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Purdue Pride 2.24.10

Purdue Pride 2.24.10. Live Wallpapers. Unsure if do-able Couldn’t find anything about RSS => maybe very recent feature => formatting RSS might be an issue No support for views (which we need) Can’t display content, only images and animations Only supported for 2.1

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Purdue Pride 2.24.10

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  1. Purdue Pride2.24.10

  2. Live Wallpapers • Unsure if do-able • Couldn’t find anything about RSS => maybe very recent feature => formatting RSS might be an issue • No support for views (which we need) • Can’t display content, only images and animations • Only supported for 2.1 • Wallpaper would be covered by App Icons

  3. Widgets • Alternative: widgets • Widgets are light-weight applications that run in the background • Can have app icons on top • Slide to get a clear view

  4. MySQLvs RSS • MySQL • Required PHP page to access MySQL • Widget sends request to PHP page to access contents from database • Potential Problems: permission, calling columns and rows from table correctly • Widget stores contents to database • Contents display on widget • RSS • Create RSS feed/link on HTML page • Widget pulls contents via link/reader • Widget stores contents to database • Contents display on widget

  5. Widget Pull Contents from Website Store Contents to SQL Lite Organize/Format Contents Access content Display Contents Slide to Open • Widget runs in the background • Pulls contents daily

  6. Purdue Pride 25 Things To Do Before Graduating Run through the fountain Go sledding on Slayter Hill Spend the day at Harry’s Chocolate Shop Dress Up for Breakfast Club Eat Thanksgiving Dinner at the Residence Halls Attend a women’s basketball game Attend Grand Prix Take a Roadtrip for Spring Break Attend a call-out for the free pizza Skip class (but not ECE 438)

  7. Purdue Pride 25 Things To Do Before Graduating Run through the fountain Go sledding on Slayter Hill Spend the day at Harry’s Chocolate Shop Dress Up for Breakfast Club Eat Thanksgiving Dinner at the Residence Halls Attend a women’s basketball game Attend Grand Prix Take a Roadtrip for Spring Break Attend a call-out for the free pizza Skip class (but not ECE 438)

  8. Resources • Widgets api: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/package-summary.html • Widgets layout guidelines: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html

  9. Resources • Hello Widget tutorial http://nm-blog.sanid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/android_howto-hellowidget.pdf • Android with MySQL tutorial: http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners/browse_thread/thread/878e5ff197cf7f71?pli=1 • PHP with MySQL tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_mysql_intro.asp

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