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Creating Apps in Kivy

by Dusty Phillips

April 2014

Beginner to intermediate

188 pages

4h 17m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Who Should Read This BookTechnology Used in This BookConventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsContent UpdatesAugust 2014Acknowledgments
Dependencies: The Hard PartInstalling on Mac OSInstalling on WindowsWriting Code: The Easy PartIntroducing the KV LanguageUser Interface DesignWidgetsThe KV Language Root WidgetCreating a Custom WidgetAdjusting Widget SizeSize hint adviceSize adviceSee it in actionFile It All Away
What Is an Event?Adding Logic to a Custom WidgetResponding to EventsAccessing Properties of KV Language WidgetsPopulating the Search Result ListFile It All Away
A More Extensible Root WidgetListView AdaptersResponding to ListView Item EventsSwappable WidgetsSwitching FormsFile It All Away
Improving the Add Location FormCaching WidgetsStoring Actual Locations and Converting ArgumentsRetrieving Weather DataFile It All Away
A Conditions WidgetDynamic ConditionsAbstracting Common WidgetsBasic AnimationUsing Icons InsteadFile It All Away
Maintaining a List of LocationsStoring the Location ListThe User Settings DialogFile It All Away
The Forecast TabRecording GesturesTouch EventsRecognizing GesturesFiring EventsFile It All Away
CarouselThe ModalView WidgetCompleting the RefactorAdding an Action BarFile It All Away
Getting BuildozerDeploying Your ApplicationDeploying to iOSAndroid Bonus: Accessing the GPSKeeping It RunningFile It All Away

Designing a GameFloat LayoutsThe Ship WidgetMake a DotMake the Dot GrowAdding EnergyRecording EnergyDisplaying EnergyFile It All Away
Periodic Random EnemiesStyling an EnemyPositioning Enemies Outside the ScreenUpdating Enemy Position and Managing Their ScoreUpdating the ScoreReporting the ScoreFile It All Away
A Starfield BackgroundScrolling the BackgroundMore AnimationsWhy 12 Graphics Instead of One Rotating Graphic?Kivy AtlasUsing an AtlasAnimating PropertiesFile It All Away

Overview

Build mobile apps efficiently with Kivy, the Python-powered graphical toolkit for creating natural user interfaces with elegant multitouch support. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn step-by-step how to build and deploy a complete Kivy app for iOS and Android devices. If you’re just beginning to work with Python, but are reasonably familiar with its syntax, you’re ready to go.

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