Busy Coder Android - coverage of graphical capabilities in Android

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Hi Mark,

One thing I am trying to find is a thorough coverage of the GUI capabilities of Android.
For example, creating a tiled background from a small background image in xml, or creating a bitmap from another bitmap ( there are some of examples of these in the Android API Demos). Or, other tips and tricks that are not commonly known but save a lot of time when you do need them.

Do either of your books cover such topics in more detail than other Android books in the market?

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Sonny

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Do either of your books cover such topics in more detail than other Android books in the market?

No, there is very little coverage of those sorts of techniques in my books. Sorry!

Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
Author of The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development http://commonsware.com/Android/

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Right. That kind of information is probably more suited to an online reference (or strictly an ebook) anyway, where it is easier to search. Thanks.

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