Creating a soft keyboard, any alternative to the official SDK? - IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools

how to create a soft keyboard using anything other than android sdk? since java and me are not best friends
any lua or python or similar solution? c++ is fine as far as i know it can't be done using NDK.
Or if i must go for java, any easier sdk than the official sdk?
And to make it worse, now that eclispe's SDK is depreciated, I'm stuck with android studio, which I absolutely hate

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Development for WM under Linux?

Hi all,
few weeks ago I deleted Windows and started using Ubuntu (nice OS), but it looks like it isn't possible to develop any applications for Windows Mobile.
Visual Studio 2005, Embedded VC++,... doesn't run under WINE.
I tried to use VirtualBox with WindowsXP, but it was terribly slow.
Is it possible to develop applications for WM under Ubuntu?
(Don't tell me to use dualboot, I want to have clean PC without some Windows sh*ts!)
Thanks
I would also like to know this.
you should trie Eclipse IDE!
If Eclipse doesn't fit, search for some of it's derivates.
There are several... many for Java, but also some for PHP (PDT) and
CSS/(x)HTML (Aptana Studio).
Hope I could help you!
If your VM is too slow,
start using a down-stripped version of WinXP!
(f.e. TinyXP -- nothing illegal, avail. via torrent -> u need a valid serial, of course!)
You can also create your own Tiny Xp..search fo a tool called
1. nLite For XP
2. vLite For Vista
ZaxXx said:
Is it possible to develop applications for WM under Ubuntu?
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Check http://cegcc.sf.net
arm-wince-mingw32ce can be used to compile many wince programs
if you write/adapt the Makefiles
you can maybe make compact framework .net apps using http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page
mono
Actually, you should think of downloading WM 5/6 SDK and... using it with right cross-GCC.
Yes, I was right: http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/

vista home prem 64bit and sdk compatibility issues?

Is there something I forgot to do beyond the instructions in the dev resources for installation on the android sdk site?
I went through a couple of the test projects to get a feel for it, and keep getting execution fc's in the emulator, exported everything to my laptop(vista 32bit) and no problems.
Have reinstalled the sdk, eclipse and java on my desktop machine but no help. Any thoughts?
Weird question, but have you set the SDK version when you created the project? Happends when you are in a hurry!

[Tips]Android Studio not starting, tips here.

Hello,
I ran into a couple problems having android studio to install and work. thought I'd share my findings!
First, it wouldn't install. Not finding Java JDK even though it was installed.
This is solved by changing the name of C:\Windows\System32\Java.exe to something else before the installation.
Don't forget to change it back to java.exe once installed.
After installing Android studio, it wouldn't run (normal or admin didn't change a thing).
You will need to create a system environment variable named JDK_HOME with your JDK installation path (in my case C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\ ).
Android studio should now launch. (more help here )
Now that Android Studio launches, it asks for the latest android SDK
Just download and install the SDK 22 from Here
make sure you run the .exe as administrator after installation
NB :
dbarrera said:
For those having issues starting Android Studio in some Linux distros, such as Studio not finding JAVA_HOME, JDK_HOME, STUDIO_JDK, set any of those variables to the directory where Java is installed (e.g. /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_21) previously to the whole validation statements in the startup shell file (studio.sh) and everything should be fine...
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Hope this saves some head scratching !
After installing Android studio, it wouldn't run (normal or admin didn't change a thing).
You will need to create a system environment variable named JDK_HOME with your JDK installation path (in my case C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\ ). Android studion should now launch. (more help here )
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worked perfectly for me. Thanks
Perfect!
Worked for me too...thanks for saving time. :good:
Window 7 with jdk 1.6
anishjhaveri said:
Worked for me too...thanks for saving time. :good:
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Does Android Studio requires JDK 7 or greater ?? coz i have JDK 1.6 on my Windows 7 it doesnt start up even after setting JDK_HOME or JAVA_HOME. http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
madhucm said:
Does Android Studio requires JDK 7 or greater ?? coz i have JDK 1.6 on my Windows 7 it doesnt start up even after setting JDK_HOME or JAVA_HOME. http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
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It should work fine on 1.6.
Maybe it depends if you're 32bit or 64bit?
My personal setup is Windows 8 64 bit running the 64bit version of Java 1.7.
Also, for the SDK issues, if you already have the SDK installed from using Eclipse, you can just point Android Studio to that SDK under Project Settings or something (I forget the exact wording of the setting and I'm not at my computer right now...)
Thank you! I was having trouble getting Android Studio to start once installed. Setting JDK_HOME fixed this.
Im using Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and set the JDK_HOME variable but it wont start...
/Edit: it works now.
HI
Thanks for this tips.
working fine for me
If someone is just beginning app development, starting with hello world app. Would you recommend him eclipse or android studio?
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I'm having a small issue with Android Studio for Mac, and was wondering if anyone was running into a similar issue or has any advice.
When running my application, I'm getting an error on the install, specifically a Failure: [install_failed_invalid_apk].
I'm sure it's something really simple and elementary, but it wasn't an error I'm familiar with seeing coming from Eclipse.
Try on Linux.
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I'm having a small issue with Android Studio for Mac, and was wondering if anyone was running into a similar issue or has any advice.
When running my application, I'm getting an error on the install, specifically a Failure: [install_failed_invalid_apk].
I'm sure it's something really simple and elementary, but it wasn't an error I'm familiar with seeing coming from Eclipse.
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I'm getting the same message on Android Studio (for Linux)
same error here.
using arch linux
13th Dev said:
If someone is just beginning app development, starting with hello world app. Would you recommend him eclipse or android studio?
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android studio is in 0.1 version, while eclipse is a really good IDE for android coding.
i get used to Eclipse, and i love it more. but also i think that Google will make android studio to be the right tool for development.
Maybe android studio is in 0.1, but is based on intellij Idea which is not new, supports android already, and seems better and faster.
I don't know how it is for an experienced developer which already know ways to move, but I started with Eclipse about a year ago, and I can say that I hate it. I've lost hours and hours to wait the very slow build process of eclipse, to wait for recover from crashes, to wait for restarts because graphical editor goes mad, to clean and reclean project so eclipse be able to see a new resource added, fix and refix layouts because graphical editor shows them completely wrong(especially on dialogs).
I don't know how android studio or intellij Idea will be(I used it for very short time until now), but I find it better, faster and maybe easier(maybe because I'm more familiar with eclipse) and I think that I will spend less time to learn it that the time I'll loose with eclipse.
Fixed [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]
Ok, so I was able to fix the [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK] error I was getting, and finally get my app running on my phone. I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but it worked for me.
When I examined Logcat, I found that my package name in the Manifest was what was giving me issues, specifically the default package name given by Android Studio on project creation. The package name in my Manifest was invalid, and did not have a "." separator. Once I corrected this, I was able to run my application.
Another error I found further down the line was that new activities do not appear to be automatically added to the Android Manifest at the moment, so keep that in mind as well.
Happy programming
A different problem, if Android studio doesn't start, could be that the studio must be run as administrator. So it was at least for me.
vepman said:
A different problem, if Android studio doesn't start, could be that the studio must be run as administrator. So it was at least for me.
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Will add to op, thanks!
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Proxy Settings for Gradle/Maven
Hi,
just tried the Android Studio using a proxy on WindowsXP.
Even if configuring the proxy in the Settings I got an error when creating a new project.
First I had to download the "gradle-1.6-bin.zip" and had to copy it to ".gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-1.6-bin\72.....\
After that Gradle couldn't connect to the maven repository.
Solution: create a "gradle.properties" file in the ".gradle" directory
with content like this
Code:
systemProp.http.proxyHost=
systemProp.http.proxyPort=8080
systemProp.http.proxyUser=
systemProp.http.proxyPassword=
After that the first test project was generated without problems.
And even running it from the IDE and deploying/starting on my device (Galaxy Note, N7000) succeeded.
Is anyone here using this on Win 7 or 8? It has the stupid taskbar problem like Eclipse where you pin the exe, but when you launch it, it adds a second icon to the taskbar for the actual running app. What's even more ridiculous is, IntelliJ, which Android Studio basically is, doesn't have this problem! Any solutions?

