Index

A

• -alias parameter / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
• accelerometer
  • about / The accelerometer
  • showing, on slider / Time for action – showing the accelerometer on a slider, What just happened?
  • response, smoothing / Time for action – smoothing the accelerometer response
• accuracy
  • about / Accuracy and battery life
  • property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_HIGH property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_LOW property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_BEST property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_NEAREST_TEN_METERS property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_HUNDRED_METERS property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_KILOMETER property / Accuracy and battery life
  • ACCURACY_THREE_KILOMETERS property / Accuracy and battery life
  • current location, getting / Time for action – getting the current location
• accuracy attribute / What just happened?
• ACCURACY_HIGH property / Accuracy and battery life
• ACCURACY_LOW property / Accuracy and battery life
• ACS
  • about / Appcelerator Cloud Services
  • custom objects, creating / Time for action – creating ACS custom objects
  • stored content, fetching / Fetching ACS stored content
• activity indicator
  • creating, steps for / Time for action – creating an activity indicator
• addEventListener code / Events

• adverts
  • displaying, in app / Displaying adverts in your app
• Alloy app
  • about / Alloy
  • URL / Alloy
  • creating, steps for / Time for action – creating an Alloy app
• altitudeAccuracy attribute / What just happened?
• altitude attribute / What just happened?
• analytics
  • Appcelerator used / Analytics using Appcelerator, Time for action – setting up Appcelerator Analytics
• Android
  • social media / Sharing and social media on Android
  • information, sharing between apps / Sharing and social media on Android
  • about / Android
  • in-app purchase, adding / In-app purchases on Android, Time for action – adding in-app purchases for Android
• Android app
  • orientation, restricting / Time for action – restricting the orientation of your app [Android], What just happened?
• Android device
  • app, running / Testing the app on Android
  • configuring / Time for action – configuring your Android device
• Android menu
  • adding, steps for / Time for action – adding an Android menu
  • iOS fix, adding / Time for action – add an iOS fix for the Android menu
• Android menu changes
  • running, on iOS / Time for action – running the Android menu changes on iOS
• Android SDK
  • installing / Installing the Android SDK
  • configuring, steps for / Time for action – configuring the Android SDK, What just happened?
• animated parameter / Time for action – using the camera
• annotations
  • adding, to map / Time for action – adding annotations to a map, What just happened
• app
  • registering, with Facebook / Time for action – registering your app with Facebook
  • registering, with Twitter / Time for action – registering your app with Twitter
  • registering, with Apple / Registering your app with Apple, Time for action – registering your app with Apple
  • running, on devices / Running the app on devices
  • running, on iOS device / Time for action – running the app on an iOS device
  • running, on Android device / Testing the app on Android
  • debugging / Debug your app
  • publishing / Publishing your app
  • publishing, prerequisites / Publishing your app, iPad
  • deploying, to Apple App store / Deploying the app to the Apple App Store, Time for action – deploying the app to the Apple App Store
  • deploying, to Google Play / Deploying the app to Google Play, Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
  • adverts, displaying / Displaying adverts in your app
  • Google AdMob, incorporating / Time for action – incorporating AdMob into your app
• Appcelerator
  • website, URL for / Installation problems – did something go wrong?
  • support, URL for / Installation problems – did something go wrong?
  • used, for analytics / Analytics using Appcelerator, Time for action – setting up Appcelerator Analytics
• Appcelerator Analytics
  • setting up / Time for action – setting up Appcelerator Analytics
  • custom event, registering / Time for action – registering a custom event
• Appcelerator Cloud
  • used, for push notifications / Push notifications using Appcelerator Cloud
  • used, for registering push notifications / Time for action – registering for push notifications with Appcelerator Cloud
• Appcelerator console
  • URL / What just happened?
• Appcelerator documentation
  • URL / Time for action – adding a button to a view
• Apple
  • app, registering with / Registering your app with Apple, Time for action – registering your app with Apple
• Apple App store
  • app, deploying to / Deploying the app to the Apple App Store, Time for action – deploying the app to the Apple App Store
• Apple developer program
  • URL / Time for action – registering your app with Apple
• Application key / What just happened?
• Application master secret key / What just happened?
• Application Package field / Time for action – registering for push notifications with Appcelerator Cloud
• application property
  • creating, Ti.App.Properties used / What is the right way to share data?
• Application secret key / What just happened?
• AR
  • about / Augmented reality
  • creating / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• autoHide
  • false parameter / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• autoHide parameter / Time for action – using the camera

