[wp-hackers] Wordpress Android App (GSOC)

[Leif Andersen]

Ah, fail.  Thank you for pointing this out to me.  I guess I need a new
project now.  On the flip side, I'm happy that the app is out.

~Leif
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On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:16, Brad Williams <bradw at illiams.com> wrote:

> Looks like Dan beat you to it:
> http://android.wordpress.org/2010/02/02/wordpress-for-android-1-0/
>
>
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> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Leif
> Andersen
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:26 PM
> To: wp-hackers
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Wordpress Android App (GSOC)
>
> Thank you.  Although I do sense the long road ahead of me.  I spent a large
> portion of this weekend working on a prototype, or rather, mockup, of the
> UI
> of the app.  And although it was fairly easy to create a tab style
> interface
> (which is what I believe will be the best UI, if you have a better one, I
> would love to hear it), it was unusually difficult to get each tab to have
> it's own activity (which I believe to be Android jargon for thread).
>
> ~Leif
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> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 20:37, Shane A. Froebel <shane at bugssite.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Leif,
> >
> > If you do it right, I will switch over to the Android. The BB WordPress
> > app doesn't work to well for my BB Storm. The buttons do not sync very
> > well.
> >
> > Your Friend, Shane
> > http://bugssite.org/
> >
> > On 1/29/2010 5:41 PM, Leif Andersen wrote:
> > > Thank you very much for the input.  I am currently taking apart the
> > iPhone
> > > App now, however progress on that particular portion is a bit slow, as
> I
> > > don't own a mac, and as such, need to go to my local university to work
> > on
> > > it.  Also, good idea on making a feature chart, I did not think of
> doing
> > > that.  I guess that there isn't much more I can get from you until I do
> > have
> > > a report made up, at which point you could tell me where it's lacking.
> I
> > > would assume that the form would be similar to the 2009 and 2008 form.
> > >
> > > Again, thank you very much.
> > >
> > > ~Leif Andersen
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 12:19, Brian Layman <Brian at thecodecave.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >>> Hello, my name is Leif and I am a student at the University of Utah.
> I
> > >> am
> > >>> interested in participating in the Google Summer of Code program if
> > they
> > >>> have it this year.  I would like to create the Wordpress Android App.
> > >>
> > >> Agreed! This app would be fun to do. I thought maybe I'd do it as my
> > first
> > >> Android app myself, as I do have a Droid and am registered to have the
> > apps
> > >> in the store. I'd turned my eyes to other things once I saw WPToGo was
> > out.
> > >>
> > >> I've no info on the WP app for the iPhone and would love to hear more
> > about
> > >> it.  I've mentored on the summer of code WP project before. That was
> > >> definitely a learning experience. Even if this doesn't get approve as
> a
> > >> summer of code app, it would be fun to work on this sort of thing.
> > >>
> > >> If you are interested in doing this, the best thing for you to do is
> to
> > >> start making your proposal now.
> > >>
> > >> A major step for this is to start a feature chart that shows the
> > features
> > >> and/or capabilities that are in each app and mark if the competitor
> has
> > >> them. Do this like you were representing each product. Simple things
> > like
> > >> being able to start writing when you open the application compared to
> > >> hitting File->New->Document have turned the tide of battle in software
> > wars
> > >> even as big as Word vs WordPerfect.
> > >>
> > >> If you have a feature chart and plan for what you want in the Android
> > app,
> > >> you will already be further ahead in the process than many other GSOC
> > >> applicants whose first phase will be "See how others did it and make a
> > >> proposal". That advice goes out to anyone thinking of any GSOC
> project.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers!
> > >>
> > >> Brian Layman.
> > >> (Resending this message as it and several others didn't make it to the
> > >> list.
> > >> This one isn't too delayed. The thread is comatose, but not dead.)
> > >>
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