Android guide - HOW TO achieve smart looking gradient buttons in your app

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krompa Lost but trying Posts: 257 Reg: Jun 14, 2013 Bristol 8,820	confirm \| cancel 06/09/14 04:11 PM (9 years ago) Android guide - HOW TO achieve smart looking gradient buttons in your app To celebrate the release of my second app, I decided to write a HOW TO guide for Android developers looking to smarten up their boring buttons by using gradient buttons. The HOW TO guide: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnotlw0rlgfrutg/Android%20HOW%20TO%20-%20Gradient%20Buttons.pdf My new app is a Football World Cup Quiz https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.worldcupfootballquiz - A bit late in the day to be a chart topper, but I just had to do it. Roll on Thursday. Title Comments To celebrate the release of my second app, I decided to write a HOW TO guide for Android developers looking to smarten up their boring buttons by using gradient buttons. The HOW TO guide: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnotlw0rlgfrutg/Android%20HOW%20TO%20-%20Gradient%20Buttons.pdf My new app is a Football World Cup Quiz https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.worldcupfootballquiz - A bit late in the day to be a chart topper, but I just had to do it. Roll on Thursday.

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	06/09/14 06:38 PM (9 years ago) Sweet! Cheers! -- Smug Comments Sweet! Cheers! -- Smug

mysps Code is Art Posts: 2082 Reg: May 14, 2011 Palma 33,320	06/09/14 11:57 PM (9 years ago) That looks great. Thanks for the share :) Comments That looks great. Thanks for the share :)

benedettoapp Lost but trying Posts: 139 Reg: Jun 22, 2013 Italy 6,340	06/10/14 01:26 AM (9 years ago) Will this be available for iOS too? Comments Will this be available for iOS too?

krompa Lost but trying Posts: 257 Reg: Jun 14, 2013 Bristol 8,820	06/10/14 04:48 AM (9 years ago) Unfortunately I have no iOS devices. Comments Unfortunately I have no iOS devices.

CMCOFFEE Android Fan Posts: 2017 Reg: Jan 04, 2013 Amarillo, Texas 26,670	06/25/14 07:50 PM (9 years ago) thanks krompa! you should try to offer to put this on the how to section.I used this for one of my plugins because it looked lame.the alcalevent plugin. I had to do it programatically to get it to work with the cp. I posted this forum posts link so they can refer to the pdf for more ideas. Heres a way to do it with code for a button. addEvent = (Button) thisScreensView.findViewById(R.id.button1); GradientDrawable gd = new GradientDrawable(GradientDrawable.Orientation.TOP_BOTTOM, new int[] {getColorFromHexString("#707070"),getColorFromHexString("#FFFFFF")}); addEvent.setBackgroundDrawable(gd); Comments thanks krompa! you should try to offer to put this on the how to section.I used this for one of my plugins because it looked lame.the alcalevent plugin. I had to do it programatically to get it to work with the cp. I posted this forum posts link so they can refer to the pdf for more ideas. Heres a way to do it with code for a button. addEvent = (Button) thisScreensView.findViewById(R.id.button1); GradientDrawable gd = new GradientDrawable(GradientDrawable.Orientation.TOP_BOTTOM, new int[] {getColorFromHexString("#707070"),getColorFromHexString("#FFFFFF")}); addEvent.setBackgroundDrawable(gd);

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