LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook

Detecting the operating system

Taking snapshots of an area on a card

Taking snapshots of a card

Using invisible objects

Using the geometry manager

Querying web data

Opening a web page

Randomizing numbers

Using advanced math

Dividing numbers

Multiplying numbers

Subtracting numbers

Adding numbers

Introduction

Chapter 10. Miscellaneous

Simulating gravity

Using collision listeners

Using speed

Calculating the distance between two points

Stopping a moving object

Moving objects along a circular path

Moving objects along an elliptical path

Moving objects along a polygonal path

Moving objects along a line

Setting up Animation Engine

Introduction

Chapter 9. Using Animation Engine

Using a progress bar

Using a list button

Using a toggle button

Using a slider

Using a navigational button

Using a button

Using a navigational bar

Setting up MobGUI

Introduction

Chapter 8. Using MobGUI

Playing an audio file

Controlling the movie playback

Playing a movie

Resizing an image

Capturing an image from a mobile device's camera

Loading an image

Introduction

Chapter 7. External Media

Using MySQL

Using SQLite

Writing XML

Reading XML

Loading external data

Saving external data

Using multidimensional arrays

Using arrays

Introduction

Chapter 6. Data Structures

Formatting an e-mail

Sending an e-mail

Initiating a phone call

Introduction

Chapter 5. Communications

Translating text into Pig Latin

Appending text

Formatting text

Sorting text

Reading text

Writing text

Encrypting text

Combining text

Replacing text

Searching text

Reading the user input

Introduction

Chapter 4. Managing Text

Using a loop to iterate through a list

Using a loop to count

Resuming a timer

Pausing a timer

Implementing a count-up timer

Implementing a countdown timer

Introduction

Chapter 3. Loops and Timers

Using buttons for navigation

Using effects between cards

Using a time picker

Using a date picker

Using mobile keyboards

Restricting the user input

Recording user actions

Getting the user input

Dynamically displaying interface objects

Aligning interface objects

Setting custom properties

Getting an object's properties

Including state graphics on buttons

Including glow effects on buttons

Masking user passwords

Displaying web pages in your app

Creating a new main stack

Introduction

Chapter 2. Human-computer Interfaces

Saving a standalone mobile app

Using the simulator

Configuring standalone application settings for Android applications

Configuring standalone application settings for iOS applications

Defining icons and images for Android development

Defining icons and images for iOS development

Setting up your mobile environment for Android development

Setting up your mobile environment for iOS development

Introduction

Chapter 1. LiveCode Mobile Basics

Customer support

Reader feedback

Conventions

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

What this book covers

Preface

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

www.PacktPub.com

About the Reviewers

About the Author

Credits

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封面

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Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. LiveCode Mobile Basics

Introduction

Setting up your mobile environment for iOS development

Setting up your mobile environment for Android development

Defining icons and images for iOS development

Defining icons and images for Android development

Configuring standalone application settings for iOS applications

Configuring standalone application settings for Android applications

Using the simulator

Saving a standalone mobile app

Chapter 2. Human-computer Interfaces

Introduction

Creating a new main stack

Displaying web pages in your app

Masking user passwords

Including glow effects on buttons

Including state graphics on buttons

Getting an object's properties

Setting custom properties

Aligning interface objects

Dynamically displaying interface objects

Getting the user input

Recording user actions

Restricting the user input

Using mobile keyboards

Using a date picker

Using a time picker

Using effects between cards

Using buttons for navigation

Chapter 3. Loops and Timers

Introduction

Implementing a countdown timer

Implementing a count-up timer

Pausing a timer

Resuming a timer

Using a loop to count

Using a loop to iterate through a list

Chapter 4. Managing Text

Introduction

Reading the user input

Searching text

Replacing text

Combining text

Encrypting text

Writing text

Reading text

Sorting text

Formatting text

Appending text

Translating text into Pig Latin

Chapter 5. Communications

Introduction

Initiating a phone call

Sending an e-mail

Formatting an e-mail

Chapter 6. Data Structures

Introduction

Using arrays

Using multidimensional arrays

Saving external data

Loading external data

Reading XML

Writing XML

Using SQLite

Using MySQL

Chapter 7. External Media

Introduction

Loading an image

Capturing an image from a mobile device's camera

Resizing an image

Playing a movie

Controlling the movie playback

Playing an audio file

Chapter 8. Using MobGUI

Introduction

Setting up MobGUI

Using a navigational bar

Using a button

Using a navigational button

Using a slider

Using a toggle button

Using a list button

Using a progress bar

Chapter 9. Using Animation Engine

Introduction

Setting up Animation Engine

Moving objects along a line

Moving objects along a polygonal path

Moving objects along an elliptical path

Moving objects along a circular path

Stopping a moving object

Calculating the distance between two points

Using speed

Using collision listeners

Simulating gravity

Chapter 10. Miscellaneous

Introduction

Adding numbers

Subtracting numbers

Multiplying numbers

Dividing numbers

Using advanced math

Randomizing numbers

Opening a web page

Querying web data

Using the geometry manager

Using invisible objects

Taking snapshots of a card

Taking snapshots of an area on a card

Detecting the operating system