Android :: Graphics - Tools Recommendation
Oct 13, 2009
I have much experience with Java, and am quickly getting to grips with Android. But I have very little experience with graphics... most of my work has been logical, back end web development. The last time I did any proper screen drawing was in the good old days of Applets (years ago).
I can see that Android has a very complex graphical interface, but I don't know where to start. I've looked at some of the sample apps that come with the SDK, but it's slow progress.
For example, I'm trying to learn by developing a simple rolling ball. Currently I'm using onDraw(Canvas canvas), a paint object, and path.addCircle() to draw a circle, which I then update frequently. However the result is jerky, and slow - I want to see it flying around the screen! Clearly this isn't the right way to go about it.
So two questions I suppose: 1) What graphics tools would you recommend to implement my example? 2) Where can I learn more about the graphics capabilities of android?
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Sep 8, 2009
we're looking for high quality developer tools which have been ported & tested for Android. the first is a code correctness tool that will scan our code looking for non-syntactical errors (e.g. thread synch errors, uninitialized vars...). basically a lint- like tool for Android. the second tool we want is a coding style "enforcer" that will fix, or at least report, code segments that do not adher to our stdrd coding styles (e.g. bracing policy, function header commenting etc) the third one is, well, a placeholder for whichever tool you people have found to be of high value in developing your own Android apps...
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Mar 31, 2009
I want to show off how good opengl es can display on my G1. Does anyone know a game with good 3D graphics that I should install for this?
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May 19, 2010
I know that there are loads around but without testing each one it is difficult and those I have tried don;t do what I want.Essentially I need to :
a. define as source folder on the SD card which contains the mp3 files and it should always default to that.
b. Play those files in order.
c. Remember if I stop half way through so that I can, later, continue from that point.
d. Have the usual controls ; Play, stop , next , last, and to be able to drag the time to advance within a single playback.
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Jun 25, 2010
Looking for some recommendations on some apps please.
1. I'm looking for a contacts app that manages my address book a bit better. I've gotten a bit sick of the default ones on my nexus one and dell streak.
2. RSS reader. Newsrob seems to be misbehaving for me at the moment. All evening I read my feeds and mark stuff read. but when I come back to look at my google reader on a pc the next day everythings marked unread. Is there a better one out there?
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Dec 1, 2009
Does anybody have any good tip calculator application recommendations? I've been viewing the app postings and people seem to be talking about everything except this one group of applications.
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May 31, 2010
I'm looking for a simple alarm. Say I want the alarm to sound of next Thursday at 8:00 (with a text note re what the alarm is for would be really nice) or every June 7th, and a regular 24 hour alarm. On my PC I use Chameleon Clock which I rely on for scheduling. I'd love to find something like that if it's out there.
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Jun 29, 2010
Does anyone have a recommendation for a RSS Feed reader similar to the Google Reader for the Android that they like?
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Aug 24, 2010
The HTC People app always seems pretty laggy and can take up to a whole minute just to call someone, which it shouldn't since i could do that in 10-15 seconds on even a non-smart phone.So I would like some suggestions - what would people suggest I use for fast contacts?
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Aug 6, 2010
I really like the built-in calendar app on my new HTC Desire. But there's 3 things that it can't do, and I really need them:
1. I need to be able to set up how the calendar calculates week numbers. I live in Demark and in Europe we don't calculate week numbers the sane way as they do in the US.
2. I need to be able to set up repeated appointments that repeat every second week, or every third day.
3. I really want to be able to set the default reminder time to 'Do NOT remind me'. The built-in calendar app lets me set the reminder value to 'No remind' when I create a new event, but it won't let me set the default value to 'No remind'.So basically I need a calendar app that works precisely like the built-in one, apart from the 3 things mentioned above
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Apr 30, 2010
I want to start develop mobile applications and sell it. There are many mobile platforms for which I can begin develop: Windows Mobile , Android, Iphone, Linux based Devices.I want to find out from people who has such experience which platform more comfortable and more profitible for me to use.
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Dec 14, 2009
Can someone recommended a good android development book?
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May 26, 2009
I am Bishesh and i am student of Bachelor in Information Management. I have knowledge of C, C++, J2SE and i m looking to develop a game in Android. I have been reading the documentation of Android. But i have never done a gaming project. Could anybody of you help me out with a simple game.
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Jan 20, 2010
Can anyone recommend a good footy app, aimed specifically at the English premier league? I already have FotMob 4.0 but the interface is a little awkward in that there is not enough room to view the RSS feed, the menu part of the screen takes up too much real estate and there doesn't appear to be any way to get rid of it.
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Jan 22, 2010
I have read http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1644/what-good-technology-podcasts-are-out-there, and other related questions, but I have not found anything Android-specific.
Does anybody listen to any such podcast? Want to recommend it?
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Sep 10, 2010
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Mar 5, 2010
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Feb 7, 2010
I need a new Android based phone that have (at least) the following specs (my old one was destroyed after fall on water during rain):
GSM network 850/900/1800/1900Mhz
WCDMA -> 900/1900/2100 MHz - Full 3G support WITH internal modem that can be use as a 3g modem for others devices(my notebook for example)
Wi-Fi
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Latest orginal stable release buil in (feb/2010)
Any brand (incluing chinese and no brand phones)
As cheapest as possible
Not going to play anything.
No carrier
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Oct 28, 2010
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Jun 26, 2010
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Oct 31, 2010
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Nov 29, 2010
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Feb 26, 2010
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Jan 14, 2010
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May 16, 2009
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Dec 31, 2009
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Oct 27, 2010
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Sep 1, 2009
I want to do some programs using graphics can anyone send me sample programs about graphics package
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Apr 26, 2009
I'd like to build an activity that is mixing layouts with 2D graphics. So for example, would like to introduce an edittext with an integer value and based on that value the size of a circle is dynamically adjusted and drawn. Any idea how to do this?
For plain graphics I am using this approach here - but how can it be expanded to cover Android layouts (buttons, editboxes, textviews, radiobuttons, etc.)?
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Aug 2, 2010
1. What size should graphics intended to promote your app in the Market be designed for?
2. What about the larger graphics that depict screenshots of the app in the Market?
3. What size should app icons for devices be?
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