Creating a system overlay window (always on top)

Question

I\'m trying to create an always-op-top button/clickable-image which stays on top of all the windows all the time.

The proof of concept is

• here - Smar

Answer 1

Here is some simple solution, All you need is to inflate XML layout just like you do on list adapters, just make XML layout to inflate it. Here is code that all you need.

 public class HUD extends Service {
    View mView;

    LayoutInflater inflate;
    TextView t;
    Button b;

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

        Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),"onCreate", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();


        WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE);

        Display display = wm.getDefaultDisplay();  get phone display size
        int width = display.getWidth();  // deprecated - get phone display width
        int height = display.getHeight(); // deprecated - get phone display height 


        WindowManager.LayoutParams params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
                width, 
                height,
                WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT,
                WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE
                |WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL
                |WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_WATCH_OUTSIDE_TOUCH,
                 PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);


        params.gravity = Gravity.LEFT | Gravity.CENTER;
        params.setTitle("Load Average");

        inflate = (LayoutInflater) getBaseContext()
                .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

        mView = inflate.inflate(R.layout.canvas, null);

        b =  (Button) mView.findViewById(R.id.button1);
        t = (TextView) mView.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            t.setText("yes you click me ");
        }
       });

        wm.addView(mView, params);

        }



    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return null;
    }

}