Question

public class UnitConverterActivity extends Activity implements OnTouchListener {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
LinearLayout mLinearLayout;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    mLinearLayout = new LinearLayout(this);

    ImageView i = new ImageView(this);
    i.setImageResource(R.drawable.mainmenu);
    //i.setAdjustViewBounds(false);
    i.setScaleType(ScaleType.FIT_XY);
    i.setLayoutParams(new Gallery.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

    mLinearLayout.addView(i);
    setContentView(mLinearLayout);
    //setContentView(R.layout.main);
}

@Override
public boolean onTouch(View arg0, MotionEvent arg1) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return false;
}
}

I have used the above method to load an image for the main menu I am trying to create. The image has four areas and each will be used to call a particular function of the app. Now I am trying to implement touch interface on those areas. I know how to define the range of pixels for that purpose but I am at loss on how to implement OnTouchListner on the image. Please help me in this regard.

Answer 1

If your image was split into four rectangular quarters (say)

then in onCreate have:

i.setOnTouchListener(this);

and for your listener, something like this (illustrates the principle only):

@Override
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent mev) {
    int width = v.getWidth();
    int height = v.getHeight();
    float x = mev.getX();
    float y = mev.getY();
    String msg;
    if (x < width / 2) {
        if (y < height / 2)
            msg = "Top left quarter";
        else
            msg = "Bottom left quarter";

    } else {
        if (y < height / 2)
            msg = "Top right quarter";
        else
            msg = "Bottom right quarter";
    }
    Toast.makeText(this, msg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    return false;
}