Programming and Technology

ant build failed cannot find build.xml

2014-10-10T12:22:00.001-07:00

I formatted my computer and moved stuff around. So now I tried to get back working on Phonegap but I started having issues with the code not compiling. here are the steps I had to do get back on track. 1. install jdk and jrk 2. download android sdk 3. download ant 4. download/install cygwin 5. install cordova using npm 6. setup your JAVA_HOME, ANDROID_HOME, and ANT_HOME in your environment 7. edit the file local.properties to point to the location of your android sdk (in my case sdk.dir=C:\\android-sdk\\sdk) ** NOTES: 1. open cmd terminal, and type ant. If you get build failed then ANT is installed properly 2. if you get (ant build failed cannot find build.xml) then go back to 7 and make sure the link is correct

Simple Phonegap index.html file to show contacts' images, names and phone numbers

2014-04-28T16:45:00.001-07:00

This is a simple Phonegap index.html file to show contacts' images, names and phone numbers

 <!DOCTYPE html>  
 <html>  
   <head>  
     <meta charset="utf-8" />  
     <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no" />  
     <meta name="viewport" content="user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, width=device-width, height=device-height, target-densitydpi=device-dpi" />  
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/index.css" />  
     <title>Hello World</title>  
           <style>  
           .app {  
                background:none !important;  
                position: relative !important;  
                left: 1% !important;  
                top: 1% !important;   
                height: auto !important;  
                width: auto !important;  
                text-align: center !important;  
                padding:0 !important;  
                margin:0 !important;  
           }  
           img.contact{background: url('img/user-default.png') no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent; backgorund-size:45px 45px; height:auto!important; width:auto!important; }  
 </style>  
   </head>  
   <body>  
     <div class="app">  
       <h1>PhoneGap.. ..</h1>  
                <div id="contacts"><div>  
     </div>  
     <script type="text/javascript" src="phonegap.js"></script>  
     <script type="text/javascript">  
      // Wait for device API libraries to load  
     //  
     document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);  
     // device APIs are available  
     //  
     function onDeviceReady() {  
       // find all contacts  
       var options = new ContactFindOptions();  
                options.filter = "";     // empty search string returns all contacts  
                options.multiple = true;   // return multiple results  
       var filter = ["displayName", "name", "phoneNumbers", "photos"];  
       navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);  
     }  
     // onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts  
     //  
     function onSuccess(contacts) {  
                document.getElementById("contacts").innerHTML += "CONTACTS (" + contacts.length + ")<br/>";  
       // display the address information for all contacts  
       for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {  
         if(contacts[i].phoneNumbers != null && contacts[i].phoneNumbers.length > 0 && contacts[i].phoneNumbers[0].value != null && contacts[i].phoneNumbers[0].value != undefined ) {  
                          for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].phoneNumbers.length; j++) {  
                               if(contacts[i].photos[j] != null && contacts[i].photos[j] != undefined){  
                               var phone = contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].value;  
                               var displayName = contacts[i].displayName;  
                               var name = contacts[i].name;  
                               var z = imageHandle(phone, name, displayName, contacts[i].photos[0].value);  
                               function imageHandle(phone, name, displayName, img){  
                                    window.resolveLocalFileSystemURI(img, function(fileEntry){  
                                         document.getElementById("contacts").innerHTML += "<img class='contact' src='" + img + "'/> " + name.formatted + " (" + displayName + ") " + phone + "<br/>";  
                                    }, function(e){  
                                         document.getElementById("contacts").innerHTML += "<img class='contact' src='img/user-default.png'/> " + name.formatted + " (" + displayName + ") " + phone + "<br/>";                                
                                    });  
                               }  
                               }  
                          }  
                     }  
                }  
     };  
     // onError: Failed to get the contacts  
     //  
     function onError(contactError) {  
       alert('onError!');  
     }  
     </script>  
   </body>  
 </html>

Solution to "Invalid Bundle Structure - The binary file ... is not permitted. Your app may contain only one executable file" for apps built by Phonegap

2014-04-28T16:33:00.000-07:00

Posting to Apple as we all know is a pain in the ass.

