Sounds like a good idea... count me in (and let's see, how far we get ;-)) andy
Am 18.04.2013 um 09:28 schrieb Hello Gurus <remi.grum...@gmail.com>: > Hi list, > > I've been quite busy on this lately, and it seems like (about) time to > release something. > > As some of you know, i'm part of iUI since late 2009, doing different things > like themes, plugins, bugfixes, documentation and even the design & > development of its website, … and i use to enjoy this a lot. But every time, > for each single step, i did face some resistance to bring some new ideas & > improvements to iUI's main core files. Don't get me wrong, I have no anger > about that neither personal recognition issue of any kind, this is a very > common problem with open source projects: waiting for too much feedback > before doing anything, and if no feedback at all then nothing gets done. > (iUI 0.5 first draft is a 3 years old left-in-the-cold Google Clone). > > As a result, iUI is not even now what i (and others) would like it to be for > more than 2 years later. I've tried to push things forward multiple times, > but the amount of time & energy spent to literally force 0.4 release was too > much for me to handle. I did join the project to learn things & push this > library forward, and create/develop an ecosystem around it. > As a matter of fact, i've failed. Badly. > > But there is no point to discuss on what's iUI is not. Let's focus on what, > imho, it should be. > > So i start a fork from the latest iUI 0.4 with nowdays modern browsers in > mind, phones & tablets. > Quickly after a few days coding, i realized there were no point to stay > compatible with iUI: this library has been hacked back in 2007 with iPhone > only in mind (iPhone was to only real smartphone btw), and is very horizontal > sliding webkit-only limited from the inside. The quick & lightweight vanilla > code concept remains, but that's pretty much it. > HTML syntax is different, core files has been highly changed, plugins, > extensions & themes are not compatible … a real split was engaged. > > Since not compatible and after some discussions, the iUI "brand" name was > something i have to get rid of too, to avoid confusion between the two > projects. > > > So, ladies & gentleman, let me officially introduce you to Emy (Efficient > Mobile web librarY) > > Github repo > https://github.com/remi-grumeau/emy > > Demo > http://www.remi-grumeau.com/projects/emy/demos/ > > Documentation > http://www.remi-grumeau.com/projects/emy/documentation/ > > For iUI users / developers like you, i've wrote a Switching guide > http://www.remi-grumeau.com/projects/emy/documentation/switch-to-emy-from-iui.html > > (Note that all those links might change since they are really too linked to > me) > > > As a summary, i might list those few things > - HTML5 syntax > - Supports custom transitions > - Built-in onshow & onexit view attributes to easily trigger some code when > sliding in or out a view. > - Most iUI themes & extensions has been ported (with an additional > WindowsPhone theme) > - Tested ok on iOS 4 and above, Android 2.3 and above (stock browser, chrome > & firefox), WindowsPhone 8, Blackberry 6 and above, Firefox OS beta. > - Resising to cover the full viewport > - Built-in basic selector > - Form toogle element has an hidden checkbox linked to it > - Complete documentation > - a supa-cool logo :) > - MIT licensed (this might change to WTFPL - www.wtfpl.net) > > > And this is just the beginning :) > > I have no clear next steps roadmap in mind for now, all i know is that i want > something new to release at least every 4 months. Even if not perfect: done > is better than perfect. > Could be more new plugins: iScroll, database-driven load & refresh modules, > new themes, … some better large screen / responsive adaptability (look at the > Instagram demo app), video trainings, ... > I'm also thinking a lot about some online services like a free theme > generator, a free & commercial website/app editor & hosting service, free & > commercial theme/plugin library you can show what you've done & earn a few > bucks from it… WordPress model is not that bad for this. > A website is on its way too. (the design is done, all is needed is the > front-end coding) > (your ideas here) > > If you have some front-end skills & time to dedicate to this, there is a LOT > to do, code, create. > (but note that i might be an ass with time a core team have to dedicate :) ) > > > I can't way to get some feedback from you folks !! > > Cheers, > Remi > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iphonewebdev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to iphonewebdev@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. 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