B4A Library AHPreferenceActivity Library

corwin42 said:

It is not possible to open custom dialogs. What you can try is to open a new (invisible) activity which immediately opens a custom dialog. On exiting the dialog you can close the activity then.

You can use the AddIntent() method to open an activity:

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And add this to the manifest so the activity listens to the action:

B4X:

AddActivityText(MyActivity, <intent-filter>
              <action android:name="your.package.name.action.OPENACTIVITY" />
              <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>)

you can use any string for the action.

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Ian Garton said:

Is this library still the choice for implementation of preferences? Or is there another 'best practice' method now days?
There are a few things with this library that in an ideal world could be changed.

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manicmonkey said:

Hi, Sorry if this is a dumb question but I am still very new to B4A.

I am using your Design Support Library for the NavDrawer and MD ActionBar look. When I click settings however the preferences screen does no look right. I would ideally like the return arrow link and Settings in a way that matches the main ActionBar. I'm not sure if this is possible or how to achieve it though???

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corwin42 said:

This is not possible. I'm currently working on a new preferences library which will fully support AppCompat/Material Design...

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