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iPhone Web Applications powered by EE

April 02, 2008 8:03pm

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  • #1 / Apr 02, 2008 8:03pm

    i’ve developed a plugin that allows you to really quickly and easily develop an iPhone web app. i’d like to get some feedback from the community, you’re all invited to watch the demo of how it works and leave some feedback.

    iWebApp Project Page

    thanks!
    ben

  • #2 / Apr 02, 2008 8:45pm

    Jared Farrish

    575 posts

    Hey, that’s pretty cool. 😊

    Done any work with SAEF’s on it yet?

  • #3 / Apr 03, 2008 5:56pm

    not yet, its still in early development

  • #4 / Apr 03, 2008 6:23pm

    AJP

    311 posts

    That’s pretty neat Ben.

    I actually have a few applications that are in the works on EE, so it’d be interesting to see how it’s working.

    Thanks!

  • #5 / Apr 06, 2008 3:40am

    DMT Media

    12 posts

    Excellent Idea. But, I don’t see why you would need a module to accomplish this. Or, will you provide us a way to retrieve information from expression engine for parsing and display in a native iphone app? (also can be accomplished via RSS) Anyhow, bridging the gap between two great pieces of technology is always welcome.

  • #6 / Apr 07, 2008 5:07am

    Michael Hahn

    316 posts

    I am interested in a module that will allow me to easily port my clients web-apps to the i-phone platform but I think to make it “Cool” for lack of better terms, you need to bridge the gap between standard HTML and Apple’s SDK interfaces. You know like a “Staples Easy Button”

    Other then that, every one will still need to develop for yet another browser platform.

    It would be easier to evaluate if I could try it. 😊

    Mr. Hahn

  • #7 / Apr 07, 2008 5:30am

    Cocoaholic

    445 posts

    Other then that, every one will still need to develop for yet another browser platform.

    The iPhone comes with Safari, you don’t _need to_ change anything!
    You might want to optimize the viewport to scale nicely though.
    http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2007/tn2100.html

    @ben, you might want to look at Apple’s Dashcode (part of the developers tools) instead of iui…  :zip:

  • #8 / Apr 07, 2008 6:08am

    Michael Hahn

    316 posts

    Your absolutely right Cocoaholic, websites do not need modified with the iPhone browser. But to take full advantage of the iPhone browser one must consider it’s limitations. Hence, another browser to code for.

    I am hoping that Ben is trying to make a Module that will interact with Apples SDK’S API’S so I can create a “iPhone Template” that will take full advantage of all of the capabilities that Apple has provided.

    I think we need to see more from Ben to determine what direction he is headed. Is it either a template redirect, or a module with functionality

    I am opting for a module with functionality.

  • #9 / Apr 07, 2008 11:11am

    thanks for the feedback guys

    Excellent Idea. But, I don’t see why you would need a module to accomplish this.

    the alternative is to hard-code the html pages. the module simplifies the process and makes it available from within EE.

    @ben, you might want to look at Apple’s Dashcode (part of the developers tools) instead of iui…  :zip:

    i will do, thanks

    I am hoping that Ben is trying to make a Module that will interact with Apples SDK’S API’S so I can create a “iPhone Template” that will take full advantage of all of the capabilities that Apple has provided.

    the iphone SDK is for developing native apps for the iphone.  this module, on the other hand, is for developing web apps.  in other words, websites that are specifically designed for iphone users, such as 101cookbooks

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