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[Custom Widget] - HandyFlipper: makes everything flip

Postby mmin18 » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:13 am

HandyFlipper is a custom widget inherited from ViewAnimator. Is is first designed to use in my project handyCalc.
Here is a demo to show how it works. (sorry about the color, it's a gif)
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Or you can watch the handyCalc video demo in my_submission_is_a_calculator-t1704.html

There is some other widget in android.widget that you can flip, like Spinner, Gallery. In Spinner, you cannot flip if it's child is focusable, like a button in a Spinner.

Now i'll just show you how to use it. you can view the code below or download a package and import in your eclipse to run it yourself: files/handycalc_library_155.zip

It's just a layout file to make it work:
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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  2. <org.mmin.handycalc.HandyFlipper xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  3.         xmlns:handy="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/org.mmin.handycalc"
  4.         handy:flipHorizontal="true"
  5.         handy:flipVertical="true"
  6.         handy:circle="true"
  7.         handy:motionSpeed="60"
  8.         handy:motionInterval="500"
  9.         handy:motionDistance="60"
  10.         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  11.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  12.         >
  13. <!--
  14.         motionSpeed is the minimum distance(in pixel) between the last ACTION_MOVE and ACTION_UP event
  15.         motionInterval is the maximum milliseconds between ACTION_DOWN and ACTION_UP event
  16.         motionDistance is the minimum distance(in pixel) between ACTION_DOWN and ACTION_UP event
  17. -->
  18.        
  19.         <TextView
  20.                 android:text="1 / 3nflip left|right, up|down"
  21.                 android:textSize="36sp"
  22.                 android:textAlign="center"
  23.                 android:background="#6FFF"
  24.                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  25.                 android:layout_height="300px"
  26.                 />
  27.        
  28.         <EditText
  29.                 android:text="2 / 3nthis is a EditText which you cannot flip in Spinner"
  30.                 android:textSize="36sp"
  31.                 android:textAlign="center"
  32.                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  33.                 android:layout_height="300px"
  34.                 />
  35.        
  36.         <Button
  37.                 android:text="3 / 3nthis is a Button"
  38.                 android:textSize="36sp"
  39.                 android:textAlign="center"
  40.                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  41.                 android:layout_height="300px"
  42.                 />
  43.        
  44. </org.mmin.handycalc.HandyFlipper>
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Next section I'll show you how to make this custom widget.
Attachments
handyCalc Library.zip
handyCalc library with samples
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HandyFlip.gif
flip demo
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Postby mmin18 » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:30 am

This is the java class for HandyFlipper. I hide most of the code just leave the most essential methods to make ViewAnimator flipable.

