I was hoping one of the software devs on this site can build a skeleton of an app for me. I have very little experience developing software, but would love to learn, and there is an app that I would love to have, but it hasn't been built yet. I have enough knowledge to edit pre-build apps in Eclipse, so the skeleton is all i need. I need an app that can access a database that is in a simple text format which would be located on the device. The idea is very simple, there would be 3 or 4 buttons that when presses would each access their own database of words and display them in a text box right next to the button.
BUTTON TEXT
BUTTON TEXT
so on...
I should think the coding would be very easy to do, and hopefully this would help me further learn how to develop simple applications for the future. Thank you for your time.
Here you go, but *please* don't say it was easy to do... it took me 30-60 minutes to put this together - *real* time I could have been doing something else!
Unzip buttontext.zip into your workspace, and open with eclipse.
Unzip wordsrcfiles.zip and extract the three .json files... copy them to the root of your phone or emulator SD card. I use JSON because it's easy to import, export and modify (www.jsonlint.com is your friend)
Hope this gives you the nudge you need to write some great apps for all of us
Thank you xaffron, I know this took a whilefor me to get back... life has a way of making things difficult. I appreciate your work on this.
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I am looking for a very specific app to assist me with interviews. What I need is an app that can open a Word or Excel style template page. The page will have a list of questions and the space to fill in answers just like any normal paper application form.
Name:.........................................................................
Address :.....................................................................
..................................................................................
..................................................................................
Tel:................................................
Etc.
Now this bit is easy I have seen many app's that can do this, the next is the difficult bit,. I need the app to allow me to use a stylus to handwrite the answers in the fields. It does not need to recognise what I have written just save the page as I have annotated it with the handwritten answers. I can then open the template again and conduct the next interview.
Is there such an app out there? If not would anyone be interested in creating one? If this is a new idea then whoever wants it can use it. Thanks all.
Sounds like a good idea that can easily be accomplished using the Google App Inventor.
If I have a few spare cycles I'll see if I can throw it together.
Nice idea, would be a handy little app for many i'm sure.
Would be nice for it to have a "done and save" button so it auto went to the next form, and have an edit mode to edit the forms themselves (making it applicable for any survey, data collect use).
I'll have a look at the app maker today and see if a noob like me could knock something up (allthough its probably best left to those with experience).
Definately a good idea though ^^
EDIT: Oeer, think i may need to readup on the Appmaker for a week before i start ...Spose have to start somewhere. Consider me outof the dev picture for a mo ...allthough need any art/buttons i can help anytime xD
I have been programming with Java for about 6 years now. I am currently getting my masters in college for Computer Science (Programming).
I just finished reading the book Hello, Android by Ed Burnette. It was a pretty good book I must say and got me on my feet towards developing for an Android device. For those who do not know the book, each chapter you gradually build a Sudoku game. In the later chapters it discusses some openGL, sound, video. Overall the game is pointless and a waiste.
I never really liked game programming, I wish to do something such as tools, or a feature. However I have hit a roadblock and do not know where to go from here or what to read. I get the structure of the app, the XML setups, etc but the book did not give me a good enough background on the Android System for what I would like to do.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help in advanced.
Travmanx I think the way to go from here is use your Java experience to assist in unlocking these phones. I know these guys that are doing the hard work would appreciate all the help they can get.
ZC
I'm very new to android programming too and I agree there does seem to be a big gap in going from the usual tutorials and guides to really getting your feet wet and digging into proper coding.
I think the key here is to think of a simple idea and start to program it, by choosing something simple you can get the basics working quickly, while still giving you room to experiment further with extra features and improvements later on (where the real learning happens).
As to what idea... that is more difficult, I would suggest you do something which you will use so that you've got a drive to keep working on it and improve it.
i.e. If you travel, then a quick currency converter could be useful...if you play tennis then perhaps a score board...it doesn't matter much as long as the incentive is there to code it.
