Hi Myk, This all sounds great, where can we get the "Latest Preview Release" as opposed to the stable one?
Ben On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Myk Melez <[email protected]> wrote: > Appists! > > Here's the latest news from Simulatorland... > > *New Stable Release* > > Last month we shipped a new stable release of the Simulator with more > up-to-date versions of B2G/Gaia and a variety of bug fixes I have > previously described, including a vastly improved app install/update > process. The release is available at addons.mozilla.org < > https://addons.mozilla.org/**en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-**os-simulator/<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-os-simulator/> > >. > > *Latest Preview Release* > > Yesterday we also released a preview of the next version of the Simulator > with even newer versions of B2G/Gaia, more bug fixes, and the initial > implementations of several new features. > > Read on for descriptions of the features, and get the latest preview > release for Windows, Mac, and Linux! > > *Rotation Simulation* > > Recently, Luca Greco <https://github.com/rpl> landed a Rotation > Simulation. Pressing the new "rotate" button on the Simulator toolbar now > simulates rotation of the device by 90º, so you can test the effect of an > orientation change on your app. > > In addition to simulating rotation, Luca's change also fixed one of the > Simulator's most longstanding problems, issue #7 < > https://github.com/mozilla/**r2d2b2g/issues/7<https://github.com/mozilla/r2d2b2g/issues/7>>, > and it now reports the correct screen resolution to apps! > > Note that the "rotate" button is disabled when the active app has locked > the orientation, f.e. on the homescreen. > > *Geolocation Simulation* > > In the latest preview, Nick Desaulniers <https://github.com/** > nickdesaulniers <https://github.com/nickdesaulniers>> landed a > Geolocation Simulation based on code provided by Kan-ru Chen < > https://github.com/kanru>. When an app requests the geolocation, the > Simulator now retrieves the current geolocation and provides it to the app. > > Coming soon: an enhancement that lets you specify the geolocation to > provide! > > *Push To Device* > > Over the last few weeks, I added a Push To Device feature based on code > from the b2gremote addon > <https://github.com/**fabricedesre/b2gremote<https://github.com/fabricedesre/b2gremote>> > written by Fabrice Desré > <https://github.com/**fabricedesre<https://github.com/fabricedesre>>. > When you connect a device to your computer, the Dashboard now reveals a > "push" button for each app that installs the app on the device. > > Caveats: you must enable "remote debugging" on your device via /Settings > > Device information > More Information > Developer > Remote debugging/; and > you must configure your computer as described on Android's Using Hardware > Devices > <http://developer.android.com/**tools/device.html<http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html> > >. > > I also recommend updating the software on your device to the latest > available version to obtain various fixes that support the feature. In > particular, the fix for bug 842725 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/** > show_bug.cgi?id=842725<https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=842725>>, > which affects pushing packaged apps to a device, landed yesterday on the > b2g18 branch and is first available in today's nightly builds. > > *Manifest Validator* > > In the latest preview, Luca also landed a Manifest Validator that the > Dashboard uses to validate the manifest of an app you add to it and report > any errors or warnings it detects, including problems that prevent the > addon from installing the app on the Simulator, usage of APIs that the > Simulator doesn't yet simulate, and missing properties that are required by > the Marketplace or devices. > > To use it, just add an app to the Dashboard (or press the "update" button > for an existing app). The validator will run automatically and report its > results! > > *Apps Show & Tell* > > We no longer hold weekly status meetings, as email, IRC, and other > lower-touch communications channels have proved sufficient for > disseminating project status. But we do demo new features in the weekly > Apps Show & Tell > <https://wiki.mozilla.org/**Apps/ShowAndTells<https://wiki.mozilla.org/Apps/ShowAndTells> > >! > > Attend those events to see the latest and greatest, including features I > described above; plus new and cool developments in Marketplace, the Android > runtime, and other Apps projects. > > Show & Tells take place Fridays starting at noon PT (20:00 UTC tomorrow, > March 8; then 19:00 UTC starting March 15 due to US Daylight Saving Time) > in the Mozilla Apps vroom > <https://wiki.mozilla.org/**Apps/ShowAndTells<https://wiki.mozilla.org/Apps/ShowAndTells> > >. > > -myk > > ______________________________**_________________ > dev-webapps mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/**listinfo/dev-webapps<https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps> > -- Ben Francis http://tola.me.uk _______________________________________________ dev-webapps mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps
