improve ForwardInbox with help from http://www.marvinlabs.com/2010/10/custom-listview-ability-check-items/

res/layout/inbox.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
-               android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"/>
+               android:choiceMode="multipleChoice" />
     <Button
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"

res/layout/inbox_item.xml

@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<org.envaya.kalsms.CheckableRelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
-    android:layout_marginBottom="6sp"
+    android:background="#cccccc">          
-    android:background="#cccccc">      
+<org.envaya.kalsms.InertCheckBox android:id="@+id/inbox_checkbox"
-<CheckBox android:id="@+id/inbox_checkbox"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />            
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
-<LinearLayout
+    android:focusable="false" 
-    android:orientation="vertical"
+    />            
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content">      
 <TextView 
     android:id="@+id/inbox_address" 
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"     
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
+    android:layout_toRightOf="@id/inbox_checkbox"
+    android:layout_alignTop="@id/inbox_checkbox"
     android:textColor="#333333" 
     android:layout_marginTop="4sp"
     android:layout_marginLeft="6sp"
+    android:focusable="false" 
     android:textSize="14sp"></TextView>    
 <TextView 
     android:id="@+id/inbox_body"     
+    android:layout_below="@id/inbox_address"
+    android:layout_alignLeft="@id/inbox_address"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     
     android:textColor="#666666" 
-    android:layout_marginLeft="6sp"
+    android:layout_marginBottom="6sp"
+    android:focusable="false" 
+    android:paddingBottom="6sp"
     android:textSize="14sp"></TextView>
-</LinearLayout>
+</org.envaya.kalsms.CheckableRelativeLayout>
-</LinearLayout>

src/org/envaya/kalsms/CheckableRelativeLayout.java

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package org.envaya.kalsms;
+
+// from http://www.marvinlabs.com/2010/10/custom-listview-ability-check-items/
+// package fr.marvinlabs.widget;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Checkable;
+import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
+
+/**
+ * Extension of a relative layout to provide a checkable behavior
+ * 
+ * @author marvinlabs
+ */
+public class CheckableRelativeLayout extends RelativeLayout implements
+        Checkable {
+
+    private boolean isChecked;
+    private List<Checkable> checkableViews;
+
+    public CheckableRelativeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs,
+            int defStyle) {
+        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
+        initialise(attrs);
+    }
+
+    public CheckableRelativeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+        initialise(attrs);
+    }
+
+    public CheckableRelativeLayout(Context context, int checkableId) {
+        super(context);
+        initialise(null);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * @see android.widget.Checkable#isChecked()
+     */
+    public boolean isChecked() {
+        return isChecked;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * @see android.widget.Checkable#setChecked(boolean)
+     */
+    public void setChecked(boolean isChecked) {
+        
+        this.isChecked = isChecked;
+        for (Checkable c : checkableViews) {
+            c.setChecked(isChecked);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * @see android.widget.Checkable#toggle()
+     */
+    public void toggle() {
+        this.isChecked = !this.isChecked;
+        for (Checkable c : checkableViews) {
+            c.toggle();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onFinishInflate() {
+        super.onFinishInflate();
+
+        final int childCount = this.getChildCount();
+        for (int i = 0; i < childCount; ++i) {
+            findCheckableChildren(this.getChildAt(i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the custom XML attributes
+     */
+    private void initialise(AttributeSet attrs) {
+        this.isChecked = false;
+        this.checkableViews = new ArrayList<Checkable>(5);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add to our checkable list all the children of the view that implement the
+     * interface Checkable
+     */
+    private void findCheckableChildren(View v) {
+        if (v instanceof Checkable) {
+            this.checkableViews.add((Checkable) v);
+        }
+
+        if (v instanceof ViewGroup) {
+            final ViewGroup vg = (ViewGroup) v;
+            final int childCount = vg.getChildCount();
+            for (int i = 0; i < childCount; ++i) {
+                findCheckableChildren(vg.getChildAt(i));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/org/envaya/kalsms/ForwardInbox.java

