On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Pathman <suthars...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to create an android application that is a customized version > of the standard "browser" app (My new browser will have some cool new > features than the standard one). So basically I just want to copy the > standard android source from the <android root>/packages/apps/browser > folder, rename it and create my Eclipse Project for the new app, > before I start modifying it.
You forgot about all the other work. > But it doesn't look like I am in the right track because Eclipse > complains of tons of errors right after I have "Created the project > from source" That would be all the other work. That application is not an SDK application, but is part of the firmware. > Questions are: > 1. Am I on the right track or is there something else I am missing? (I > know how to do a basic android app and I have some of my apps in the > android market) I would consider it to be the wrong track. > 2. If I am on the right track, what I am supposed to do to resolve the > errors (mainly missing resources, classes etc). If I am not on the > right track what are the other options I have. Write a browser app from scratch. Or, contribute your changes as patches to an open source browser app. Or, contribute your changes as firmware modifications to the regular browser app. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android 2.2 Programming Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- 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
