<p dir="ltr">Irony is that the videos won't play on the nexus 4... At least not with stock Google firmware. </p>
<p dir="ltr">On Jun 12, 2013 9:31 AM, "Charles Shapiro" <<a href="mailto:hooterpincher@gmail.com">hooterpincher@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I endorse <a href="http://developer.android.com">http://developer.android.com</a> . Their doc worked fine for me.<br>
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> -- CHS<br>
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> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Mike Ivey <<a href="mailto:miketech.jr@gmail.com">miketech.jr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I really enjoyed the videos from Bucky @ <a href="http://thenewboston.com">thenewboston.com</a>. They have<br>
>> 200 video tuts for Android development.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php">http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php</a><br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Paul Bennett <<a href="mailto:bennettp@gmail.com">bennettp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > The Android Developer site has a great set of tutorials and use-cases.<br>
>> > Also, there are many android lectures given at the Google I/O conference and<br>
>> > they are all available to watch online.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="http://developer.android.com">http://developer.android.com</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > ..Paul..<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Alex Carver <<a href="mailto:agcarver%2Bale@acarver.net">agcarver+ale@acarver.net</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I'll take a look at it. Right now what I want to write is a weather<br>
>> >> widget for the home screen. I know there's 45 billion weather widgets but I<br>
>> >> want to write a simple one that pulls an XML data file from NOAA once every<br>
>> >> 15-20 minutes then renders the current conditions and seven day forecast. I<br>
>> >> also then don't have to think about what the app is using and sending away<br>
>> >> to who knows where. One of the goals is to make it very light weight and<br>
>> >> resource friendly.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On 6/11/2013 18:49, Byron Jeff wrote:<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 04:05:03PM -0700, Alex Carver wrote:<br>
>> >>>><br>
>> >>>> Anyone know of a good tutorial for Android development? I want to<br>
>> >>>> experiment writing a couple small applications for personal use.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Warning: This is a bit off base.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> If you do not need a large or high performance application, I find that<br>
>> >>> Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) is good for testing out ideas and<br>
>> >>> small<br>
>> >>> applications:<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> <a href="http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting">http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting</a><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> SL4A creates an interface between a large part of the Android API and<br>
>> >>> loadable scripting languages such as Python, PHP, Lua, Javascript, Ruby,<br>
>> >>> and Beanshell. It facilitates invoking functions with a minimum of<br>
>> >>> infrastructure setup. For example a Text to Speech 'Hello world' is 3<br>
>> >>> lines of code in Python:<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> from android import Android<br>
>> >>> droid = Android()<br>
>> >>> droid.ttsSpeak('Hello World')<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> SL4A supports popup form, web form, and full UI interfaces with standard<br>
>> >>> Android layouts. The tutorials on the SL4A site shows examples of each.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> It has its limitations. The most annoying part to me is that it doesn't<br>
>> >>> interface well with the Android Intents System. I ended up writing my own<br>
>> >>> separate Java app that collects broadcast intents and fires off SL4A<br>
>> >>> scripts. Another part is understanding that you have to download and<br>
>> >>> install the scripting language of choice separately from SL4A. Finally,<br>
>> >>> as<br>
>> >>> of a year ago, there wasn't real effective tablet integration.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> But it has the advantages of being able to script directly on the device,<br>
>> >>> or remotely from a desktop. And with minimal script setup requirements,<br>
>> >>> it's possible to test ideas really quickly. Finally there is a mechanism<br>
>> >>> where SL4a, the required interpreter, and the script can be packaged<br>
>> >>> together in an APK so that it looks like a standalone application.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> It may not be the right choice. But I would suggest taking a look before<br>
>> >>> taking the full blown dive into the Java/Eclipse/Android development<br>
>> >>> world.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
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