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Commit ecd8fa06 authored by Scott Main's avatar Scott Main Committed by Android (Google) Code Review
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Merge "docs: add clarification to split touch events" into honeycomb

parents 28c3f5ca c2299de4
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@@ -717,21 +717,23 @@ href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#min">{@code android:
or <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
android:targetSdkVersion}</a> attribute's value to {@code "11"}.</p>

<p>However, the following properties allow you to disable split touch events for
specific view groups, certain activities, or the entire application.</p>
<p>However, the following properties allow you to disable split touch events across views inside
specific view groups and across windows.</p>

<ul>
<li>The {@link android.R.attr#splitMotionEvents android:splitMotionEvents} attribute for view groups
allows you to disable split motion events for the children in a layout. For example:
allows you to disable split touch events that occur between child views in a layout. For example:
<pre>
&lt;LinearLayout android:splitMotionEvents="false" ... >
    ...
&lt;/LinearLayout>
</pre>
<p>This way, child views in the linear layout cannot split touch events&mdash;only one view can
receive touch events at a time.</p>
</li>

<li>The {@link android.R.attr#windowEnableSplitTouch android:windowEnableSplitTouch} style property
allows you to disable split motion events across windows by applying it to a theme for the activity
allows you to disable split touch events across windows, by applying it to a theme for the activity
or entire application. For example:
<pre>
&lt;style name="NoSplitMotionEvents" parent="android:Theme.Holo">
@@ -744,7 +746,8 @@ href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html">{@code &lt;activity
href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">{@code &lt;application&gt;}</a>,
only touch events within the current activity window are accepted. For example, by disabling split
touch events across windows, the system bar cannot receive touch events at the same time as the
activity.</p>
activity. This does <em>not</em> affect whether views inside the activity can split touch
events&mdash;by default, the activity can still split touch events across views.</p>

<p>For more information about creating a theme, read <a
href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/themes.html">Applying Styles and Themes</a>.</p>