Hi,
> One possibility you might want to consider is the open source Apache > Cordova > (formerly PhoneGap) framework. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhoneGap See > the supported platforms/devices here. > > 1. Single code base - multiple platforms/devices. However, a different > build > environment for each device. > 2. The user interface is written in standards compliant > HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript. Not in native Objective C or Java. > 3. Can also support the tablets and other phones, if needed. > > We can limit the scope of this GSoC project to Android phones only. But > gives us the option to support Symbian or other devices, in future. > > Looks very attracting at a first glance. Write once, run everywhere is definitely a very good approach. However, it seems the more complex and platform specific application tends to be the more sophisticated becomes development process. I am particularly concerned about using intents. They are a crucial part of Android mobile application, but using them with Phonegap is not a trivial task. You need to write your own plugin that calls an intent and plugin writing is not well documented. If thinking about this project as a basis for multi platform GnuCash mobile helper tool then it's definitely a good approach. But could it happen that at some point it becomes more effort consuming than supporting few native mobile applications. BTW, there is an alternative called Appcelerator Titanium which is more native platform friendly but supports only Android and iOS. @Ngewi, how enthusiastic are you about developing with PhoneGap or maybe you have any previous experience of using it? You could investigate on this topic and check if PhoneGap bridges all the functionality required by expense tracker application. There should not be a problem with storage or ui, but could be with intents. Here are a few links to get started [1] [2] [3]. @Ngewi, add github code link to your proposal in Melange. You should still be able to edit it, if not just paste it into comments. [1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1482586/comparison-between-corona-phonegap-titanium [2] http://jonathanstark.com/blog/2010/04/05/phonegap-vs-titanium-mobile-et-al/ [3] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10043272/android-is-it-possible-to-fire-a-native-intent-from-an-application-wrapped-in Cheers, Muslim _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