B

• blur event / Time for action – showing the accelerometer on a slider
• button
  • adding, to view / Time for action – adding a button to a view

C

• callback code / Time for action – registering for push notifications with Appcelerator Cloud
• callback parameter / Time for action – getting a push certificate
• callbacks
  • using / Better event code using callbacks, Have a go hero - adding callbacks
• cameras
  • about / The camera
  • using, steps for / Time for action – using the camera
  • animated parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • autoHide parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • saveToPhotoGallery parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • showControls parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • mediaTypes parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • success parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • error parameter / Time for action – using the camera
  • photo, selecting from photo library / Time for action – selecting a photo from the photo library, What just happened?
• category
  • layout, creating / What's in the toolkit?
• click code / Events

• cloud
  • about / Before the cloud
  • website, URL / Time for action – creating ACS custom objects
  • photo, uploading / Time for action – uploading a photo to the cloud, What just happened?
  • offerings / Other cloud offerings
• cloud service
  • about / Which cloud services can you use with Titanium?
  • using, with Titanium / Which cloud services can you use with Titanium?
  • selecting / Choosing your cloud service
• color attribute / Labels
• commentary entries
  • showing, by creating panel / Time for action – creating a panel to show commentary entries
• commonJS compliant code
  • prompting / Require – promoting commonJS compliant code
• compass
  • about / The compass
  • heading, displaying / Time for action – displaying the compass heading
• controller function / MVC
• coordinate
  • distance, computing from / Computing the distance from a coordinate, Time for action – getting the distance from a coordinate
• CPC (cost per click) / Displaying adverts in your app
• CPM (cost per impression) / Displaying adverts in your app
• Create a new application button / Time for action – registering your app with Twitter
• current location
  • getting / Time for action – getting the current location
• custom event, Appcelerator Analytics
  • registering / Time for action – registering a custom event
• custom events, Flurry
  • tracking / Tracking custom events
  • registering / Time for action – registering a custom event
• custom events, Google Analytics
  • registering / Tracking custom events, Time for action – registering a custom event
• custom objects
  • storing, parse used / Time for action – storing custom objects using Parse

D

• data
  • sharing, between windows / Sharing data
  • execution context / Execution context
  • sharing, ways for / What is the right way to share data?
  • storing, on device / Storing data on the device
  • storing, in files / Storing data in files
  • storing, in database / Storing data in the database
• data property / YQL
• debug messages
  • capturing / Capturing debug messages
• detail window / Time for action – creating an Alloy app
• development certificate
  • installing / Installing a development/distribution certificate, Time for action – installing a development certificate
• devices
  • app, running / Running the app on devices
• DIP
  • about / So what is a DIP and what's so good about it?
  • making, default unit for app / Time for action - making DIPs the default unit for your app
• direction property / Event properties
• directions
  • about / Directions
  • adding, to map / Time for action – adding directions to a map, What just happened?
• displaybearingOnAR function / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• distance
  • computing, from coordinate / Computing the distance from a coordinate, Time for action – getting the distance from a coordinate
• Distribute option / Time for action – setting up Appcelerator Analytics

E

• error parameter / Time for action – using the camera, Time for action – getting a push certificate
• events
  • about / What is the right way to share data?, Events

  • scope / Event scope
  • properties / Event properties
• execution context
  • about / Execution context
• external data
  • about / External data

F

• Facebook
  • about / Facebook
  • app, registering with / Time for action – registering your app with Facebook
  • screenshot, sending to / Time for action – sending a screenshot to Facebook, What just happened?
• fetchRSSFeed / Time for action – parsing and displaying the RSS
• filesystem
  • about / What is the right way to share data?
• fireEvent
  • about / Making something happen – fireEvent
• Flurry
  • about / Flurry
  • setting up / Time for action – setting up Flurry
  • URL / Time for action – setting up Flurry
  • page views, tracking / Tracking page views
  • page views, registering / Time for action – registering a page view
  • custom events, tracking / Tracking custom events
  • custom events, registering / Time for action – registering a custom event
• foreign exchange list
  • creating / Time for action – creating a foreign exchange list
• forexCommentary object / Time for action – creating a panel to show commentary entries

