Improving User Interaction with the Android ActionBar

By Jim Wilson
In this course we look at how to provide a rich user experience by taking full advantage of the ActionBar in your apps.
Course info
Rating
(107)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 4, 2012
Duration
2h 35m
Table of contents
Improving User Interaction with the Android ActionBar
Introduction 2m The Need for a Change 6m What is the ActionBar 6m ActionBar Adaptability 2m Tabbed Navigation 3m ActionBar Across Android Versions 3m Summary 2m
Managing the ActionBar Layout
Introduction 1m Adding the ActionBar 3m Demo: Adding the ActionBar 6m Adding Actions to the ActionBar 4m Demo: Adding actions to the ActionBar 6m Controlling the ActionBar Appearence 2m Demo: Controlling the ActionBar Appearence 4m Hiding the ActionBar 4m Demo: Hiding the ActionBar 8m Summary 2m
ActionBar Navigation
Introduction 3m Tabbed Navigation 4m Demo: Tabbed Navigation 15m Demo: Tabbed Navigation Factory Helper 7m Partial Screen Tabbing 3m Demo: Partial Screen Tabbing 7m Controling Tab Placement 1m Demo: Controling Tab Placement 5m Scrolling Tabs 1m List Navigation 3m Demo: List Navigation 10m Demo: Partial Screen List Navigation 4m Summary 2m
ActionBar Interactivity
Introduction 1m Adding Action Views 2m Demo: Adding Action Views 2m Custom Action Views 2m Demo: Custom Action Views 3m Programmatic Interaction 4m Demo: Interacting with ActionView Expand/Collapse 7m Demo: Interacting with ActionView Contents 7m Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Rating
(107)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 4, 2012
Duration
2h 35m
Description

The ActionBar incorporates a variety of previously disparate user interaction concepts into a single control. The ActionBar provides one-stop shopping for menu management, home and back behavior, tabbed displays, screen layout adaptability, and many more user interaction concepts. In this course we look at how to provide a rich user experience by taking full advantage of the ActionBar in your apps.

About the author
Jim Wilson
About the author

Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions.

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