Can I make a button appear disabled and still listen for clicks?

Question

I\'d like to gray out a button so it appears disabled to the user, but still listen for clicks so that I can display a message to the user that explains why the button isn\'

Answer 1

I am not an Android expert, so there could be better ways, but what about disabling the button and overlaying a transparent view that will catch the events?

You could have the view always there laying below the button so you just need to change a z-index, or create it dynamically when needed.