AndroidBasics.tex

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\author{Sanyam, Vinay, Rahul, Akshay @EduTechLabs}
\title{Android Basics}
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\section{What can be achieved with Android}

\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{What can you make with Android ?}

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		\begin{itemize}			
%		\item Almost anything,
		\item people have made satellites from Android phones !! not kidding (here's the \href{http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/3/4297718/nasa-phonesat-android-nexus-returns-images}{link})
		\item coming back to more earthly things:
		\item ftp server, http serve, barcode scanner, qr code reader, navigator 
		\item of-course there is Whatsapp
		\end{itemize}	
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\huge Your imagination is the limit ! \\

\normalsize Almost 
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\section{Installing the ADT bundle}

\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{What to download ?}
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		 \item What is stable ?
		 \item How do you know what will work ?
		 \item Why are we not using studio ?
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\section{Getting to know the Eclipse, IDE}

\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{What is an IDE}
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		\item IDE ? 
		\item Why use and IDE ?
		\item will I have to learn studio all over again ?

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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Importing, Exporting Projects}

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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Starting a new project}
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		\item next, next, next, Finish install :)
		\item What are all these options ? are they important ?
		\item Boom you have an app !
		\item Hey ! wait a minute, was this magic ? 
		\item No, it was templates :P
		\item Batteries included, philosophy 
	\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Now how do I run this project ?}
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		\item setting up virtual devices, emulator, geny motion is dead :(
		\item testing on hardware devices, 7 taps ! yup this is magic
		\item connecting to a device on wifi  
	\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Useful IDE tools}
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		\item Eclipse views, perspectives, gutter, line-numbers
		\item Eclipse shortcuts, F11, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+shift+o, Ctrl+space etc
		\item re-factoring, We know you will mess-up names
		\item LogCat
		\item Code Completion
		\item auto import dependencies
		
	\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Useful IDE tools}
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		\item device manager gui (adb)
		\item toolbar customization
		\item eclipse syntax checking and suggestion
		\item getting syntax hints (javadocs for the functions / methods)
		\item getting code completion suggestions
		\item mostly, eclipse is always right
		\item mostly, we are doing something that does not fit in the usual android framework
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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Why is it so complex ? - General note}
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		\item I am having a panic attack now !!
		\item This is so fishing complex ! 
		\item Is there a reason for this madness ?!
		\item Yes, there is :(
		\item Running android is like running an orchestra !
              (everything has its role, and is an essential component)
		\item just to give you an idea.. let us build a phone from your ARM7 processor !
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Error Handling}

\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Error before output ?!}

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		\item its true, its true, Errors speak the truth
                log errors ko yu hi badnam karte hain, dhokha to output deta hai :)
		\item errors are our friends
		\item Log.d $->$ the "print" (prince) of android 
		\item Tags - how to use them, what should a tag tell you ?
		\item LogCat advanced features - filtering output, output levels, 
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Basic UI}

\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{XML the custom computer language !}
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		\item What do you define in an XML ?
		\item where do you tell android to use this xml ?
		\item What are the basic building blocks
		\item View Class
		\item EditText
		\item TextView
		\item Button
		\item Image 
		\item spinner that does not spin 
		\item a progress bar that is round
	\end{itemize}
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%Make an app which greets you if you fill you name
% It says don't recognize you if you if name is blank !

\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Java !}
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	\begin{itemize}
		\item now begins the ugly part 
		\item roll up your sleeves ! this is going to get dirty
		\item Activity Class
		\item onClicklistener
		\item toast 
	\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{The manifest xml}
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	\begin{itemize}
		\item Android has a linux base !
		\item very strict about permissions
		\item who can do what ? has to explicitly ask for permissions
		\item this file is like meta data for your project

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\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Now ! We can talk structure }
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		\item what is the structure of an android app ?
		\item Audience have you been paying attention
		\item look and feel of the app ?
		\item permissions for the app ?
		\item behaviour of the app ?
		\item what are so many folders doing here ? 
	          src, res and sub-folders
		\item auto generated files
		\item gen, bin, 
		\item Where did this R. come from ?
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Exception Handling}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Exception Handling}
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		\item Try to handle null filled in the edit text in the previous app 
		\item Give a debugging trial run
		\item A Mock for making mistake and finding out what happened.
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\section{Custom Toast Message}

\section{Activity Class - details}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Life cycle}
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		\item Life cycle
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\section{Multiple Activities}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Multiple Activities}
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	\begin{itemize}
		\item Intenet
		\item Passing paramemters from activity to activity - this is not the only way
		\item Navigation - backstack, clear backstack
		\item delibratly stop an activity
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Layouts}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{View groups}
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	\begin{itemize}
	
		\item Linear - horizontal stacking, vertical stacking
		\item Relative - anchor, positioning of other elements
		\item Scrolling
		\item linear, relative, viewgroup, id, width, height, padding
		\item linear layout --- using XML
		\item linear layout --- using JAVA  
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Fragments}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Fragments}
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	\begin{itemize}
		\item How is a fragment different from activity
		\item Why use a fragment ?
		\item When to use a fragment over and activity ?
		\item When to use an activity over a fragment ?
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Event Handling}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Event Handling}
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		\item what is an event ?
		\item what is a listener ?
		\item have you seen a listener before ? (You friendly, alright not so friendly server apache ! runs a listener) which port by the way ?
		\item java the button click event, had a listener !
	\end{itemize}
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\section{Local Storage}
\begin{frame}[containsverbatim]{Local Storage}
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		\item One form of local storage - 
		\item shared preferences
		\item Now this is a singleton ! What the heck is this and what do you want to make it more complicated.

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\section{Your powers combine ! Let us make an App}

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