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Android: Creating XML UIs

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 2:31 am

In the last article, Android: Your first Android Application, we created a simple login screen, but didn’t had time to go in deeper in the UI XML structure. In this article I will explain the basics of creating an UI via XML resource. I’ll use the XML file from previous example here.

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Android: Your first Android Application

Thursday 29 January 2009 @ 12:32 am

So, you finally want to make you first Android Applications. But don’t be scared, we won’t start with the "Hello, World!" application usually used to introduce you into a programming language, but will start with something more useful: A login screen.

If you haven’t setup the SDK & Eclipse yet, you should first read my previous "Android: Installing the SDK" post and then come back.

All of the guides and examples are written with the Eclipse IDE. If you’re using another IDE, you have to check for appropriate menu/shortcut/etc options in your IDE.

First we create a new project by selecting the File menu -> New -> Android Project or right-clicking the Package Explorer -> New -> Android Project.

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