@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@ import android.app.ListActivity;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;
-import android.widget.TextView;
 
 
 public class ForwardInbox extends ListActivity {
 
     private App app;    
     
+    private Cursor cur;
+    
     /** Called when the activity is first created. */
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public class ForwardInbox extends ListActivity {
         
         Uri inboxUri = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
         
-        Cursor cur = getContentResolver().query(inboxUri, null, null, null, null);
+        cur = getContentResolver().query(inboxUri, null, null, null, null);
         
         SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,
             R.layout.inbox_item,
@@ -39,26 +40,38 @@ public class ForwardInbox extends ListActivity {
             new int[] {R.id.inbox_address, R.id.inbox_body}); 
         
         setListAdapter(adapter);                                
+        
+        ListView listView = getListView();
+        
+        listView.setItemsCanFocus(false);        
     }
            
     public void forwardSelected(View view) {
         
         ListView listView = getListView();        
         
-        // there is probably a less hacky way to do this...
+        SparseBooleanArray checkedItems = listView.getCheckedItemPositions();
-        int childCount = listView.getChildCount();                
+        
-        for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++)
+        int checkedItemsCount = checkedItems.size();
+        
+        int addressIndex = cur.getColumnIndex("address");
+        int bodyIndex = cur.getColumnIndex("body");
+        int dateIndex = cur.getColumnIndex("date");
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < checkedItemsCount; ++i) 
         {
-            View entry = listView.getChildAt(i);            
+            int position = checkedItems.keyAt(i);
-            CheckBox checkbox = (CheckBox) entry.findViewById(R.id.inbox_checkbox);
+            boolean isChecked = checkedItems.valueAt(i);
 
-            if (checkbox.isChecked())
+            if (isChecked)
-            {
+            {                
-                TextView addressView = (TextView) entry.findViewById(R.id.inbox_address);
+                cur.moveToPosition(position);
-                TextView bodyView = (TextView) entry.findViewById(R.id.inbox_body);
+                
-                IncomingMessage sms = new IncomingMessage(app, 
+                String address = cur.getString(addressIndex);
-                        addressView.getText().toString(), 
+                String body = cur.getString(bodyIndex);
-                        bodyView.getText().toString());                
+                long date = cur.getLong(dateIndex);
+                
+                IncomingMessage sms = new IncomingMessage(app, address, body, date);
                 
                 app.forwardToServer(sms);
             }

src/org/envaya/kalsms/IncomingMessage.java

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class IncomingMessage extends QueuedMessage {
 
     public String from;
     public String message;
-    public long timestampMillis = 0;    
+    public long timestampMillis;    
 
     public IncomingMessage(App app, SmsMessage sms) {
         super(app);
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ public class IncomingMessage extends QueuedMessage {
         this.timestampMillis = sms.getTimestampMillis();
     }
     
-    public IncomingMessage(App app, String from, String message) {
+    public IncomingMessage(App app, String from, String message, long timestampMillis) {
         super(app);
         this.from = from;
         this.message = message;
+        this.timestampMillis = timestampMillis;
     }    
 
     public String getMessageBody()

src/org/envaya/kalsms/InertCheckBox.java

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package org.envaya.kalsms;
+
+// from http://www.marvinlabs.com/2010/10/custom-listview-ability-check-items/
+// package fr.marvinlabs.widget;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.widget.CheckBox;
+
+/**
+ * CheckBox that does not react to any user event in order to let the container handle them.
+ */
+public class InertCheckBox extends CheckBox {
+
+    // Provide the same constructors as the superclass
+    public InertCheckBox(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
+        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
+    }
+
+    // Provide the same constructors as the superclass
+    public InertCheckBox(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+    }
+
+    // Provide the same constructors as the superclass
+    public InertCheckBox(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyMultiple(int keyCode, int repeatCount, KeyEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyPreIme(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyShortcut(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTrackballEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+        // Make the checkbox not respond to any user event
+        return false;
+    }
+}