99% of the time, it is referring to a human user. The only times "user" will be a Linux user account should be fairly obvious, because it will be in the context of Linux user accounts or application user IDs.
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Bob Plantz <[email protected]> wrote: > I am just starting to learn Android programming (but have 50 years of > programming experience). > > In the developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html I see "The > Android operating system is a multi-user Linux system in which each > application is a different user." So this says that an application is a > user. > > Further down, under Application Components, Activities, I see "An activity > represents a single screen with a user interface." Has the Dev Guide now > switched to a human user? > > As I continue through the Dev Guide, how do I determine when it is referring > to a human user versus a software (application) user? > > --Bob > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
