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Add Gesture Search to your Android apps

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

By Yang Li, Research ScientistGesture Searchnow has an API

CountryProviderthe format required by Android Search frameworkGestureSearchAPIDemo"com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch.SEARCH"AndroidManifest.xmlstartActivityForResultpublic boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
menu.add(0, GESTURE_SEARCH_ID, 0, R.string.menu_gesture_search)
.setShortcut('0', 'g').setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_search);
return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case GESTURE_SEARCH_ID:
try {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch.SEARCH");
intent.setData(SuggestionProvider.CONTENT_URI);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
intent.putExtra(SHOW_MODE, SHOW_ALL);
intent.putExtra(THEME, THEME_LIGHT);
startActivityForResult(intent, GESTURE_SEARCH_ID);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
Log.e("GestureSearchExample", "Gesture Search is not installed");
}
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}intent.putExtra(SHOW_MODE, SHOW_ALL)/**
* Optionally, specify what should be shown when launching Gesture Search.
* If this is not specified, SHOW_HISTORY will be used as a default value.
*/
private static String SHOW_MODE = "show";
/** Possible values for invoking mode */
// Show the visited items
private static final int SHOW_HISTORY = 0;
// Show nothing (a blank screen)
private static final int SHOW_NONE = 1;
// Show all of date items
private static final int SHOW_ALL = 2;

/**
* The theme of Gesture Search can be light or dark.
* By default, Gesture Search will use a dark theme.
*/
private static final String THEME = "theme";
private static final int THEME_LIGHT = 0;
private static final int THEME_DARK = 1;

/** Keys for results returned by Gesture Search */
private static final String SELECTED_ITEM_ID = "selected_item_id";
private static final String SELECTED_ITEM_NAME = "selected_item_name";
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
switch (requestCode) {
case GESTURE_SEARCH_ID:
long selectedItemId = data.getLongExtra(SELECTED_ITEM_ID, -1);
String selectedItemName = data.getStringExtra(SELECTED_ITEM_NAME);
// Print out the Id and name of the item that is selected
// by the user in Gesture Search
Log.d("GestureSearchExample", selectedItemId + ": " + selectedItemName);
break;
}
}
}
ActivityNotFoundExceptionhttp://code.google.com/p/gesture-search-api-demoYang Li builds interactive systems to make information easily accessible anywhere anytime. He likes watching movies and spending quality time with his family.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

12 comments :

MatthiasJune 8, 2011 at 9:02 PM
I appear to be crashing Gesture Search. Does it support the (valid) case where there is no suggest_icon_1 column?
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YangJune 8, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Yes. What message are you getting in the logcat when it crashes?
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ewingenterprise.comJune 10, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Do you see this gesture technology making its way beyond just Android? I personally think that Google instant provides a more robust solution simply because its faster to push a letter than to draw it
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alianJune 22, 2011 at 2:23 AM
Thank you for posting this. It answered lots of questions which I had.

Android Application Development
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pokemonJune 22, 2011 at 4:37 AM
how can i download the jar file of gesture search api...i cant find it on net.plz help....i tried running this code but later realized that there is no library such as com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch.SEARCH...on my pc
plz help
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pokemonJune 22, 2011 at 4:45 AM
in addition when i run the code i get only the application name and hello message on emulator and the emulator do not respond to any gestures i make
is the gesture search api different from gesture api in android 1.6 and higher version or is it the same???
i am using sdk android sdk 1.6 for running this gesturesearchapi demo code and country provider code. do i need to use higher sdk(platform)???
even in google api android 3.1 i can only find google.android.maps package and not this gesture search package.... plz give me some link to download the jar file of geaturesearch api...any minor help is welcome. thnx all
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pokemonJune 23, 2011 at 1:12 AM
does gesture search support letters other than english alphabets???
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YangJune 30, 2011 at 9:46 AM
You need to install Gesture Search on the device or the emulator for the API to work.
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YangJune 30, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Gesture Search currently supports the English alphabet and numbers.
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CatólicosJuly 8, 2011 at 4:42 AM
Ola sou do Brasil (Made in Brazil)

Estou com um grande problema, tenho uma prima que está sendo ameaçada por causa de frases obcenas que colocaream no orkut dela, que foi harckeado. estamos tentando com a google, tracar a senha ou até mesmo excluir esse orkut. O que precisar para comprovar que o orkut é da mesma temos.

estou resolvendo isso por ela por tanto caso queira me enviar o email segue abaixo.

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jbelonioNovember 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Hi! Im an IT student. I was hoping to get an I advice from you, currently me and my THESIS partner are studying android for our THESIS (a subject where we create or either enhance application) and we chose this Gesture Search Application as our topic. and as part of this subject , we are to create a prototype of this application. Can you somehow suggest me a good tutorial or Instructions for creating a prototype for this application? Sorry, If I may bother you. It's my first time in doing an android application. Any help from you will do great for our project. Thank you!! and God bless!
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