Chapter 2 Summary

You have learned how to create intuitive UIS for Android applications and how to view, layout, and Android menus.

 

The layout manager is used to place views on the screen of an activity. They can be created in code or as resource files. You learned how to expand, combine, and create new view-based controls to provide custom appearances and behaviors.

 

In this chapter, you:

 

Secret learns some widgets and widgets provided by the android SDK.

 

Worker learns how to use custom controls in the activity.

 

Activities recognizes how to create and use activity menus and context menus.

 

Extends the to-do list example to support custom view and menu functions.

 

Create a new compassview control from scratch.

 

After learning about the android UI design basics, the next chapter will focus on using intent, broadcast receiver, and adapter to bind application components. You will learn how to start new activities, broadcast and receive action requests. Chapter 2 will also learn about the network connection and dialog box classes.