Yes and no, some of the code is in the ajax javascript , and this has been illustrated in ajaxian online magazine, it uses the prototype library, but a lot of the content is built by the backend server that you don't have access to.
On Sep 3, 2:40 pm, Randy Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of coverflow, I'm sure we can grab the code used in the new iPhoto > online galleries that sort of mimics coverflow and use that somehow. > -=R > > On 9/3/07 10:30 AM, "shelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I agree, but is iui , which is basically a clone of the youtube > > interface the best interface for media, I think other designs need to > > be explored before we start talking standard ui designs. Coverflow > > comes to mind. > > > On the other had iui is the easiest to implement and it looks good. > > > On Sep 2, 2:17 am, rich_wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Here's some thoughts for new developers just starting out with iPhone > >> app design... > > >> Because the underlying guts of iPhone apps are based on Web > >> technologies (CSS, XHMTML, JS, Ajax, etc.), it is tempting for a Web > >> developer to come to the iPhone platform and consider the apps that > >> they create as a special, customized breed of Web app. After all, from > >> a technology perspective, that is exactly what they are. > > >> However, we need to look beyond implementation. We should have the > >> mindset that we are creating iPhone applications, not Web applications > >> that run on the iPhone. The difference is significant-no, not from a > >> technology standpoint, but definitely from a UI design perspective. > > >> On the Web, users expect every Web site/app design to be unique. > >> Developers naturally have embraced that freedom. However, when working > >> on a platform, the user expectations are far different. That's why, in > >> many ways, I would suggest that iPhone applications are far more like > >> Mac or Windows desktop applications than Web apps. Like on their > >> desktop, users will come to expect a common look and feel-whether they > >> work with a built-in Apple app or a third-party Web app. Since we do > >> not have an API that we have to write to, it is up to the developer to > >> understand the unique design needs of the platform and build an > >> application based upon it. (That's why frameworks like iUI can be so > >> helpful.) > > >> - Rich- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
