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GUI Design for Android Apps

by Ryan Cohen, Tao Wang

August 2014

Intermediate to advanced

146 pages

3h 29m

English

Apress

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Overview of GUIs for Embedded ApplicationsCharacteristics of Interaction Modalities of Android DevicesUI Design Principles for Embedded SystemsConsiderations of Screen SizeSize of Application WindowsConsiderations Arising from Touch Screens and StylusesKeyboard Input ProblemsSoftware Distribution and Copyright Protection ProblemsAndroid Application OverviewApplication File FrameworkComponent Structure of ApplicationsContent ProviderAndroid EmulatorIntroducing Android Runtime (ART)Summary
State Transitions of ActivitiesActivity StatesImportant Functions of ActivitiesThe Context ClassIntroduction to IntentThe Main Roles of IntentIntent ResolutionThe Relationship between Applications and ActivitiesThe Basic Android Application InterfaceGuiExam Application Code AnalysisUsing Layouts as InterfacesUsing the View Directly as an InterfaceComponent IDButtons and EventsInner Class ListenerUsing ImageViewExit Activities and ApplicationSummary
Applications with Multiple ActivitiesTriggering an Explicit Match of Activities with No ParametersTriggering Explicit Matching of an Activity with Parameters of Different ApplicationsImplicit Matching of Built-In ActivitiesImplicit Match that Uses a Custom Activity
Display Output FrameworkDrawing Framework for Responding to Touchscreen InputMulti-Touch Code FrameworkResponding to Keyboard InputDialog Boxes in AndroidUsing an Activity’s Dialog ThemeUsing a Specific Dialog ClassUsing Toast RemindersDialog Box ExampleApplication Property Settings

Overview

GUI Design for Android Appsis the perfect—and concise—introduction for mobile app developers and designers. Through easy-to-follow tutorials, code samples, and case studies, the book shows the must-know principles for user-interface design for Android apps running on the Intel platform, including smartphones, tablets and embedded devices.

This book is jointly developed for individual learning by Intel Software College and China Shanghai JiaoTong University, and is excerpted from Android Application Development for the Intel® Platform.