In the previous article we looked at some of the problems that we can have when working with the largely unloved NumberPicker widget. Another area which can be a little tricky with NumberPicker is when it comes to writing Espresso tests for it. In this article we’ll look at some techniques for creating Espresso tests…
NumberPicker
Recently in my day job I needed to use a NumberPicker which is a control I have not had reason to use for quite a long time. The experience was quite a frustrating one and in this post we’ll look at some of the issues with it, and some work-arounds.
AnimatedIcons: Radio Button
There is a nice micro-animation library at useanimations.com which contains some useful animations which are particularly well suited for animated icons. These are all free to use and downloadable at Lottie animations. For those that already use Lottie they can use these animations as-is. However using them is apps which don’t use Lottie, or in cases where…
MotionLayout: Visibility
MotionLayout is a wonderful tool for creating complex layout animations. However it does have some foibles which are easy enough to work around, but can initially be baffling. In this post we’ll look at some oddities concerning the visibility of views within the layout.
AnimatedIcons: Infinity
There is a nice micro-animation library at useanimations.com which contains some useful animations which are particularly well suited for animated icons. These are all free to use and downloadable at Lottie animations. For those that already use Lottie they can use these animations as-is. However using them is apps which don’t use Lottie, or in cases where…
Material Shape: Cutting Corners
One of the foundations of Material Design 2.0 is the ability to define shapes to reinforce the branding being applied to our apps. At first glance what we are able to control appears to be somewhat limited, but in this series we’ll go deeper down the rabbit hole to explore some of the more subtle…
Material Shape: Living On The Edge
One of the foundations of Material Design 2.0 is the ability to define shapes to reinforce the branding being applied to our apps. At first glance what we are able to control appears to be somewhat limited, but in this series we’ll go deeper down the rabbit hole to explore some of the more subtle…
Material Shape: Gotchas
One of the foundations of Material Design 2.0 is the ability to define shapes to reinforce the branding being applied to our apps. At first glance what we are able to control appears to be somewhat limited, but in this short series we’ll go deeper down the rabbit hole to explore some of the more…
Material Shape: ShapeAppearance
One of the foundations of Material Design 2.0 is the ability to define shapes to reinforce the branding being applied to our apps. At first glance what we are able to control appears to be somewhat limited, but in this short series we’ll go deeper down the rabbit hole to explore some of the more…
AnimatedIcons: Share
There is a nice micro-animation library at useanimations.com which contains some useful animations which are particularly well suited for animated icons. These are all free to use and downloadable at Lottie animations. For those that already use Lottie they can use these animations as-is. However using them is apps which don’t use Lottie, or in cases where…