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Description Android Apps for Absolute Beginners (2nd Ed) by Wallace Jackson Apress | December 2012 | ISBN-10: 1430247886 | PDF | 404 pages | 39.9 mb http://www.amazon.com/Android-Absolute-Beginners-Wallace-Jackson/dp/1430247886 Anybody can start building simple apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how! Recently updated to include Android Jelly Bean, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Second Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples. This book is Android Jelly Bean compliant, but is backwards compatible to most of the previous Android releases. This book cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android apps development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started. - Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development - Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss - Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible What you’ll learn - Get yourself and your computer set up for Android apps development - Use the Eclipse programming environment to make your Android development efficient and straightforward - Follow steps in plain English to build simple apps and get them working immediately - Style your application so that it appeals to potential users - Make use of the Android’s touch screen - Use shortcuts and cheat sheets to create apps the easy way - Use the basics of Java and XML to move onto more advanced apps Who this book is for If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don’t need to have any previous computer programming skills—as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, the world of Android apps development awaits! About the Author Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist, Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine. Table of Contents 1 Preliminary Information: Before We Get Started 2 What’s Next? Our Road Ahead 3 Setting Up Your Android Development Environment 4 Introducing the Android Software Development Platform 5 Android Framework Overview 6 Screen Layout Design: Views and Layouts 7 UI Design: Buttons, Menus, and Dialogs 8 An Introduction to Graphics Resources in Android 9 Adding Interactivity: Handling UI Events 10 Understanding Content Providers 11 Understanding Intents and Intent Filters 12 Advanced Android Topics Related Torrents
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