On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:13 PM, markdionne <[email protected]> wrote: > > A bit of Googling seems to indicate that at least one of the new > Blackberry phones also uses WebKit. > > Has anyone tried any iPhone web aps on the new Blackberries?
No but my brother just got a Storm. Will have to try it out. > > On Dec 11, 12:52 pm, "Michael Stearne" <[email protected]> wrote: >> The app I am working on works pretty flawlessly on both iPhone's >> WebKit and Android's (On G1) WebKit. The only issue I see is that the >> animations DashCode uses are ignored and there are issues with using >> the glass buttons that DashCode creates. I use HTML 5 client side >> storage also. >> >> The platform is the same on both phones, WebKit. The wrapper may be >> different. >> >> Michael >> >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 PM, davidroe <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Calling it a myth seems like you are trying to overstress your >> > argument. I think his point is that applications written in HTML/JS >> > will work across devices (granted, with a certain amount of tweaking) >> > but a native Obj-C application is not going to run under Android or >> > any other OS. As with everything in life, there are trade-offs, but >> > adapting an application for different screen resolutions, JS >> > interpreters, etc is not a big deal. >> >> > Feel free to wait for 100% HTML5 adoption, but history tells is that >> > it is never going to happen. >> >> > On Dec 11, 3:28 am, awaybbl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Jeff, While it'd be nice to believe that you could write one app for >> >> the web and have it be able to work on all mobile devices, that's a >> >> myth. Browsers on devices are all very different, and the devices >> >> themselves are quite different (screen size, input methods...etc). >> >> Yes, very simple apps could work across several devices/browsers, but >> >> once you start adding javascript, or screen positioning, you'll >> >> quickly find that you'll need different versions of your web apps. >> >> >> The encouraging thing is that once HTML5 is supported (100%) by device >> >> browsers, then we might see more cross-browser compatibility. But >> >> until then, it'll still be a challenge to build compelling apps for >> >> various devices. >> >> >> On Dec 10, 4:44 am, "Jeff Pickhardt" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > I think the main advantage of web programming over the native UI is >> >> > that you can make one web app work for various (smart) phones versus a >> >> > particular application for each different phone. >> >> >> > The disadvantage is that the browsers, like Safari, don't give any way >> >> > to get some other information like location or acceleration. (The >> >> > browsers aren't as responsive as native apps) >> >> >> > One thing I've considered is making an iPhone app that immediately >> >> > launches the website, but passing some extra parameters such as >> >> > latitude and longitude. >> >> >> > Does anyone know if this sort of thing has been approved before? >> >> >> > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:10 PM, awaybbl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > I've had 15 apps approved using something similar to phonegap >> >> > > (UIWebView wrapped in a native app)... but to be honest the >> >> > > performance is very very slow compared to native apps. Most of the >> >> > > negative reviews I've gotten all revolve around sluggish performance >> >> > > or responsiveness. I have one that uses iUI waiting to be submitted, >> >> > > but the performance is so slow, that I don't think I'll submit it, and >> >> > > I'll try to re-do it in native UI(at least for the UI stuff) >> >> >> > > If you want to see the apps, go to iTunes, and search for myHIP >> >> >> > > On Dec 8, 5:06 am, Peter Robinett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> Several apps using PhoneGap (www.phonegap.com), which does what >> >> > >> you're >> >> > >> proposing, have been approved. >> >> >> > >> Peter Robinett >> >> >> > >> On Dec 8, 3:37 am, "Mark S." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> > What do you mean? You mean like a webclip? >> >> >> > >> > On Dec 6, 9:42 pm, markdionne <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> > > My plan is to submit a small stub application to sell on the >> >> > >> > > Apple App >> >> > >> > > Store that will kick off my iUI-based application. >> >> >> > >> > > Has anyone succeeded in getting such an application approved? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
