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[node8-android] Welcome
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Welcome screen shows a few text lines about node8-android platform and a link to U8 web site (the link action opens the browser pointing to http://u8.smalltalking.net).
Welcome is a mode of U8Applications tool. This tool defines the first screen.
A webview is used to render welcome screen.
Screenshots

You can personalize your welcome by adding S8 "apps" to have convenient S8 code to evaluate on hand.
Just tap on add from right menu:

An editor will be opened, write your code there.
(you can add an image to identify your S8 app: in the name field write the image name surrounded by square brackets, if an image with this name exists in your local Android resources it will be shown).

Tap on back button, your new S8 app will be added and saved in your Welcome tool:

Besides welcome mode, U8 Welcome tool has to more modes available.
List mode:

Icons mode:

ToDo list and Nice to have features
- Multiple views for instant apps
- Add scanApp as an app
- the (hardware) back button at the top-level must go to start page (the welcome in current mode)
- Add description of right side menu items to this page