How to consume reusable gui element/widget with resources in android

Question

I try to use the dateslider in my android project to have a combined date-time picker im my gui.

The authors of the widget suggest to include the java- and resource

Answer 1

Is there a way to have 2 resource-sets with different namespaces so that there are my.namespace.myApp.R.xxx and com.googlecode.android.widgets.DateSlider.R in the main app?

No, sorry.

Note: Android: How do I create reusable components? does not help because it tells you how to create library-projects.

However, that is the right answer. Download the full project from their repo, import it into Eclipse, and mark it as a library project (Properties > Android). Then, add it as a library project to your app's project.

Eventually (which now appears like it will be the R18 version of tools or later), the tools should support packaging reusable components in a JAR, with resources, in such a manner that you can add them to a host project and the resources will be blended in automatically. Right now, that's not an option.