For the last few days I've been trying to debug my app to submit it to Apple. I use Application Loader to upload the app and the biggest hurdle I ran into was the error:

Invalid Bundle Structure - The binary file 'xx.app/xx' is not permitted. Your app may contain only one executable file. Refer to the Bundle Programming Guide for information on the iOS app bundle structure.

After hours of pulling hair here is how I solved it:

After compiling your app with Phonegap remove:

platforms > ios > build > simulator
platforms > ios > build > device

Open platforms > ios > projectName.xcodeproj
Go to Product in xcode then Scheme > Edit Scheme > executable = projectName.app
Go to Product in xcode then Scheme > Edit Scheme > Build Configuration = Release
Replace with your app icons all icons under platforms > ios > projectName > Resources > icons
Replace with your app splash screen images all images under platforms > ios > projectName > Resources > splash
Add all images from splash and icons folders in config.xml file
Zip your directory, upload to Phonegap, download IPA from Phonegap, Upload with Application Loader

That's all. I hope this help someone.

Step by step on how to add Facebook plugin on Phonegap

2014-02-19T09:44:00.000-08:00

I have posted an answer on stackoverflow on how to do it and here is more:

Using CLI add the APP_ID and APP_NAME variables to your command. Something like this:

C:\myProject>cordova plugin add https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-facebook-plugin --variable APP_ID=your_facebook_app_id --variable APP_NAME=your_facebook_app_name
I got it installed this way but not sure if the app is functional or not. Something to test.
I had an issue with phonegap build giving me the error One of your plugins requires a parameter: APP_ID, APP_NAME. That was because I didn't add those variables to the config.xml file.
This solved it

<gap:plugin name="com.phonegap.plugins.facebookconnect">
  <param name="APP_ID" value="your_facebook_app_id" />
  <param name="APP_NAME" value="your_facebook_app_name" />
</gap:plugin>

Please remember to modify the plugin.xml file under root/plugins/com.phonegap.plugins.facebookconnect/plugin.xml

<preference name="APP_ID" />
<preference name="APP_NAME" />

Also, I had issue with facebook failing to initial and it was because my config.xml had this

<widget id="com.app.xxx" version="0.0.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:gap="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">

and solved it by changing it to this:

<widget id="com.app.xxx" version="1.0.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:gap="http://phonegap.com/ns/1.0">

This should get the app to work.

After you start using it you will notice when you do login facebook will through at you errors like "invalid android_key parameter". This means that you haven't register the app platform on Facebook.

Go to your app facebook page: https://developers.facebook.com/x/apps/app_id/settings/
Under Settings -> Basic -> click on add platform

Now you need to sign your app using command line on windows, for this to work you will need to have java keytool installed and i'm not going through that here, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND TO AVOID ADDING SPACES, SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND ALL LOWER CASE [I had issues with phonegap not recognizing my alias because of that].

C:\mykeystorebox>keytool -genkey -v -keystore mynewkey.keystore -alias mykeyalias -keyalg rsa -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
Enter keystore password:
Re-enter new password:
What is your first and last name?
[Unknown]: sean
What is the name of your organizational unit?
[Unknown]:
What is the name of your organization?
[Unknown]: testcompany
What is the name of your City or Locality?
[Unknown]: london
What is the name of your State or Province?
[Unknown]: on
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
[Unknown]: ca
Is CN=sean, OU=Unknown, O=testcompany, L=london, ST=on, C=ca correct?
[no]: yes

Generating 2,048 bit RSA key pair and self-signed certificate (SHA256withRSA) with a validity of 10,000 days
for: CN=sean, OU=Unknown, O=testcompany, L=london, ST=on, C=ca
Enter key password for
(RETURN if same as keystore password):
[Storing mynewkey.keystore]

C:\mykeystorebox>keytool -exportcert -alias mykeyalias -keystore mynewkey.keystore | openssl sha1 -binary | openssl base64
Enter keystore password: *************
Abikekw4k3lfmK23kvJl32Ljflw301=

Now go back to facebook page and take Abikekw4k3lfmK23kvJl32Ljflw301= and put it under Key Hashes. You will need to add your app class in there too.

