Cannot unzip Android 1.0 SDK, Release 2 posted by Ed Burnette @ Mon, 15 Dec...
I haven’t heard about others having the same problem so I can only suggest some standard remedies such as:1. Clear your browser cache and re-download2. Try a different unzip program such as 7zip...
View ArticleMore info needed on errata #36185 posted by Ed Burnette @ Thu, 04 Dec 2008...
I’ve reproduced the problem. I don’t know why it was working for me before but like “Not Andy” says, the texture needs to be a power of two. I’ll have the image in the code zip file updated. In the...
View ArticleMore info needed on errata #36185 posted by Ed Burnette @ Thu, 04 Dec 2008...
Errata #36185 says: “Code example for the Android book don’t render on a G1. The textures don’t comply with the spec, android.png is 90×90. It should be a power of 2. 64×64 or 128×128.—Not Andy”It...
View ArticleFinishing touches posted by Ed Burnette @ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:40:00 +0000
Hi folks, here’s a status report on Hello, Android. The team here at Pragmatic Programmers has been working hard behind the scenes, putting the finishing touches on the book this week, so it will be...
View ArticleThank you posted by Ed Burnette @ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:18:13 +0000
Thanks, I look forward to it.
View Articlehas this already been addressed??? posted by Ed Burnette @ Mon, 24 Nov 2008...
Thanks, after the last beta I did rewrite parts of the sudoku example but I’m not sure if I addressed your concern. Can you point out some particular sentences that were unclear?
View ArticleDo I need to know Java? posted by Ed Burnette @ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:02:17 +0000
You can learn it as you go. Your ruby experience and C++ exposure should be enough for you to be able to get the gist of the examples. After all, once you’ve learned two or three languages they all...
View ArticleMore detailed explanation of Game.java posted by Ed Burnette @ Fri, 31 Oct...
I found these resources for...
View ArticleTell us what you think posted by Ed Burnette @ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:56:11 +0000
Thanks to everybody who responded, we have enough now.
View ArticleMore detailed explanation of Game.java posted by Ed Burnette @ Fri, 24 Oct...
Beta 8 has the new descriptions, enjoy.
View ArticleTell us what you think posted by Ed Burnette @ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:30:12 +0000
We need some quotes from readers to print in the book and on the back cover. Imagine somebody picks up the book at the store and starts thumbing through it. You’re standing next to them and they ask...
View ArticleMore detailed explanation of Game.java posted by Ed Burnette @ Thu, 23 Oct...
That’s a good idea; I was trying to save space by leaving out some parts of the Game code but it just confused people. My current drafts include all of that including all the strings and imports.
View Articledoes this book cover Android 1.0? posted by Ed Burnette @ Wed, 15 Oct 2008...
Yes. The current beta still has some pre-1.0-isms in it (for example the screen shot of the home screen is old) but those problems will be cleared up in the final version.
View Articlemain.xml p. 40 wavy orange line posted by Ed Burnette @ Wed, 15 Oct 2008...
I’ve seen that before and it’s harmless. Whether you see it or not will depend on which editor you use to view the file. Right click on the file and select “Open With” to see all the editors.The...
View ArticleSDK 0.9 posted by Ed Burnette @ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:56:51 +0000
Although you can inflate menus with XML now I didn’t really see a use for it in the Sudoku example. The only menu change was how the menu and its listener were created. Instead of a Runnable you use an...
View ArticleWhen will be ready the chapters 8 and 9 ? posted by Ed Burnette @ Tue, 26 Aug...
Now that the new SDK is out I’m updating the book for it before working on the new chapters. So it’s going to be a few more weeks but we’ll keep you posted.
View ArticleSDK 0.9 posted by Ed Burnette @ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:07:25 +0000
I’m working on it… the lightning thing put me a bit behind. We should have a new beta for you in a week or two.
View ArticleWhen will be ready the chapters 8 and 9 ? posted by Ed Burnette @ Mon, 18 Aug...
I don’t know. Right now we’re waiting on a new SDK from Google and they haven’t given us a date yet.
View ArticleDiscription of game and puzzleview to less posted by Ed Burnette @ Wed, 04...
Could you elaborate a bit more on what you’d like to see?
View ArticleAppendicies I'd like to see posted by Ed Burnette @ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:53:49...
Thanks for the suggestion. Right now I’m trying to focus the book on being an introduction, not an exhaustive reference, so it doesn’t duplicate the thousands of pages of online reference material.
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