Thanks Ulf
I tried something else I read also and bad results, I didn't add a log it just wouldn't load, I did more reading today and tried the code you suggested but still am getting bad results, the main problem is I'm trying to create a live wallpaper as a project to learn from, while reading Hello Android book and Java Jeffs book learn java for android all at the same time, an extremely frustrating way to learn this stuff but it worked for me in the past as it forces me to problem solve and somehow I usually learn more and quicker this way (not including all the bumps in the head from banging my head against a wall from frustration lol) not a method I would ever recommend to anyone but it works for me in the long run. (Even though its frustrating as heck.
Anyhow I tried to extend Applicaton and write the code then I got local variable is never read it suggested I create a set and get so I pressed ok, all the warning left, so heres this part of that code. that seems to be ok so far.
Next I want to use this in the mountain.java class to read the new int so I can scaled the background image but again the local variable cannot be read which is where the issue is and hopefully I can figure it out but heres the code.
This part of the code is where the local variable is not being read
The variable is theScaler I will try a few other things because I really like this method of bring it over, just had to wipe out the manifest first add it then add the manifest again to read it all like it stated in that tutorial. So I will keep reading and
testing and trying, if you got an answer or anyone else (probably something simple as I'm totally new to android and java (like making the variables static, can't believe I forgot that one), been a long time since I coded I guess thats obvious.
Anyhow its late I give up for tonight.
I keep plugging away and reading more tomorrow.
Thanks in advance again and again for anyhow help and knowledge you can pass along, you been a great help and I thank you.
Sam