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Ive done this before, but long time ago, so I forgot how to multiply the image depending how big, in width, the text is. Code: ~~~ var descBack = Ti.UI.createImageView ({ image: "img/my/alert-row.png", //This image I want to multiply depending...

Hi! I'm having trouble inserting images in my app in android, I found it by using the Window backgroundImage, pulled out and started to use one view using the backgroundImage, same problem, I then began using imageView to make the app bg, and error again....

Hi all i'm new to mobile development kindly share me tutorials/videos of animation module or properties used in titanium studio. As i'm beginner to mobile development kindly share me tutorials/videos with examples it would be grateful........

I am new to this. I am having button on 1st screen and after clicking on the button It goes to the next Screen where it displays some data. But while doing so, the earlier window still can be seen in background so how to overcome the same?

How can you play a sound over a song playing on an ipod or pause a song while a sound plays on iPod.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to make my videplayer available in the background using this answer:...

Hi all I have a listView with style set to GROUP and custom Item templates. When I set a background color on the item template, the row's corners became square instead of the normal rounded when an listView is in GROUP mode. ~~~ exports.firstRow =...

I have a tableview which have a search bar. The window backgroundColor is black while the table background color is transparent. The color of text in table is white. Now when i do a search, by default the search result backgroundColor is white. So, my...

I am attempting to create a label using the end cap property - backgroundLeftCap. I am also trying to pad this label so the text isn't touching the edge of the background image. I am including my code below and an image of the result. What am I doing...

Hi there, Is there any way to execute one method in the background when a push notification arrives? (not when the user opens the app or clicks the alert). In android you can do this easily because you can define what is going to be executed in the...

Hi, I have an iPhone app that runs a background service that needs to always be running but it stops after a certain time... How could I make this service never stop? I saw something saying you need to add a key to the info.plist file but that's...

Hi All, I've searched forums and the Q&A and can't find a proper answer for this. This does seem to be a common question around here though. I have an app that can receive APNS push notifications no problem. When the app is in the foreground, the...

Hi there- Is it at all possible to set the font family/size of a SearchBar control for an Alloy (or other) application? In addition, I am also looking to change the default background from the white inset...I am assuming that an image is the only way to...

Good morning, iám reading about the background service for iOS. My only question i have - what happend if device switched off... After restart the service should starts too. Not only when app starts! How can i do this? Alternative way? Thanks for helping!

Place a TCP listener into the background created with Titanium.Network.Socket.createTCP method. Connect to the listener from Mobile Safari (http://localhost:50505/) on the same device or simulator hangs a TCP session in a CLOSE_WAIT status even after...

Is it possible in anyway to change the background color of the empty tableview rows that fill up the remainder of a filtered search from a tableview? I can't find any documentation on it, and the only property the resulting rows seem to inherit are the...

Not sure how to explain this. But I have a TableView creates as follows: ~~~ var NavMenuOptions = Ti.UI.createTableView({ left: 0, top: 0, width: 320, separatorStyle: Ti.UI.iPhone.TableViewSeparatorStyle.NONE, backgroundColor:...

App type: mobile Ti SDK: 3.0.0 Platform: iOS 5.x, 6.x + various iPhones and iPads I'd like to ask a question about running in the background on iOS. This app is an enterprise app and need not pass certification by Apple (installed via email link). It...

Hi, I have the following settings in the iphone tag in tiapp.xml <backgroundModes> <mode>audio</mode> </backgroundModes> Unfortunately when I build, the info.plist file has no mention of similar...

I know this is a very common topic, but so far I have not been able to figure out why it will not show my background images in Android. It works perfect in iOS. This is the code I am using (app.js file): ~~~ var tabAmount = 4; var tab1 =...

In my solution I have more than 5 tabs so 4 tabs are visible on home screen and rest tabs ar visible inside more tab window. now I would like to customize more tab window to set its background. please tell me any available options. thanks in advance.

Hi I found some codes but cannot run for me? I need to detect te minimizing app and run a service in a background for android, I cannot add my app to Tray also, there is no method in Ti.Ui,AddTray!!?? please help me. tq ~~~ if (Titanium.Platform.name...

Hi, on my Android app, I've got a custom splashscreen (ie I have replaced default.png with my own image). It displays fine in portrait mode, disappears and the window in app.js appears. However if I rotate the device to landscape mode, the splash screen...

Hi, please is there some way how to set transparent BG on a NavBar or a Toolbar? I tried milion ways including the image background ,but it is not wokring...Thanks

I am able to get the x-coordinate and y-coordinate of view where i clicked,Is it able to know the color of the Pixel(Area) where i clicked or the color of the associated pixel(area) at give xy-coordinates. $.drawview.addEventListener('click', function(e)...

Hi all, I have a little problem here, I want to modify the app badge on my iphone titanium based application. I was able to do it when the app is focused (foreground), but when I do it in backgound ... it won't do it I do send in the json of the push...