Save that.

Now go to Phonegap and upload your keystore as a key for your android and sign your APK with it. It will ask for a title and could be anything, alias and in this case should be mykeyalias.

Push Notification Android - Phonegap 3.2 Plugin

2014-01-19T13:46:00.002-08:00

I have been trying to test the native phonegap push notification on version 3.2 but almost everything I tried resulted in "Class not found" issue". After a couple of days of trials here is how I finally got it to work.

Using the CLI install the push notification plugin:

$ phonegap local plugin add https://github.com/phonegap-build/PushPlugin

Add

 <script type="text/javascript" src="PushNotification.js"></script>

to the header of your index.html

Add the following to your index.html body

           <div id="home" style="position:absolute; bottom:0; left:0; z-index:99999;">  
                <div id="app-status-div">  
                     <ul id="app-status-ul">  
                          <li>Cordova PushNotification Plugin Demo</li>  
                     </ul>  
                </div>  
           </div>

In your javascript add

 var pushNotification;  
       function onDeviceReady() {  
         $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>deviceready event received</li>');  
                     document.addEventListener("backbutton", function(e)  
                     {  
              $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>backbutton event received</li>');  
                        if( $("#home").length > 0)  
                          {  
                               // call this to get a new token each time. don't call it to reuse existing token.  
                               //pushNotification.unregister(successHandler, errorHandler);  
                               e.preventDefault();  
                               navigator.app.exitApp();  
                          }  
                          else  
                          {  
                               navigator.app.backHistory();  
                          }  
                     }, false);  
                     try   
                     {   
              pushNotification = window.plugins.pushNotification;  
              if (device.platform == 'android' || device.platform == 'Android') {  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>registering android</li>');  
                pushNotification.register(successHandler, errorHandler, {"senderID":"661780372179","ecb":"onNotificationGCM"});          // required!  
                          } else {  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>registering iOS</li>');  
                pushNotification.register(tokenHandler, errorHandler, {"badge":"true","sound":"true","alert":"true","ecb":"onNotificationAPN"});     // required!  
              }  
         }  
                     catch(err)   
                     {   
                          txt="There was an error on this page.\n\n";   
                          txt+="Error description: " + err.message + "\n\n";   
                          alert(txt);   
                     }   
       }  
       // handle APNS notifications for iOS  
       function onNotificationAPN(e) {  
         if (e.alert) {  
            $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>push-notification: ' + e.alert + '</li>');  
            navigator.notification.alert(e.alert);  
         }  
         if (e.sound) {  
           var snd = new Media(e.sound);  
           snd.play();  
         }  
         if (e.badge) {  
           pushNotification.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(successHandler, e.badge);  
         }  
       }  
       // handle GCM notifications for Android  
       function onNotificationGCM(e) {  
         $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>EVENT -> RECEIVED:' + e.event + '</li>');  
         switch( e.event )  
         {  
           case 'registered':  
                          if ( e.regid.length > 0 )  
                          {  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>REGISTERED -> REGID:' + e.regid + "</li>");  
                               // Your GCM push server needs to know the regID before it can push to this device  
                               // here is where you might want to send it the regID for later use.  
                               console.log("regID = " + e.regid);  
                          }  
           break;  
           case 'message':  
                // if this flag is set, this notification happened while we were in the foreground.  
                // you might want to play a sound to get the user's attention, throw up a dialog, etc.  
                if (e.foreground)  
                {  
                                    $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>--INLINE NOTIFICATION--' + '</li>');  
                                    // if the notification contains a soundname, play it.  
                                    var my_media = new Media("/android_asset/www/"+e.soundname);  
                                    my_media.play();  
                               }  
                               else  
                               {     // otherwise we were launched because the user touched a notification in the notification tray.  
                                    if (e.coldstart)  
                                         $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>--COLDSTART NOTIFICATION--' + '</li>');  
                                    else  
                                    $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>--BACKGROUND NOTIFICATION--' + '</li>');  
                               }  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>MESSAGE -> MSG: ' + e.payload.message + '</li>');  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>MESSAGE -> MSGCNT: ' + e.payload.msgcnt + '</li>');  
           break;  
           case 'error':  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>ERROR -> MSG:' + e.msg + '</li>');  
           break;  
           default:  
                               $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>EVENT -> Unknown, an event was received and we do not know what it is</li>');  
           break;  
         }  
       }  
       function tokenHandler (result) {  
         $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>token: '+ result +'</li>');  
         // Your iOS push server needs to know the token before it can push to this device  
         // here is where you might want to send it the token for later use.  
       }  
       function successHandler (result) {  
         $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>success:'+ result +'</li>');  
       }  
       function errorHandler (error) {  
         $("#app-status-ul").append('<li>error:'+ error +'</li>');  
       }  
                document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, true);

