Editor’s note: This week we are featuring a guest challenge from rockstar webOS developer Doug Reeder. He has pioneered an app interface that he calls Desk Accessories. Your challenge this week is to create an app that uses this kind of interface
ZDNet (blog) The decline, further decline and collapse of webOS Network World January 2009: With much fanfare, Palm debuts its new Palm Pre smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that features a shiny new operating system known as webOS based on familiar Web standards such as CSS, XHTML and Javascript. … HP Pre 3 review FoneHome.co.uk Smartphone Wars: Will Android and iOS Continue to Dominate
I’d like to talk about the fundamental concept of CSS 3 Flexible Box Models and how you can take advantage of it as you create the interface using the Enyo framework. In addition, I’d also recommend checking out one of our previous posts, “ Getting Familiar with the Flexible Box Layout Model .” CSS 3 Flexible Box Model (“Flexbox”)
With the upcoming release of the Pre 3 and TouchPad, we will have two new webOS devices that offer different screen sizes and resolutions than we’ve had before. While these devices will be able to scale & display current apps correctly, developers who want to take advantage of the additional screen real estate will still need to update their apps accordingly
Occasionally while developing, you get the urge to add a little personal flavor in your application. Let’s spice up one of the more under-appreciated widgets on the platform: the spinner. Since we should be providing the user some visual feedback while waiting on a response from a service/device, many apps make use of the spinner widget
The webOS 2.1 SDK has officially exited the Early Access program and is now available for download from the HP webOS Developer Center. Using the 2.1 SDK, you can now: Take advantage of unique webOS features like Just Type, Exhibition and Synergy. Build and distribute hybrid apps, combining HTML, JavaScript and CSS with C/C++.
As we make the transition to Enyo, developers can still take advantage of Mojo, especially with the upcoming releases of the HP Veer and Pre 3. And while you’re probably very familiar with Mojo, perhaps you aren’t aware of how you can take advantage of the many existing JavaScript libraries that work seamlessly with Mojo
Today, we have a trio of tips that we hope will help you in the course of developing your apps. These are questions we run into from time to time on the developer forums, and we hope you find the answers useful! How do I print out an object for debugging?
The Google Web Toolkit™ software development framework, or GWT, is a great open source SDK that lets you build web applications using the Oracle® Java™ language.
Setting up PhoneGap to work with Xcode® In this tutorial, we will take the Stars app developed in Part One for webOS™, and in Part Two for Android™, and port it to iOS™ using PhoneGap as well. To start with, if you’re going to use PhoneGap to create iOS apps, you will need a Mac running Apple’s MacOS X, and have their Xcode® toolset and iOS SDK installed.
I am happy to announce that developers who are members of our Early Access program can now download the first early access release of webOS 2.0 . Please check the private forum for more information and details on getting your copy of the release
It’s been a while since we were able to bring you one of our Stanford lectures, but hold your breath no more! Two more episodes, #7 and #9 are now available. (Don’t worry, lecture 8 is coming.) Lecture 7 is by Dave Balmer of Gobico Games, who shares his insights into developing games for webOS. He starts by talking about finding efficiencies in JavaScript, then dives into using Canvas, CSS transformations, and event handlers.
Ben and I had the real pleasure of hosting a Palm Developer Day event at our Sunnyvale headquarters.
Version 1.4 of the webOS SDK is now available on the Developer Portal . Here are some highlights of the new release: webOS now incorporates WebKit 4, which features enhanced CSS support and numerous other improvements
A year ago Palm introduced the world to the Pre and webOS. Since then Palm has shipped the Pre and the Pixi, launched with strong carrier partners in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Ireland, and Mexico, and partnered with you for a successful private beta that has resulted in over 1,000 applications that have enriched the Palm experience.
