Android Development Tools for Eclipse
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1. Installing Eclipse, ADT, and SDK
- 1. Installing Eclipse, ADT, and SDK
- Introducing the Android platform
- What is Android?
- Preparing for Android development
- Linking the Android SDK to the Eclipse
- Summary
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2. Important Features of the IDE
- 2. Important Features of the IDE
- Project explorer
- Code editor
- Graphical user interface designer
- Properties window
- Debugging pane
- Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS)
- SDK manager
- Android virtual device manager
- Running the Application
- Getting help
- Summary
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3. Creating a New Android Project
- 3. Creating a New Android Project
- Creating a new Android application project
- String resources
- Using the graphical layout designer
- The XML layout code editor
- Widget interactions through the source code editor
- Toast message
- Running the application on the emulator
- Running the application on an Android device
- Summary
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4. Incorporating Multimedia Elements
- 4. Incorporating Multimedia Elements
- Adding a TableLayout
- Adding the image resources
- Adding ImageView
- Adding ImageButtons
- Assigning the widget's ID
- ImageButtons and handling event
- Adding audio
- Adding another screen in the app
- Adding HTML to WebView
- Intent and Activity
- The final product run and test
- Summary
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5. Adding RadioButton, CheckBox, Menu, and Preferences
- 5. Adding RadioButton, CheckBox, Menu, and Preferences
- Creating a new project
- Adding a RadioGroup, RadioButton, and a TextField
- Adding a CheckBox
- Adding a menu
- Defining the Strings
- Defining the Preference screen
- Hook up
- Run the application
- Summary
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6. Handling Multiple Screen Types
- 6. Handling Multiple Screen Types
- Using wrap_content and match_parent
- Fragment
- Running the application
- Optimizing for tablet
- Persisting the state information during the state transition
- Summary
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7. Adding an External Library
- 7. Adding an External Library
- Creating an account at the AdMob website
- Running the application
- Summary
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8. Signing and Distributing APK
- 8. Signing and Distributing APK
- APK – Android package
- Preparing for release
- Using the Eclipse ADT for release
- Publishing to Google Play
- Summary
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Index
- Index