Features Overview

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William Smith edited this page Jun 18, 2018 · 4 revisions

Features

Big Features

"Run" button compiles and launches the sketch
Multiple files (tabs)
A large set of examples (must be downloaded in-app, prompted on first run with Wi-Fi access)
Nested file manager, support for organizing sketches into folders
Import contributed libraries
Export sketch as a signed APK file
Internal documentation/reference viewer, including "Find in Reference"
Basic Git support (no branching yet, among other things)
Internal Android manifest file configuration (sketch permissions, orientation lock, etc.)
Sketch output (println() calls and exceptions) in the console
Android 7.0+ multi-window support (run sketch side-by-side with APDE)

Even More Features

Add files to sketch's "data" folder
Automatic saving
Syntax highlighting
Auto-indentation
Auto format
Comment/uncomment
Increase/decrease indent
Unlimited undo/redo
Find/replace
Hardware keyboard support, with keyboard shortcuts
Special character ({, ;, etc.) insertion tray for use with software keyboards
Export sketch as an Eclipse-compatible Android project
Color selector
Change sketch icon wizard
.java file support
Support "code" and "code-dex" folders for adding .jar files to a sketch

Upcoming Features (to-do list)

GSoC 2018 - 0.5.x

Wallpaper, watch face, and VR support (Android mode 4.0 integration)
Preview mode (run sketches without installing them)
Incremental compilation and error checking
In-app tutorial (basic APDE usage)

Check out the preview channel (and follow the instructions at the top) to get a preview version of 0.5.0!

Near Future

Auto-completion
Improved syntax highlighting

More Distant

Localization
Git branching
Sketch console overlay (see console output while in the sketch)
Library manager/downloader
Google Drive, Dropbox support
JavaScript, Python modes