Hi Daniel, I concur with what Nicholas said, and I'm also very interested in hearing what you are frustrated about with the SDK. Sorry you had a bad IRC experience, people involved in these matters try to be around most of the time, but timezones can be problematic, indeed.
Cheers, David On 17/06/2015 23:16, Nicholas Skaggs wrote: > On 06/17/2015 05:02 PM, Daniel Wood wrote: >> Where are developers supposed to get support when developing Ubuntu >> touch software? >> >> I am using Ubuntu 14.10 and the most up todate SDK I am having an >> incredibly frustrating time trying to write even the simplest of >> apps. I understand QML, C++ and some javascript. I've been writing >> software using Qt for almost 10 years so i thought developing Ubuntu >> apps would be fun. >> >> When i want to find information I go to the Ubuntu SDK >> https://developer.ubuntu.com/api/apps/qml/sdk-15.04/ and look through >> the documentation. The trouble is the documentation is lacking any >> real content and examples. Many of the links are dead and simply ask >> the user to file a bug report. >> >> Many of the examples don't work with the latest SDK and many start with: >> import QtQuick 2.4 >> import Ubuntu.Components 1.2 >> These don’t seem to be available in the SDK? >> I posted to IRC many times and never got a reply and i really don't >> know where to turn. >> >> There are probably 1000's of people like myself that are eager to get >> involved with Ubuntu but don't know how to get started, can't get the >> support they need and eventually give up. >> >> Where are non-canonical employees supposed to look for help / support? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hey Dan, sorry to hear you are having trouble. The IRC channels > #ubuntu-touch and #ubuntu-app-devel do contain folks who can answer > specific questions; however timezones might mean you miss out on > people. I would suggest AskUbuntu as another option to ask questions. > > That said, let's talk about the issues you are having with the > examples. First, I would suggest to make sure you are using the SDK > Release ppa if you want to use stuff from the newer framework than > 14.10. Check out > https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-sdk/installing-the-sdk/ > for details. Is it possible for you to migrate to 15.04? 14.10 is not > an LTS, and is only supported for another month so you should consider > migrating anyway. That will get you the 15.04 frameworks you want to > target which seem to be the source of your issues. > > Second, have you tried the basic qml tutorial, > https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/apps/qml/tutorials/building-your-first-qml-app/, > or used the wizards within the SDK? Do those work for you? If you do > find specific issues, point them out and we can help get you squared > away and the issues fixed. There's a lovely report a bug on this site > link at the bottom of every page that takes you to > https://bugs.launchpad.net/developer-ubuntu-com, where you can report > a bug. > > Hope this helps, > > Nicholas > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
