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X and O’s

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Confused eh? Don’t be. “X and O’s”, thats our application name (the only one we could have common consensus on!!). Finally, after the submission to ADC 2, we provide you with the downloadable version of our program. This will be useful only if you have an Phone running on Android, or want to try it out in your Android Emulator. Click here to Download the .apk file from the project website. And, as promised earlier, the actual screenshots (in a not so clumsy arrangement). The Application is a product of contributions from my friends Shilpa (code contrib.) and Giri (User … Continue reading X and O’s

Android, Experience, Technical2 Comments

First Shots of Android App – “tictactoe”

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I really couldn’t squeeze out ample time to make a readable post on our Android App… but still before we submit the App.. here’s a preview :) I am completely responsible for making the screenshot look completely clumsy….and ugly… sorry for that stuff.. :) Couldn’t make a better presentation than this. And to give u some sense of what you are seeing on the right side of the screen, all these are screenshots of the Android Application – Tic Tac Toe, developed my our team. More about what happened and how things went… i will make a detailed post.. (with … Continue reading First Shots of Android App – “tictactoe”

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The Android Life

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The Android App Project, which was started during the previous Sem vacation, is nearing its completion. I thought of posting about how it has changed my perspective about friends, college and the life at large. The project faced many obstacles throughout the span of last 2 and half months. Starting with some nagging health problems, technical problems, and few experiences that made me think about friends at a much deeper level. I opted for this project out of my interest towards making mobile applications that would touch more people than any other apps could (most probably). Thats when I came … Continue reading The Android Life

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Android SDK Documentation Errors

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During the span of my project, I came across few errors in the documentation of the Android SDK. I’ve listed them out along with their corrections. Documentation for HelloFormStuff final EditText edittext = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edittext); edittext.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() { public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) { ….. ….. ….. ….. (in the documentation only OnKeyListener is given instead of View.OnKeyListener) Documentation for HelloTabWidget public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); mTabHost = getTabHost(); —————->>>>> (should be TabHost mTabHost …..) mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec(“tab_test1”).setIndicator(“TAB 1”).setContent(R.id.textview1)); ….. ….. ….. ….. …… Continue reading Android SDK Documentation Errors

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android create avd

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I got this error when i ran the following command android creat avd -t 2 -n my_avd And this was the error Exception in thread “main” java.lang.AssertionError at com.android.sdkmanager.CommandLineProcessor.define(CommandLineProcessor.java:758) at com.android.sdkmanager.SdkCommandLine.<init>(SdkCommandLine.java:96) at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.init(Main.java:125) at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.run(Main.java:80) at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.main(Main.java:72) Solution : Run the following command sudo update-alternatives –config java What it does is you will be given the choices between the existing Java Versions already installed in your system. And by choosing the right version (by typing a number from the list) solves this error. This becomes the default option of the system and so the whole thing gets right. Thanks to … Continue reading android create avd

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Flash Support in OpenSolaris : Installating Flash Player

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I had been facing this problem for almost a week, and I was more immersed in other works that I almost forgot it. So, today I decided to try it. The work – Getting the flash player support in my firefox, which is running on my OpenSolaris. The steps are clearly written in the official website, except some minor details. So, here I have enlisted the steps to be followed… 1. Get it downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/thankyou/?installer=Flash_Player_10_for_Solaris_x86 2. Extract the package that you had just downloaded, say to your Desktop. 3. Open a terminal and browse to the directory  (here, ~/Desktop/flash_player_10_solaris_r22_87_x86) … Continue reading Flash Support in OpenSolaris : Installating Flash Player

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Avant Window Navigator (AWN) Problems with Metacity??

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I use Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) as one of my OS’s. I recently installed AWN (by executing : $ “sudo apt-get install awn-manager”). But my dock didn’t start after a successfull installation. After some googling and wiki-ing, I found out the solution. My window manager was metacity (and not compiz-fusion), so I needed to enable the “compositing manager”. Here is the way to do it : 1 . Run the command “gconf-editor” in terminal. 2.  In the window that appears, browse to apps -> metacity -> general 3.  On the right side, check the “compositing manager”…voilla!!! You are done. Ok..if … Continue reading Avant Window Navigator (AWN) Problems with Metacity??

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WLL in Ubuntu 9.04 : Configuring CDMA connection

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I should say it is extremely simple to connect to internet via WLL (I have a BSNL WLL highspeed connection)These steps would help you with it : 1. After installing Ubuntu 9.04, connect your WLL equipment (switch it on) to the computer.2. It Automatically detects it. Right Click on the network icon (on the top right corner) and click “edit connections”3. Select the “Mobile Broadband” tab.4. You should now see your connection in it. Just select it and click “Edit”5. Enter your Username and Password.6. That’s it… seriously…its so simple… Just a few weeks earlier, I was desperate to go … Continue reading WLL in Ubuntu 9.04 : Configuring CDMA connection

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FOSSTER ’09 – beyond expectations

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It was my first ever foss meet at my college. Everything were, at last, put in place by my seniors and classmates for FOSSTER ’09. I was excited to meet many students and professionals from the industry. The 2 day event went on without a glitch, I should say. It was a great experience. The whole event created such a huge response from the student community that most of my batchmates (all from Comp Sci, and everyone who had a laptop) approached us to get the FOSS CD’s. I had been to few foss meets (which doesn’t include FOSS.IN), but … Continue reading FOSSTER ’09 – beyond expectations