android-ui

I am new with Android UI and I am looking for some resources about best practices to design a UI (examples of UI elements, tutorials, etc.) I've been looking in Google or http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials but there is nothing helpful at all. Can anyone provide me some resources/links ? There is actually a nice web which explains the most usable UI Design patters used by many apps already: http://www.androidpatterns.com/ If you have no experience with Android UI but you know a little Java already, maybe this is something for you: SimpleUi ( https://github.com/bitstars/SimpleUi )

I'm trying to build and app that shows organized data so I'm thinking that basically a TableLayout would be a good idea, just to keep them in rows, so I'm wondering whats the correct way to do it? I have this in my xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > <TableLayout android:id="@+id/tableLayout1" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <TableRow> <TextView android:layout_width="fill

I've got a problem, using gradient in background for listview's items inside fragment activity (using ABS). So, first of all I've got a background, that is succesfully using in other application. It has a gradient from (r = g = b = 91) to (r = g = b = 81). And thats how it looks in simple activity: And thats how it looks inside fragment activity: At first I think that it is very big gradient and I did a gradient only for 2 points, from (r = g = b = 80) to (r = g = b = 78). And thats what I gоt: I'm still want to use gradients in listview's items backgrounds in order items not seemed to be

I'm attempting to get my thumbnail (userVideoThumbImageView) to extend to the edge of the screen but it does not seem to do so. I have the width set to fill_parent so I'm not sure why it isn't doing so: Screenshot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/110503723@N07/11207214295 list_item_user_video.xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="vertical" > <com.blundell.tut.ui.widget.UrlImageView android:id="@

I'm setting color of a listview item using the following code parent.getChildAt(itemPosition).setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#FF9494")); This piece of code I'm writing in OnItemClickListener . After setting the color I want to keep this color for a time of 4 Seconds and then restore the color of the item to its previous(say White). I tried putting a sleep on the UI thread, but I know that it is not a correct approach. Can anyone suggest me how to achieve this? parent.getChildAt(itemPosition).setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#FF9494")); // Start new Thread that sets the color back in

I have to create a colored button with gradient fill(starting from the middle of the button along Y axis). If I set the background property of the button to the color I want, I lose the rounded look and feel of a button and also the gradient fill(It looks like a TextView with a background). Also, I want this color to change when the user depresses the button. Can i specify this via selector XMLs( Color State Lists )? Any tutorials or links that can help me here is appreciated. Thanks. CommonsWare How to set background color of a View You will need to define a custom StateListDrawable resource,

Using this Expandable List checkbox example code as an baseline, I am trying to save and maintain the checkbox state. However, random checkboxes are being checked and unchecked ( triggering my OnCheckedChangeListener with the new values ) when I scroll them out of sight, minimize their group, or even minimize/maximize a nearby group! public Object getChild(int groupPosition, int childPosition) { return colors.get( groupPosition ).get( childPosition ); } public long getChildId(int groupPosition, int childPosition) { return (long)( groupPosition*1024+childPosition ); // Max 1024 children per