G

• -genkey parameter / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
• garbage collection
  • and global event listener / Global event listeners and garbage collection
• geolocation
  • about / Geolocation
• GitHub
  • existing GitHub project, importing / Time for action – importing an existing GitHub project
  • project, uploading to / Time for action – uploading a project to GitHub
• global event listener
  • and garbage collection / Global event listeners and garbage collection
• global variables
  • about / Global variables, What is the right way to share data?
• Google AdMob
  • configuring / Time for action – configuring Google AdMob
  • incorporating, in app / Time for action – incorporating AdMob into your app
• Google Analytics
  • about / Google Analytics
  • setting up / Time for action – setting up Google Analytics
  • URL / Time for action – setting up Google Analytics
  • page views, registering / Time for action – registering a page view
  • custom events, registering / Tracking custom events, Time for action – registering a custom event
• Google Play
  • app, deploying to / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play

H

• HTTPClient variable / Time for action – creating an HTTP request
• HTTP request
  • creating, steps for / Time for action – creating an HTTP request

I

• in-app purchase
  • adding, for iOS / Time for action – adding in-app purchases for iOS
  • adding, for Android / In-app purchases on Android, Time for action – adding in-app purchases for Android
• increment function / Time for action – creating a progress bar game
• info button
  • adding, to navigation bar / Time for action – adding an info button to the navigation bar
• information
  • sharing, between windows / Time for action – sharing information between windows
• intents
  • used, for sharing update / Time for action – sharing an update using intents
• interface
  • coding, to Urban Airship / Coding the interface to Urban Airship
• iOS
  • about / iOS
  • in-app purchase, adding / Time for action – adding in-app purchases for iOS
• iOS device
  • app, running / Time for action – running the app on an iOS device
• iOS fix
  • adding, for Android menu / Time for action – add an iOS fix for the Android menu
• iOS notifications
  • setting up / Setting up iOS notifications
  • push certificate, getting / Time for action – getting a push certificate
• iOS SDK
  • configuring / Time for action – configuring the iOS SDK
• iPad
  • about / iPad
• iPhone
  • about / iPhone
• iPhone app
  • orientation, restricting / Time for action – restricting the orientation of your app (iPhone)

J

• JSON
  • about / JSON
  • URL / JSON
• JSON.parse / JSON
• JSON.Stringify / JSON
• JSON.stringify. Parse / JSON

K

• -keyalg parameter / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
• -keystore parameter / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
• Kitchensink app / MVC
• KS_nav_ui.png / KS_nav_ui.png and KS_nav_views.png
• KS_nav_views.png / KS_nav_ui.png and KS_nav_views.png

L

• labels
  • about / Labels
  • color attribute / Labels
  • text attribute / Labels
  • font attribute / Labels
  • textAlign attribute / Labels
  • width attribute / Labels
• lastHeading variable / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• latitude attribute / What just happened?
• layout
  • creating, views used / Using views to create your layout
  • creating, for phones / Creating layouts for phones and tablets
  • creating, for tablets / Creating layouts for phones and tablets
• longitude attribute / What just happened?

M

• MacinCloud
  • URL / System requirements and restrictions
• map
  • about / Maps
  • adding, steps for / Time for action – adding a map
  • annotations, adding / Time for action – adding annotations to a map, What just happened
  • directions, adding / Time for action – adding directions to a map, What just happened?
  • user current location, showing / Showing the user's current location on a map, Time for action – showing the user's location on the map
• marketplace module
  • loading / Require – loading a marketplace module
  • adding, steps for / Time for action – adding an Appcelerator marketplace module
• mediaTypes parameter / Time for action – using the camera
• model function / MVC
• module.exports / An example of require
• multiplatform interface
  • creating / Time for action – creating a multiplatform interface
• MVC
  • about / MVC
  • using, to create better designed app / Time for action – creating a better designed app using MVC

N

• navigation bar
  • info button, adding / Time for action – adding an info button to the navigation bar
• New App button / Time for action – registering your app with Facebook
• notification
  • setting up, prerequisites / Setting up notifications - the prerequisites
  • sending, from Urban Airship / Have a go hero - sending a notification from Urban Airship

O

• obj parameter / Time for action – comparing the speed of database, file, and application properties
• ondatastream property / Time for action – creating an HTTP request
• onerror property / Time for action – creating an HTTP request
• onload property / Time for action – creating an HTTP request
• orientation
  • about / Orientation
  • restricting / Restricting the orientation
  • of iPhone app, restricting / Time for action – restricting the orientation of your app (iPhone)
  • of Android app, restricting / Time for action – restricting the orientation of your app [Android], What just happened?
  • changing manually / Changing the orientation manually
  • change (all platforms), forcing / Time for action – forcing an orientation change (all platforms)
• overlay
  • ARView parameter / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app