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  1. package org.mmin.handycalc;
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5. import ...;
  6.  
  7.  
  8.  
  9. public class HandyFlipper extends ViewAnimator {
  10.  
  11.  
  12.  
  13. // To view the full code, download the archive file http://www.anddev.org/files/handycalc_library_155.zip and import it in eclipse.
  14.  
  15.  
  16.  
  17.         MotionEvent motionDown, motionPrev;
  18.  
  19.         boolean motionCanceled;
  20.  
  21.  
  22.  
  23.         @Override
  24.  
  25.         public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
  26.  
  27.                 if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
  28.  
  29.                         motionDown = event;
  30.  
  31.                         motionPrev = event;
  32.  
  33.                         motionCanceled = false;
  34.  
  35.                         // just record the ACTION_DOWN event and return false. the event will dispatch as a normal way.
  36.  
  37.                         return false;
  38.  
  39.                 }
  40.  
  41.                 if (motionCanceled)
  42.  
  43.                         return true; // canceled, then the child no need to process it.
  44.  
  45.                 if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
  46.  
  47.                         motionPrev = event;
  48.  
  49.                         // just record the ACTION_MOVE event and return false. the event will dispatch as a normal way.
  50.  
  51.                         return false;
  52.  
  53.                 }
  54.  
  55.                 if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
  56.  
  57.                         if (motionDown == null || motionPrev == null)
  58.  
  59.                                 return false;
  60.  
  61.                         long time = event.getEventTime() - motionDown.getEventTime();
  62.  
  63.                         if (time > motionInterval)
  64.  
  65.                                 return false;
  66.  
  67.                         // the event's getX will be modify when deliver to child. so use getRawX instead
  68.  
  69.                         float dx = event.getRawX() - motionDown.getRawX();
  70.  
  71.                         float absDx = Math.abs(dx);
  72.  
  73.                         float dy = event.getRawY() - motionDown.getRawY();
  74.  
  75.                         float absDy = Math.abs(dy);
  76.  
  77.                         float abs = Math.max(absDx, absDy);
  78.  
  79.                         if (abs < motionDistance)
  80.  
  81.                                 return false;
  82.  
  83.                         float v = Math.abs(abs) * 1000 / time;
  84.  
  85.                         if (v < motionSpeed) {
  86.  
  87.                                 motionPrev = event;
  88.  
  89.                                 return false;
  90.  
  91.                         } else {
  92.  
  93.                                 // start to flip. if it return true, the child will receive a event with MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL instead of MotionEvent.ACTION_UP
  94.  
  95.                                 // so make sure your custom widget will handle MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL
  96.  
  97.                                 motionDown = null;
  98.  
  99.                                 motionPrev = null;
  100.  
  101.                                 motionCanceled = true;
  102.  
  103.                                 if (abs == absDx) {
  104.  
  105.                                         if (!flipHorizontal)
  106.  
  107.                                                 return false;
  108.  
  109.                                         if (dx < 0)
  110.  
  111.                                                 return moveRight();
  112.  
  113.                                         else
  114.  
  115.                                                 return moveLeft();
  116.  
  117.                                 } else {
  118.  
  119.                                         if (!flipVertical)
  120.  
  121.                                                 return false;
  122.  
  123.                                         if (dy < 0)
  124.  
  125.                                                 return moveDown();
  126.  
  127.                                         else
  128.  
  129.                                                 return moveUp();
  130.  
  131.                                 }
  132.  
  133.                         }
  134.  
  135.                 } else if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) {
  136.  
  137.                         motionDown = null;
  138.  
  139.                         motionPrev = null;
  140.  
  141.                         return false;
  142.  
  143.                 }
  144.  
  145.                 return false;
  146.  
  147.         }
  148.  
  149.  
  150.  
  151.         @Override
  152.  
  153.         public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
  154.  
  155.                 super.dispatchTouchEvent(ev);
  156.  
  157.                 // always return true to tell the parent the event is processed
  158.  
  159.                 return true;
  160.  
  161.         }
  162.  
  163.  
  164.  
  165.         @Override
  166.  
  167.         public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
  168.  
  169.                 this.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
  170.  
  171.                 // always return true to tell the parent the event is processed
  172.  
  173.                 return true;
  174.  
  175.         }
  176.  
  177. }
  178.  
  179.  
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Other codes and resources like attrs and anims can be found in the archive file
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Postby andreleitao » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:45 pm

Nice job mmin18 :D It looks very nice!
I'll test it!

:D
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Postby pcudb0189 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:41 am

Hi I download you code

but I have a mistake about the view.ViewInflate
SDK can't be found the view.ViewInflate

Is it the wrong with the different edtion?
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view.ViewInflate not resolved

Postby genxsol » Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:56 pm

i downloaded the code but there is error view.ViewInflate not resolved
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please update the code

Postby genxsol » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:06 pm

can you please upload your latest code for 1.5
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This is garbage ... a waste of time. Does not compile

Postby bennyb » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:38 pm

Don't waste your time
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HandyCalc

Postby okless » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:13 pm

Can you pleeeeese resubmit code that will work with latest of 1.5?

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Re: [Custom Widget] - HandyFlipper: makes everything flip

Postby phuqm » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:19 am

I'd like to test too, but I
can't download the zip. custom_widget_-_handyflipper_makes_everything_flip-t1790.html

says:

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You don't have permission to access /files/handycalc_library_155.zip on this server.
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Re: [Custom Widget] - HandyFlipper: makes everything flip

Postby Glenghis » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:59 am

As with the poster above, I am also unable to download the library file with the same problem. Am I correct in assuming that I have to post a certain number of times before I am able to download or is it just a permissions problem on the files folder? Sorry to re-necro this thread but I'm quite sure that TPTB would like to be told if something on the site isn't working.
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Re: [Custom Widget] - HandyFlipper: makes everything flip

Postby plusminus » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:19 pm

Sorry, guys, you had to have 3 posts to download files. Let me know if it is working now.

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Re: [Custom Widget] - HandyFlipper: makes everything flip

Postby Glenghis » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:44 pm

As this is my 3rd post, I will now try it :P

** Edit **
Nope still not working. I will try and find some topics to reply to (without being a post whore) to increase my post count.
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