Hands-on android UI development : design and develop attractive user interfaces for android applications / Jason Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Jason, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Android (Electronic resource).

Mobile apps.

Mobile apps--Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Hands-on Android User Interface development

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai, [India] : Packt, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Morris Jason: Jason Morris has been developing software for as long as he can remember. He's written software for the desktop, the server, for feature phones and for smart phones. He's written in many languages, and deployed in a variety of countries. Jason loves a good programming challenge, and when he's not writing code, or spending time with his family, taking photo's or camping: he's probably thinking about programming. In 2010 / 2011 he wrote Android User Interface Development: A Beginners Guide, which helped many beginner Android developers take their first steps into the realm of User Interface design and development for mobile devices.

Summary:

Master the art of creating impressive and reactive UIs for mobile applications on the latest version of Android Oreo. About This Book A comprehensive guide to designing and developing highly interactive user interfaces for your app. Design responsive and agile applications targeting multiple Android devices (up to Android Oreo) using Android Studio 3.0 Write reactive user interfaces with minimal effort by leveraging the latest Android technologies, such as Architecture components and the Lifecycle API Avoid common design problems and pitfalls with the help of shared UI design patterns and best practices. Who This Book Is For This book is for novice Android and Java developers who have a basic knowledge of Android development and want to start developing stunning user interfaces. What You Will Learn Create effective and efficient user interfaces that allow users to carry out tasks smoothly Understand the fundamentals of Android UI design, and take a look at the basic layouts, Inputs, and controls Learn about various UI components provided by Android, which include structured layout objects and UI controls that allow you to build the graphical user interface for your app Explore various styles and themes that allow you to customize the look and feel of your app Leverage the animation and graphics APIs to improve user experience and draw custom 2D graphics In Detail A great user interface (UI) can spell the difference between success and failure for any new application. This book will show you not just how to code great UIs, but how to design them as well. It will take novice Android developers on a journey, showing them how to leverage the Android platform to produce stunning Android applications. Begin with the basics of creating Android applications and then move on to topics such as screen and layout design. Next, learn about techniques that will help improve performance for your application. Also, explore how to create reactive applications that are fast, animated, and guide the user toward their goals with minimal distraction. Understand Android architecture components and learn how to build your application to automatically respond to changes made by the user. Great platforms are not always enough, so this book also focuses on creating custom components, layout managers, and 2D graphics. Also, explore many tips and best practices to ease your UI development process. By the end, you'll be able to design and build not only amazing UIs, but a...

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Creating Android Layouts

Material Design

Android Studio

Android application structure

Creating SimpleLayout

Discovering the layout editor

Organizing project files

Summary

Chapter 2: Designing Form Screens

Exploring form screens

Designing a layout

Creating a form layout

Creating the description box

Adding the amount and date inputs

Creating the category chooser

Making icons change with state

Creating the category picker layout

Adding the attachment preview

Try it yourself

Test your knowledge

Chapter 3: Taking Actions

Understanding Android event requirements

Listening for some events

Wiring the CaptureClaimActivity events

Handling events from other activities

Making events quick

Multiple event listeners

Chapter 4: Composing User Interfaces

Designing a modular layout

Creating the DatePickerLayout

Creating the data model

Creating the Attachment class

Creating the Category enum

Creating the ClaimItem class

Wrapping up the category picker

Creating the Attachment Pager

Creating the Attachment preview widget

Creating the Attachment Pager Adapter

Creating the Create Attachment Command

Creating the Attachment Pager Fragment

Capturing the ClaimItem data

Chapter 5: Binding Data to Widgets

Exploring data models and widgets

The Observer pattern

Enabling data binding

Data binding a layout file

Creating an Observable model

Establishing the AllowanceOverviewFragment

Creating the AllowanceOverview layout

Updating the SpendingStats class.

Data binding and fragments

Chapter 6: Storing and Retrieving Data

Data storage in Android

Using the SQLite database

Introducing Room

Adding Room to the project

Creating an Entity model

Creating the Data Access Layer

The LiveData class

Implementing Data Access Objects in Room

Creating a database

Accessing your Room database

Chapter 7: Creating Overview Screens

Designing an Overview screen

Elements of an Overview screen

Creating layouts for ViewHolders

Creating a simple ViewHolder class

Creating a ViewHolder with data binding

Creating a RecyclerView adapter

Data binding an adapter

Creating the Overview activity

Creating new ClaimItems with a Fragment

Allowance overview with a Room database

Chapter 8: Designing Material Layouts

Looking at material structure

Introducing CoordinatorLayout

Coordinating the Overview Screen

Swiping to delete

Elevating widgets

Building layouts using grids

Stack view

Chapter 9: Navigating Effectively

Planning navigation

Tabbed navigation

Bottom tabs navigation

Navigation menus

Navigating using Fragments

Chapter 10: Making Overviews Even Better

Multiple view types

Introducing dividers

Updating by Delta Events

Chapter 11: Polishing Your Design

Choosing colors and theming

Producing an application palette

Generating palettes dynamically

Adding animations

Creating custom animations

Activating more animations

Creating custom styles

Chapter 12: Customizing Widgets and Layouts

Creating custom view implementations

Integrating the SpendingGraphView.

Creating a layout implementation

Creating animated views

Apply your knowledge

Appendix A: Activity Lifecycle

Appendix B: Test Your Knowledge Answers

Chapter 2 - Designing Form Screens

Chapter 3 - Taking Actions

Chapter 4 - Composing User Interface

Chapter 5 - Binding Data to Widgets

Chapter 6 - Storing and Retrieving Data

Chapter 7 - Creating Overview Screens

Chapter 8 - Designing Material Layouts

Chapter 9 - Navigating Effectively

Chapter 10 - Making Overviews Even Better

Chapter 11 - Polishing Your Design

Chapter 12 - Customizing Widgets and Layouts

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

1017990324