Re: [android-developers] Re: Contacts FAQ?

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 7:03 AM, ydario <mc6530@mclink.it> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>> You need two meta-data entries:
>
> ah, I wonder why I didn't do this... maybe being around midnight does
> not help ;-)
>
>> See the (limited) sync adapter documentation for details on preparing
>> res/xml/syncadapter_description.xml.
>
> very limited.
>
>> Of course the original question still stands: The fields that you
>> specify in res/xml/contacts.xml don't come up in the contacts app.  It
>> appears that the code that processes the actual fields is not in
>> place.
>
> here I think I still have to reach this level. When I open a contact,
> here the Contacts Activity stops because it is unable to find an
> authenticator.
>
> I tried adding contacts code to this project
>
> http://code.google.com/p/androidaccounts/
>
> but it still fails because contacts.model.Sources.findAuthenticator
> does not work.

When you navigate to Contacts->[menu]->Accounts->AddAccount or
Settings->Accounts & sync->Add Account does your custom account type
appear? If not, this is probably your next milestone. I achieved
this by reading the code in packages/apps/Email/, which is a far cry
from a gentle introduction to this stuff. Also, the actual Account
Settings activity in packages/providers/GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider/
plays a pivotal role in all of this. (You'd think that activity would
be in a more prominent place like in the actual Settings app.)

> I'm using the 2.0.1 emulator, not a real phone, I don't know if this
> makes a difference (but account_type is empty on the database).

I'm using the head of the public repo, not the SDK. I'm not sure if
there's any differences.

Ciao,
Brian

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