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Two simple ways to make your users aware of incorrect input
Did you ever enter a wrong password and got an AlertDialog telling you that you entered something wrong? You probably did and you probably also noticed that this alert dialog most likely takes one more click to continue, a click that could be saved. One way to avoid the AlertDialog are Toasts. Here are two … Continue reading
How to add attributes to your custom View
Jack just asked the following questions on the tutorial for animated GIFs I once wrote: “I want to be able to place the GifMovieView in an existing layout (like any regular control). Please give me a step-by-step of how to bind xml layout attributes to this custom view.” A good question. Here’s the answer. 1 … Continue reading
The AndEngine PhysicsEditor Extension
[Update] Now supports circle sprites. Also, Andreas Löw, the creator of PhysicsEditor will link to it with the next update of the editor. [/Update] If you ever created a physics game, for example with my favorite game engine, AndEngine, and wanted to produce a polygonal body, you probably did something that sucked big time. Something like defining … Continue reading
The new madvertise SDK: How to migrate
Three days ago, madvertise officially announced the availability of their new SDKs for Android and iOS. What has changed? This time, besides minor changes, rich media functionality, or to be more precise, the MRAID v. 1.0-standard, was implemented. For ads this means: They can be completely written in HTML 5 and they can access some … Continue reading
Tutorial: How to play animated GIFs in Android – Part 3
Animated GIFs in Android is a difficult topic. It is an issue that has been discussed heavily and still, it is very difficult for developers to bring GIFs to life. There are three ways to animate GIFs on Android, each of them has its pros and cons. Each part of this series will cover one … Continue reading
Tutorial: How to play animated GIFs in Android – Part 1
Animated GIFs in Android is a difficult topic. It is an issue that has been discussed heavily and still, it is very difficult for developers to bring GIFs to life. There are three ways to animate GIFs on Android, each of them has its pros and cons. Each part of this series will cover one … Continue reading
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Tutorial: How to play animated GIFs in Android – Part 2
Animated GIFs in Android is a difficult topic. It is an issue that has been discussed heavily and still, it is very difficult for developers to bring GIFs to life. There are three ways to animate GIFs on Android, each of them has its pros and cons. Each part of this series will cover one … Continue reading »