Question

Please give me an idea about android User interface design.Is there any tool to design the User Interface? Or Is we need to create XML file manually ? I am really newbie in android application?

Thanks

Answer 1

I recommend you to install the Android sdk, eclipse and ADT(Android development tools) plugin to eclipse and see for yourself. All the information about how to do this is on here.

If you are a beginner I can also recommend you what I think to be the best android development tutorial on the web, the free best one at least, from Marakana.

I think this will tell you all you need to start…

EDIT: I had no time to give a greater answer, so I’m completing it now.
Google has made a big effort to provide a WYSIWYG interface to avoid xml but you will still need to code some stuff. Another great help to avoid xml is the Properties view on eclipse accessible by Window > Show View > Properties or if its not there look for it in the Window > Show View > Other… popup menu. The Outline view accessible through the same menus will help you select between the elements you have on your layout.

All these things combined with the eclipse auto-completion feature and some shortcuts(ctrl + space is your friend) while coding in xml will give you a lot of information about the properties available.

If you are really in the mood to start developing to the android platform the Marakana Android Bootcamp I linked above is going to teach you all the basic stuff and mainly the background you need to look for what you don’t know.