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Flesh out the About screen with description and get-involved links
claude Jul 17, 2026
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Rewrite AboutActivity in Kotlin
claude Jul 17, 2026
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84 changes: 0 additions & 84 deletions app/src/main/java/be/robinj/distrohopper/AboutActivity.java
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package be.robinj.distrohopper

import android.content.Intent
import android.media.MediaPlayer
import android.net.Uri
import android.os.Bundle
import android.text.Html
import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod
import android.view.View
import android.widget.ImageView
import android.widget.TextView
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity

class AboutActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
this.setContentView(R.layout.activity_about)
InsetsHelper.applySystemBarsPadding(this)

try {
val pkgInfo = this.packageManager.getPackageInfo(this.packageName, 0)

val tvDevUrl = this.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.tvDevUrl)
val tvDevEmail = this.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.tvDevEmail)
val tvVersion = this.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.tvVersion)
val ivLogo = this.findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.ivLogo)

tvDevUrl.text = Html.fromHtml("<a href=\"http://robinj.be/\">RobinJ.be</a>", Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_LEGACY)
tvDevEmail.text = Html.fromHtml("<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">[email protected]</a>", Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_LEGACY)
tvVersion.text = "v" + pkgInfo.versionName

tvDevUrl.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()
tvDevEmail.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()

this.findViewById<View>(R.id.linkGithub).setOnClickListener {
this.openUrl(this.getString(R.string.about_github_url))
}
this.findViewById<View>(R.id.linkTransifex).setOnClickListener {
this.openUrl(this.getString(R.string.about_transifex_url))
}

val context = this.baseContext

ivLogo.setOnClickListener(object : View.OnClickListener {
private var clicked = 0
private var player: MediaPlayer? = null

override fun onClick(view: View) {
if (++this.clicked % 3 == 0) {
val player = this.player
?: MediaPlayer.create(context, R.raw.ubuntu).also { this.player = it }

player.seekTo(0)
player.start()
}
}
})
} catch (ex: Exception) {
val exh = ExceptionHandler(ex)
exh.show(this)
}
}

private fun openUrl(url: String) {
try {
this.startActivity(Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)))
} catch (ex: Exception) {
val exh = ExceptionHandler(ex)
exh.show(this)
}
}
}
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Frosted-glass card surface for the About screen sections, matching the
rounded, translucent look of the app's modern dialogs. -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<corners android:radius="@dimen/dialog_item_corner_radius" />
<solid android:color="@color/transparentblack60" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="@color/transparentblack70" />
</shape>
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<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:width="24dp"
android:height="24dp"
android:viewportWidth="24"
android:viewportHeight="24"
android:tint="@color/dialog_on_surface">
<path
android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
android:pathData="M12,2C6.48,2 2,6.48 2,12c0,4.42 2.87,8.17 6.84,9.5c0.5,0.09 0.68,-0.22 0.68,-0.48c0,-0.24 -0.01,-0.87 -0.01,-1.7c-2.78,0.6 -3.37,-1.34 -3.37,-1.34c-0.45,-1.16 -1.11,-1.47 -1.11,-1.47c-0.91,-0.62 0.07,-0.61 0.07,-0.61c1,0.07 1.53,1.03 1.53,1.03c0.89,1.53 2.34,1.09 2.91,0.83c0.09,-0.65 0.35,-1.09 0.63,-1.34c-2.22,-0.25 -4.55,-1.11 -4.55,-4.94c0,-1.09 0.39,-1.98 1.03,-2.68c-0.1,-0.25 -0.45,-1.27 0.1,-2.65c0,0 0.84,-0.27 2.75,1.02c0.8,-0.22 1.65,-0.33 2.5,-0.33c0.85,0 1.7,0.11 2.5,0.33c1.91,-1.29 2.75,-1.02 2.75,-1.02c0.55,1.38 0.2,2.4 0.1,2.65c0.64,0.7 1.03,1.59 1.03,2.68c0,3.84 -2.34,4.68 -4.57,4.93c0.36,0.31 0.68,0.92 0.68,1.85c0,1.34 -0.01,2.42 -0.01,2.75c0,0.27 0.18,0.58 0.69,0.48C19.14,20.16 22,16.42 22,12C22,6.48 17.52,2 12,2z" />
</vector>
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<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:width="24dp"
android:height="24dp"
android:viewportWidth="24"
android:viewportHeight="24"
android:tint="@color/dialog_on_surface">
<path
android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
android:pathData="M12.87,15.07l-2.54,-2.51l0.03,-0.03c1.74,-1.94 2.98,-4.17 3.71,-6.53L17,6L17,4h-7L10,2L8,2v2L1,4v1.99h11.17C11.5,7.92 10.44,9.75 9,11.35C8.07,10.32 7.3,9.19 6.69,8h-2c0.73,1.63 1.73,3.17 2.98,4.56l-5.09,5.02L4,19l5,-5l3.11,3.11l0.76,-2.04zM18.5,10h-2L12,22h2l1.12,-3h4.75L21,22h2l-4.5,-12zM15.88,17l1.62,-4.33L19.12,17h-3.24z" />
</vector>
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</LinearLayout>

<!-- Description -->
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:padding="16dp"
android:background="@drawable/about_card_background"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textColor="@color/dialog_on_surface"
android:lineSpacingMultiplier="1.15"
android:text="@string/about_description" />

<!-- Get involved -->
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/linkGithub"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:padding="16dp"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:background="@drawable/about_card_background"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">

<ImageView
android:layout_width="32dp"
android:layout_height="32dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_about_github"
android:contentDescription="@string/about_github_title" />

<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1">

<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textColor="@color/dialog_on_surface"
android:text="@string/about_github_title" />

<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:textColor="@color/dialog_on_surface_variant"
android:text="@string/about_github_subtitle" />
</LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/linkTransifex"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
android:padding="16dp"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:background="@drawable/about_card_background"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">

<ImageView
android:layout_width="32dp"
android:layout_height="32dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_about_translate"
android:contentDescription="@string/about_transifex_title" />

<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1">

<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textColor="@color/dialog_on_surface"
android:text="@string/about_transifex_title" />

<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:textColor="@color/dialog_on_surface_variant"
android:text="@string/about_transifex_subtitle" />
</LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>


</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
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<string name="title_activity_theme_preferences">Themes</string>
<string name="title_activity_dev_logs">Logs</string>
<string name="developed_by">Developed by Robin Jacobs</string>
<string name="about_description">I started DistroHopper back in high school as a (far too) young Linux enthusiast who wanted something resembling the Linux desktop on his first smartphone. I hope 15+ years later of on-and-off development you still enjoy what I started back then :-)</string>
<string name="about_github_title">Contribute on GitHub</string>
<string name="about_github_subtitle">DistroHopper is open source — browse the code, report issues, or send a pull request.</string>
<string name="about_transifex_title">Help translate</string>
<string name="about_transifex_subtitle">Speak another language? Help translate DistroHopper on Transifex.</string>
<string name="about_github_url" translatable="false">https://github.com/RobinJ1995/DistroHopper</string>
<string name="about_transifex_url" translatable="false">https://explore.transifex.com/distrohopper/</string>
<string name="button_back">Back</string>
<string name="button_about">About</string>
<string name="button_apply">Apply</string>
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