[dba-Tech] Basic4Android and now Basic4IOS

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Oct 29 16:47:28 CDT 2014


Hi Shamil,

I don't know much about b4i yet.  I can't answer that question.

The Solar calculator was originally designed for a tablet, but I have it running on a Samsung 
S2 phone.  Can you tell me what the screen resolution is on the Xperia? I will see whether I 
need another screen variant.

On 29 Oct 2014 at 19:26, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:

>  Hi Stuart --
> 
> Thank you for your info on B4i. 
> Will B4i allow to develop iOS apps without a Mac computer running OS
> X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later?
> 
> As for your Andorid apps - I have tried top setup your Solar
> Calculator app on my son's Xony Xperia smartphone. Setup worked well
> but the running Solar Calculator app has some issues. Is it targeted
> for Android tablets only? -- Shamil
> 
> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:05:31 +1000 from "Stuart McLachlan"
> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>: >As many of you are aware, I've recently
> been using Basic4Android to develop Android apps. >For those looking
> for a multi-platform tool, the good news is  that Basic4IOS is coming
> soon >for iDevices. It's currently in closed Beta release: > >From 
> the B4A forums, this is from the  first posting (back in July) of a 27
> page thread.  (It's >still looking like v1.00 will be out this year,
> there is already one demo app in the Apple store.): > >"The work on
> B4i has already started. B4i will create native iOS applications. The
> language >will be the same as B4A and B4J. The APIs will be similar in
> some cases and different in >others. > >In order to develop with B4i
> you will need an iOS device, an Apple developer account and a >Mac
> computer. > >The B4i code will be converted to Objective C and then
> compiled with the regular Objective C >compiler together with the
> libraries. >The rapid debugger will allow modifying the code without
> rebuilding the package making the >"testing cycle" much quicker. > >We
> are now at the first steps of the development of B4i. Many things have
> not yet been >determined. It is hard to estimate when v1.00 will be
> ready. >I'm aiming for it to be released before the end of the
> year..." > >Incidentally, although most of my stuff is for a client,
> I've now got some simple apps in the >Playstore: 
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=CAMCo&hl=en > >--
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