Java Development

[atif_imran]

I have added a footer image on my setStatus() and over that image I have used a HorizontalFieldManager that contains two buttons.

When I click on the footer image the button is clicked I don't understand why. Please help.

Here's the code:

//In my main screen

setStatus(footerStatus(getButtonBar()));

...

public Field getButtonBar(){
HorizontalFieldManager hfm1 = new HorizontalFieldManager(USE_ALL_WIDTH|Manager.NO_HORIZONTAL_SCROLL|Manager.NO_HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR);

backButton.setMargin(DeviceManager.getBackButtonTopMargin(),0,0,DeviceManager.getBackButtonLeftMargin());
		nextButton.setMargin(DeviceManager.getNextButtonTopMargin(),0,0,DeviceManager.getNextButtonLeftMargin(nextBtnLeftMargin));
    hfm1.add(backButton);
    hfm1.add(nextButton);
    return hfm1;
}

...

public Field footerStatus(Field button) {
Bitmap bm = Bitmap.getBitmapResource("img/footer.PNG");

HorizontalFieldManager hfm0 = new HorizontalFieldManager(USE_ALL_WIDTH|Manager.NO_HORIZONTAL_SCROLL|Manager.NO_HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR);

Background bg = BackgroundFactory.createBitmapBackground(bm, Background.POSITION_X_LEFT, Background.POSITION_Y_BOTTOM, Background.REPEAT_SCALE_TO_FIT);
    hfm0.setBackground(bg);
    hfm0.add(button);
    return hfm0;
}

[peter_strange · Accepted solution]

When you touch a place on the screen, the system will look for a focusable Field in the area that you touched and direct your click at that.  If it can't find this, it will direct the click to the Field in focus.  If you want to ignore these, you have to supress clicks when the initiating locaiton is outside your Field.  Here is some sample code:

int x = message.getX( 1 );

int y = message.getY( 1 );

if( x < 0 || y < 0 || x > getExtent().width || y > getExtent().height ) {      

// Outside the field

return false;

}

[atif_imran]

Thanks Peter!

I simply did what you said. Overridden the touchEventmethod and within it called the method navigationClick on the following check(if it was false):

if( x < 0 || y < 0 || x > getExtent().width || y > getExtent().height ) 

It worked and I learnt something good. You're just a saviour