0) onMeasure, onLayout, onDraw: Briefly speaking

3-Jun-13

onMeasure, onLayout, onDraw: Briefly speaking

1) Principles of Custom Layouts: A semi article

10-Nov-12

Principles of Custom Layouts: A semi article

2) Custom layouts: Research, Theory, Code snippets, Images

9-Nov-12

Here are steps involved in creating a custom layout 

Inherit from ViewGroup
Override OnMeasure
  Use a pencil and paper to figure out your algorithm
  Use ViewGroup.measureChild(). Don't directly use child.measure()
  (Unless you know what you are doing)
  Use layout params to stuff the origin of each child view
  Take into accound padding
Override OnLayout
  Just retrieve the layout param object and use its origin
Implement custom LayoutParams
Override layout params construction methods
Test it with exact, match parent, wrap content, and weights

3) The dispatchMethodX pattern in Android

7-Nov-12

The dispatch pattern in Android

4) Principles of Compound Controls: A semi article

2-Nov-12

Principles of Compound Controls: A semi article

5) Compound Controls Research log

1-Nov-12

Compound Controls

6) Android Custom Components Research Log

1-Nov-12

Custom Components

7) Reading custom attributes

31-Oct-12

Reading custom attributes

8) Managing View State in Android: Techniques and Approaches

31-Oct-12

Managing View State in Android: Techniques and Approaches

9) Customizing a View: Essential Code Snippets

31-Oct-12

Customizing a View: Essential Code Snippets

10) Date Controls

30-Oct-12

Date Controls

11) Custom views

23-Oct-12

Custom views

12) Responding to events

23-Oct-12

Responding to events

13) On MeasureSpec

23-Oct-12

On MeasureSpec

14) What can you use the Hierarchy Viewer for?

20-Oct-12

What can you use the Hierarchy Viewer for?

15) Working with 2D graphics

19-Oct-12

Working with 2D graphics

16) How do you work with a surface view?

17-Oct-12

How do you work with a surface view?

17) Understand Android layout internals

17-Oct-12

Understand Android layout internals