Thanks for the reply Benjamin. I will update to 15.04 and see if my issues are resolved.
Thanks, Dan On 18 June 2015 at 10:30, Benjamin Zeller <benjamin.zel...@canonical.com> wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > i'm sad to hear that you have such a bad experience using our SDK. Do you > use the Ubuntu SDK ppa? > Because otherwise you won't get the most recent tools. > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa > > Then being on 14.10 you can not run apps for 15.04 (Ubuntu.Components 1.2) > directly on the desktop. > You would need to create a emulator to do that or use a device. If you > want to be able to run apps using > the most recent released API directly on the desktop, you also have to use > the most recent Ubuntu release. > > We are right now working on a SDK installer that will make that > requirement go away, at least for apps. > But we still need some time to release it, as it is lots of work. > > So if you have any other questions, reach me on IRC (zbenjamin in > #ubuntu-app-devel). There are many others > who will also be happy to help. > > Benjamin > > Am 17.06.2015 um 23:02 schrieb Daniel Wood: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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