Beginning Android 2
Publisher: Apress
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781430226291
Table of contents: title: About the author; title: The big picture; title: Projects and targets; title: Creating a skeleton application; title: Using XML-based layouts; title: Employing basic widgets; title: Working with containers; title: Using selection widgets; title: Getting fancy with lists; title: Employing fancy widgets and containers; title: The input method framework; title: Applying menus; title: Fonts; title: Embedding the WebKit browser; title: Showing pop-up messages; title: Dealing with threads; title: Handling activity life cycle events; title: Creating intent filters; title: Launching activities and subactivities; title: Handling rotation; title: Working with resources; title: Using preferences; title: Managing and accessing local databases; title: Accessing files; title: Leveraging Java libraries; title: Communicating via the Internet; title: Using a content provider; title: Building a content provider; title: Requesting and requiring permissions; title: Creating a service; title: Invoking a service; title: Alerting users via notifications; title: Accessing location-based services; title: Mapping with MapView and MapActivity; title: Handling telephone calls; title: Developmental tools; title: Handling multiple screen sizes; title: Dealing with devices; title: Handling platform changes; title: Where do we go from here?