Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-17 Thread Attila Csipa
Hi, IMO Xamarin has (or at least had) a more modern approach, and since mobile was their bread-and-butter, they put a lot of effort there, and it really shows. I have some experience with it, so (again IMO) various gotchas notwithstanding, on *mobile*, it is considerably more mature than the Q

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-16 Thread Robert Knight
> What is sorely needed is a fast, prototyping-friendly and > platform-agnostic way of doing UIs while relying on their native > implementation of widgets, usage patterns, libraries etc. Xamarin and React Native are aiming to get as close to that as feasible without compromising on design - which

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-16 Thread Attila Csipa
IANAL but using "for Android" should be fine w both Google and Qt (just stick the TM notice in your docs). I'm leaning towards Controls for Android (or, maybe QML for Android). It can still have a name of it's own (pick your favorite dog name or noun), but a descriptive name would IMO go a long

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-16 Thread Attila Csipa
On 4/13/2015 3:00 PM, Nurmi J-P wrote: > Indeed. UIs have come a long way since the days of Windows 95 and > others where it was sufficient to draw buttons and checkboxes a bit > differently. These days, UIs are full of little transitions and > effects. When those things are missing or slightly

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-14 Thread Nurmi J-P
> On 14 Apr 2015, at 19:45, Nicolás Ulrich wrote: > > I would love to try this so any name is good for me. I was just starting to > develop something for android (in java) just because qtquickcontrols doesn't > feel right. This however is really encouraging. This is looking very promising, but

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-14 Thread Nurmi J-P
> On 14 Apr 2015, at 18:14, Jeremy Lainé wrote: > > On 04/13/2015 03:46 PM, Nurmi J-P wrote: >> On 13 Apr 2015, at 14:50, Jeremy Lainé wrote: >> >>> How about just "android-controls", which would become >>> "qt-android-controls" if the project graduates from playground? >> I like this suggestio

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-14 Thread Nicolás Ulrich
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Jeremy Lainé wrote: > > On 04/13/2015 03:46 PM, Nurmi J-P wrote: > > On 13 Apr 2015, at 14:50, Jeremy Lainé wrote: > > > >> How about just "android-controls", which would become > >> "qt-android-controls" if the project graduates from playground? > > I like this s

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-14 Thread Jeremy Lainé
On 04/13/2015 03:46 PM, Nurmi J-P wrote: > On 13 Apr 2015, at 14:50, Jeremy Lainé wrote: > >> How about just "android-controls", which would become >> "qt-android-controls" if the project graduates from playground? > I like this suggestion. In the end we will have much more (*) than just UI > con

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Harri Pasanen
On 13/04/2015 14:58, Nurmi J-P wrote: >> >On 13 Apr 2015, at 14:13, Harri Pasanen wrote: >> > >> >Name candidates: QML-Droid or QDroid > Various derivatives from Droid seem to be popular. Does it not fall to the > “any play on names” or “slang in names” categories? > > http://wiki.qt.io/Creating

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Nurmi J-P
On 13 Apr 2015, at 14:50, Jeremy Lainé wrote: > On 04/13/2015 01:21 PM, Nurmi J-P wrote: >> Thanks for the ideas, keep it coming! :) We should probably follow the >> guidelines: https://wiki.qt.io/Creating_a_new_module_or_tool_for_Qt > > > How about just "android-controls", which would become >

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Nurmi J-P
> On 13 Apr 2015, at 14:13, Harri Pasanen wrote: > > Name candidates: QML-Droid or QDroid Various derivatives from Droid seem to be popular. Does it not fall to the “any play on names” or “slang in names” categories? http://wiki.qt.io/Creating_a_new_module_or_tool_for_Qt > Btw, can QML do l

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Jeremy Lainé
On 04/13/2015 01:21 PM, Nurmi J-P wrote: > Thanks for the ideas, keep it coming! :) We should probably follow the > guidelines: https://wiki.qt.io/Creating_a_new_module_or_tool_for_Qt How about just "android-controls", which would become "qt-android-controls" if the project graduates from playgro

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Harri Pasanen
Name candidates: QML-Droid or QDroid Btw, can QML do layouting of Android widgets, or is that left for the android layout engine? Harri On 13/04/2015 13:21, Nurmi J-P wrote: > On 12 Apr 2015, at 11:03, Robert Iakobashvili wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Nurmi J-P wrote: >>> He

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Nurmi J-P
On 12 Apr 2015, at 23:25, Robert Knight wrote: >> I'd like to request a playground repository for the former hackathon project >> of mine: QML bindings for native Android controls - >> https://youtu.be/Mo8J-g5XPGQ > > This looks great and IMO the only way to be sure of being able to > create a

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-13 Thread Nurmi J-P
On 12 Apr 2015, at 11:03, Robert Iakobashvili wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Nurmi J-P wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'd like to request a playground repository for the former hackathon project >> of mine: QML bindings for native Android controls - >> https://youtu.be/Mo8J-g5XPGQ >> >>

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-12 Thread Robert Knight
> I'd like to request a playground repository for the former hackathon project > of mine: QML bindings for native Android controls - > https://youtu.be/Mo8J-g5XPGQ This looks great and IMO the only way to be sure of being able to create a top-tier UX for Android or iOS for an app that is intend

Re: [Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-12 Thread Robert Iakobashvili
On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Nurmi J-P wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to request a playground repository for the former hackathon project > of mine: QML bindings for native Android controls - > https://youtu.be/Mo8J-g5XPGQ > > Before proceeding to a formal request, the baby needs a name. I wa

[Development] QML bindings for native Android controls

2015-04-12 Thread Nurmi J-P
Hello, I'd like to request a playground repository for the former hackathon project of mine: QML bindings for native Android controls - https://youtu.be/Mo8J-g5XPGQ Before proceeding to a formal request, the baby needs a name. I was hoping you could help me choose one. Factors that affect the