Now go to your www/config.xml and add

 <gap:plugin name="com.phonegap.plugins.PushPlugin" />

Now build and compile your project. You should get it working now.

So what's next?! When you run your app and registration is success what you need to play with is e.regid under the case: "registered".

So what you could do is using ajax send the e.regid to a php file to store that regid in the database as an identity to this user's device.

Next you could test sending the user messages using something like:

 function send_gcm_notify($reg_id, $message) {  
      $apiKey = "AIzaSyDXlsn2rlbTxZsa3apYfQu0kaSNzzzzzag8"; //google browser api key  
      $url = 'https://android.googleapis.com/gcm/send';  
   $fields = array(  
     'registration_ids' =>; array( $reg_id ),  
     'data'       =>; array( "message" => $message ),  
   );  
   $headers = array(  
     'Authorization: key=' . $apiKey,  
     'Content-Type: application/json'  
   );  
   $ch = curl_init();  
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);  
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);  
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);  
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);  
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);  
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($fields));  
   $result = curl_exec($ch);  
   if ($result === FALSE) {  
     die('Problem occurred: ' . curl_error($ch));  
   }  
   curl_close($ch);  
   echo $result;  
  }  
 $reg_id = "APA91bxxxsszzjVXv9jW4O2mD0Nvljf_0BLzjHzCqKa-9VthTYYDqB9BfKj88Fd3234fscARTRaNsm3xKk73V-xWZIM3ETuptUFxxYVwik1234WmeABgcf_yG4Gkd0GSk3Zfydw8Cv6H3b0K";  
 $msg = "Google Cloud Messaging working well";  
 send_gcm_notify($reg_id, $msg);

Push Notification - Phonegap 3.0+ with pushwoosh

2014-01-15T14:52:00.002-08:00

I had so much trouble integrating Push Notification using all the documentation available. After two days of struggle I got to the bottom of it and finally it's working. Here's what I did.

If you installed Push plugin before, then delete it and start fresh.
Follow the instructions in here integrating phonegap on android
In your config.xml file add < gap:plugin name="com.pushwoosh.plugins.pushwoosh" version="3.0.1" > < /gap:plugin > ....... PLEASE NOTE THE SPACES I ADDED BEFORE AND AFTER THE TAGS IN HERE. REMOVE THE EXTRA SPACING
projectid: is actually the Project Number under your Developers Console > overview.

new website for vicrandom

2011-05-13T14:12:00.000-07:00

new website for vicrandom is http://www.vicrandom.com

Passing parameters from HTML to swf(Flash Builder) AS3

2011-03-12T18:42:00.000-08:00

I spent countless hours to get this done. Pulled my hair broke my glasses and kicked out my cat all because of lack of finding the right directions on how to get it done.

simple as this:

your flex file is ready! OK


private var in1:String;
private function initHandler():void {
 var obj:Object = this.parameters;
 in1= obj.name;
 Alert.show("OK " + in1);
}

There goes the flex file
Now, when you publish your project using the project>Export Release Build... you need to edit the exported html file (it should be under the same name as your project). So go and edit it

