Method onTouchEvent not being called

Question

I'm having a problem that my method

@Override public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {     return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event); } 

is never called. Any ideas why is that so? I'm building a google's API 4.0.3 application, and I'm trying to enable swipes for my ViewFliper. However, it can't work because touch is never called.

Code:

 public class MainActivity extends SherlockMapActivity implements ActionBar.TabListener { 

Thats the declaration of my activity. and to detect swipes i have implemented that:

    SimpleOnGestureListener simpleOnGestureListener = new SimpleOnGestureListener(){      @Override     public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX,float velocityY) {          float sensitvity = 50;         if((e1.getX() - e2.getX()) > sensitvity){             SwipeLeft();         }else if((e2.getX() - e1.getX()) > sensitvity){             SwipeRight();         }          return true;     }  }; GestureDetector gestureDetector= new GestureDetector(simpleOnGestureListener); 

Thank You.

edit:

main.xml:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/main_view" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="horizontal" >  <ViewFlipper     android:id="@+id/ViewFlipper"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:background="#ffffff" >      <include         android:layout_height="match_parent"         layout="@layout/mymain" />      <include layout="@layout/secondmain" />     <include layout="@layout/thirdmain" />     <include layout="@layout/fourthmain" /> </ViewFlipper> </LinearLayout> 

Edit2: all of my included layouts have scrollview implemented. Is it possible that scroll takes those events and handles them? And how to detect gestures if so?

Answer 1

I found a perfect solution. I implemented new method:

@Override public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {      View v = getCurrentFocus();     boolean ret = super.dispatchTouchEvent(event); 

and now it all works fine!

Edit:

My final code:

@Override public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {     View v = getCurrentFocus();     if (v instanceof EditText) {         View w = getCurrentFocus();         int scrcoords[] = new int[2];         w.getLocationOnScreen(scrcoords);         float x = event.getRawX() + w.getLeft() - scrcoords[0];         float y = event.getRawY() + w.getTop() - scrcoords[1];         if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP                 && (x < w.getLeft() || x >= w.getRight() || y < w.getTop() || y > w                         .getBottom())) {              InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);             imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getWindow().getCurrentFocus()                     .getWindowToken(), 0);         }     }     boolean ret = super.dispatchTouchEvent(event);     return ret; }