timed modeless dialog

Question

Is there any way to show a modeless dialog--a dialog that allows the user to interact with whatever was on the screen before the dialog but also allows the user to interact

Answer 1

My implementation which was a little more hackish but also allows button presses to be caught by background window

_wm = this.getWindowManager();
LayoutInflater layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater)this.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
_view = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.notification, null);

_params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams();
_params.height = android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
_params.width = android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
_params.flags = 
    // this is to keep button presses going to the background window
    WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE |
    // this is to enable the notification to recieve touch events
    WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL;
// background transparant
_params.format = PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT;
_gravity = Gravity.TOP;//Gravity.BOTTOM;

_wm.addView(_view, _params);