CONTENIDO:INTRODUCTION
Structure and Overview
Requirements
History
PART I: PREPARING YOUR FIRST APP
PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION
System Requirements
Login Data for App Inventor
Installation of the App Inventor Setup Software
Android Device Settings
THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
Welcome to App Inventor!
App Inventor Designer
App Inventor Blocks Editor
Integrate Android Phone
Using the Emulator
Start-Up Problems
DEVELOPING YOUR FIRST APP
Creating the Project “LaughBag”
Designing the User Interface
Developing App Functionality
Creating and Installing the App
PART II: EASY PROJECTS AS A WARM-UP
Basic Terms and Central Concepts
Properties and Property Blocks
Events and Event Handlers
Methods and Method Blocks
THE AI REFERENCES
Component Reference
Blocks Reference
Concepts Reference
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
Displaying Text with the Label Component
Triggering Actions with the Button Component
Selecting Options with the CheckBox Component
Entering Text with the TextBox Component
Entering Confidential Text with the PasswordTextBox Component
Displaying Notices and Alerts with the Notifier Component
Tidying the Screen with the Screen Arrangement Components
Actions at App Start with the Screen Component
MULTIMEDIA
Media Access Options
The Basic Principle: Synergy
Displaying Local and Online Images with the Image Component
Taking Photos and Displaying Them with the Camera Component
Managing Images with the ImagePicker Component
Sound Effects and Vibration with the Sound Component
Playing Audio Files with the Player Component
Playing Movies with the VideoPlayer Component
Recording Audio with the SoundRecorder Component
EXAMPLE PROJECT: CREATING A MEDIA CENTER
Ergonomic Redesign of a Media Center
Multiple Screens for the Media Center
PART III: ON THE WAY TO BECOMING AN APP DEVELOPER
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT BASICS
Elements of Data Processing Using Colors with the Color Block Group
Processing Numbers with the Math Block Group
Checking Program States with the Logic Block Group
Editing Text and Strings with the Text Block Group
Defining Container Structures with the Definition Block Group
Managing Lists with the List Block Group
Controlling Program Flow with the Control Block Group
Tips for Program Development
Example Projects
STORAGE AND DATABASES
Saving Data Locally with the TinyDB Component
Saving Data on the Web with the TinyWebDB Component
PART IV: DEVELOPING ATTRACTIVE APPS
GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION
Painting as if on a Canvas with the Canvas Component
Animations with the Ball and ImageSprite Components
Controlling Automatic Processes with the Clock Component
SENSORS
Measuring Orientation with the OrientationSensor Component
Measuring g-Force with the AccelerometerSensor Component
Determining Geoposition with the LocationSensor Component
COMMUNICATION
Task: Developing a Driver Assistance System
Managing SMS Messages Fully Automatically
Data Exchange via an Interface
Mobile Mashups with Web Services
PART V: USEFUL THINGS FOR THE DEVELOPER
SPECIAL FUNCTIONAL AREAS
Application-Specific Components
Dedicated Component Groups
TIPS AND TOOLS
Supported Media Formats
Control with the Java Console
Setting Up the Speech Module
APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
On the Companion Website
Online Sources and Interesting Links
Index
