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  • Eric 4:57 pm on October 7, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Weekly dev chat summary for Oct 7, 2013 

    Chat log.

    Agenda

    • WPiOS Status
    • WPAndroid Status
    • This Week
    • Next Dev Chat

    WPiOS Status

    Currently focused on addressing some lingering bugs stemming from earlier changes to support iOS 7. The team will be doing a lot of testing before submitting 3.8.3 to Apple later this week.

    WPAndroid Status

    The team has decided to have another beta round after addressing a bug related to sharing and the new pin lock feature. The beta should last a few days, then we’ll submit the app to the Play store, probably on Wed the 9th.

    For this release we’re trying something new. We’ll take advantage of Google Play’s percentage distribution to release the app to around 10% of our user base, and monitor its reception. If all goes well we’ll open the floodgates and make the app available to everyone.

    This Week

    • iOS : Focus on bug fixes and testing. Submit 3.8.3 to Apple.
    • Android: Monitor the new beta and release 2.5 to Google Play later this week.

    Next Dev Chat

    Join us for the next dev chat on Oct 14, 2013 at 16:00 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

     

    • Dan 9:13 pm on October 8, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Android update: All release dates are going to be pushed out by approximately one week so that we can do a full code freeze/QA pass to make sure everything is solid.

  • rachel_mccollin 2:55 pm on October 1, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Mobile Handbook – Further Editing update 

    Hi everyone,

    I’ve been into the handbook today and looked at what’s been done over the past couple of weeks.

    The Blackberry section is now complete – thanks Danilo!

    There is still work to do on other sections though. Please see my post http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/2013/09/17/ive-now-worked-through-all-sections-of-the/ for details.

    Thanks :)

     

  • Isaac Keyet 2:00 am on October 1, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Weekly dev chat summary for Sep 30, 2013 

    We didn’t follow the usual pattern for the dev chat this week since the majority of the contributors couldn’t make it, and instead opened it up to potential new contributors. — Chat log.

    Featured Images discussion

    @lonchbox (Pancho Perez) joined us to chat about some ideas he’s had for a better iOS app experience, in particular setting Featured Images.

    The discussion was mainly around the placement of the feature and how important it is to editors when using a theme that supports it. We went over the reasons as to why it’s in the Settings tab currently but ultimately agreed that there may be a better home for it somewhere more prominent in the main post editor. Wether this be a button in the tab bar, a graphic overlaying the post, or something exciting like a parallax top header we’re not sure of. Do check out Pancho’s post as it brings up some interesting concepts. @hugobaeta later tweeted and it looks like we’ll be looking at solutions when outlining the visual editor project.

    We’ll circle back to the status of the apps next week. Join us in #wordpress-mobile at 16:00 UTC on Monday, October 7!

     

    • Jay Versluis 4:19 pm on October 5, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Isaac,

      I’ve missed the meeting, but I’ll be there on Monday. I’m still interested in fixing this bug: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/issues/106 – but the project is big, and I have many questions. Is it OK to bring those up in the next meeting, or is there a better place to ask?

      Also, where is the current development version, GitHub or SVN? SVN doesn’t have tags for the current version (3.7+) – just want to make sure I’m not working on an outdated copy.

      • Isaac Keyet 8:45 am on October 6, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        You want to work in the Develop branch on GitHub, SVN is likely out of date.

        Feel free to ask away here or ping one of the iOS devs in #wordpress-mobile at any time (although most may be out for the weekend).

  • b0unc3 6:52 pm on September 26, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    GSoC – week 15: All done. 

    Here we are, I’ve completed my project and submitted all the stuff to the GsoC for the final evaluation. Now I don’t want to bother you with more word, let’s go to the serious thing :)

    Here is a short demo of the app running on my BlackBerry Z10 (sorry for the poor quality!):
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89L8kQjCCQo

    The project sources code are on the official SVN repo here :
    http://gsoc.svn.wordpress.org/2013/b0unc3/trunk/

    There is also a GIT repo, here :
    https://github.com/b0unc3/WordPress-bb10

    For whom feel brave enough, but not enough to compile and run the code :) , a .bar beta package is present in all the repos in a “beta/” directory it contains the latest version installable on your devices.
    You can install it with the blackberry-delpoy command line tool, or by sideloading it (google will help you with it ;) )

    svn : http://gsoc.svn.wordpress.org/2013/b0unc3/trunk/beta/wp_bb10-1_0_0_1.bar
    git: https://github.com/b0unc3/WordPress-bb10/blob/master/beta/wp_bb10-1_0_0_1.bar

    That’s all! I hope you find comfortable with it. If you have any suggestions/critics/feedback/whatever, please, feel free to contact me directly.

