(q) my application wont work unless i click on it from another launcher

powerpoint45 · February 12th, 2012, 01:47 PM

Ive gotten pretty far on my own launcher.I used this code to make it so when you click home your launcher appears:

<activity
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:name=".yourclassname.java" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category
android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category
android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

This works but when i reboot and click on my launcher from the dialogue that pops up to select your launcher, it force closes. To fix this temporarily i just click on my app from a different launcher. Anyone have an idea on how to fix this? THANKS

jiminaus · February 12th, 2012, 03:39 PM

If you actually have android:name=".yourclassname.java" in your AndroidManifest.xml, that will be the problem.

But instead of fixed that, I think you have a more fundamental structural problem in your AndroidManifest.xml.

You want the same activity to start in both cases right? Then you just have one acitivity with multiple sets of intent-filters.

Move the stuff between <intent-filter> ... </intent-fitler> to inside the activity with the MAIN and LAUNCHER intent-filter.

For example:

Code:

<activity
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:name=".MyLauncherHomeActivity" >

  <intent-filter >
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>

  <intent-filter >
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  </intent-filter>

</activity>

powerpoint45 · February 12th, 2012, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiminaus

If you actually have android:name=".yourclassname.java" in your AndroidManifest.xml, that will be the problem.

But instead of fixed that, I think you have a more fundamental structural problem in your AndroidManifest.xml.

You want the same activity to start in both cases right? Then you just have one acitivity with multiple sets of intent-filters.

Move the stuff between <intent-filter> ... </intent-fitler> to inside the activity with the MAIN and LAUNCHER intent-filter.

For example:

Code:

<activity
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:name=".MyLauncherHomeActivity" >

  <intent-filter >
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>

  <intent-filter >
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  </intent-filter>

</activity>

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