--- android/TrainInfo/src/dk/thoerup/traininfo/StationList.java	2010/05/03 12:39:34	700
+++ android/TrainInfo/src/dk/thoerup/traininfo/StationList.java	2010/05/03 13:41:04	701
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 				startLookup();
 				break;
 			case ListSearch:
-				this.showDialog(DLG_STATIONNAME);
+				this.showDialogSafe(DLG_STATIONNAME);
 				break;
 			case ListFavorites:
 				startFavoriteLookup();
@@ -152,8 +152,41 @@
 		}
 	
 		setTitle(dialogTitle);
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	/* these 3 dialogs helper functions are very rude and ugly hack
+	 * to remove these auto-reported exceptions 
+	 * - android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token android.os.BinderProxy@436aaef8 is not valid; is your activity running?
+	 * - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: View not attached to window manager 
+	 */
+	
+	public void showDialogSafe(int id) {
+		try {
+			showDialog(id);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			Log.e("StationList", "showDialog failed", e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void dismissDialogSafe(int id) {
+		try {
+			dismissDialog(id);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			Log.e("StationList", "dismissDialog failed", e);
+		}
 	}
 	
+	public void builderShowSafe(AlertDialog.Builder builder) {
+		try {
+			builder.show();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			Log.e("StationList", "builder.show() failed", e);
+		}
+		
+	}
+	/* EOF rude and ugly dialog hack */
 	
 
 
@@ -324,7 +357,7 @@
 	public void startLookup() {
 		isRunning = true;		
 		dialogMessage = getString( stationlist_waitforlocation );
-		showDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+		showDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 		
 		locationLookup.locateStations();
 		stationsFetched.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(LOCATIONFIXTIMEOUT, 20000);
@@ -332,7 +365,7 @@
 	
 	void startNameSearch(String name) {
 		dialogMessage = getString( stationlist_findbyname );
-		showDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+		showDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 
 		findStationsTask = new FindStationsTask();
 		findStationsTask.searchByName(name);
@@ -344,7 +377,7 @@
 		
 		if (favorites.size() > 0) {
 			dialogMessage = getString( stationlist_loadfavorites );
-			showDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+			showDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 
 			findStationsTask = new FindStationsTask();
 			findStationsTask.searchByIds( favorites.toString() );
@@ -359,7 +392,7 @@
 	void startLocatorTask()
 	{
 		dialogMessage = getString( stationlist_findingnearby ); 
-		showDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+		showDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 		
 		findStationsTask = new FindStationsTask();
 		findStationsTask.searchByLocation( locationLookup.getLocation() );
@@ -376,7 +409,7 @@
 
 			switch (msg.what) {
 			case GOTLOCATION:
-				dismissDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+				dismissDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 				
 				startLocatorTask();
 				location = GeoPair.fromLocation( locationLookup.getLocation() );
@@ -384,7 +417,7 @@
 				break;
 
 			case NOPROVIDER:
-				dismissDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+				dismissDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 				MessageBox.showMessage(StationList.this, getString(stationlist_nolocationprovider) );
 				break;
 			case LOCATIONFIXTIMEOUT:				
@@ -393,7 +426,7 @@
 					if (locationLookup.hasLocation()) {
 						stationsFetched.sendEmptyMessage( GOTLOCATION ); 
 					} else {						
-						dismissDialog(DLG_PROGRESS);
+						dismissDialogSafe(DLG_PROGRESS);
 						
 						AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(StationList.this);						
 						builder.setMessage(  getString( stationlist_gpstimeout) );
@@ -409,8 +442,8 @@
 							public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
 								dialog.dismiss();
 							}							
-						});												
-						builder.show();
+						});
+						builderShowSafe(builder); // builder.show()
 
 					}
 				}
@@ -531,12 +564,9 @@
 					public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
 						dialog.dismiss();
 					}							
-				});			
-				try {
-					builder.show();
-				} catch (android.view.WindowManager.BadTokenException e) {					
-					Log.i("StationList", "BadTokenException"); // this can happen if the user switched away from this activity, while doInBackground was running
-				}
+				});
+				
+				builderShowSafe(builder); // builder.show()
 			}
 		}
 	}