Find the line



 //within the 3rd [script] and after (REPLACE [ WITH < )
 var xiSwfUrlStr = "playerProductInstall.swf";
 //add this line 
 flashvars.in1= "WELCOME";  // don't forget ;
 var ver= {};
 var params = {};

 //then you will have [nonscript][object]
 //add
 

 //then another[object]
 //add

THAT'S IT :D

FAQ

2011-01-13T12:39:00.001-08:00

I will be listing answers for some emails i received in here

Dear Khalid,

Thank you for the last update, I really like the zoom capability and I also appreciate the ability to move the app to the memory card, but I notices couple of issues:

1. Although I have the whole Quran downloaded on my memory card, every time I open the app it starts downloading!
2. The fast bookmarks in the previous version, it used, when click on it to read it, it clears awaiting the new bookmark, but right now it does not clear and bookmarks keeps piling although you don't need them any more and I looked for a way to clear them but I did not find, am I missing it? if there is a way could you please let me know?

Thanks, and JAK!

Abdelhamid

I am so glad you like this new update. For some reason i receive some issues with this version! In your case I have no idea why it keeps downloading everytime you open the app. My suggestion is to delete more than 100 pages by going to FIX in the main menu. That way, the app will delete all pages and start downloading a fresh copy of all pages which by the way I updated so that could be the reason. Also, about the bookmarks, it should keep your bookmarks, and yes they'll pile up. However, if you decided to delete any bookmark just long press on the one you wish to delete and it should be gone immediately.

I really hope this helps

Walsalmo Alikum,

Donations

2011-01-09T15:29:00.000-08:00


مصحف المدينة المنورة	ترجمة المصحف الإنجليزية	مصحف الشمرلي	ترجمة المصحف الفرنسية	ترجمة المصحف الألمانية	ترجمة المصحف الصينية

لدعمكم وتبرعكم لبرامج القرآن الكريم على الاندرويد الرجاء الضغط على هذا الزر

Quran - Urdu

2011-01-09T12:32:00.000-08:00

Quran - Urdu

Due to some requests to publish an Urdu version of the Holy Quran. I published it on the Market and here is a link for those who don't have access to the android Market.
Please notice that this version is adapted from Madina version; therefore, you will notice some pages written in Arabic.

Quran - Urdu v4.4:

http://uploading.com/files/de86e2bc/cquraan2.2.4.4.4_urdu.apk/

The Holy Quran V.4

2010-12-30T22:20:00.000-08:00

This is the new update v.4 for "The Holy Quran." I tried my best to solve the missing page(s) issue after finishing download. And many other issues that many people stressed on such move2sd, portrait and landscape viewing, and bookmarking errors.
The code has been optimized for faster browsing and less unexpected shutdown.

Hope you'll like it :D

Medina's update v4.0 :

http://uploading.com/files/f5d9cf3d/cquraan2.2.4.4.7.apk/

Medina's update v4.2 :

http://uploading.com/files/26beec8m/cquraan2.2.4.4.9.apk/

Medina's update v4.4 :

http://uploading.com/files/b9995f83/cquraan2.2.4.4.10.apk/

French update:

http://uploading.com/files/2b6e8md6/cquraan2.2.4.4_French.apk/

New Update for The Holy Quran

2010-12-18T15:25:00.000-08:00

I am working on updating The Holy Quran (all versions) to allow move2sd. However PLEASE NOTIFY that this update will work only on android 2.2. So if you have android 2.1 you don't delete your copy assuming this will work on yours.