Look forward to hear what you decide to write!
hello there
I would suggest you do something which you will use so that you've got a drive to keep working on it and improve it
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first of all +10 for ^ meltwater
i did an app to (scoreboard) for a card game, instead of using paper and pen.
then:
i am a Java Developer to,
and recently started doing some android apps
i already have 2 of them in the market...
i am just like you, don't like to do games, i prefer tools and other staff...
however, my point is, whenever you can build an app whatever it is,... all you need now is an idea
try to find an idea and start developing it, and on every problem you face try to dig and fix it, then continue on ur main target... otherwise i don't see any advantage of reading more books, because you have to find something to do, then try to find how to do it (based on your input with 6 years java dev)
otherwise i think you will get lost.
my opinion, find an idea and start with it, then fix every block you face.
Good Luck
Ok, a quick resume: I am not a real programmer. I know a lot more about it than the average guy, but the closest I get to programming is script stuff. I am pretty fluent in HTML and CSS.
As I understand it, this isnt necessarily a requirement for making some apps. The one I want to make is relatively simple; I want to make a GoLauncher theme that I can upload to the market and that can be installed to a phone from there.
Can anyone give me a few tips on where to start? I have the content ready. I do have a developer ID and can publish stuff to the market. I just need to know how I go about constructing the APK itself and making GoLauncher recognize it.
Have a look at this - it may help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139757
I'm totally guessing here, but the themes are probably based on XML files and resources. If you've got experience reading and writing HTML then you've got at least a good start as you'll understand elements and nesting.
Good luck mate
Thank you.
My impression was that it is kinda like how ePub books are packaged...you put the content (all text files or images) into a folder, configure some text files and then ZIP it and rename the ZIP to .epub
When I did this with .epub books, I just used a template and changed elements of the template so I would not need to build it from scratch. I thought maybe I could do something similar with theme APKs?
I have a Note 3 from verizon, rooted.
I am looking to try to make a quick form App I can pull up, add some information to several text boxes, and then have like a save button where it can auto-save my notes to an organized text format for sharing.
I have ZERO experience with any sort of app building. I've tried the free sites but they don't offer what I need. I'm afraid I need a bit more customization. The App would only be for my private use. Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as making an app, or having someone make an app for me?
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I have a Note 3 from verizon, rooted.
I am looking to try to make a quick form App I can pull up, add some information to several text boxes, and then have like a save button where it can auto-save my notes to an organized text format for sharing.
I have ZERO experience with any sort of app building. I've tried the free sites but they don't offer what I need. I'm afraid I need a bit more customization. The App would only be for my private use. Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as making an app, or having someone make an app for me?
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You may feel difficult to build an app at first but after building two or more apps you will be feel the ease .Click on below links to get started :
https://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html?hl=p
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092271
Happy coding
Let me say upfront: I am willing to reward $ someone who seriously helps me to get through this.
So I have an assignment due tomorrow to make Android app, can be any at all. Like a 3-levels unfinished game or something. Preferably not too easy but not too difficult to not raise too much suspicion as well, something one could learn to do in about 3 months or so. I need a code, a way to compile it, and a way to demonstrate it on my 4.2.1 Android or computer it doesn't matter. The worst part, I have 0 knowledge on how to produce apps or Java and it's too late to learn all of it. Can anyone point me to the right direction or perhaps you have some project like that too?
Also for the report I need something like this, although it's not that important as long as I have something to show... app project is most important: (can't post links)
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"Classes relationships table" or what is it in English.
P.S. I promise not to use any app or codes provided to me for anything else other than this assignment tomorrow, which is in 12 hours. It's not my area and I am not interested, just don't want to fail the semester.
So I made a simple app with online service, tried it and it's perfect, so now decompiled it and opened with Android Studio, and even I can tell there's a lot of useless bullcrap in the code. I need to clean up the code (it shouldn't be hard) and also know how to modify for example the image of the game character or the logo of app.
Anyone, please?