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Published inNov 2017
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ISBN-139781788475051
Edition1st Edition
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Jason Morris
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Jason Morris has been developing software for as long as he can remember. He's written software for the desktop, the server, for feature phones and for smart phones. He's written in many languages, and deployed in a variety of countries. Jason loves a good programming challenge, and when he's not writing code, or spending time with his family, taking photo's or camping: he's probably thinking about programming. In 2010 / 2011 he wrote Android User Interface Development: A Beginners Guide, which helped many beginner Android developers take their first steps into the realm of User Interface design and development for mobile devices.
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  1. When using bottom tabs for navigation, which of these is important?
    • They all have single color icons
    • The tabs are of roughly equal importance
    • There are always exactly three tabs
  1. Top tabs are preferred to bottom tabs in which of these situations?
    • When the user won't need to navigate as frequently
    • When the tabs don't have icons
    • When there are more than three tabs
  2. Fragments can be used for navigation in which of these cases?
    • Only when a navigation drawer is used as well
    • Any time the user navigates within the application
    • When they can be nested in a FrameLayout
  3. When the user selects an item in a navigation drawer, which of these is true?
    • The drawer needs to be closed by the user
    • The drawer should be closed programmatically
    • The drawer is closed automatically after a short delay
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Jason Morris has been developing software for as long as he can remember. He's written software for the desktop, the server, for feature phones and for smart phones. He's written in many languages, and deployed in a variety of countries. Jason loves a good programming challenge, and when he's not writing code, or spending time with his family, taking photo's or camping: he's probably thinking about programming. In 2010 / 2011 he wrote Android User Interface Development: A Beginners Guide, which helped many beginner Android developers take their first steps into the realm of User Interface design and development for mobile devices.
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