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LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook

LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook

By : Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr.
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LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook

LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook

3.5 (11)
By: Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr.
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Overview of this book

If you are a LiveCode mobile developer looking to improve your existing skills, add efficiencies to your code, or want a better understanding of LiveCode’s capabilities, then LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook is a must-have for you. The reader should at least have a basic understanding of LiveCode and mobile application development.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. LiveCode Mobile Basics
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1. LiveCode Mobile Basics
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Introduction
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Setting up your mobile environment for iOS development
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Setting up your mobile environment for Android development
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Defining icons and images for iOS development
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Defining icons and images for Android development
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Configuring standalone application settings for iOS applications
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Configuring standalone application settings for Android applications
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Using the simulator
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Saving a standalone mobile app
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2. Human-computer Interfaces
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2. Human-computer Interfaces
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Introduction
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Creating a new main stack
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Displaying web pages in your app
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Masking user passwords
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Including glow effects on buttons
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Including state graphics on buttons
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Getting an object's properties
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Setting custom properties
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Aligning interface objects
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Dynamically displaying interface objects
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Getting the user input
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Recording user actions
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Restricting the user input
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Using mobile keyboards
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Using a date picker
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Using a time picker
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Using effects between cards
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Using buttons for navigation
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3. Loops and Timers
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3. Loops and Timers
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Introduction
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Implementing a countdown timer
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Implementing a count-up timer
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Pausing a timer
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Resuming a timer
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Using a loop to count
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Using a loop to iterate through a list
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4. Managing Text
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4. Managing Text
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Introduction
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Reading the user input
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Searching text
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Replacing text
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Combining text
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Encrypting text
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Writing text
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Reading text
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Sorting text
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Formatting text
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Appending text
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Translating text into Pig Latin
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5. Communications
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5. Communications
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Initiating a phone call
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Sending an e-mail
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Formatting an e-mail
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6. Data Structures
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6. Data Structures
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Introduction
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Using arrays
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Using multidimensional arrays
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Saving external data
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Loading external data
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Reading XML
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Writing XML
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Using SQLite
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Using MySQL
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7. External Media
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7. External Media
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Introduction
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Loading an image
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Capturing an image from a mobile device's camera
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Resizing an image
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Playing a movie
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Controlling the movie playback
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Playing an audio file
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8. Using MobGUI
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8. Using MobGUI
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Introduction
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Setting up MobGUI
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Using a navigational bar
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Using a button
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Using a navigational button
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Using a slider
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Using a toggle button
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Using a list button
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Using a progress bar
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9. Using Animation Engine
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9. Using Animation Engine
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Introduction
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Setting up Animation Engine
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Moving objects along a line
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Moving objects along a polygonal path
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Moving objects along an elliptical path
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Moving objects along a circular path
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Stopping a moving object
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Calculating the distance between two points
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Using speed
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Using collision listeners
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Simulating gravity
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10. Miscellaneous
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Introduction
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Adding numbers
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Subtracting numbers
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Multiplying numbers
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Dividing numbers
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Using advanced math
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Randomizing numbers
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Opening a web page
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Querying web data
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Using the geometry manager
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Using invisible objects
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Taking snapshots of a card
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Taking snapshots of an area on a card
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Detecting the operating system
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Index
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Index

Using the simulator

Software simulators are used when we want to quickly test a mobile app or a specific function of an app in progress. Using software simulators saves a lot of time during the development process.

How to do it...

The following steps will take you through the usage of a simulator:

  1. Select the test device from the available software simulators using the Test Target option of the Development drop-down menu.
    How to do it...
  2. Click on Test, which is the last icon on the LiveCode toolbar.
    How to do it...
  3. Once the simulator is running, you will have access to a Hardware pull-down menu, which provides you with additional options to interface with the simulator. When you select Device, you will be able to switch hardware devices to test.
    How to do it...

How it works...

Software simulators are programs that allow us to simulate actual hardware devices.

See also

  • The Setting up your mobile environment for iOS development recipe
  • The Setting up your mobile environment for Android development recipe
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