Overview/Description
Sencha Touch is an HTML5 mobile web application development framework for cross platform development. This course covers developing a simple app in Sencha Touch, and deploying and testing it through the android mobile SDK.
Target Audience
JavaScript developers looking to develop mobile and web applications using Sencha Ext JS and Touch
download and install Sencha Touch along with Ruby in order to build your app
launch Sencha Touch to generate and name a new app
describe the file structure created when using the Sencha command to generate an app in JavaScript Sencha
edit the app.js file to create a simple app structure for a home page
create a basic container
create and add a subscriber list container to an app by using code
use Sencha Touch to add an EventListener controller to an app
use a component's initialize function and alias property in an app's view code
create an app component using an alias in Javascript Sencha
render a basic list by extending the List class, creating an alias, and providing content that includes loading text, emptying text, and listing item specifications
add a component to a container by adding a reference in the view config, and defining the view in the container
create and name a model for an app
add validation to a model and set its type and field
set up and manage a data store within an existing model
set up a store in a view by using a controller and adding specific config files to your application
use Sencha Touch's configs and xtypes to customize the view and various properties for a form
render a view with an event in another view by adding a reference to the view that will be rendered to the Controller
fire an onListDisclose event that calls the same editor form and passes the existing data to it
enable browser-based applications to store data locally on the user's hard drive by loading the LocalStorage class from the proxy package, and adding functionality to the Save button on an editor form
write a save function for the Controller to transfer data from an editable form to the LocalStorage
add an event handler to the delete button, then write a function in the Controller that calls the remove function from the Store
configure an app's Home button to return the user to the main screen
download the Android SDK from the Android Developer's site
install Node.js to support Apache Cordova
enable Cordova support and configure an app
emulate an app with Cordova
open AVD Manager to create and set up an Android emulator in order to test a custom app
run the Android emulator in order to install and test the functionality of an app created in Sencha
create and edit the config.xml file of an application ready for use with PhoneGAP
use the ConfiGAP application to create a config.xml file
use PhoneGap Build to build an application for an Android device