Release date ... soon :D

Dell XPS L501X

2010-12-01T17:18:00.000-08:00

So for those of you looking for some images for the new Dell XPS 15 (XPS L501X) here are some :D

The box

after unboxing: manual and warranty, charger, drivers and utilities dvd and the laptop

accessories

Front

sensitive function buttons and indicators

Left corner showing USB3 and vent.

notice with 9-cell battery you get this space underneath (awesome for ventilation)

AC adapter with blue led

back

right corner

I will post a video for the unboxing and some others for comparison

Dell XPS L501X

2010-11-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

The new edition of Dell XPS is out now with so many amazing features added to this line. This line with configuration such as:

HDMI 1.4, USB 3, HD webcam, i7 processor, NVIDIA GT435M GeForce with 3DTV Play, JBL 2.1 Speakers which includes a 20W sub woofer, and the ultra-clear 1080p resolution are so tempting for a user thinking of investing in a laptop. Personally, I think a laptop with all those features must last you at least 3 years without the need to any hardware upgrade.

On the other hand, some people will consider the bulky design and the lack for a VGA input a disadvantage. Other than that, the Dell XPS L501X beats it's competitor in the multimedia line for a price starting from $800.

(UPDATE): Finally I made my mind and decided and purchasing one myself. So once I get it I will post some photos and maybe a video :D stay tuned

And this is cnet report about it which frankly is the only report out there so far.

The Holy Quran - German version for android

2010-09-02T17:31:00.000-07:00

This thread is going to focus on the German version of The Holy Quran app made for android. Any update will be posted here and I will mention the update date.

Same issue with other languages support. If you have any comment, suggestion, or think I made a mistake in the layout translation please let me know.

This is a link to those who don't have market on their devices

http://uploading.com/files/3bcf5ee3/Holy_Quran_3_9.apk/

The Holy Quran - Chinese version for android

2010-09-02T17:10:00.000-07:00

As I promised, here is the Chinese version of the Holy Quran. So this thread will focus on any correction or update to this version. Please excuse my mistakes in translating icons and labels to Chinese and I would really appreciate any correction.

Here is a link to those of you who don't have a market on their phones.

http://uploading.com/files/8e6e6ec9/Holy_Quran_3_9.apk/

The Holy Quran - French version for android

2010-09-01T08:26:00.000-07:00

soon, The Holy Quran - German version for android, and The Holy Quran - Chinese version for android

I received some requests to upload the French version of the Holy Quran and here it is. If you don't have access to the market you could download it from this link and if I issue any updates you could find them here ;)

BTW, I really tried my best to make the UI look French and I will add more rather than using English or Arabic in it IF I found someone to help me with that

Updated Sep 02, 2010

here is the link:

http://uploading.com/files/4aa2bb66/Holy_Quran_3_9.apk/

Missing Pages or Mixed Order

2010-08-14T12:40:00.001-07:00

For those of you experiencing issues wither either the order of the Holy Quraan pages or missing pages. Here is a quick solution for you.

**THIS WILL APPLY IF YOU WERE USING A VERSION OLDER THAN 3.4**

On version 3.4 you could simply click on FIX then look to the corrupted page and delete it, reboot the app and your good to go.

1. if you have a file explorer app run it and go to your sdcard directory.

** if you do not have a file explorer app, try to find one on the market, I personally use ASTRO and it is FREEEEE :D **

2. Under that you should find a directory called (hQuraan2 or .hQuraan2) .

3. Delete that directory then restart The Holy Qura'an app.

One important thing, before you restart it, you MUST be connected to the internet and allow all the pages to download with no interruption.

4. You should see pages downloading to your phone

5. After it's done downloading you should be able to run your app smoothly.

New Updates

2010-08-13T12:36:00.000-07:00

+++++++++++++

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2010

This link is for the new version 3.4 of "The Holy Quran - Medina"

http://uploading.com/files/bf4m925e/Holy_Quran_3_8.apk/

UPDATE: Aug 15, 2010

This link is for the new version 3.4 of "The Holy Quran - Medina, Froyo"

http://uploading.com/files/8mfb7564/cquran_froyo2.apk/

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Holy Quran - Medina Updates:

1. Many people sent me emails regarding missed pages in their app. This occurs due to an error during downloading pages. Thus I added a "FIX" button to the main menu. Make sure you are connected to the internet first, then you will see the download indicator showing all pages being checked again.

2. The new update will include more detailed bookmarking system as well as fast bookmarking (the old system). You can access your bookmarks by clicking on Read Bookmarks on the front page.

