LiveCode mobile development cookbook : 90 practical recipes for creating cross-platform mobile applications with the power of LiveCode / Edward Lavieri ; cover image by Neha Rajappan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavieri, Edward, author.

Contributor:

Rajappan, Neha, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Smartphones--Programming.

Smartphones.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, [England] : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you are a LiveCode mobile developer looking to improve your existing skills, add efficiencies to your code, or want a better understanding of LiveCode's capabilities, then LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook is a must-have for you. The reader should at least have a basic understanding of LiveCode and mobile application development.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: LiveCode Mobile Basics; Introduction; Setting up your mobile environment for iOS development; Setting up your mobile environment for Android development; Defining icons and images for iOS development; Defining icons and images for Android development; Configuring standalone application settings for iOS applications; Configuring standalone application settings for Android applications; Using the simulator; Saving a standalone mobile app

Chapter 2: Human Computer InterfacesIntroduction; Creating a new main stack; Displaying web pages in your app; Masking user passwords; Including glow effects on buttons; Including state graphics on buttons; Getting an object''s properties; Setting custom properties; Aligning interface objects; Dynamically displaying interface objects; Getting the user input; Recording user actions; Restricting the user input; Using mobile keyboards; Using a date picker; Using a time picker; Using effects between cards; Using buttons for navigation; Chapter 3: Loops and Timers; Introduction

Implementing a countdown timerImplementing a count-up timer; Pausing a timer; Resuming a timer; Using a loop to count; Using a loop to iterate through a list; Chapter 4: Managing Text; Introduction; Reading user input; Searching text; Replacing text; Combining text; Encrypting text; Writing text; Reading text; Sorting text; Formatting text; Appending text; Translating text into Pig Latin; Chapter 5: Communications; Introduction; Initiating a phone call; Sending an e-mail; Formatting an e-mail; Chapter 6: Data Structures; Introduction; Using arrays; Using multidimensional arrays

Saving external dataLoading external data; Reading XML; Writing XML; Using SQLite; Using MySQL; Chapter 7: External Media; Introduction; Loading an image; Capturing an image from a mobile device''s camera; Resizing an image; Playing a movie; Controlling the movie playback; Playing an audio file; Chapter 8: Using MobGUI; Introduction; Setting up MobGUI; Using a navigational bar; Using a button; Using a navigational button; Using a slider; Using a toggle button; Using a list button; Using a progress bar; Chapter 9: Using Animation Engine; Introduction; Setting up Animation Engine

Moving objects along a lineMoving objects along a polygonal path; Moving objects along an elliptical path; Moving objects along a circular path; Stopping a moving object; Calculating the distance between two points; Using speed; Using collision listeners; Simulating gravity; Chapter 10: Miscellaneous; Introduction; Adding numbers; Subtracting numbers; Multiplying numbers; Dividing numbers; Using advanced math; Randomizing numbers; Opening a web page; Querying web data; Using the geometry manager; Using invisible objects; Taking snapshots of a card; Taking snapshots of an area on a card

Detecting the operating system

Notes:

"Quick answers to common problems"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 24, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783558834

1783558830