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Hands-On Android UI Development

You're reading from   Hands-On Android UI Development Design and develop attractive user interfaces for Android applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788475051
Length 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jason Morris Jason Morris
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Creating Android Layouts 2. Designing Form Screens FREE CHAPTER 3. Taking Actions 4. Composing User Interfaces 5. Binding Data to Widgets 6. Storing and Retrieving Data 7. Creating Overview Screens 8. Designing Material Layouts 9. Navigating Effectively 10. Making Overviews Even Better 11. Polishing Your Design 12. Customizing Widgets and Layouts 13. Activity Lifecycle
14. Test Your Knowledge Answers

Test your knowledge

  1. When designing a form screen, what is the first thing you should consider?
    • The colors and icons you want to use
    • The data you need from your user
    • The standard guidelines for Android
  1. What is the standard spacing increment in Material design?
    • 8 Pixels
    • 8 Density Independent Pixels
    • 8 Device Pixels
  2. The ConstraintLayout, ViewPager, and CardView are part of the support APIs. What does this mean?
    • Their bytecode must be included with your application if you use them
    • They are also used as part of the Android Studio code base
    • They can only contain other widgets from the support APIs
  3. When building a new layout, your root widget should always be which of these?
    • A ConstraintLayout
    • A LinearLayout
    • The simplest widget that makes sense for your layout
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Hands-On Android UI Development
Published in: Nov 2017
Publisher: Packt
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