3. I had many issues with moving the app to the SD, therefore, I will release a new version that runs only on API 8 and eventually it will be the formal version that I'll keep updating.

Holy Quran - Eng.Ver Updates:

New update will be released to handle mixing pages with the images folder, sorry about this error, my mistake.

Latest update Aug 31,2010

http://uploading.com/files/7e2fdb8a/Holy_Quran3_2_English.apk/

The Holy Quran - El Shmarly

2010-07-24T18:45:00.000-07:00

The Holy Quran - El Shmarly ( 3.0)

The Holy Quran El Shmarly version will be released today due to the request of adding this version as an option for those who'd prefer reading it than Al Medina version. I haven't made any changes on my skeleton code, so everything is based on Al Median's version except the pages. If I noticed any issues I will try to fix it asap. Also, if you have any comments on any of my apps please let me know.

HOWEVER, many asked me to move the app itself, not the pages, to the SD Card to support froyo but NO, not now. Maybe your phone supports froyo but not everyone else. Until froyo supports all devices at then I'll upgrade my code to move to the entire app to the SD Card. Until then, pages will remain on the SD Card and the code will go the device memory.

[update] sorry i totally missed the idea that some users don't have the market on their devices. Here is the link to download http://uploading.com/files/7f4ee4e3/shamirly_cquran1.0.apk/

Q&A

2010-07-24T02:42:00.000-07:00

Answers to some questions I received about The Holy Qura'an app

Q: Move2SD plz.

A: The app downloads pages to SD, those pages what make the size of the app so big and that's why I moved that entire folder to the SD card

[update] The app can be moved to the SD card now

Q: Could you add audio for some readers?

A: I would like to, but it would make the size of the app bigger than it is now. Also, there are already some other apps have that included. My app is an electronic version of the Holy Qura'an Book.

Q: Why wouldn't it be possible to allow orientation change (portrait and landscape)?
A: landscape would mess the entire view of the pages. Zoom is included to replace the need of having a portrait page that would become bigger (zoomed in) once orientation is switched to landscape.

[update] The app now supports landscape (Soras pages are supported. Main menu and everything else is not).

The Holy Quran

2010-07-13T02:57:00.000-07:00

Update 3.2 - Aug 01, 2010

This update includes:

1. allowing moving the app to SD card for android 2.2 users. (MANY PEOPLE ASKED FOR THIS AND I WAS TRYING TO AVOID DOING IT, BUT I HAVE TO SATISFY THE USER. THEREFORE, YOU WILL NOTICE AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE APP, AND IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU INSTALL IT).

2. Soras can be viewed in both types of orientation.

3. missed pages, incomplete download or new upgrade shall continue automatically.

[update Aug 02]

4. Other files than Sora's pages such as img_tmp and hQBookmark are included in the files list of the gallery. So I had to make the list include ONLY Sora's pages and exclude any other files.

5. In this update I added a fix option that could be pressed to fix any errors in the pages order or anything unfamiliar

Hopefully this update will satisfy some users who asked many times for these functionalities :D

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Upcoming update and last update(to be released tomorrow July 22 or 23) 3.1 - July 19,2010

OK, so I'll give you a glimpse of what I'm working on for the new update. Two major things:

1. adding a "jump to page" function

2. making pages more private and not interfering with your images folder

3. fix for that error you would get if something wrong happened during your initial run for the app.

Also, some updates for the bookmarking dialog box. Some people encountered a problem starting the app after the new update and that was caused by interrupting the download of the pages when it runs for the first time, I will try to fix this bug in this update or maybe in the next.

Stay tuned :D

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Update 3.0 - July 13,2010

This is the new update and I believe it still needs some work to be done but I just decided to release it for now and leave fixing those small errors for a later update.

So when you update it you will notice downloading 265 new pages. These pages will substitute the old pages of the Holy Qura'an. Many people asked for the color version of it and here it is. PLEASE BE SURE TO BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET BEFORE YOU START UPDATING OR YOU WILL HAVE MANY ISSUES .

