Android Long Click
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:49 am
Can anyone tell me how to check for a "longclick" in Android? Thanks in advance.
Hi,
Have you tried the mouseStillDown message?
Kind regards,
Mark
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Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:36 pm
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:58 pm
Hi Mark,
"The mouseStillDown message is sent only when the Browse tool is being used. If an unlocked field is clicked with mouse button 1 or 2, no mouseStillDown message is sent."
From the Dictionary:Have you tried the mouseStillDown message?
"The mouseStillDown message is sent only when the Browse tool is being used. If an unlocked field is clicked with mouse button 1 or 2, no mouseStillDown message is sent."
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:45 pm
Hi,
I don't understand your reply.
Mark
I don't understand your reply.
Mark
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:45 pm
Good to know about--
Though, this only works for Button objects.
Nothing with Field and DataGrid objects. I was hoping I could change a mouseStillDown on a DataGrid into a double click message, which would be good for Mobil appliations, where double clicks are rare.
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on mouseStillDown
beep
end mouseStillDownNothing with Field and DataGrid objects. I was hoping I could change a mouseStillDown on a DataGrid into a double click message, which would be good for Mobil appliations, where double clicks are rare.
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:52 pm
OK, I get it...
Maybe you can do something like this:
Kind regards,
Mark
Maybe you can do something like this:
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on mouseDown
// make sure to handle any visual stuff here first, if necessary
wait 300 millisecs with messages
if the mouse is down then
// treat like long mouseClick
else
// treat like short mouseClick
end if
end mouseDownMark
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:23 pm
How about that? Nice. I had all but given up on this one.
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on mouseDown
--make sure to handle any visual stuff here first, if necessary
wait 300 millisecs with messages
if the mouse is down then
--treat like long mouseClick
beep
send "mouseDoubleDown" to me
else
--treat like short mouseClick
end if
end mouseDown
on MouseDoubleDown
answer "Works Good"
end MouseDoubleDownRe: Android Long Click
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:25 pm
Makes sense. Thanks so much!
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:51 am
Man!
Where do you guys get this stuff?
Where do you guys get this stuff?
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:38 pm
25 year experience, Barry 
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:06 pm
Does the check for the mouse state work? I tried to do that in iOS and it failed every time, I assume because there is no mouse. Does it work in Android?
I'd like to know if it works on a real device, because I have a project that needs it. It would be nice not to have to do a lot of workarounds.
[edit]: By the way, the typical way to detect a long press is to store the milliseconds on touchStart and then compare that with the current milliseconds on touchEnd. If the difference is more than a certain amount, assume a long press.
I'd like to know if it works on a real device, because I have a project that needs it. It would be nice not to have to do a lot of workarounds.
[edit]: By the way, the typical way to detect a long press is to store the milliseconds on touchStart and then compare that with the current milliseconds on touchEnd. If the difference is more than a certain amount, assume a long press.
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:34 pm
Jaque,
Can you please post a working sample?
Can you please post a working sample?
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:02 am
Hi,
Interesting. The mouse() function always returns "up" in Android. I wonder if that's a bug or intended behaviour. I'd say it is a bug, particularly because the mouseStillDown message does seem to work.
MouseStillDown doesn't work in unlocked fields because these fields can't receive mouse event messages! Fields only receive openField, closeField and exitField messages when you click in or outside them (and a few other messages such as selectionChanged, which seem less relevant at this point). This is normal.
In closed fields, buttons and cards, the mouseStillDown message works as expected in Android.
Kind regards,
Mark
Interesting. The mouse() function always returns "up" in Android. I wonder if that's a bug or intended behaviour. I'd say it is a bug, particularly because the mouseStillDown message does seem to work.
MouseStillDown doesn't work in unlocked fields because these fields can't receive mouse event messages! Fields only receive openField, closeField and exitField messages when you click in or outside them (and a few other messages such as selectionChanged, which seem less relevant at this point). This is normal.
In closed fields, buttons and cards, the mouseStillDown message works as expected in Android.
Kind regards,
Mark
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:47 am
Yeah, that's what happened in iOS too. It wrecked a lot of code in an old stack I was trying to convert. I don't know if it's a bug or a limitation in the OS, but I can report it.Mark wrote:Hi,
Interesting. The mouse() function always returns "up" in Android. I wonder if that's a bug or intended behaviour. I'd say it is a bug, particularly because the mouseStillDown message does seem to work.
Barry, the example would be the code segment that Mark suggested.
Re: Android Long Click
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:04 am
Righto.jacque wrote:Barry, the example would be the code segment that Mark suggested.
Thought you were writing about a different procedure.
Thanks for the clarification.