Book Image

Android UI Design

By : Jessica Thornsby
Book Image

Android UI Design

By: Jessica Thornsby

Overview of this book

<p>Great design is one of the key drivers in the adoption of new applications, yet unfortunately design considerations are often neglected in the face of “will it work,” “can we make it quicker,” or “can we get more people using it”?</p> <p>This book seeks to redress this balance by showing you how to get your PM to start treating the design phase of your project seriously. This book is focused entirely on the development of UI features, and you’ll be able to practically implementing the design practices that we extol throughout the book.</p> <p>Starting by briefly outlining some of the factors you need to keep in mind when building a UI, you’ll learn the concepts of Android User Interface from scratch. We then move on to formulate a plan on how to implement these concepts in various applications. We will deep dive into how UI features are implemented in real-world applications where UIs are complex and dynamic.</p> <p>This book offers near complete coverage of UI-specific content including, views, fragments, the wireframing process, and how to add in splash screens—everything you need to make professional standard UIs for modern applications. It will then cover material design and show you how to implement Google's design aesthetic in a practical manner. Finally, it ensures the best possible user experience by analyzing the UI using various tools, and then addressing any problems they uncover.</p> <p>By the end of the book, you’ll be able to leverage the concepts of Android User Interface in your applications in order to attract new customers.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Android UI Design
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Examining your code with Lint


It's important to check that there are no problems with the structural quality of your code, as these can cause errors and have a negative impact on your app's performance. Conveniently, the Android SDK comes with Lint, a static code-scanning tool that's perfect for identifying and correcting structural problems with your code.

In Android Studio, the configured Lint expressions run every time you build your app and print the output to Android Studio's Events log, which you can access by selecting the Events log tab.

However, you can also run Lint on a specific module at any time, by right-clicking on that module's file or folder and then selecting Analyze Inspect code, followed by the area you want to inspect (Whole project,  Module, or Custom Scope). Make your selection, and Android Studio automatically opens a new Inspection tab where you can view the Lint output.

To help you zero in on critical problems, Lint provides a description and a severity level for...