Livecode Mobile Development - Softcover

Gerdeen, Joel; Holgate, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849699658 ISBN 13: 9781849699655

Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Create interactive mobile apps for Android and iOS with LiveCode

About This Book

• Create fun, interactive apps with the rich media features of LiveCode
• Dive headfirst into mobile application development through explanations enriched with ample screenshots
• Learn to create apps and interfaces using the step-by-step instructions

Who This Book Is For

The ideal reader for this book would be someone who already knows LiveCode, is interested in creating mobile apps, and wants to save the many hours it took for me to track down all of the information on how to get started! Chapter 1, LiveCode Fundamentals, will help those of you who know programming but are not familiar with LiveCode. The knowledge you've acquired should be enough for you to benefit from the remainder of the book.

What You Will Learn

• Create a simple sample application and build its interface
• Write code using a multimedia scrapbook as an example application
• Make a "To do/reminders" application
• Upload your final app to the app stores
• Create a jigsaw puzzle app that takes advantage of several mobile device features
• Make standard-looking buttons and fields and programmatically create the screen layout
• Preview LiveCode version 8 Widget and Builder capabilities

In Detail

LiveCode is a tool for developing mobile apps designed for users who don't want to use Objective-C, C++, or Java. LiveCode Mobile Development Beginner's Guide, Second Edition will explain how to create apps and upload them to the app stores with minimal effort.

You will begin with a simple calculator application and quickly enhance it using LiveCode Mobile. You will also learn about the interface controls for videos and images of LiveCode's environment. You'll go on digging into configuring devices and making rich media applications, and then finish by uploading your mobile applications to app stores. You will learn how to build apps for iPhone and Android devices with LiveCode Mobile through sample applications of increasing complexity.

About this title

About the Author

Colin Holgate

Colin Holgate was originally trained as a telecommunications technician in the Royal Air Force, but with the advent of the personal computer era, he transitioned to working as a technical support engineer for companies, which included Apple Computers, UK. In 1992, he moved to the US to become a full-time multimedia programmer working for The Voyager Company. In that role, he programmed several award-winning CD-ROMs, including A Hard Day's Night and This Is Spinal Tap. For the last 17 years, Colin worked for Funny Garbage, a New York City-based web design company. In addition to using Adobe Director and Adobe Flash for online and kiosk applications, he has used LiveCode to create in-house and client production tools. At the RunRevLive Conference in 2011, Colin entered and won a contest to create a mobile application made with LiveCode.

Joel Gerdeen

Joel Gerdeen obtained a PhD in engineering mechanics and biomedical engineering from Iowa State University, where he started using computers in experimental research. In his first employment as a structural analyst, he developed software to assist other engineers to graphically model heavy machinery. His support of engineering computer usage transitioned into a career of software project management at FMC, Honeywell, and BAE Systems, all of which were Fortune 100 companies. Joel has experienced computing evolution from loading machine code through switches on a DEC minicomputer to booting a Raspberry Pi from a microSD card. He has worked with microprocessors, timesharing, personal computers, mainframe business systems, and latest mobile devices. After 35 years of employment, Joel ventured into mobile software development in 2010, working with a small start-up company and publishing numerous apps on both Apple and Google app stores. After working with separate iOS and Android development environments, he discovered LiveCode and was able to build on his former HyperCard experience. Joel is also active in the mobile development community in Minneapolis and has presented LiveCode at local conferences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1849699658
• ISBN 13: 9781849699655
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256