Merge branch 'master' of github.com:mit-cml/app-inventor-private into videocapture

appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/OdeMessages.java

@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ public interface OdeMessages extends Messages {
   @DefaultMessage("Do you want to overwrite your keystore file?\n\n" +
       "If you agree, your old keystore file will be completely removed from the App Inventor " +
       "server.\n\n" +
+      "If you have published applications to the Google Play Store using the keystore you are " +
+      "about to overwrite, you will lose the ability to update your applications.\n\n" +
       "Any projects that you package in the future will be signed using your new keystore file. " +
       "Changing the keystore affects the ability to reinstall previously installed apps. If you " +
       "are not sure that you want to do this, please read the documentation about keystores by " +
@@ -790,6 +792,8 @@ public interface OdeMessages extends Messages {
       "If you agree, your old keystore file will be completely removed from the App Inventor " +
       "server. A new, but different, keystore file will be created automatically the next time " +
       "you package a project for the phone.\n\n" +
+      "If you have published applications to the Google Play Store using the keystore you are " +
+      "about to delete, you will lose the ability to update your applications.\n\n" +
       "Any projects that you package in the future will be signed using your new keystore file. " +
       "Changing the keystore affects the ability to reinstall previously installed apps. If you " +
       "are not sure that you want to do this, please read the documentation about keystores by " +

appinventor/docs/learn/reference/other/appstoplay.html

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
           an initial <code>VersionName</code> could be 1.0 which can be updated to 1.1 after
           a small change and 2.0 after a larger change.
          </p>
+	 <p>
+	   You will need to increase the VersionCode and change the
+	   VersionName of your application when you upload a new
+	   version to the Play Store.
+	 </p>
         </dd>
         <dt>
          <h2>Download <code>.apk</code></h2>
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@
           3. Click “Download to This Computer”<br />
          </p>
          <p>
-         This will prompt you to save the application somewhere. Once you have the .apk downloaded, you are ready to publish this app to Google Play.
+         This will prompt you to save the application somewhere. Once you have the .apk downloaded, you are ready to begin the publishing process.
          </p>
         </dd>
         <dt>
@@ -83,17 +88,85 @@
         </dt>
         <dd>
          <p>
-            You can now go to <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/Home">Google Play Publishing Home</a> and follow the steps to publish your app to Google Play.
+            You can now go
+            to <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/Home" target="_blank">Google Play Publishing Home</a> and follow the steps to publish your app to Google Play.
          </p>
          <p>
-            For more details, you may want to start with <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html">Introduction to Publishing on Google Play</a>
+            For more details, you may want to start
+            with <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html"
+            target="_blank">Introduction to Publishing on Google Play</a>
             and
-            <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113469&topic=2365624&ctx=topic">Google Support on Uploading to Google Play</a>.
+            <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113469&topic=2365624&ctx=topic"
+            target="_blank">Google Support on Uploading to Google Play</a>.
 
          </p>
         </dd>
-
-
+	<dt>
+	  <h2>A Word about Backups</h2>
+	</dt>
+	<dd>
+	  <p>
+	    Once you publish your application in the Google Play
+	    Store, other people will now be depending upon you to fix
+	    bugs and otherwise maintain your application. It is
+	    therefore very important that you backup your
+	    application's source code.. Go to "My Projects", check the
+	    box next to the name of your project and select
+	    "More Options->Download Source." This will download a zip
+	    file which contains your projects source code. Store it in
+	    a safe place!
+	  </p>
+	  <p>
+	    MIT and Google, which operates the App Engine service on
+	    which MIT App Inventor relies, make best efforts to ensure
+	    that MIT App Inventor does not lose projects. HOWEVER WE
+	    CAN OFFER NO GUARANTEE THAT DATA (LIKE YOUR PROJECTS) WILL
+	    NEVER BE LOST. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU MAKE YOUR OWN BACKUPS!
+	  </p>
+	  <h3>A Word about keystores</h3>
+	  <p>
+	    During the .apk building process your application
+	    is <code>signed</code> with a digital private key which is
+	    associated with your account. Whenever you build a new
+	    version this same key is used to sign the new
+	    version. When an android phone has an application
+	    installed on it, it remembers the key that was used to
+	    sign it. In order to install an updated version of an
+	    application, the new application must be signed by the
+	    same key. It is therefore important that you not lose this
+	    key!
+	  </p>
+	  <p>
+	    Your private digital key is stored in
+	    a <code>keystore</code> file. Normally the MIT App
+	    Inventor server will create this file when needed and
+	    store it for you so you do not need to worry about
+	    it. Although we do not anticipate losing your keystore
+	    file, we recommend that you back it up. From the designer
+	    under "My Projects", under the "More Options" menu there
+	    is a choice labeled "Download Keystore". Select this
+	    option. This will download your keystore file to your
+	    local computer. Save it in a safe place. It
+	    should <b>not</b> be publicly readable as your private
+	    digital key is a secret which should not be shared.
+	  </p>
+	  <p>
+	    If you move your project to another App Inventor server,
+	    you will want to upload your keystore to that server (you
+	    will see that under "More Options" there is a "Upload
+	    Keystore" option as well). You only need to do this if you
+	    are publishing .apk files to Google Play or if you intend
+	    to share your application with other people in general.
+	  </p>
+	  <p>
+	    IF YOUR keyfile IS LOST OR DELETED IT CANNOT BE RECOVERED. If you
+	    were to lose your project's source code, you could always
+	    re-enter it from scratch (this may be a lot of work, but
+	    is something you can do). NEITHER YOU NOR MIT CAN RECOVER A
+	    LOST keyfile. NO AMOUNT OF EFFORT WILL RECOVER IT, SO BE
+	    SURE TO BACK IT UP!!!
+	  </p>
+	</dd>
 
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       </div>