Monthly Archives: May 2011

Android Invasion Published

Posted on 2011-05-31 by admin

The free Invasion application for Android has been published on the Android Market. Thanks to all the encouraging feedback and enthusiastic testers: Adrian, Thomas, Irena

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Managing Android Applications with Library Projects

Posted on 2011-05-24 by admin

It can be quite challenging to develop an Android application that should be published in several versions on the Android Market. The main reason for this is the strange and unpredictable way that Android library projects work in Eclipse. The … Continue reading →

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Using Force-Based Graphs

Posted on 2011-05-23 by admin

This is a collection of my experiences using force-based algorithms to draw graphs. I used this algorithm in the Wiki Spiderweb application. Here the good points: Easy to implement Natural looking results User interaction is possible Some influence of placement … Continue reading →

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Android Wiki Spiderweb Trial 1.1 released

Posted on 2011-05-17 by admin

The free trial version 1.1 of the Wiki Spiderweb application for Android has been released on the Android Market. This allows to experiment with the application without having to spend money. Only the Search functionality that is not available in … Continue reading →

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Using images from HTML in assets directory

Posted on 2011-05-05 by admin

The last post described how to show an HTML file in Android from the assets directory in the WebView. Sooner or later you will want to show images in the HTML. Solution 1 : Images in assets directory The easy … Continue reading →

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Language specific HTML Help in Android

Posted on 2011-05-04 by admin

Sooner or later your application becomes so complex that you want to be helpful to the user. One way of being helpful is to provide a help text that explains how to use the application. Solution 1 : Use a … Continue reading →

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Android Simple Sensors 1.1 released

Posted on 2011-05-04 by admin

Version 1.1 of the free SimpleSensors application for Android has been published on the Android Market. Changes: backwards compatible with Android 1.5 support pressure + orientation sensors minor user interface ehancements

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Android Wiki Spiderweb 1.1 released

Posted on 2011-05-04 by admin

Version 1.1 of the Wiki Spiderweb application for Android has been released on the Android Market. Changes: Support for hebrew Wikipedia Support for custom language of Wikipedia Reload default page after language change

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