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Corona SDK Application Design

By : Daniel Williams
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Corona SDK Application Design

By: Daniel Williams

Overview of this book

<p>Corona SDK is a software development kit, which allows programmers to build mobile applications on iOS and Android devices. It is used by developers to build, both business and gaming apps at record speeds.<br /><br />"Corona SDK Application Design" will show you the power behind Corona SDK and how to make best use of its features to create your own apps. Learn to create apps using your unique ideas quickly and easily.'<br /><br />You will start with a quick introduction to Corona SDK and the Lua programming language. Follow examples for creating a business as well as a gaming app to help you learn how to utilize Corona’s built-in features effectively to develop professional-looking apps with excellent functionality. Soon you will be confident enough to create your own apps and publish them on popular app stores. Towards the end of the book the author shares some of his own tried and tested marketing techniques to help you get your app seen and downloaded by as many people as possible.</p>
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Creating a new project


Now that we've learned about the app and some text editors, let's set up our project. Corona SDK has made it very easy for developers to start a new project by providing a button labeled New Project on the welcome screen.

To start the new project, click on the folder icon labeled New Project. Once you click on it, you will be presented with a screen that asks for the app name, template type, screen size, and default orientation. Let's fill in the following information:

  • App Name: Frank's Fitness

  • Choose a template: App (or Tab Bar Application for Windows users)

  • Screen Size: Phone Preset

  • Default Orientation: Upright

In the next screen, you will be asked to choose the location of your project. Select a convenient location for your project and click on Create. You will then have the options View the Folder or Open the Project in Editor to choose from. For Windows users: you can specify the location of your project when it's created.

Choose the option Open in Editor… and this will...