Hi, I am a new comer in Android development, I have downloaded and installed the Android SDK, but not find any GUI or Form designer, can any one know about some Form designer in for Android, Thanks in advance.
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The form designer is part of the Android Development Tools (ADT) Plugin for Eclipse which comes with the Android SDK.
Dave Webb
2009-11-18 13:12:24
+1 for correct answer, but the form designer is terrible, and it mutilates your code even worse than the visual studio design view
David Hedlund
2009-11-18 13:15:31
There is no form designer related info in the given link.
2009-11-18 13:25:02
Create a new Android project in Eclipse, double-click on res/layout/main.xml and you will see the GUI editor. New XML files created in that directory should also open with the GUI editor.
Chris Boyle
2009-11-18 13:44:16
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Google has not announced any plans for a wysiwyg designer for Android app development. However, there is a tool available for this. Check out this link http://www.designerandroid.com/?p=165
Murtaza
2009-11-18 13:20:10
I don't see how that's helpful as in the post you linked to it makes it clear the App Inventor for Android "is only available to participating university students."
Dave Webb
2009-11-18 13:47:06
I just tried the new standalone version and they really need to update it with the new graphics (it's still using pre-1.0). It's also terribly inaccurate.
fiXedd
2009-11-18 17:10:18
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As d. correctly mentioned the built-in designer does not truly represent your view. And if we keep in mind that even after 4 years of trying, Microsoft's equivalent for their XAML code still doesn't reach minimum usefulness level, I would strongly recommend to go manual. It's faster, much more difficult but equally rewarding. Once you get a hang of editing the XML files manually the development becomes much easier and WAY faster in my humble opinion. Regards
BeMeCollective
2009-11-19 22:05:14