Android Dev on OSX

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Some gossip

Today it prove the conclusion that Google is much better than baidu, esp in Tech Problem.

here is one:

Android Emulation Key HOME is not found on OSX.

There is not HOME key on OSX.

After lots of try, i got ESC, but it’s BACK key.

By Bidu, try lots of query, it does not work.

By google, it works immediately

Android Emulator Key Mapping On OSX

from http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html

Home = HOME (FN + left_arrow on Macbooks)
Menu (left softkey) = F2 or Page-up button
Star (right softkey) = Shift-F2 or Page Down
Back = ESC
Call/dial button = F3
Hangup/end call button = F4
Search = F5
Power button = F7
Audio volume up button = KEYPAD_PLUS, Ctrl-F5
Audio volume down button = KEYPAD_MINUS, Ctrl-F6
Camera button = Ctrl-KEYPAD5, Ctrl-F3
Switch to previous layout orientation (for example, portrait, landscape) = KEYPAD
7, Ctrl-F11
Switch to next layout orientation (for example, portrait, landscape) = KEYPAD9, Ctrl-F12
Toggle cell networking on/off = F8
Toggle code profiling = F9 (only with -trace startup option)
Toggle fullscreen mode = Alt-Enter
Toggle trackball mode = F6 Enter trackball mode temporarily (while key is pressed) = Delete DPad left/up/right/down = KEYPAD
4/8/6/2 DPad center click = KEYPAD_5 Onion alpha increase/decrease = KEYPAD_MULTIPLY(*) / KEYPAD_DIVIDE(/)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7628606/how-to-emulate-pressing-home-button-in-android-emulator

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