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Commit 82e1d979 authored by Scott Main's avatar Scott Main
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update building first app class with some changes to eclipse workflow 

and account for small differences when using an IDE other than eclipse

Change-Id: I1ea8a00cd3d03623a43d6b5f75234095130c0aa3
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docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd

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@@ -21,18 +21,24 @@ Android SDK, then execute <code>android sdk</code>.</li> 
</ul>

</li>



<li>When the Android SDK Manager opens, it automatically selects a set of recommended packages,

as shown in figure 1.

Simply click <strong>Install</strong> to install the recommended packages. The Android SDK Manager

installs the selected packages into

your Android SDK environment.</li>

<li>The SDK Manager shows all the SDK packages available for you to add to your Android SDK.

As a minimum configuration for your SDK, we recommend you install the following:

<ul>

 <li>The latest Tools packages (check the <strong>Tools</strong> folder).</li>

 <li>The latest version of Android (check the first <strong>Android</strong> folder).</li>

 <li>The Android Support Library (open the <strong>Extras</strong> folder and check

  <strong>Android Support Library</strong>).</li>

</ul>



<p>Once you've chosen your packages, click <strong>Install</strong>. The Android SDK Manager

installs the selected packages into your Android SDK environment.</li>

</ol>



<p>If you install the recommended packages, you're now ready to start developing apps!

To start developing, read <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/index.html"

<p>With these packages installed, you're ready to start developing.

To get started, read <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/index.html"

>Building Your First App</a>.</p>



<img src="/images/sdk_manager_packages.png" alt="" />

<img src="/images/sdk_manager_packages.png" alt="" height="396" />

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> The Android SDK Manager shows the

SDK packages that are available, already installed, or for which an update is available.</p>
@@ -40,15 +46,18 @@ SDK packages that are available, already installed, or for which an update is av 


<h3>Additional information</h3>



<p>For more information about using the SDK Manager and some of the available packages,

see the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a> document.</p>



<p>Everything you need to develop Android apps is on this web site, including <a

<ul>

  <li>For more information about using the SDK Manager and some of the available packages,

see the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a> document.</li>

  <li>This web site provides all information you need to develop Android apps, including <a

href="{@docRoot}design/index.html">design guidelines</a>,

<a href="{@docRoot}training/index.html">developer training</a>, <a

href="{@docRoot}reference/packages.html">API reference</a>, and information

about how you can <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/index.html">distribute your app</a>.

For additional resources about developing and distributing your app, see the

<a href="{@docRoot}support.html">Developer Support Resources</a>.</p>

about how you can <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/index.html">distribute your app</a>. We recommend

you begin by reading <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/index.html"

>Building Your First App</a>.</li>

  <li>For additional resources about developing and distributing your app, see the

<a href="{@docRoot}support.html">Developer Support Resources</a>.</li>

</ul>

docs/html/training/basics/firstapp/building-ui.jd

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</div>

</div>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/viewgroup.png" alt="" width="400" />

<img src="{@docRoot}images/viewgroup.png" alt="" width="400" height="214" />

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> Illustration of how {@link

android.view.ViewGroup} objects form branches in the layout and contain other {@link

android.view.View} objects.</p>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ the Graphical Layout editor. This is an editor that helps you build layouts usin 
lesson, you’re going to work directly with the XML, so click the <em>activity_main.xml</em> tab at

the bottom of the screen to open the XML editor.</p>



<p>The BlankActivity template you used to start this project creates the

<p>The BlankActivity template you chose when you created this project includes the

<code>activity_main.xml</code> file with a {@link

android.widget.RelativeLayout} root view and a {@link android.widget.TextView} child view.</p>
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ localize your app to different languages by providing alternative definitions fo 
string resource.</p>



<p>By default, your Android project includes a string resource file at

<code>res/values/strings.xml</code>. Open this file and delete the {@code &lt;string>} element

named <code>"hello_world"</code>. Then add a new one named

<code>"edit_message"</code> and set the value to "Enter a message."</p>

<code>res/values/strings.xml</code>. Add a new string named

<code>"edit_message"</code> and set the value to "Enter a message." (You can delete

the "hello_world" string.)</p>



<p>While you’re in this file, also add a "Send" string for the button you’ll soon add, called

<code>"button_send"</code>.</p>