So from quick check, it seems that creator supports all the editing features including deployment (as expected since html5 apps were also part of the MeeGo developer story) to Harmattan.
Left to check: if this already supports 'upstream' meego (and hence Mer) deployments through rpm packaging and see how agnostic the process is to enable other IDEs that users might fancy using to be supported (like the Android story). -Sivan On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Sivan Greenberg <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi All, > > Seeing we need to somehow support this story in the same ease of use I'd > like to bring this up for discussion. > > As I see it we could enable the following: > > - Use QtCreator for HTML5/JS developer; Since WebKit/V8 is part of the > stack here I don't suppose there should be substantial issues in making > QtCreator an HTML5/JS editing tool if not already applicable as such. > > - Support smooth testing and deployment on device through either one or > all of the following: > 1. Creator already supports the QtQuick application project, so use this > work and change it to be a HTML5/JS Application very much in the same > manner, replacing QmlApplicationViewer with HTMLApplicationViewer perhaps > (WebKit is great help here). > > 2. Incorporate a lightweight http server, and through the setup of > developer's Local LAN (same way like setting up Creator to deploy to a > device) when hitting 'RUN' , application is serving on the development work > station and a remote SSH call fire up the browser on the Mer device, > pointing it to the right URL to view the HTML app for testing. > > It should be also possible to base upon the work of the Cordova approach > with Android and come up with a IDE agnostic way for deployment and then > allow both users of creator and other tools to add support for Mer HTML5/JS > app dev and testing. > > An interesting discussion got started after the San Francisco dev days > which we could benefit I think if we use the opportunity to extend > runtimes, is here > http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2012-December/008425.html > (recommended > read for anybody who wants to contribute here). > > Thoughts and feedback? > > -Sivan > > > > -- > -Sivan > -- -Sivan
