On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:32 AM, Adam R. Maxwell <amaxw...@mac.com> wrote: > > On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:09 PM, James Owen wrote: > >> >> On Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 04:48AM, "Adam R. Maxwell" >> <amaxw...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> My guess is that the iPad would basically require a new application; >>> BibDesk is heavily oriented and optimized for usage on a laptop or desktop >>> system. That would require significant effort, not to mention a developer >>> with an iPad :). >> >> Well, no, as Apple will have an iPad simulator for developers, just like >> they have for the iPhone. > > My understanding is that this isn't a good substitute for testing on the > hardware; certainly from the performance standpoint, but also for the user > experience (gestures and so forth).
It is not. Because the simulator runs with the performance of the host computer and isn't really an emulator. The next problem is that not all API-calls and all features of Cocoa is available on the iPhone OS (what comes directly to my mind is garbage collection but there's more) but in the simulator the stuff will just work. And w/out a real test device you won't really see how it will work out -- gestures and stuff. I know developers who have all iterations of the iPhone (Classic, 3G, 3GS) for testing (well, they are making money w/ it which makes it a different case) because it's needed because of performance differences. Not that much of a problem with the iPad *for now* but still. Niels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