Also, you will notice adding the menu to some pages which adds more interactivity with the user. Anyway, the bottom line, I hope you would enjoy this new update ;)

This is a link for you having troubles accessing the market

http://uploading.com/files/682b972f/Holy_Quran_3.apk/

The Holy Quran - English version for android

2010-07-06T02:05:00.000-07:00

Many people liked the app in Arabic and asked me if it's possible to add the English version of The Holy Quraan too. Guess what, it is possible and I would be happy to publish it for whoever need it in English. Just please, don't forget me and my mother in your prayers.

The demo should be on the market soon. You can run it and read but it needs to be tweaked here and there but at least it's functional.

If you are having troubles finding or downloading the file from the market here it is http://uploading.com/files/769md69c/Holy_Quran_English.apk/

The Holy Qura'an

2010-06-14T18:12:00.000-07:00

The Holy Quraan - Full Version

Upcoming Update 3

I received an email from brother "mohammed24" and he was asking me about the UI and telling me that many people are asking for upgrading its design. This is a message he included in his email from a user on ce4arab

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اولا الله يجزا المبرمج خير ووالديه على هالبرنامج الحلو
ثانيا انا قادم من اي فون ومازلت استخدم اي باد فاسمحو لي بهالملاحظة وياليت المبرمج يسمعها
البرنامج شكله مش ولابد
اذا قارنته بالبرامج اللي في الاندرويد هو قمه
لكن لو تقارنه ببرنامج مصحف المدينة اللي على الاي فون
فرق
فاتمنا من المبرمج الله يخليه لو يركز على الشكل شوي
والبرنامج له مستقبل قوي
خصوصا اللي يلاحظ سرعة تحديثه
اسف اذا كان تعليقي ازعلكم لكن والله ان هذا البرنامج مهم ياجماعة ماتتخيلون وش يسوي بغير المسلمين لما يشوفونه فلو كان شكله حلو + مجاني + تقييم عالي في الماركت = مسلمين جدد
تحياتي

Therefore, the upcoming update 3 will include an upgrade to all the pages, menu, and also the UI in general. A fix for the zoom and a couple more new features. Just stay tuned ;)

Update 2.2.0 - July 01,2010

Some people will have issues with some pages and that is due to a network error while running the app for the first time. So this update should solve that issue. Also, I might not have explained the Bookmark thing before, but if you hold your finger to a specific page you will receive a message asking to bookmark that specific page for a later time access. Whenever you run your app you could simply go to the menu and select "Read Bookmark" that will take you to your last page you bookmarked.

Update 2.1.0 - June 22,2010

New Features:

- zoom

- menu options, basically to read your bookmarks and read "About"

So what's new in this update? Well, first of all you can zoom in by a click on a page and return by one click by the zoomed image. Second, I added bookmarks as many requested, kinda hidden I know but I find it easier for me this way, code wise. A long click on an image will give you the option to bookmark the current page or not. To get to the bookmarked page all you need to do is just go to Menu and select "Read Book Mark."

Things I learned:

- Making Alert dialogs.

- Creating Menu Elements

- Using both setOnItemClickListener and setOnItemLongClickListener to zoom in and to create a bookmark.

http://uploading.com/files/ee8c326c/Holy_Quraan2.apk/

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First of all, I have to admit that it took me a long time to finish this app. First time I finished it I tried to upload it to the market but due to the massive size (30M) of it I couldn't. So I had to find an alternative way to get it smaller and loadable.

So, since all Soras are images it would be more efficient to save them on the SD card and downloadable from a URL. Doing that totally forced me to make lots of changes in the app and that's what kept me long till I uploaded the full version.

Things I learned:

1. making directories on the SD card to hold images downloaded from a server.

2. making a progress bar to indicate the amount of data saved.

3. creating a gallery with a String data input array.

4. sorting a list of files.

5. giving permissions to the app

if you are having troubles downloading this app from the market, here it is :)

http://uploading.com/files/get/fbm679ee/Quraan_pckg_full.apk/