Beginning Android 2

1. Front Matter

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2. The Big Picture

   • Mark L. Murphy

   Pages 1-4

3. Projects and Targets

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   Pages 5-15

4. Creating a Skeleton Application

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   Pages 17-22

5. Using XML-Based Layouts

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   Pages 23-27

6. Employing Basic Widgets

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   Pages 29-38

7. Working with Containers

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   Pages 39-57

8. Using Selection Widgets

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   Pages 59-73

9. Getting Fancy with Lists

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   Pages 75-94

10. Employing Fancy Widgets and Containers

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    Pages 95-116

11. The Input Method Framework

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    Pages 117-124

12. Applying Menus

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    Pages 125-135

13. Fonts

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    Pages 137-140

14. Embedding the WebKit Browser

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    Pages 141-147

15. Showing Pop-Up Messages

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    Pages 149-153

16. Dealing with Threads

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    Pages 155-165

17. Handling Activity Life Cycle Events

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    Pages 167-170

18. Creating Intent Filters

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    Pages 171-175

19. Launching Activities and Subactivities

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    Pages 177-184

20. Handling Rotation

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    Pages 185-196

The Android development platform, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, is a platform in its truest sense, encompassing hundreds of classes beyond the traditional Java classes and open source components that ship with the SDK.

With Beginning Android 2, you’ll learn how to develop applications for Android 2.x mobile devices, using simple examples that are ready to run with your copy of the software development kit. Author, Android columnist, writer, developer, and community advocate Mark L. Murphy will show you what you need to know to get started programming Android applications, including how to craft graphical user interfaces, use GPS, and access web services.

• Android
• Apple iPhone
• Internet
• Java
• Web Services
• database
• programming

Mark Murphy is the founder of CommonsWare and the author of The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development. A three-time entrepreneur, his experience ranges from consulting on open source and collaborative development for Fortune 500 companies to application development on just about anything smaller than a mainframe. He has been a software developer for over 25 years, working on platforms ranging from the TRS-80 to the latest crop of mobile devices. A polished speaker, Mark has delivered conference presentations and training sessions on a wide array of topics internationally. Mark writes the "Building Droids" column for AndroidGuys and the "Android Angle" column for NetworkWorld. Outside of CommonsWare, Mark has an avid interest in how the Internet will play a role in citizen involvement with politics and government. He is a contributor to the Rebooting America essay collection, and his personal blog features many posts discussing "cooperative democracy."

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