Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction on making a custom 100 word dictionary app? Here is the app design I had in mind. Splash Screen Main Screen Search Option at top of screen List from A - Z of words and definitions When an end of the A section comes, the next line would be a capital B at a larger font level I looked at the Dev Guide section but I am a little confused as to all the parts needed.

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How to make a custom dictionary on Android

Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction on making a custom 100 word dictionary app?

Here is the app design I had in mind.

Splash Screen
Main Screen
- Search Option at top of screen
- List from A - Z of words and definitions
  - When an end of the A section comes, the next line would be a capital B at a larger font level

I looked at the Dev Guide section but I am a little confused as to all the parts needed.

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The link given by Craigy doesn't work anymore, however there is a new one on the official website here, I think it is pretty thorough. Hope it helps!

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Hope this gets you started:

Splash screen, see here: http://blogactivity.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/writing-splash-screens-the-right-way/
Dictionary part, take a look at the example in the development kit, as @Craigy suggests.
Having different kinds of rows in a list (to create your definition/capital letter layout) can be accomplished by overriding getItemViewType() and getItemViewTypeCount() in a custom adapter, and plugging that to a ListView. You can find examples if you google around, and there's always the docs: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/BaseAdapter.html#getItemViewType(int)

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