12.4. Building the GUI and Resource Files

In this section, we discuss the Slideshow app’s resources and GUI layouts. You’ve already seen the GUI components and layouts used in this app and you’ve defined String resources in every app, so we do not show most of the layout files or the strings.xml resource file. Instead, we provide diagrams that show the names of GUI components, because the components and layouts used have been presented in earlier chapters. You can review the contents of the resource and layout files by opening them in Eclipse.

12.4.1. Creating the Project

Begin by creating a new Android project named Slideshow. Specify the following values in the New Android Project dialog, then press Finish: