Comments on: Shizzow for Android

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:09:35 +0000

Thanks for the clarification. I thought there was more to it than just a simple wrapper, but wasn't entirely sure. I'll definitely be giving this a more thorough look!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:36 +0000

It's more than just a wrapper, because it gives you a JavaScript API to access things on the phone that websites normally couldn't.

And it's more than just for the iPhone. You can deploy your apps to Android and Blackberry phones, too.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:12:06 +0000

I'll check out the API docs again. I just breezed through them the first time. Is PhoneGap just a wrapper for enabling an iPhone-launchable web app?

No... Dealer never mentioned it. Shame on them for real... I'll definitely bookmark this site! Thanks for the link.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:06 +0000

The JavaScript API is on the project's wiki.

Your dealer didn't tell you about MotoringFile? Shame on them.

(Full disclosure: I help to run the site. Regardless, it is the best place to go for MINI news.)

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:02:02 +0000

Hey Matt,

I thought there was more to it than that. Is it simply just a UIWebView wrapper? I'm confused now (even more reason for the documentation to be more plentiful). Hehehe.

Does PhoneGap provide any APIs to the device (ie: contacts, etc.)? I see it allows for Geolocation and Accelerometer. Any others?

MotoringFile? Never heard of it... I'll have to check it out.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:43:53 +0000

You don't really do any programming in PhoneGap itself. It's just a way to connect a website APIs on the phone.

Do you read MotoringFile yet?

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:31:41 +0000

Btw… Just read you enjoy driving your MINI. We got our this past September. What a car. Love getting into it every day!!

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:30:23 +0000

I was hoping to write for the iPhone... but I guess I first need the iPhone SDK (Intel only) in order to do anything related to PhoneGap, right?

Looks like I may need to upgrade sooner than I was hoping. Although, running for almost 5yrs on this PB has been great! :)

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:33:25 +0000

It probably depends on which phones you’re writing for. It doesn’t look like the Android SDK will run on PPC.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:30:12 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, Matt.

One thing I haven't been able to find out (tho, I'm sure after asking it'll seem like an obvious one) is whether PhoneGap can be used/developed with on a PPC Mac? I've got a 12"PB as my main machine and would love to start developing with PhoneGap if it's possible.