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App for writing code

Is there an app out there for writing code? Something similar to notepad++ would be pretty cool. I know there are ssh apps and basic note writing apps, but anything specifically for code writing? Thanks!
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1800yolk said:
Is there an app out there for writing code? Something similar to notepad++ would be pretty cool. I know there are ssh apps and basic note writing apps, but anything specifically for code writing? Thanks!
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how about looking at the basic introduction to the android sdk and the eclipse plugin?

Sorry I wasn't very clear, I actually meant an app for writing code from on the device.. not necessarily code to be executed on the phone, but an app for writing code using the phone. I have a folding bluetooth keyboard with my dell streak, which makes typing very doable, so it would be cool if I could find an app to do that, though I haven't had much luck so far.. Thanks, Brian
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CM6 includes vi.
Don't know about stock ROMs. Never ran one long enough to find out.
There are a few text editors on the market. EStrong File Explorer includes one that is on-par with plain-vanilla notepad.
Theoretically, you could port any pure-java IDE. But, performance is likely to be, shall we say, sketchy.
I remember using some decent pure-Java text editors several years ago. Might want to look into porting one of those if none of the Market editors is sufficient.

Rooted and bored

So, I get the Vibrant, root it in minutes, but now I'm bored. I have the basic stuff; WiFi tether, overclock, root explorer, etc.
Is there something more? What would you do to make it more fun?
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kmao2004 said:
So, I get the Vibrant, root it in minutes, but now I'm bored. I have the basic stuff; WiFi tether, overclock, root explorer, etc.
Is there something more? What would you do to make it more fun?
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Go for a walk.
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Lol, use it. Check your email play some games. If modding is the fun part for you start working on getting skype on our phones. There are about 3 more levels of modding above you.

Try costumize your home screen by installing widgets

just sell your Android and go buy a new one

Get some apps you like. When I'm really bored I play Hamster Climb or read some books (kindle app or others).
I mean, basically the phone is a computer, so if you're probably going to feel about it like you do a compy.
If you like hacking on code, you could come up with your dream app and write it in java (which has to be easier than objective-c).
I guess it depends what you find interesting. The thrill of a new toy always wears off.
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Try to install chrooted linux distribution (ubuntu or debian) on your android phone

5891 said:
Try costumize your home screen by installing widgets
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Hahaha this is a win

LOL...never have been bored with root!

develop android app

EVO virtual desktop, similar to atrix... possible g2x port?

For those of you who have not seen this check out what has been done on the Evo!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038840
I would love to see a virtual desktop setup like this for our phones!

^X2
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JHaste said:
For those of you who have not seen this check out what has been done on the Evo!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038840
I would love to see a virtual desktop setup like this for our phones!
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This is the future IMO.
"Tablets" should just be an LCD touchscreen with no "guts" and you just plug your smartphone into it. Similar to the way the Atrix works with the keyboard dock (but with Android not desktop Linux). Except here, you don't need a "dock" just a monitor with an HDMI port and any bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
I think this really is the future. If I have a smartphone with a dual core processor, lots of RAM, flash storage, the Android OS, and a 3G/4G/WiFi connection, why do I need to repeat all that in the tablet? Just make the tablet an empty touchscreen and use the processing power, OS, and connectivity of the phone to run it.

I would really like to see this on the G2x
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Grid 10

has anyone tried to convert the Grid 10 launcher to work with tablets/phones? I think it would be something new and fun to try.
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GGd1zLcBRg

mskks64 said:
has anyone tried to convert the Grid 10 launcher to work with tablets/phones? I think it would be something new and fun to try.
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GGd1zLcBRg
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+1 looks awesome. If I'm not mistaken though that's the playbook, probably wont ever be able to port though. While the playbook can run android apps, it in a virtual machine. Much like running windows in a box on Ubuntu. I hope I'm wrong though. I would love to run that.
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That's not the playbook. Grid 10 was advertised as a new tablet "based on android" the fact they said based on android makes me wonder how much is android and how much isn't... It may be more than just a launcher. But I'm only familiar with the info prior to it's release
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gk1984 said:
That's not the playbook. Grid 10 was advertised as a new tablet "based on android" the fact they said based on android makes me wonder how much is android and how much isn't... It may be more than just a launcher. But I'm only familiar with the info prior to it's release
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everything else is the same I believe that's just the home screen. and yeah thats the Grid 10

Why isn't it possible to run arm linux distros on android devices natively?

I thought the smart xda hackerz would figure some way out to modify the bootloaders to do so, or am i missing something?
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CrisisCorE said:
I thought the smart xda hackerz would figure some way out to modify the bootloaders to do so, or am i missing something?
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I would just guess most devs just don't have the interest to do it... Ubuntu actually has started an initiative to get people to install it alongside android for using the phone docked as a pc, you can learn more about that by searching google for ''ubuntu for android'' and click the first link.

CrisisCorE said:
I thought the smart xda hackerz would figure some way out to modify the bootloaders to do so, or am i missing something?
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Drivers, android you're running is still using a lot of drivers which are closed source but otherwise available free to toss around in other android builds but this tossing doesn't work when you're throwing it in something completely different. Now there are quite a few reasons why this tossing doesn't work and some of which can be dependency on libs in android, ABI which governs how the program behaves, where the code resides and how the binary itself is structured and some more low level stuff like characteristics of stack etc... which are not the same in both android and some other more developed linux distros (ARM is trying to get rid of this ABI problem with their new ARM EABI).
It's like you have a plane which runs on various versions of jet fuel, but you can't run it on the gasoline you run your car on even though both are petroleum derivatives.
There are a couple of phones which did get working linux ports like HD2 running ubuntu, debian, slackware and hp touchpad running arch linux etc...