I agree with the sentiment of the post.There is definitely a lot of scope for improvment in layouts. If layout designing was on par with other technologies it would make life easy for a lot of developers.
It is not just a matter of learning xml. I know xml fully well, and haven't used the gui tool yet. I only create layouts with handwritten xml. But when you encounter two attributes like "gravity" and "layout_gravity" you scratch your head and question why the names are not more intuitive (for something that sound so close). On Apr 5, 9:36 am, TreKing <treking...@gmail.com> wrote: > Comparing ADT to Visual Studio is a little ridiculous. Using a .Net language > like C# in VS to design a GUI is a thing of beauty, but it's gotten to its > current point of sophistication after *a lot* of time, money, and > engineering effort. This is one of Microsoft's premier products and they've > been perfecting it for a long time and do so because it makes them a lot of > money. > > Considering how long it's been around and the limited resources (I assume, I > don't know for sure) that are available for ADT, it's pretty damn good. > > Honestly, this thread kind of reminds me of the type of whiny users who > would leave 1-star ratings for an image editor app because it's not as good > as PhotoShop. Most of us have gotten these kinds of "reviews" and it's > freaking annoying. > > Complaining and comparing the tool to VS without even clarifying what the > issues are doesn't help anyone. Leave some useful, constructive criticism > for the developers. Like I said before, they're on this list and are very > responsive. > > Also, isn't it open-source? So if it's not good enough for you ... well, um > ... quit yer bitchin' and contribute to making it as it good as you think it > should be, eh? :-) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
