Provide download for SDK in Android mode

[codeanticode]

Moved from processing/processing#3986:

If the user attempts to use Android mode and does not have the SDK, the popup should offer instructions on how to obtain and install the developer tools.

[codeanticode]

@gingerdeadshot It this the popup you refer to:

? It points users to the http://developer.android.com/sdk

[serebit]

Yes, except this popup does not appear for me. The popup that appears on my computer simply says "Android SDK could not be loaded - Android mode will be all but disabled."

[codeanticode]

what version of the mode are you using?

[serebit]

The latest version available.
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what version of the mode are you using?

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[codeanticode]

@omerjerk I noticed that often the "It's gonna to be a bad day" popup shows up several times when the SDK is not available:

and the SDK installation dialog does not consistently appear instead of it. Do you have some time to look at the startup logic of the mode, so we make sure that the right dialog is displayed?

[serebit]

Yeah, that's the popup that comes up, the "it's gonna be a bad day" one.
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@omerjerk https://github.com/omerjerk I noticed that often the "It's
gonna to be a bad day" popup shows up several times when the SDK is not
available:

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and the SDK installation dialog does not consistently appear instead of
it. Do you have some time to look at the startup logic of the mode, so we
make sure that the right dialog is displayed?

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[codeanticode]

ok, if you try to switch to the android mode from the PDE, after closing the "bad day" popup, you should get the SDK installation dialog. It does not work very consistently, but it should show up at some point. Anyways, we will try to fix the startup logic so it is not confusing.

[serebit]

Perfect. Thanks.
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ok, if you try to switch to the android mode from the PDE, after closing
the "bad day" popup, you should get the SDK installation dialog. It does
not work very consistently, but it should show up at some point. Anyways,
we will try to fix the startup logic so it is not confusing.

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[kasperkamperman]

Same problem here. "It's gonna be a bad day". Switching to Android Mode worked to locate the SDK. However it might be smart to pop-up this SDK directly (or remove the "bad day" warning if you are not in Android mode).

[bonsaipanda]

There is also a chance that the user gets stuck with a pop up saying "This version of Android Mode is not compatible with this version of Processing etc" and Processing won't start up - maybe fall back to Java mode if that error happens? [this might fall into a totally different issue category]

[omerjerk]

I'll fix this asap.

[codeanticode]

@omerjerk Thanks! I think we need to revise the logic of when the different popups are shown to the user.

For instance, right after installing the mode, it is very likely that the SDK is not available yet. Should we show the "bad day" popup right away, or ask for the SDK installation? I'd prefer the latter.

What @Loadus mentions is also a related issue, which I have experienced myself. If an incompatible version of the mode is installed, you cannot even start Processing, unless you delete the mode files manually.