If I understand it correctly, you think that the development of a web app for the iPhone needs to be developed on a Mac. This just isn't true. If you want to develop native apps for distribution on the iTunes AppStore, it is true that you need a Mac.
To get some guidelines for developing a web app, you can click on the link to the right top of this page for "Pages". Also, a great way to learn more is to go to http://www.apple.com/webapps/ Choose an app that interests you and then view the source code in your browser. If you do not have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, there are some web based test sites that help a little but are not really reliable such as http://www.testiphone.com/ You should be running this in Safari. Also, in Firefox, you can go to the Tools Menu and choose the Default User Agent as iPhone. You can do something similar in Safari. Again, these are not ideal. Having an actual device will be the best way to test the web app. There is also iPhoney that can be downloaded from http://s3.amazonaws.com/marketcircle/iPhoney_1.2.zip Download iUI and jqTouch (there are others) that are frameworks that may help you. Dreamweaver CS4 is in fact a good choice but as you mentioned, you can do this all in NotePad. Hope this helps. Linda On Oct 17, 7:34 am, GeoNomad <[email protected]> wrote: > Webapps can be "packaged" by adding a manifest file. > > For an example, see an example slide show packager at benlo.com/ > jaipho, There is a simple example you can download from that page as > well. > > There are links to the Apple documentation on that page. > > No dashcode or Mac is required. > > On Oct 16, 11:41 am, Dazhi Zhang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi SVP, > > > I'm trying to download and install dashcode on a mac os x86 for iphone > > webapp development, but now it's still on downloading :( > > > my concern is what's the structure or format of the iphone webapp package? > > because one iphone webapp should have many kinds of files such as html, css, > > js, images, etc. to install it into iphone, maybe we have to package those > > files into one file at first, then try to put the package into iphone for > > installation and run, just like some kind of standalone applications, so I > > think people can develop iphone webapp without dashcode or other mac os if > > they know how to make the package, is it correct? if yes, could you please > > tell us how to make it? > > > Thanks!!! > > bacon > > > 2009/10/16 SVP <[email protected]> > > > > You can develop IPhone Webapps using dashcode on a MacOSX. You only > > > need to join the Free ADC to download dashcode. If you want to develop > > > native IPhone apps, then you will need to subscribe to IPhone > > > developers program. Another option is to us the iUI kit, and submit > > > your webapp to Apple webapp listing (not the AppStore, again Free > > > members can submit webapps) > > > > iUI kit is available here for downloading ,http://code.google.com/p/iui/ > > > > hope this helps??? > > > > On Oct 15, 8:37 am, Bontas George <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > > I am really new in apple development, But I really want to develop an > > > iPhone web based application. I am stuck with the start up. I have to > > > choose > > > a technology and a program to work in. I fount tones of great stuff on the > > > internet but not a good program to work in Windows. I know it is possible > > > to > > > do it even in notepad. I tried Dreamweaver CS4 and even Eclipse to install > > > aptana... but no iphone better visualization. Is my only option to > > > install a > > > mac os x86 version or to buy a mac?? please provide me some help. > > > > > Thank you in advance, > > > > > George > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
