Daniel Ellison wrote:
There has been some talk of modifying iUI to use XUI as a base
framework. But nothing more than talk. It's something I'd be
interested in seeing if anyone wants to give it a try.
And that would be called iUI-XUI? :)
Perhaps. Naming the baby should probably wait until there is a least a
sonogram...
I haven't studied the source of iUI yet (my apologies), but on a quick
glance it looks like it currently handles everything itself with no
dependencies.
Yes. Which is actually a very nice thing about iUI. There are many
advantages to having no dependencies:
1) Small size/Quick loading
2) Can be used as a starting point ('scaffolding') for your project
without needing to learn/use a specific framework
3) Great way to learn how Webkit/iPhone/other works without details
hidden in a library
4) Allows for integration with other frameworks or extensions if necessary
What would be the advantage of putting iUI on top of XUI? Code
simplification? I'm just curious.
The arguments for using an underlying framework are:
1) It could reduce the size/complexity of iui.js itself
2) Javascript functionality built "on top of" iUI would be able to share
the base library
3) Having a standard "general purpose" JS library under iUI might
simplify/encourage extension/plugin development
4) iUI apps could potentially share extensions/plugins built using the
general JS library
I don't know how many lines of code iui.js could be reduced by using XUI
or any other framework. I don't think it would be more than about 20%,
but I'd be curious to see the result. I did look at early versions of
jQTouch that were a port of iUI to use jQuery and the reductions to the
renamed iui.js file were dwarfed by the size of jquery.js. XUI being
smaller and more focused on mobile (e.g. no IE support) would result in
different relative file sizes.
There are many different approaches to mobile iPhone/Webkit app/site
development. They all have advantages and disadvantages and the "right
"choice usually depends upon the specific project and the skill-set of
the developers.
My time is limited and I'm focused on maintaining iUI as a standalone
micro-framework and enabling/encouraging others to contribute.
If anyone wants to create a port of iUI that is built on XUI (or any
other general purpose framework) I would welcome that effort as a
subproject of iUI. More choices and more experimentation are always a
good thing.
-- Sean
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