Hi guys, After lurking the wiki, google and Q&A for this topic, i cant figure out whats true. I need to develop an app for iOS 5 and 6, that registers the user´s location each 10 min, even if the app is in background. No matter the device´s battery...

Hi, I'm developing an app for Android in Appcelerator, but am trying to execute a function when the app loses focus and is pushed into the background. I've tried using the `Titanium.Android.currentActivity`'s 'pause' event, but it doesn't seem to...

If I kill an app the background service I started is stopped. How can I make it last forever?. Thanks in advance! SDK: 3.0.2.GA (3.0.2.201302191606) iOS: 6.1 Device: Simulator and Physical device. OS: Mac OS 10.7.5

We are developing a IOS Titanium module that has to start a background thread in order to watch and fire events to the Titanium App. Calling performSelectorInBackground or NSThread start always causes and KrollContext EXC_BAD_ACCESS, even if the thread...

I have an android background service running. I'd like to open the main application when a certain event occurs. Right now I just show the notification: ~~~ var notificationIntent = Ti.Android.createIntent({ className:...

Hi, ich have a registered backgroundservice in IOS that makes trouble after 25 or more minutes. In the code below you will see that every 10 seconds a message appears, so i can check in the log, if the BG Service is still running. I have set all the need...

Hi, i have an app that track the locationchanges on an ios device. Everything isd working fine but after 10 min the app close with the following error in the IOS Log: <Error>: CoreLocation: CLClient is deprecated. Will be obsolete soon I have set...

The settings on device has been changed to show alert on notification. But when I receive the notification and if my app is not active,the code inside the callback is never executed. Any help?

Application type: mobile Titanium SDK:3.0 version Platform & version: Android Device:Android Emulator Host Operating System: Windows 8 Titanium Studio: 3.0. Hello . I am making an application where i need to show that , whenever a user click or tap...

I have a cross-platform application which supports streaming for a couple of sources. I have successfully gotten this to keep playing on iOS even if the app is paused, but unfortunately I have been unable to get this to work on Android. In my app.js file...

I created a background service to play musics. when I open my app, the music starts. ~~~ var intent = Titanium.Android.createServiceIntent({ url: 'playmusic.js' }); Titanium.Android.startService(intent); ~~~ **playmusic.js** ~~~ var player =...

Here's my TSS code: ~~~ "TextField": { font: {fontFamily: "Open Sans", fontSize: "20"}, borderStyle: Ti.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED }, ".yourNameText": { top: 279, left: 566, width: 364, height: 45 } ~~~ .....

Hi, Folks ,I m using Ti 3.0 and developing for ios 6.I have problem with backgroundSelectedcolor .this is not property of ios. I cannot use this. and How can I make this specification for ios .I add event listener to my views.and click,change...

I would like to declare a service which is not interval based, I really need a service running on the background all the time, and not based on interactions given by an interval time. Does anyone know if there are other service types on Titanium (Android)...

Hi, i have a question. I plan to program a IOS application that monitors the position of the Device every time when the location has changed. Today i use a backgroundservice that same the position every time when it changes. But this will drain my...

Using titanium can we schedule any app to run at a particular time just like alarm clock. I am using andriod as my target platform and working in titanium 3.0. Like I use a time and date picker to check time and then run the app Lets say at `22 Feb...

Hi there... I am trying to do some custom processing on receipt of a push from Urban Airship (such as update a local database, or even set a variable). I only send a sound and custom data on push, so no alert appears. ~~~ function eventCallback(e) { ...

Hi, I am having trouble with the standart Javascript array functions. Below is my setup; * Titanium SDK 3.0.2.GA * Platform iOS 6.1, Simulator I am passing an array along with the construction parameters to a view like below; ~~~ var bgColors = [...

Hi, Is it possible with Titanium to run it's mobile application in background? Is it possible to send/receive data while it's in background (and also display an icon in statusbar as alert) Thanks a lot

**Application type**: mobile | **Platform & version**: Android 4 or higher | **Device**: physical device model [MK808 / MK809] | **Host Operating System**: Windows 7 | **INTRODUCTION** | I am not a professional nor experienced Android...

Hi, I've been searching on some forums and websites about the TableViewRow opacity properties (seems like it's documented but don't work) and didn't found anything about a way to fix this bug. ~~~ // These tests don't work var row =...

Hi, in an iPhone project I have this code: ~~~ var musicListView = Ti.UI.createTableView({ width: 600, visible: true, backgroundColor:'transparent', separatorColor:'transparent', backgroundImage: '/images/assets/bkg.png', backgroundRepeat:...

How to change the background gradient on the android platform at touch start? I set background gradient on the button, it have effect. But I want to set touch start change other gradient, and touch end back original gradient. Even I set single color is...

Hello, I have a problem with resume from background. When I put the app in background and reopen it immediately it is starting normally but if I perform other operations while it is in background, such open and use other applications etc, when I resume my...