[Q] creat new project in Android Studio does nothing!

it just does nothing at all!
i open it from bin (studio64.bit)
What you mean by "it does nothing"?
It opens wizard, and after wizard project workspace ( folders / files) are not created?
Or it doesn't even open wizard and "new project" button is not active or it not performing any action?
What version of Android Studio have you downloaded and installed?
Have you sdk installed before or together with Android Studio?
saffron82 said:
What you mean by "it does nothing"?
It opens wizard, and after wizard project workspace ( folders / files) are not created?
Or it doesn't even open wizard and "new project" button is not active or it not performing any action?
What version of Android Studio have you downloaded and installed?
Have you sdk installed before or together with Android Studio?
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sorry for long time, its 0.9.2 i didn't get notification please quote !
it doesn't do anything at all, no wizard , its like im clicking nothing, it happens in both ubuntu and windows! it just gets darker and doesn't get bright again! !
Have you installed Android Studio by wizard? And if not have you set proper variables to Java, Android Sdk and studio?
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Have you installed Android Studio by wizard? And if not have you set proper variables to Java, Android Sdk and studio?
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no i just unzipped the file i downloaded from another website, android.dev is forbidden here !
kamranhaghighi said:
no i just unzipped the file i downloaded from another website, android.dev is forbidden here !
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And if not have you set proper variables to Java, Android Sdk and studio?
i don't know what you mean by that! not sure!
i give up
First of all just install java JDK.
Then follow step by step installation from
https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=studio
When you will have SDK, JDK, and android studio, please check system path to verify if everything is on place. What's more in Windows verify if you have access as a user to folder where all three programs are installed.
I think you need to offer more details so others can help you. Like what OS are you using, Window, Linux, Mac? And where did you download the install package?
Personally I don't even believe you have already installed it.
hello
surprising as I did not have any pbs to install AS (on W8.1 ok) with Android SDK. If it doesn't open at all them you seem to have some OS or env configurations problems.

New Java / Android programmer needs IDE advice

Programming Inerests: Java Linux/Windows and Java/Android
Tools: Eclipse w/WindowBuilderPro, Android Studio
Tools tried: Netbeans, Intellij. (Don't like non native code Window builder)
App Interests: Networking, System Utilities, service extending, games
OS: Linux Mint 17.1, Lolipop 5.1
Please give me an idea of what software you use so I can try it like I did Above
Android Studio is very good.
Android Studio - no question about it.
It also means you can switch to JetBrains other IDEs without much trouble e.g. PhpStorm, PyCharm, etc.

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