ADT simply implements the Canvas 2D API (and other APIs, like resources management) with Java SE. This means ADT actually executes the same code as the device. The only difference is the 2D rendering engine (Skia on the device, Java 2D in ADT.)
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Videoguy <puri_mall...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi > Just wondering how the XML layout editor in Android Eclipse plugin > renders views specified in the xml. > The way I understand it, the GUI sub system of Android is not based on > AWT. But the eclipse plugin is running on top of standard Sun JVM. > To render the xml views, > a) the ADT some how has to reimplement the Android GUI components (all > the views and layouts etc) on top of AWT > > or > > b) ported the layer below Android GUI components to standard Java > environment. > > Which is right (a) or (b)? > > Thanks > Videoguy > > > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "android-framework" group. To post to this group, send email to android-framework@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-framework+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
