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Android: Change SeekBar Behavior

I want my SeekBar to only change progress when the thumb is dragged. Right now it also changes position when anywhere on the progress bar is clicked. Is there a way to remove that extra functionality?

Solution

  • I suppose you could use SeekBar.getThumbOffset along with SeekBar.getProgress in the onStartTrackingTouch method to filter touch events that don't lie in that area using a touch listener:

    @Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    int x = (int)event.getX();
    int y = (int)event.getY();
    switch (event.getAction()) {
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
    }
return false;
}

    Is there an easy way? I don't think so.