How to dim a screen on click of a button in androi

Question

How do i darken/dim the current screen on click of a button. PLease help me.

Answer 1

WindowManager.LayoutParams lparams = getWindow().getAttributes();  
lparams.dimAmount=1.0f; 
dialog.getWindow().setAttributes(lparams);  

The dim amount 0 means no dimming, and the dim amount 1.0f means complete dimming. Any value in between is the corresponding percentage of dim.

Just add this code to the button you want.

Answer 2

Here's one solution, though it may not be the best:

create styles.xml under res/values. Add the following code:

<style name="Theme.Translucent" parent="android:Theme">
    <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
    <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/cache_color</item>
    <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
    <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
    <item name="android:windowIsFloating">true</item>
    <item name="android:backgroundDimEnabled">true</item>
 </style>

Note that @color/cache_color is <color name="cache_color">#00000000</color>. Now clicking your custom button should send an intent to an activity (e.g., FooActivity). So declare this in your manifest:

<activity android:name="com.FooActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.Translucent"></activity>

and voila, the screen is dimmed when your button's listener is called!