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Programming Android on Android

By · April 3, 2012, 1:03 PM PST

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  • Programming Android on Android

    In the following screenshots, most of them were taken on an Asus Transformer Prime tablet, the "phone" screenshots were taken on a Samsung Galaxy S II.

    The start screen of Anjedi. As one would expect from a touch-based application, Anjedi makes extensive use of menus and lists.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Anjedi project options

    The list of options available for each project. From here the files can be edited via the "Review Files" option, and the project build.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Anjedi file selector

    Anjedi's modal file selector.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Anjedi editor

    The editor in Anjedi is quite basic, but does offer autocomplete and a bit of syntax highlighting.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Anjedi error log

    An error log from a project build.
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  • Programming Android on Android: DroidDevelop

    The DroidDevelop editor with available options shown.
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  • Programming Android on Android: DroidDevelop build script

    An example of the BeanShell build script that DroidDevelop requires as it uses JavaIDEDroid for compilation.
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  • Programming Android on Android: JavaIDEDroid

    When a build is started from DroidDevelop, the activity is switched over to JavaIDEDroid.
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  • Programming Android on Android: DroidDevelop compile results

    As with the rest of DroidDevelop, the compilation results are displayed in a no-frills manner.
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  • Programming Android on Android: OIFileManager

    DroidDevelop piggy-backs on a file selector program called OIFileManager.
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  • Programming Android on Android: DroidDevelop settings

    The settings panel for DroidDevelop; the custom variables are used in the build scripts.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Terminal IDE

    The start screen of Terminal IDE. To start a terminal, you must install the system, then hit the "Terminal IDE" button. It's recommended before going into the terminals that you set the keyboard to Terminal IDE's keyboard, or use a hardware keyboard.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Terminal IDE terminal

    A terminal within Terminal IDE. Swiping across the screen switches between the four terminals that are running.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Terminal IDE editor

    The Terminal IDE editor is a customised vim installation with the NERDTree plugin controllling the left pane. Shown here is the editor's autocomplete feature.
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  • Programming Android on Android: Terminal IDE editor with output

    A Terminal IDE editor session with the Terminal IDE soft keybaord enabled. The lower pane on the right-hand side is the build error log. By pressing F8 and F9, you are able to cycle through the build errors and the cursor will move to the offending line.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE editor

    The AIDE editor with autocomplete enabled in action. On the upper right is the code analysis output informing us that we have one error.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE editor error

    AIDE behaves like a desktop IDE with the way it presents errors.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE editor fix

    Fix options available from a compilation error.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE and Dropbox

    AIDE's integration with Dropbox is one of its best features.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE Dropbox settings

    Auto-sync to Dropbox is a handy feature of AIDE.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE and Logcat

    Logcat output presented inside AIDE.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE editor find

    AIDE's slickness really shows in the interface it uses for the editor's find feature.
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  • Programming Android on Android: AIDE shortcuts

    AIDE behaves like a desktop IDE with the sheer number of shortcuts available. A hardware keyboard is recommended to take full advantage of them.
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Programming Android on Android

In the following screenshots, most of them were taken on an Asus Transformer Prime tablet, the "phone" screenshots were taken on a Samsung Galaxy S II.

The start screen of Anjedi. As one would expect from a touch-based application, Anjedi makes extensive use of menus and lists.
(Credit: Chris Duckett/TechRepublic)

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