New product: Designer4android

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hdtvirl

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• Apr 11, 2012

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Erel, that sounds like very good news in deed, how much will it cost and have you got documentation that could be released prior to the product launch.


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Erel

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• Apr 11, 2012

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The release price will be low. The designer and the scripts engine will be very similar to ones available in Basic4android.
Designer Scripts Tutorial
Guess my number - Visual designer & Events

 

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• Apr 11, 2012

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That mean this product only for Java users not B4A?

 

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Erel

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• Apr 11, 2012

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Yes. Designer4android is based on the existing visual designer component.

 

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warwound

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• Apr 11, 2012

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Sounds interesting.

On a related note i'm experimenting with DroidDraw to see if it will enable me to (easily) create some xml layouts for a library.

Unfortunately it seems as useless as the Eclipse Android graphical layout editor .

Martin.

 

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barx

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• Apr 11, 2012

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Sounds like the exact same thing I was looking for this morning. The search came up blank. May well be purchasing if the price is 'special'

another string to the anywheresoftware bow

Well Done!

 

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warwound

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• Apr 11, 2012

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Just a thought -let's hope there's a trial version available..........

Martin.

 

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• Apr 11, 2012

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will it support displaying the actual graphic assigned to say a view within the abstract designer? That is the only piece missing from the new and wonderful designer scripts release.

If the answer is yes, can the output bal be used in a B4a project and will there be a discount for current B4a owners

thanks and great work !

 

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Erel

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• Apr 12, 2012

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Designer4android is based on the same implementation of Basic4android.

 

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peacemaker

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• Apr 13, 2012

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Erel, so, is this product can be used by us, B4A programmers to make GUI for an external Java project ?

When is release ?

 

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Erel

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• Apr 13, 2012

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Designer4android is a tool for any developer who is looking for a simple way to build flexible user interfaces for Android Java projects. Similar to the way that user interface is built in Basic4android.

I believe that the release will be next week.

 

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barx

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• Apr 14, 2012

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What sort of time scale we looking for this Erel, I think it could be usefult for a task I'm doing at moment. Currently having to edit the xml, making read-only/not read-only and all that. Then test, then tweak again. taking forever. Is this the sort of thing this tool id for?

 

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Erel

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• Apr 14, 2012

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What sort of time scale we looking for this Erel, I think it could be usefult for a task I'm doing at moment.

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See my previous post.

Currently having to edit the xml, making read-only/not read-only and all that. Then test, then tweak again. taking forever. Is this the sort of thing this tool id for?

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This tool is not for Basic4android developers. It is for Java developers. It is similar to the designer component that is already included in Basic4android.

 

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barx

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• Apr 14, 2012

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Erel said:

This tool is not for Basic4android developers. It is for Java developers. It is similar to the designer component that is already included in Basic4android.

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I'm creating xml layouts for use with a library. Kind of java, wasn't sure if it was what I'm looking for?

Thanks

 

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Erel

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• Apr 14, 2012

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Why do you need to create the layout in Java? Can't you create the layout in Basic4android and pass it to your library?

 

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barx

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• Apr 14, 2012

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They are preset layouts for notifications using remoteviews

If there is a way to create layout in b4a and pass to lib then I could have a go at implementing that too. I'm all ears

 

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Erel

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• Apr 14, 2012

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The problem is that RemoteViews can only work with XML layouts. This is because the layout is built in another process. Designer4android will not help here. It doesn't generate XML files.

You may want to play with widgets. When you create a widget the designer does generate XML file for the widget layout.

 

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barx

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• Apr 14, 2012

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cheers Erel, nearly there with the layouts ( i think ). Can't wait to finalize them as it's the main thing holding back release of library.

 

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Erel

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• Apr 18, 2012

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Designer4android v1.00 will be released tomorrow...

 

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