When I first started playing with AIR for Android immediately I wanted to make the best mobile game ever. That’s right… Wooden Ball in a Cup!
Of course this would be made possible by the Accelerometer built into the Android device. With it I can get controls and user interactions based on how the user interacts with the device itself not just screen controls.
If you are starting with this post I recommend actually starting with a previous post introducing AIR for Android Development. There is a ANT file there that you will want to have.
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As Air for Android development continues to pick up I’m seeing a tidal wave of Android development coming out of Flash developers. I am so freakin’ excited about it!
I’m going to talk about some Air for Android APIs that many Flash developers my not be used to seeing.
Today: Geolocation.
If you are starting with this post I recommend actually starting with a previous post introducing AIR for Android Development. There is a ANT file there that you will want to have.
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In my continuing quest to do everything I can to make components I make easier to understand and quicker to use, my most recent addition to my docs was to use @includeExample.
Adding in @includeExample is super simple if you’ve been actively testing your component. There are a few things you may need to do to enable the examples inclusion but the process should only take a few moments to set up.
I have an open ASDoc Jira Bug around this topic. The issue is that I want to see the example working in the asdoc but the current asdoc tool doesn’t actually make the SWFs and the embed information. It is partially there and commented out. I would like to see this completed.
Link To Jira Bug – vote for it
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As time goes on I continue to see the benefit of my Communications degree while working with clients, especially among other developers and seeing how they communicate. I’ve seen these miscommunications cost companies money, time, or the client relation completely. Developers are especially bad at communicating ideas because we get so tied up in our own jargon that we forget how to bridge the communication gap.
I am going to veer away from my normal discussions on technology to focus on some points on communication and processes that you can easily add to your every day discussions to improve the quality of your communication. Starting with going over some common misconceptions that people have with communication.
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This information is in the AIR_Android_ReleaseNotes_xxxx.pdf. What I am posting here is just meant to shift to the surface some very valuable information.
I know that there are many people out there that manually merge the AIR SDK onto the Flex SDK – myself included. I knew there had to be a better way to do it but “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” right?
Well I’m tired of spending those tedious minutes going through folders and copying over files. Yes, if you are in windows this is just a drag and drop operation but not for a mac. We need to get into terminal to do this.
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