Comments on: PhoneGap Palm now available http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:38:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Ryan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:20:21 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-66 It certainly should work on the pixi (though we don't have one around and haven't tried it). Thanks for pointing that out, I just corrected that. It certainly should work on the pixi (though we don’t have one around and haven’t tried it). Thanks for pointing that out, I just corrected that.

]]> By: Ryan http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Ryan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:16:27 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-65 In my post I link to a discussion in the palm developer forum about the Contacts Service API, and how it is limited by the fact that an app can only access contacts created by that app. The PhoneGap contacts API is meant to give a developer access to all device contacts. Since we cannot achieve this functionality using webOS' contacts service API, its not a reasonable solution. The purpose of the contacts API is to access device contacts in code, and allow a developer to manipulate the data as they see fit. Particularly sets of contacts. The People Picker only allows one contact to be selected, and requires user interaction. This really does not meet the needs of PhoneGap's contacts API. The main goal of PhoneGap is to implement the same behaviour across different platforms ... yes contacts interaction is available in webOS, but not the functionality required to meet PhoneGap's device-agnostic goal. If you don't agree, feel free to branch the PhoneGap repo and implement the Palm Contacts API :). In my post I link to a discussion in the palm developer forum about the Contacts Service API, and how it is limited by the fact that an app can only access contacts created by that app. The PhoneGap contacts API is meant to give a developer access to all device contacts. Since we cannot achieve this functionality using webOS’ contacts service API, its not a reasonable solution.

The purpose of the contacts API is to access device contacts in code, and allow a developer to manipulate the data as they see fit. Particularly sets of contacts. The People Picker only allows one contact to be selected, and requires user interaction. This really does not meet the needs of PhoneGap’s contacts API.

The main goal of PhoneGap is to implement the same behaviour across different platforms … yes contacts interaction is available in webOS, but not the functionality required to meet PhoneGap’s device-agnostic goal.

If you don’t agree, feel free to branch the PhoneGap repo and implement the Palm Contacts API :) .

]]> By: Ryan http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Ryan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:46:18 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-64 They're sick. Not like I don't feel well cause I'm sick. I mean like "Whistler was sick this weekend. Oh and that Palm Pre is sick too. So sick bro." They’re sick. Not like I don’t feel well cause I’m sick. I mean like “Whistler was sick this weekend. Oh and that Palm Pre is sick too. So sick bro.”

]]> By: wanna http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-63 wanna Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:30:54 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-63 Got a question: In the PhoneGap roadmap, Palm Platform is listed as Palm Pre - http://phonegap.pbworks.com/Roadmap. Does it mean that it does not work on Palm pixi? Thank you Got a question:

In the PhoneGap roadmap, Palm Platform is listed as Palm Pre – http://phonegap.pbworks.com/Roadmap. Does it mean that it does not work on Palm pixi?

Thank you

]]> By: wanna http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-62 wanna Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:23:25 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-62 Contact API is not available for Palm WebOS? but, they have People Picker and Contact Service API. What are these two functionality for then? Contact API is not available for Palm WebOS?

but, they have People Picker and Contact Service API. What are these two functionality for then?

]]> By: Jelks http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Jelks Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:03:00 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-60 You say "We’ve got a couple of Palm Pre’s here for testing, and they’re sick." Did you mean to say "slick", or are your Pre's really sick? If so, please take 'em to the doctor. :) You say “We’ve got a couple of Palm Pre’s here for testing, and they’re sick.”

Did you mean to say “slick”, or are your Pre’s really sick? If so, please take ‘em to the doctor. :)

]]> By: Wednesday News Roundup — Troubled Waters | webOSroundup http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Wednesday News Roundup — Troubled Waters | webOSroundup Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:55:05 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-59 [...] versions of paid applications) in the App Catalog.  Second, mobile application development tool PhoneGap announced support for webOS.  PhoneGap is a cross-platform tool that leverages Web technologies (much like Mojo development [...] [...] versions of paid applications) in the App Catalog.  Second, mobile application development tool PhoneGap announced support for webOS.  PhoneGap is a cross-platform tool that leverages Web technologies (much like Mojo development [...]

]]> By: Wednesday News Roundup — Troubled Waters | Pre 101 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Wednesday News Roundup — Troubled Waters | Pre 101 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:54:42 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-58 [...] versions of paid applications) in the App Catalog.  Second, mobile application development tool PhoneGap announced support for webOS.  PhoneGap is a cross-platform tool that leverages Web technologies (much like Mojo development [...] [...] versions of paid applications) in the App Catalog.  Second, mobile application development tool PhoneGap announced support for webOS.  PhoneGap is a cross-platform tool that leverages Web technologies (much like Mojo development [...]

]]> By: webOS added to open-source PhoneGap development suite | TechBlogs Today http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-57 webOS added to open-source PhoneGap development suite | TechBlogs Today Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:39 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-57 [...] The suite supports app building for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android operating systems, and recently added Palm’s webOS to the fold. PhoneGap integrates well with webOS APIs, including geolocation, accelerometer, notification, and [...] [...] The suite supports app building for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android operating systems, and recently added Palm’s webOS to the fold. PhoneGap integrates well with webOS APIs, including geolocation, accelerometer, notification, and [...]

]]> By: Ajaxian » PhoneGap Updated to Support Palm webOS Apps http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/index.php/2009/12/07/phonegap-palm-now-availableg/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Ajaxian » PhoneGap Updated to Support Palm webOS Apps Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:01:47 +0000 http://blogs.nitobi.com/ryan/?p=43#comment-53 [...] PhoneGapteam announced yesterday that they’ve got support for Palm’s webOS Mojo API. PhoneGap API’s available to Palm [...] [...] PhoneGapteam announced yesterday that they’ve got support for Palm’s webOS Mojo API. PhoneGap API’s available to Palm [...]

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