Processing for Android: Getting Started

Processing + Android

Rapid visual designPETER KIRN

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Processing is used by many different kinds of people to make many different kinds of creations.

On Android, features include 2D and 3D visuals, images, type, and data - and you can use native Android code.

You need:1. Android SDK (2.1 or later)

2. Processing pre-release (0190 in this demo)

Optional:3. A copy of Eclipse (very much optional)

Install components.1. Google APIs, Level 7

2. Android SDK 2.1, Level 7

Switch to Android Mode!(demo)

Point at the Android SDK.

Running Code: Emulator

Running Code: Connected Device

Your own Processing code:Adaptive screen sizes

Find the current sizescreenWidthscreenHeight

Set up the screensize(screenWidth, screenHeight, A2D);

(or A3D)

Your own Processing code:Touch

Mobile + Browser + Desktop

Developing with Processing and Androidin Eclipse

Mixing and Matching Processingand Android APIs

Applications + Code

FontsPFont.list()

.otf, ttf

Data visualizationloadStrings();

Applications + Code

Touch + KeysmotionX, motionY, pmotionX, pmotionY

surfaceTouchEvent

KeyEventVirtual keyboard, hardware keys

Override MENU, BACK

Applications + Code

Override screen orientationorientation(PORTRAIT);

orientation(LANDSCAPE);

DensityDisplayMetrics

Manifest + permissions, right in PDE

Join the community;Let's see what happens

wiki.processing.org/w/Androidprocessing.org

noisepages.com/groups/processing

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