P

• Package Name field / Time for action – registering your app with Facebook
• page views, Flurry
  • tracking / Tracking page views
  • registering / Time for action – registering a page view
• page views, Google Analytics
  • registering / Time for action – registering a page view
• paint app
  • enhancing / Have a go hero - enhancing the paint app
• panel
  • creating, to show commentary entries / Time for action – creating a panel to show commentary entries
• parse
  • about / Parse
  • used, for storing custom objects / Time for action – storing custom objects using Parse
• percentages
  • about / What about percentages?
• phone layout
  • creating, for same app / Time for action – creating a phone layout for your app
• photo
  • uploading, to cloud / Time for action – uploading a photo to the cloud, What just happened?
  • selecting, from photo library / Time for action – selecting a photo from the photo library, What just happened?
• pixelsPerDegree variable / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• popquiz / Pop quiz - Titanium installation and configuration
• PPI / How to position and size items on a window?
• progress bar game
  • creating / Time for action – creating a progress bar game
• progress property / Time for action – creating an HTTP request
• project
  • existing GitHub project, importing / Time for action – importing an existing GitHub project
  • uploading, to GitHub / Time for action – uploading a project to GitHub
• providers
  • comparing / Comparing the providers
• publish_stream permission / Time for action – sending a screenshot to Facebook
• purchaseProduct function / Time for action – adding in-app purchases for iOS
• push certificate
  • getting, steps for / Time for action – getting a push certificate
• push notifications
  • working / How push notifications work, Why do you need to know this?
  • Appcelerator Cloud used / Push notifications using Appcelerator Cloud
  • registering for, with Appcelerator Cloud / Time for action – registering for push notifications with Appcelerator Cloud
  • sending / Have a go hero - sending push notifications
  • Urban Airship used / Push notifications using Urban Airship
  • registering for, with Urban Airship / Time for action – registering for push notifications with Urban Airship

R

• randomPosView / What just happened?
• removeEventListener method / Accuracy and battery life
• require command
  • about / Require
  • example / An example of require
• resources directory
  • app.js / app.js
  • KS_nav_views.png / KS_nav_ui.png and KS_nav_views.png
  • KS_nav_ui.png / KS_nav_ui.png and KS_nav_views.png
  • android directories / The Android and iPhone directories
  • iphone directories / The Android and iPhone directories
• right code / Events

• rowData property / Event properties
• RSS
  • about / RSS reader
  • fetching / Time for action – fetching RSS
  • displaying / Time for action – parsing and displaying the RSS
  • parsing / Time for action – parsing and displaying the RSS
• rssView.refreshRSSTable / Time for action – parsing and displaying the RSS

S

• saveToPhotoGallery parameter / Time for action – using the camera
• screen
  • settings screen, adding / Adding a settings screen – a TableView masterclass
• screen densities / How to position and size items on a window?
• screen resolutions / How to position and size items on a window?
• screenshot
  • sending, to Facebook / Time for action – sending a screenshot to Facebook, What just happened?
• script
  • URL, for downloading / Sending tweets
• self-generating function / Time for action – sharing information between windows
• setWindowProperties function / JSON
• showARView function / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• showControls
  • false parameter / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• showControls parameter / Time for action – using the camera
• slider
  • accelerometer, showing / Time for action – showing the accelerometer on a slider, What just happened?
• source attribute / Time for action – sharing information between windows
• source property / Event properties
• speed
  • comparing / Time for action – comparing the speed of database, file, and application properties
• speed attribute / What just happened?
• StackMob
  • about / StackMob
• storage medium / Which one should you use; filesystem, database, or properties?
• success parameter / Time for action – using the camera, Time for action – getting a push certificate
• success property / Event properties, YQL

