robbrown92

Hey guys well its my first post and first app so here goes, I have some minor knowledge of java i have made a couple of plugins for online game servers.

Basically i have been working for a door to door sales company and i am looking to design and make an app that will allow myself and members of my team to do several different things to make the job easier,

Here is a list of functions i plan to put in

Leads
Customer name and appointment time with 4 different modes (either colour coding or wording next to the name) 1.Raw 2.Confirmed 3.Pitched 4.Blow out. This would be layed out in an easy to read form that is in order eg
Joe Bloggs 10/1/2012 10:00 [Confirmed]
Bill Bob 9/1/2012 13:00 [Blow Out]
^^^ This information would be available in a scrolling list most recent at the top and oldest at the bottom, ability to search leads by date/name/time.
Would also like to be able to expand each lead for further information eg contact numbers and a box for entering what the lead is for eg 2xdoor 1xwindow

Map
An easy to access map of the local area showing road names and GPS location. Possibly the ability to add locations on the map and even tag leads that are made on the "Leads" form to a gps location from the map, (eg. get a lead from 4 Sandy Road and the app will find that location on the map and save it to the folder for that lead.

This is all i can come up with at the moment basically that is what i want to make and i am just looking for information on how to go about it, i have coded plugins before but never an application, i looked at tutorials and have eclipes etc but would just like some pointers in the right direction for where i might find the bits of code im looking for and how to implement it into my plugin.
The tutorials i have looked at on making a app are quite hard to follow and dont seem to cover the kind of app im looking for,

Q?

1. How do i design a GUI
2.Are all of the points in the above post possible?
3.is there any java libraries that would make this easier?

Please help guys i really want to get this app together.

Thank you all

robbrown92

No one can help??

WildcardDev

This app does not sound too difficult to make.

You mainly need to become familiar with the Android GUI stuff. You can lay out a lot of your app with XML files that make it pretty easy to make things look how you want them to look.

I don't know if it's the best way to learn, but the tutorials Google provides were my starting point. They give several examples that show you how to use different widgets and layouts. Here's a link: Hello, Views | Android Developers

You won't find a tutorial for something exactly like your app, you will have to piece together bits of several tutorials. Be creative!

It's difficult to say what, if any, libraries you would need with such a broad description of the app.

robbrown92

Well ive designed my loggin screens and linked it to a register screen but i dont know how to setup a database so that when the user logs in it checks it against a db online.

WildcardDev

Well, you could do what I do and use Google app engine for your server needs. It's free (until a certain amount bandwidth/storage is met) and extremely reliable. Now, it isn't a database exactly, but you can use it to store and quickly retrieve your data. Check it out; I really like it.