    I want to give a special big thanks to the WordPress community and GsoC program, I found this experience amazing and I learned a lot!
    Thanks!

    Best Regards,
    Daniele Maio.

     

    • heredia21 2:32 am on September 27, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Looks good! Plan on adding any editing buttons? Such as insert more tag, link etc?

    • Zamal974 10:12 am on September 29, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Good News !!
      Damage ! It doesn’t work on Q10 and Z30

      • b0unc3 6:19 pm on September 30, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I don’t have a Q10 neither a Z30 :(
        Can you please report which OS version are you running and which is the actual outcome.
        Thanks.

        • daniloercoli 11:03 pm on September 30, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          Did you try to setup the device simulator as a Q10, or Z30?

        • LoganSix 3:09 pm on October 1, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          In the application or another c++ class, you can do this to get the screen size. Then in the qml, just call these functions to resize.

          int ApplicationUI::screenWidth()
          {
          bb::device::DisplayInfo display;
          return display.pixelSize().width();
          }

          int ApplicationUI::screenHeight()
          {
          bb::device::DisplayInfo display;
          return display.pixelSize().height();
          }

          Q10 is option 2 on the simulator. Z30 is option 3.

    • heredia21 10:26 pm on October 1, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Adding the ability to place a post in a certain category, add tags, etc.?

  • Sayak Sarkar 11:17 pm on September 25, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    GSoC – Week 15: When everything's complete and done! 

    This is the final week of Google Summer of Code 2013, all the submissions have already been made and the final evaluations are well on their way. So, this is my last GSoC 2013 update and I plan to use this post to display the final result of what I’ve been able to achieve this summer.

    Here are a few screenshots of the app that I’ve taken using the Geeksphone Keon developer device for Firefox OS, which roughly cover the primary features of the app:-

    WordPress for Firefox OS - Login Screen WordPress for Firefox OS - Posts List VIew WordPress for Firefox OS - New Post WordPress for Firefox OS - Successful Post Notification WordPress for Firefox OS - Post Draft View WordPress for Firefox OS - Sliding Menu Drawer WordPress for Firefox OS - Pages List View WordPress for Firefox OS - New Page Screen WordPress for Firefox OS - Page Published Notification WordPress for Firefox OS- View Site Mode

    At the end of the summer, I would like to state that I’m actually quite satisfied and happy with the way the app has turned out to be so far, given the time-limited scope of GSoC. However, I would like to continue work on the app beyond the GSoC timeline and see to it that the app goes forward towards a matured v1.0 release sometime in the near future.

    I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks towards @aerych, who has been my mentor for this project. He has been an exceptionally good guide for me throughout the summer and always helped me whenever I’ve faced challenges or felt stuck during the coding period. Also, I would like to express my thanks to the WordPress and Google Summer of Code project coordinators for giving me the opportunity to work on developing the WordPress app for Firefox OS. Thanks a lot to everyone! :-)

     

  • Dan 3:46 am on September 24, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Beta 2 of the giant WordPress for Android update with new Media library, Stats, Themes, and PIN lock features is out now. If you haven’t joined up with the beta yet, just request to join our group on Google+ to get access to download the beta:

    https://plus.google.com/communities/108813167297661427043

     

  • Isaac Keyet 1:52 am on September 24, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Weekly dev chat summary for Sep 23, 2013 

    Chat log.

    Agenda

    • Android Status
    • iOS Status
    • Handbook Status
    • This Week
    • Next Dev Chat

    Android Status

    Since there are still a few bugs to take care off, the road map was revised so we can do a second beta this week and release on Oct 7. We need to test more with Jetpack to make Stats are working like they’re supposed to.

    NUX and the new, native WordPress.com Reader will be the next release after that, towards the end of October.

