Friday, April 8, 2011

Others-Google I/O 2008




haven't finish the second video, but I guess it is quite helpful as it explains the concept of Threads, Services

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Introduction to Android



XML





There are two ways to build the XML, the built in GUI method or by typing the code.

Android Activity



This explains on how the activity works.Before starting the new activity the state of the current activity is being stored to the system. This is based on the LIFO queue.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The basics and running a program in Android





In brief,
To create a project
Project name: Put a name for the project

Application name: The name to be appeared in the phone menu,under the application icon

Package name:We make it unique in marketplace. The format is always"com.name.anothername".In Android, packages are also important for application signing purposes. Your package name should be the reverse of your domain name with optional subdomains. I might use com.example.calculator if I were building a calculator app and my domain name was example.com. (Source:http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781449390501/ch03.html)

Create activity: Basically it is like the main class or the main activity in Java programming

MinSDK : Follow the version of the selected target will do


Layout
We can fill this from the "Package Explorer".
src: where the java file lies

gen:auto-generated

andriodXX:Java reference and the import files

res:stands for the resources where the graphics,sound,layout etc of an application is being stored.
**take note that we must use small letters for the image name in order to avoid error

To run a project
Firstly we need to set the emulator by launching "Android SDK and AVD Manager" and create a new AVD

Next,Run Configuration>>New Configuration>>Set the target>>Browse for the project name>>Apply>> Run

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Installing Andriod and Eclipse in Windows



Trying my very 1st step.
Since Eclipse is recommended in Andriod Dev and the Google team,decided to go for it.

Hello to Eclipse. Hope I will be having a wonderful journey with you.

This is a good resource/links:
1.Andriod Dev
2.Eclipse
3.Andriod SDK
4.Java SDK
5.ADT for eclipse

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Searching for iPhone emulator

I'm currently starting to learn more about mobile,gadgets etc. Searching for an iPhone emulator for Windows. Too bad, I just manage to found some simulators.

Difference between simulator and emulator is simulator will only show the layout where as emulators enable a software to run in another platform. In another words, one can test to run a software by using an emulator.

Currently from what I get is, emulator for iPhone is only available for Mac OS. If not mistaken, it is something called as Xcode. Might try to install Mac OS in virtual machine. Anyway I guess it will be a heavy duty to my laptop, as Mac OS requires a lot of space, perhaps due to the nice graphics.

I wonder when will someone develop an iPhone emulator for Windows. It will be an exciting moment, for sure.

**P/S: iPhone is really attracting, perhaps by the game,ha. But it is really a cool gadget.