BRLSI app

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BRLSI Android App

• map marker canvas - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22519809/android-custom-map-marker-canvas-drawing-and-image-sizing
• canvas can also do text etc.

So the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution have three trials around Bath for this summer - they'd really like it turned into an app and the tourist center have said they'd already publicise about it 😄

The three trials are:

1. Science Trial - https://www.dropbox.com/s/0m171oe51jb38f7/Science%20Trail%202.pdf?dl=0
2. Tree Trial - https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjiroz7t2fyzijk/tree%20trail%20printer%203.pdf?dl=0
3. Adelard Trial - https://www.dropbox.com/s/tj3egsjxcsg16sg/BRLSI%20TRAIL%20Adelard%204.pdf?dl=0

###1

Your first task is to pick between you guys whose going to do which trial - and make a seperate app for each - I'll help you turn it into one app at the end of the week.

###2

Create a spreadsheet (google sheets?) and have a row for the following:

• number (e.g. 1, 2, 3,)
• coordinates (lat/long - there are websites to help you work out coordinates you want)
• title (maximum of like 50 characters)
• description (the more information bit)

###3 GitHub Repo

Set up a GitHub Repo so you can all work together - make a different folder for each of your apps and remember to commit when you've made a thing work!

###4 Android Map App

Create an android app with a map - it's one of the things you can do when you create a new app. Part A is to zoom in on Bath to start. Part B is to create an array of your coordinates (from your spreadsheet) - and place them as markers on the map - you'll need to help each other out here. Part C is to customise each map pin to say the number it is - so they aren't all the same!

Help on Android maps - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/ help on customising android map pins - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/marker

#####Good Luck!

scienceTrial.add(new MapInformationObject(1,"science", "Dr William Oliver", "name\n\ndate\n\nOliver became the leading physician in the city and a founder of the Mineral Water Hospital.\n " +
"His wrote a book on the water of Bath with an emphasis on drinking as well as bathing, and this helped increase the attract of the city to visitors.\n " +
"His interest in diet and health led to the invention of the famous Bath Oliver biscuit.\n", 0.0f, 0.0f));

private Bitmap drawCircle(int number, String colour, boolean textBlack){

        Bitmap.Config conf = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
        Bitmap bmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(40, 40, conf);
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bmp);

        //draw a circle
        Paint color = new Paint();
        color.setColor(Color.parseColor(colour));
        canvas.drawCircle(20, 20, 20, color);

        //draw text
        if (textBlack){
            color.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        } else {
            color.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        }


        color.setTypeface(Typeface.create(Typeface.DEFAULT, Typeface.BOLD));

        if (number < 10){
            color.setTextSize(25);
            canvas.drawText(Integer.toString(number), 15, 30, color);
        } else {
            color.setTextSize(18);
            canvas.drawText(Integer.toString(number), 10, 27, color);
        }

        return bmp;
    }

mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(new LatLng(10.0f, 20.0f))
                        .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(drawCircle(13, "#1976D2",false)))
                        .title("title")
        );

//in oncreate
mMap.setOnInfoWindowClickListener(getInfoWindowClickListener());

//below oncreate
 public GoogleMap.OnInfoWindowClickListener getInfoWindowClickListener()
    {
        return new GoogleMap.OnInfoWindowClickListener()
        {
            @Override
            public void onInfoWindowClick(Marker marker)
            {
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Clicked a window with title..." + marker.getTitle(),
                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        };
    }