    The Android project is in dire need of beta testers. If you’re interested, keep a look out for a post appearing here soon or simply comment on this post.

    iOS Status

    Our update for iOS 7 was released and got some nice attention. There’s been some serious bugs and a bug fix (3.8.1) is already out, with 3.8.2 being submitted tomorrow most likely.

    Once bugs are out of the way, we’re pretty much ready to release Themes. Media is also looking a whole lot better. The visual editor work will be postponed to later in October.

    As far as the refactoring goes, we’ll pick it back up once we’re done with the current feature iterations — it’s likely that there are going to be more changes needed after we’re done with all of these.

    Handbook Status

    @rachel_mccollin took a look at the Handbook and posted her notes. BlackBerry has already been updated and Windows Phone cleaned up, but the iOS section still needs work. @aerych urged the iOS contributors to divide the work in between them and write up the missing documentation.

    This Week

    Since the vast majority of the contributors working on the iOS and Android projects will be out the next 7 days or so, the projects will only be monitored and development will be picked back up around October 4-8. For Android, the beta will be the top priority and for iOS it’s taking care of the most severe bugs showcased in the app.

    Next Dev Chat

    The next weekly dev chat is scheduled for September 30, 2013 at 9AM PST/16:00 UTC as usual. Most of the regular folks will most likely be out, and since the projects are on a little hiatus we don’t expect much that will need to be talked about. However, we’ll still have it and anyone that wants to join in and chit-chat is more than welcome to.

     

  • Isaac Keyet 9:40 pm on September 20, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    The WordPress app for iOS is featured in 92 App Stores around the world, including a top app listing in the Social Networking category in the U.S. store. This is huge, so we blogged about it on the official WordPress for iOS blog.

    Spread the love and don’t forget to rate the WordPress app if you like it!

     

  • Jorge Bernal 6:35 pm on September 18, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    3.8 is finally out, ready for iOS7.

    It feels great to finally come out of the shadows and merge all the code back to our public repo at https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS. We’ll be publishing some more branches in development over the next few days.

    In the meantime, go wild testing 3.8 and let us know how it goes

     

  • rachel_mccollin 1:19 pm on September 17, 2013 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Handbook Editing Update

    I’ve now worked through all sections of the mobile handbook and it’s looking good.

    Some notes:

    • I’ve removed ‘review’ from the title of pages which I’ve edited. These are now done.
    • Any pages which still need some work are still marked ‘review’. Notes on these are below.
    • Some pages are still marked as ‘drafting’. It would be helpful if when these pages are complete the authors can let me know by adding a comment to this post, thanks.

    Status by Section

    The status of the sections is as follows:

    • Communication – complete
    • iOS – most of this section is still being drafted
    • Android – complete
    • Blackberry – all complete except for the ‘testing’ page. See note below.
    • Windows Phone – complete except for the ‘testing’ and ‘best practice’ pages. See note below.
    • Other apps – Nokia complete, webOS still in draft
    • Contribute Design – compete except for the Icons page (in draft) and the introductory page – see note below.
    • Support Help – complete
    • General Guides – complete

    Changes Needed

    The following are marked as ‘review’ and need some minor changes:

    Blackberry Testing page :
    I’ve applied the handbook styling to the sections with code but this needs checking that it’s still correct with those changes. Also some text before the code in the ‘remove the apps form the device’ section would be helpful.

    Windows Phone Best Practice page:
    This page ends very abruptly and as a non-expert reader it left me a little confused as to what to do next. Can a sentence or two be added to round this off?

    Windows Phone Introductory page:
    The section on accessibility is empty and needs content. The section on globalisation needs a bit more explanation.

    Contribute Design Introductory Page:
    The links in the ‘contributing’ section have no destinations – these need to be added.

    Please let me know if you have any questions or when you’ve made any changes to draft or review documents in the comments, than I can give them a final edit. Thanks!

     

    • Eric 2:25 pm on September 17, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks Rachel!

    • daniloercoli 3:28 pm on September 17, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I did some cleanup of the BlackBerry Testing page, since a “pre” tag with a “code” tag in it doesn’t look fine (seemed that line height was wrong). I’ve removed the “code” tags maintaining the “pre” tags in place. Feel free to change it back if necessary.
      Also added a description on the sub-section ‘remove the apps form the device’.

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