- Part 3

Android ActionView Of MenuItem Moves To The Left

June 21, 2015 by blogmeister·0 Comments

It seems that whenever I set an ActionView of an ActionBar MenuItem, its alignment moves to the left. Worse, there was a case wherein the 3 dotted icon also moved to the right.

When I decided to use an animation in the refresh icon, only this one moved. The 3 dotted icon stayed put. Good, right?

At least I only had one problem left to solve. So my ActionView XML Layout looks like this:

<ImageView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:contentDescription="@string/sync"
    android:paddingRight="8dp"
    android:paddingLeft="8dp"
    android:src="@drawable/ic_action_refresh"
/>

<ImageView

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

android:layout_width="wrap_content"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:contentDescription="@string/sync"

android:paddingRight="8dp"

android:paddingLeft="8dp"

android:src="@drawable/ic_action_refresh"

This should work. Adding a padding to both the left and right should make the ActionView drawable stay put.

Also worth noting is that even if you use the Toolbar class, the same thing happens when you set the animating ActionView. This layout with the correct padding values should fix that.

You Should Drip That

June 16, 2015 by blogmeister·0 Comments

Dripthat is a collection of drips which means an exclusive collection of photos or videos, shared how you want, when you want and with who you want.

Sounds familiar? Well yes. You may think that this is what social media sites do. True. But there is something different with this drip.

Ever had your photos and videos merged in one album? Bet not, right? Dripthat can do that. You can even spread out photos and videos throughout the day, week or month within a drip.

Currently, this app is only available for iOS devices. You cannot log in to their websites so you need to register from within the app. Not to worry. It is free after all.

You will then be sent a PIN through your mobile device in order for you to unlock the account and continue using dripthat.

Dripthat still has social media elements incorporated into its system. You can follow, send messages with your followers, post photos and videos and schedule them.

Creating a drip is easy. Simply choose a photo or video or groups of them and set a defined time on how long you want to spread them out.

They also have a few filters on hand to enhance your desired resulting photo. I am sure more filters will be on their way. Crop, adjust and put on some effects. Your final photo will depend on your creative tastes.

And that’s it! Pretty easy and I like the fact that the app’s color theme is very soothing to the eyes.

They also have a special section called Drip Worthy. These are drips where dripthat considers to be appropriate for general consumption.

All in all, the best dripthat feature that I like is that it enables me to share and receive moments in groups rather than one at a time.

The app is pretty tiny but it packs a slew of other features that make the viewing experience dripping good.

You should dripthat too and explore it!

This information is on behalf of dripthat.

Convert DP To Pixel And Vice Versa

June 16, 2015 by blogmeister·0 Comments

User Muhammad Nabeel Arif in the StackOverflow forum provided a good working code to convert DP to Pixel and vice versa.

public static int convertDP2Pixel(Context context, int dp) {
    Resources resources = context.getResources();
    DisplayMetrics metrics = resources.getDisplayMetrics();
    float px = dp * (metrics.densityDpi / 160f);
    return (int) px;
}
public static int convertPixel2DP(Context context, int pixel) {
    Resources resources = context.getResources();
    DisplayMetrics metrics = resources.getDisplayMetrics();
    float dp = pixel / (metrics.densityDpi / 160f);
    return (int) dp;
}

public static int convertDP2Pixel(Context context, int dp) {

Resources resources = context.getResources();

DisplayMetrics metrics = resources.getDisplayMetrics();

float px = dp * (metrics.densityDpi / 160f);

return (int) px;

}

public static int convertPixel2DP(Context context, int pixel) {

Resources resources = context.getResources();

DisplayMetrics metrics = resources.getDisplayMetrics();

float dp = pixel / (metrics.densityDpi / 160f);

return (int) dp;

}

It is up to you if you want to keep the value returned as a float. I wanted to have it returned as an int, hence the cast.

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Month: June 2015

Android ActionView Of MenuItem Moves To The Left

Convert DP To Pixel And Vice Versa