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Ruboto – Ruby on Android - is a framework for writing full Android apps in Ruby. It includes support libraries and generators for creating projects, classes, tests, and more.

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SL4A vs Ruboto on Android Application Development

I am thinking about creating apps on Android using JRuby (or a suitable variant of Ruby for Android). According to my research there are two current projects that support Ruby development on Android: Ruboto SL4A From the FAQ of the Ruboto wiki on…
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Include Ruboto-Core with Android app on install

I am trying to utilize Ruboto to code Android apps in JRuby with ease. However, when I install the app to the emulator using rake install, it works with side-effects. When I launch the app on the emulator, I see a screen with the Ruboto image and it…
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ruby on android : ruboto vs rhodes?

Has anyone tried developing an Android app using Ruby? If so, which tool would you recommend? What are the advantages and disadvantages, comparing (between) both? Any sharing of experience, insight, etc., would be much appreciated.
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Best tutorial for Ruboto (ruby for Android)?

I'm almost done with Ruby but now want to try my hands on Ruboto, ruby on android. Google failed to give me sufficient (almost no results).So can anyone please share some tutorials on Ruboto.
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Dalvik error with JRuby with SL4A

I'm getting this error when trying to run a jruby script on SL4A Dalvik VM unable to locate class 'org/jruby/Main' java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.jruby.Main I see the jruby.jar file is installed # find…
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How to setup a ruboto project in Ubuntu

I am trying to set up my development environment for a basic Ruboto project on Ubuntu. I've installed the the ruboto gem and run the ruboto setup command and this is what I get back. Java runtime : Found Java Compiler :…
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ruboto app slow start up

Demo script (the one that is generated by new app generator) takes about 6 seconds to start on my SGS2. Is this a jRuby tax or is it me failing to install it properly (I am assuming rake install is the way)? If it is just the way it is, then I am…
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Ruunning a method with paramters and give out a returned value

I have prepared that Ruby-Class: require 'ruboto/widget' require 'ruboto/util/toast' ruboto_import_widgets :Button, :LinearLayout, :TextView, :EditText # http://xkcd.com/378/ class MinecraftDistanceCalculatorActivity def onCreate(bundle) …
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Is there any tool in Ruboto like ProMotion in RubyMotion?

I know there are many tools/frameworks in RubyMotion, such as: Bubblewrap, AFMotion. (refer to: http://siwei.me/blog/posts/rubymotion-2-must-have-libraries-for-rubymotion-part2 ) , but when I googled around for the similar tools in Ruboto (Ruby on…
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What ruboto debugging tool should I use?

I am trying to leverage my very modest Ruby experience with Ruboto. I have installed the necessary packages, and the various demos work well on the simulator (on Windows) and on my Android device. I have been able to write some very simple Ruby…
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Android Ruboto IRB - How to start demo irb server

I just installed Ruboto-irb on my Android device to run the Ruby IRB on it. The documentation at https://github.com/ruboto/ruboto/wiki/Using-Ruboto-IRB-to-jump-start-development says that one of the best ways to push scripts is to use the…
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best way to set up an Android emulator on Linux for Ruboto?

What resource configuration settings does Ruboto require in Google's or another Android emulator (whichever emulator is fastest)? Answers exist for efficiently setting up Google's Android emulator, but they don't consider Ruboto. The Ruboto site…
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Accessing network from Ruboto

I'm trying to use Ruby-DRb-Messages from Android with Ruboto. I ran into a problem acessing network from Ruboto and did not find any example or documentation to solve this issue. This is my example (I used Ruboto QuickStartActivity and tried to add…
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Accessing the /res/drawable folder in Ruboto

Upon all the research I could do on the Internet, it seems as though accessing a resource (.xml layout file, in my case), located in the /res/drawable folder to return as Drawable was as simple as calling this…
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Where's a Gemfile.apk tutorial? Or the default Gemfile.apk gems?

Ruboto rules like no Android development environment has ruled before. It's like the best of Rails combined with the best of the standard Eclipse-Java-Android environment. Oh, except it's too new & green to even have tutorials or workarounds or even…
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