how to set android:launchMode and android:largeHeap

[Gary_H_2]

I'm struggling to get these values into the androidManifest file. I've tried adding them to the intelxdk.config.additions file and I've tried adding them via a plugin.xml but no luck either way. Can anyone supply the correct syntax for this?

[Gary_H_2]

fyi, in messing with my config I may have broken the crosswalk build servers because they are not working anymore. Can someone at Intel press the reset button? Thanks.

[John_H_Intel2]

Build servers are running fine. What issue are you seeing?

Are you including any 3rd party plugins? Try removing those and rebuilding to see if they are causing the issue.

[Gary_H_2]

Last night the Cordova build was failing but this morning its working again so that's all good.

My issue is that I want to get some things into the androidmanifest. This is what I tried adding to the config.additions file without success:-

<preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="10000"/>
<preference name="AndroidLaunchMode" value="standard"/>
<preference name="largeHeap" value="true"/>

I am already adding some intents with the virtualartifacts-webintent plugin but I can't find a way to change the values in the manifest for the main application activity. 

[Gary_H_2]

Any ideas on how to set AndroidLaunchMode?

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

Should work by adding it to the additions.xml file. Anything that you can put into the Cordova config.xml file you can put into the intelxdk.config.addtions.xml file. According to the Cordova 4.0 docs, this preference is supported, as long as you are using our CLI 4.1.2 build (https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/4.0.0/guide_platforms_android_config.md.html).

See this doc for info regarding additions.xml file: https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/adding-special-build-options-to-your-xdk-cordova-app-with-the-intelxdk-config-additions-xml-file

[Gary_H_2]

In my crosswalk.config.additions I have:-

<preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="10000"/>
<preference name="AndroidLaunchMode" value="standard"/>
<preference name="largeHeap" value="true"/>

But the AndroidManifest according to APKTool has the following with no sign of my values:-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:hardwareAccelerated="true" package="com.mainstreamdata.wispeodroid" platformBuildVersionCode="21" platformBuildVersionName="5.0.1-1624448">
    <supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <application android:debuggable="true" android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:name="org.apache.cordova.CordovaApplication">
        <meta-data android:name="xwalk_apk_url" android:value=""/>
        <activity android:configChanges="locale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:label="@string/activity_name" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name="Wispeo" android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
            <intent-filter android:label="@string/launcher_name">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
                <data android:mimeType="*/*"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
                <data android:host="www.wispeo.com" android:scheme="http"/>
                <data android:host="beta.wispeo.com" android:scheme="http"/>
                <data android:host="qa.wispeo.com" android:scheme="http"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <data android:scheme="wispeo"/>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity android:label="@string/multi_app_name" android:name="com.synconset.MultiImageChooserActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light"/>
    </application>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
</manifest>

[Michael_O_2]

You can set your launch mode to either "landscape or orientation".

Check the build settings for more configuration info.

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

See the very bottom of this page for details on setting the AndroidLaunchMode: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/4.0.0/guide_platforms_android_config.md.html

• AndroidLaunchMode (string, defaults to singleTop): Sets the Activity android:launchMode attribute. This changes what happens when the app is launched from app icon or intent and is already running. Valid values are standard, singleTop, singleTask, singleInstance.

    <preference name="AndroidLaunchMode" value="singleTop"/>

[Gary_H_2]

I have this in my intelxdk.config.additions.xm file :-

<preference name="AndroidLaunchMode" value="standard"/>

but the AndroidManifest.xml still says android:launchMode="singleTop" 

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

Let me check with the build engineers to see if our build scripts are preventing this. I think this may be due to the fact that the Crosswalk builds are a fork of Cordova 3.6, not Cordova 4.x. If you do a build with Android does this option pass thru?

[Gary_H_2]

Could you also ask them how to set largeHeap. Thanks.

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

The current Crosswalk build system is a custom build process that uses a forked version of the version 3.6.3 Cordova for Android framework. The build process is unique to building Crosswalk, it is not a fully standard Cordova build, so that is why some of those options don't work. We are in the process of adding support for the CLI 5 build system which supports the Android 4.x Cordova framework and also supports "pluggable" Crosswalk webviews. When that build system is in place and working the build process for Crosswalk will be a standard Cordova build and these options will then be properly supported. Until then, not all of the Cordova Android options will work. :(

I can't give you a timetable regarding the availability of that new build system or the new Crosswalk "pluggable" webview, but I can say that it is actively being worked on and is an important feature. In the meantime, you can do this locally with Cordova CLI. If you want to create an XDK project that you can interchange with Cordova CLI, I recommend using the EA release and reading this doc (in particular): https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/early-access-project-plugin-selection