[myraddin]

Hi.

I am trying to create an App that will not span over full display.
Is there a way to do this in BB?

Description (example):
I would like to show a text field with background intact. So the Radio, Battery , wallpaper, etc. remain visible.

I have succeeded in creating a small (i.e., not full screen) window but the rest of the screen gets covered with white veil :(

Where should I look for more information ?

Thanks,

Myraddin

[simon.hain]

you have to use Ui.getUiEngine().pushGlobalScreen
it is not an easy task though.

[myraddin]

So it is possible ?
Do you have any code snippets to get me over possible difficulties more quickly ?

Thank you for the reply.

[Dougsg38p]

The issue is that when your application is placed in the foreground, you are responsible for painting the entire display. You can work around this by creating a PopupScreen and pushing this screen using UiApplication.pushGlobalScreen.

[myraddin]

Ok, I am doing this but the whole screen gets painted white (except, of course, the popup window)

any idea ?

[myraddin]

And what I need is to let the background (e.g., main screen) to remain fully visible.

[simon.hain]

don't create an UiApplication, just an Application.
Here is a sample:

Ui.getUiEngine().pushGlobalScreen(new PopupScreen(vfm), 1, UiEngine.GLOBAL_QUEUE);

[myraddin]

Great !
It works.

Many thanks

[myraddin]

I think this is the best place to continue my inquiry regarding popup screen.

After successfully creating a popup screen (with background still visible) I am wondering if it is possible to remove its borders and shadow.

Maybe to override PopupScreen paint method? (how?)

Or is there any other way to do that?

Thanks