public void showPanningState(boolean showLonger) {
   if (showLonger) {
     final Toast t = Toast.makeText(this, inputHandler.getHandlerDescription(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
     TimerTask tt =
         new TimerTask() {
           @Override
           public void run() {
             t.show();
             try {
               Thread.sleep(2000);
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             }
             t.show();
           }
         };
     new Timer().schedule(tt, 2000);
     t.show();
   } else {
     Toast t = Toast.makeText(this, inputHandler.getHandlerDescription(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
     t.show();
   }
 }