1. By: Jeremy Smith

2.  Introduction  Droid Draw  Add XML file  Layouts  LinearLayout  RelativeLayout  Objects  Notifications  Toast  Status Bar  Dialog  Menus  Events  Listeners  Handlers  Focus  Source

3.  In Android, the UI is built using View and ViewGroup objects.  Views are a base for subclasses called “Widgets,” which offer fully implemented UI objects. (Ex. Text fields and buttons)  ViewGroups are a base for “layouts,” which offer different kinds of layout architectures.  Android GUI’s are coded in a version of XML and are based on the Views and ViewGroups.

5.  Add an Android specific XML file to a project. 1. In your android project open up the res folder. 2. Then open the layout folder and you will see a generic file called main.xml 3. To add a XML file simply right click and add a new file. Under Android select the Android XML file and you have a brand new XML file open to edit in your project.

6.  Writing XML ( Android has its own XML vocabulary )  Used for designing UI layouts and screen elements  Each layout must have only one root element. (parent)  After you create an initial layout you can add additional layouts and widgets to the layout. (child objects)  Position, Size, Padding and Margins Ex. getLeft(), getHight(), getPadding()

7. RelativeLayout LinearLayout

8.  The visual UI elements to be used on your Application screen.  Includes Buttons, Images, dialog and many other objects.  Interfaces & Classes Interfaces & Classes

9.  In the java source code  In the XML layout

10.  For a situation where you may need to notify a user about an event from your application  3 Types  Toast Notification ▪ Brief message that comes form the background  Status Bar Notification ▪ Background reminders that request the user’s response  Dialog Notification ▪ Activity-related notifications, sometimes require an user interaction. Toast NotificationStatus Bar Notification Dialog Notification

11.  Initiating a Toast object  Initiate toast from the source code  Or by chaining methods

12.  How to create a status bar notification: 1. Reference the NotificationManager: 2. Instantiate the Notification: 3. Define the Notification's expanded message and Intent: 4.Pass the Notification to the NotificationManager:

13.  Types of Dialogs  AlertDialog ▪ Can have buttons, selectable items, and text dialog.  ProgressDialog ▪ Displays a wheel or progress bar, also supports buttons.  DatePickerDialog ▪ Allows user to select a date.  TimePickerDialog ▪ Allows user to select a time.  CustomDialogs ▪ Create your own dialog to suit your needs.  Examples Examples

14.  Allows users to access application functions and settings.  3 Types of menus  Options Menu ▪ Appear when user presses the hard MENU button ▪ Two Types ▪ Icon Menu ▪ Expanded Menu  Context Menu ▪ Floating list of menu items, appears after a long-press on an item.  Submenu ▪ Floating list of menu items that the user opens by pressing a menu item in the Options Menu or context menu.  Example Menus Example Menus

15.  http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/ index.html