Scrolling list in Android home screen widget

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Published on 2010-06-08T03:16:38Z Indexed on 2010/06/08 3:22 UTC
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Hi folks,

I am trying to teach myself the basics of Android dev. At the moment I am experimenting with home screen widgets. I would like to create a simple widget that lists all my bookmarks. Somewhere in my googling I read that ListView is not usable in a widget. What's the best way to display a scrolling list in a widget? An example would be fantastic, but otherwise point me in the right general direction and I can research further.

Thanks in advance, Dany.

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