implementing a popup menu on a widget's image?

Regards,