Problems in B4a 2.50

[mjtaryan]

I am encountering two problems in B4a 2.50 that have recently been occurring.

1. The emulator won't start.

I get no error message. After the small dialog that shows the loading progressbar has finished, the emulator window never appears. I've tried restarting the ADB server, restarting the AVD manager and restarting B4a but none of these have helped.

2. B4a Bridge indicates it is finished, but the device's installer never starts.

If I connect the device in Disk Drive mode and download the file, the installer starts as it should. However, doing this has prevented me from stepping through portions of the software in debug mode.

I've tried restarting the Bridge on both the device and in B4a. I've also tried restarting boththe ADB server and B4a without success.

Need solutions. Thanks.

 

[margret]

I would try a complete power off of your device and PC. I have had similar issues only once. I would also say to download and use B4A 2.52.

 

[Erel]

1. The emulator is not related to Basic4android. It is part of Android SDK.

2. Did you check the logs? Are there any error messages.
Also try to uninstall your application and then install it again.

 

[mjtaryan]

I would try a complete power off of your device and PC. I have had similar issues only once. I would also say to download and use B4A 2.52.

I restarted the PC but not the device. I'll try both. Thanks.

 

[mjtaryan]

1. The emulator is not related to Basic4android. It is part of Android SDK.

2. Did you check the logs? Are there any error messages.
Also try to uninstall your application and then install it again.

I understand about the emulator and the SDK. Which logs and where do I find them? Thanks.

 

[Erel]

You can see the logs in the Logs tab in the right side of the IDE.

 

[mjtaryan]

You can see the logs in the Logs tab in the right side of the IDE.

Oh, THOSE logs! I thought perhaps you were talking about logs specifically related to the AVD manager, the emulator or the SDK (I searched and couldn't find any logs there). As for the logs in the IDE, there were no errors listed either for the emulator or for the Bridge.

For the Bridge, I tried Margaret's suggestion and it is now working. I'd like to use the emulator for layout, but I suppose I could connect to the Designer on the device and use it -- am I correct in my thinking? Thanks Erel.

 

[margret]

I always prefer the real device for layout and testing. Don't forget the cloud which has many real devices for testing layouts!

http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4android-updates-questions/22887-b4a-ui-cloud-beta-now-online-easy-way-test-your-layout.html

 

[mjtaryan]

I always prefer the real device for layout and testing. Don't forget the cloud which has many real devices for testing layouts!

http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4android-updates-questions/22887-b4a-ui-cloud-beta-now-online-easy-way-test-your-layout.html

I use the real devices for testing, but up to now have used the emulator for designing the layout (positioning of objects). What do you mean by "Don't for get the cloud..." Please explain. Thanks.

 

[NJDude]

I use the real devices for testing, but up to now have used the emulator for designing the layout (positioning of objects). What do you mean by "Don't forget the cloud..." Please explain. Thanks.

The cloud means the UI Cloud tool you have available in the designer to check your layouts on different devices, look at THIS

 

[mjtaryan]

Thanks. The link shows the Designer and the Tools menu with the Clouds option highlighted, but provides no explanation. So, I'm still in the dark as to how this works. Need more info.

 

[NJDude]

Thanks. The link shows the Designer and the Tools menu with the Clouds option highlighted, but provides no explanation. So, I'm still in the dark as to how this works. Need more info.

Try this:

1- Create a layout with the designer
2- Select the UI Cloud option
3- Take a look at the results.

It will show how your layout looks on different devices.

For more info, check THIS link, which was provided to you before.

 

[mjtaryan]

Try this:

1- Create a layout with the designer
2- Select the UI Cloud option
3- Take a look at the results.

It will show how your layout looks on different devices.

For more info, check THIS link, which was provided to you before.

The link you sent me before took me to this URL: http://i.imgur.com/3CcoQWV.jpg and had nothing on it but the screenshot of the designer tools menu as I said.

So, where and when was the link you give in the above qujoted reply "provided" to me before in this thread? I checked out the thread on the UI Cloud that this link takes me to and now understand how it works.

Thanks. I'll have to give it a try (although I do hae a series of devices of various sizes and resolutions that also help in testing).

 

[margret]

I had provided this link to you in post #8.

 

[mjtaryan]

I had provided this link to you in post #8.

OOPS! I overlooked the link. I read your words and jumped to "reply". The url didn't even catch my eye. Sorry.