Comments on: PhoneGap: “AIR for the iPhone” http://ajaxian.com/archives/phonegap-air-for-the-iphone Cleaning up the web with Ajax Thu, 17 May 2012 07:43:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: yenrab http://ajaxian.com/archives/phonegap-air-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1#comment-269975 yenrab Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:43:27 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4550#comment-269975 Oops. I left out the AJAX wrapper supplied with QCiPhone, QCMac,QCLinux and all of the other ports. Hit databases or servers with one API. That makes 7 things that QCiPhone does that PhoneGap does not. Oops. I left out the AJAX wrapper supplied with QCiPhone, QCMac,QCLinux and all of the other ports. Hit databases or servers with one API.

That makes 7 things that QCiPhone does that PhoneGap does not.

]]> By: yenrab http://ajaxian.com/archives/phonegap-air-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1#comment-269974 yenrab Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:41:22 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4550#comment-269974 You should really check out QuickConnectiPhone. It does everything that PhoneGap does and more. It is much more truely 'Air for the iPhone' than PhoneGap is. Not only does it allow you to do the three things you can do in PhoneGap, GPS locations, vibration, and acceleration, but also includes: 1 - JavaScript access to SQLite databases both within webkit and those shipped with the application 2 - Recording and playing audio files from within JavaScript 3 - Playing system alert sounds from with JavaScript 4 - Displaying and getting selections from the native Date/Date Time pickers rather than the fairly useless standard pickers supplied by HTML pulldowns. 5 - A very easy to use drag-and-drop/scale/rotate module that lets you move, resize, and rotate HTML elements without you writing any code. 6 - The ability to write JavaScript debug messages to Xcode's console. Additionally, QCiPhone is in release mode for version 1.0.1 and a beta of 1.1 will soon be out that includes Bonjour service detection and networking all from within JavaScript. Imagine being able to discover and interact with any Bonjour service from within JavaScript. Other pieces of functionality will also be included in this upcoming beta. Another feature available to you using QCiPhone is that it comes with an installer that installs QCiphone Application templates for iPhone applications in both Xcode and Dashcode. These templates include all of the files you need to quickly get you application up and running. The installer also installs a QuickConnectMac template that allows you to use the same JavaScript framework to write Macintosh applications. QuickConnectLinux (desktop) and QuickConnectAndriod (phone) and QuickConnectNokia (phone) are in alpha right now and beta releases are coming soon. QCiPhone and its' ports to other devices truly make QuickConnect an 'Air for the iPhone' You should really check out QuickConnectiPhone. It does everything that PhoneGap does and more. It is much more truely ‘Air for the iPhone’ than PhoneGap is.
Not only does it allow you to do the three things you can do in PhoneGap, GPS locations, vibration, and acceleration, but also includes:
1 – JavaScript access to SQLite databases both within webkit and those shipped with the application
2 – Recording and playing audio files from within JavaScript
3 – Playing system alert sounds from with JavaScript
4 – Displaying and getting selections from the native Date/Date Time pickers rather than the fairly useless standard pickers supplied by HTML pulldowns.
5 – A very easy to use drag-and-drop/scale/rotate module that lets you move, resize, and rotate HTML elements without you writing any code.
6 – The ability to write JavaScript debug messages to Xcode’s console.

Additionally, QCiPhone is in release mode for version 1.0.1 and a beta of 1.1 will soon be out that includes Bonjour service detection and networking all from within JavaScript. Imagine being able to discover and interact with any Bonjour service from within JavaScript. Other pieces of functionality will also be included in this upcoming beta.

Another feature available to you using QCiPhone is that it comes with an installer that installs QCiphone Application templates for iPhone applications in both Xcode and Dashcode. These templates include all of the files you need to quickly get you application up and running.

The installer also installs a QuickConnectMac template that allows you to use the same JavaScript framework to write Macintosh applications. QuickConnectLinux (desktop) and QuickConnectAndriod (phone) and QuickConnectNokia (phone) are in alpha right now and beta releases are coming soon.

QCiPhone and its’ ports to other devices truly make QuickConnect an ‘Air for the iPhone’

]]> By: cromwellian http://ajaxian.com/archives/phonegap-air-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1#comment-267596 cromwellian Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:16:24 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4550#comment-267596 I demoed something similar in June at Google Dev Day on Android, see my GWT Extreme presentation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScPbu8ga1Q) and later talked about doing the same thing for iPhone using the WebScripting API. It's easier to do in Android because you don't have to mess around with Objective-C. I'm looking at providing a common API under my Syndroid project ala Gears that lets you write Javascript that accesses native services on both Android and iPhone. I demoed something similar in June at Google Dev Day on Android, see my GWT Extreme presentation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScPbu8ga1Q) and later talked about doing the same thing for iPhone using the WebScripting API. It’s easier to do in Android because you don’t have to mess around with Objective-C. I’m looking at providing a common API under my Syndroid project ala Gears that lets you write Javascript that accesses native services on both Android and iPhone.

]]> By: ckorhonen http://ajaxian.com/archives/phonegap-air-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1#comment-267593 ckorhonen Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:28:26 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4550#comment-267593 Looks quite impressive, and I can see this as a way for web developers to actually monetize their iPhone Web Apps by packaging them up and selling them in the App Store. What remains to be seen is whether there will be any problems submitting such and application (I'd hope not, since there are many apps out there which simply wrap the webkit ui component). The other thing that comes to mind is that I'm sure API access from webapps is something on Apple's own roadmap. Looks quite impressive, and I can see this as a way for web developers to actually monetize their iPhone Web Apps by packaging them up and selling them in the App Store.

What remains to be seen is whether there will be any problems submitting such and application (I’d hope not, since there are many apps out there which simply wrap the webkit ui component).

The other thing that comes to mind is that I’m sure API access from webapps is something on Apple’s own roadmap.

]]> By: perenzo http://ajaxian.com/archives/phonegap-air-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1#comment-267579 perenzo Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:37:21 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4550#comment-267579 Look also here <a href="http://www.big5apps.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.big5apps.com</a> for another implementation based on the PhoneGap idea. This is also an example of Apples AppStore strategy of refusing Apps that do not fit into their pattern. Look also here http://www.big5apps.com for another implementation based on the PhoneGap idea. This is also an example of Apples AppStore strategy of refusing Apps that do not fit into their pattern.

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