T

• tab
  • creating / Creating a tab
  • attributes / Creating a tab
• tab group
  • about / Tab group and tabs
  • creating / Creating a tab group
• table view component / Time for action – creating an Alloy app
• TableView master class
  • new window, adding / Time for action – adding a new window
  • styled TableViewRow object, adding / Time for action – adding a styled TableViewRow object
• TableView object / What just happened?
• TableViewRow / Time for action – sharing information between windows
• TableViewRow object / What just happened?
  • adding / Time for action – adding a styled TableViewRow object, What just happened?
• TableViewSection object / What just happened?
• TeaColour attribute / Time for action – sharing information between windows
• textAlign attribute / Labels
• text attribute / Labels
• text parameter / Time for action – comparing the speed of database, file, and application properties
• theBearing variable / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• this.responseData property / What just happened?
• this.responseText property / What just happened?
• this.responseXML property / What just happened?
• this.status property / What just happened?
• this.statusText property / What just happened?
• Ti.Accelerometer / The accelerometer
• ti.admob module / Time for action – incorporating AdMob into your app
• Ti.App.Properties
  • used, for creating application property / What is the right way to share data?
  • settings, storing in / Storing settings in Ti.App.Properties
• Ti.App object / Global event listeners and garbage collection
• Ti.Database.install command / Storing data in the database
• Ti.Database.open command / Storing data in the database
• Ti.Geolocation.accuracy property / Accuracy and battery life
• Ti.Geolocation.AUTHORIZATION_AUTHORIZED value / Are we allowed to get the location?
• Ti.Geolocation.AUTHORIZATION_DENIED value / Are we allowed to get the location?
• Ti.Geolocation.AUTHORIZATION_RESTRICTED value / Are we allowed to get the location?
• Ti.Geolocation.AUTHORIZATION_UNKNOWN value / Are we allowed to get the location?
• Ti.Geolocation.locationServicesEnabled property / Are we allowed to get the location?
• Ti.Geolocation.purpose property / Accuracy and battery life
• Ti.include / Time for action – creating an activity indicator
  • about / What just happened?
• Ti.network.createHTTPClient command / What just happened?
• Ti.Platform.name property / Isolating platform-specific code
• tiapp.xml
  • about / tiapp.xml
  • structure / tiapp.xml, tiapp XML structure explained
  • base directory, files / Other files in the base directory
  • resources directory / The Resources directory
• Titanium
  • about / System requirements and restrictions, Installing Titanium
  • studio, installing / Time for action – installing Titanium Studio
  • cloud services, using / Which cloud services can you use with Titanium?
• Titanium.include
  • about / Titanium.include
• Titanium.UI.createTabGroup() / Creating a tab group
• Titanium app
  • about / Your first cross-platform app
  • creating, from template / Time for action – creating an app from a template
  • running, in emulator / Time for action – running an app in the emulator
• Titanium Studio
  • setting up / Time for action – setting up Titanium Studio
• tweets
  • sending / Sending tweets, Time for action – sending a tweet, What just happened?
• Twitter
  • app, registering with / Time for action – registering your app with Twitter
  • tweet, sending / Time for action – sending a tweet, What just happened?
• type property / Event properties
• types parameter / Time for action – getting a push certificate

U

• Unique Device ID (UDID) / Time for action – installing a development certificate
• update
  • sharing, intents used / Time for action – sharing an update using intents
• Urban Airship
  • used, for push notifications / Push notifications using Urban Airship
  • used, for registering with push notifications / Time for action – registering for push notifications with Urban Airship
  • interface, coding / Coding the interface to Urban Airship
  • device, registering for push notifications / Time for action – registering a device for push notifications, What just happened?
  • notification, sending from / Have a go hero - sending a notification from Urban Airship
• user
  • current location, showing on map / Showing the user's current location on a map, Time for action – showing the user's location on the map
• uses-permission element / Time for action – adding in-app purchases for Android

V

• -validity parameter / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
• -v parameter / Time for action – deploying the app to Google Play
• value property / Event properties
• viewAngle variable / Time for action – creating a simple augmented reality app
• view function / MVC
• views
  • about / Views
  • and table view, differentiating / Views
  • adding, to window / Time for action – adding a view to a window, What just happened?
  • button, adding / Time for action – adding a button to a view, What just happened?
  • using, to create layout / Using views to create your layout

W

• width attribute / Labels
• window
  • about / Window
  • view, adding / Time for action – adding a view to a window, What just happened?
• window component / Time for action – creating an Alloy app
• window object
  • modifying / What is the right way to share data?
• windows
  • information, sharing between / Time for action – sharing information between windows
  • items, sizing / How to position and size items on a window?
  • items, positioning / How to position and size items on a window?
• Window variable / An example of require
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) / RSS reader

X

• x property / Event properties

Y

• y property / Event properties
• YQL
  • about / YQL, Time for action – creating a foreign exchange list
  • success property / YQL
  • data property / YQL
• YQL developer console
  • URL / Time for action – creating a foreign exchange list