2. Welcome App

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

Image Learn the basics of the Android Developer Tools (the Eclipse IDE and the ADT Plugin), which you’ll use to write, test and debug your Android apps.

Image Use the IDE to create a new app project.

Image Design a graphical user interface (GUI) visually (without programming) using the IDE’s Graphical Layout editor.

Display text and two images in a GUI.

Edit the properties of GUI components.

Build and launch an ...

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