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Re: [Dhis2-users] Possible removal of mobile "light" and mobile "smartphone" in 2.25

 

For the light its:
/light/**

For smartphone its:
/mobile/**

-- 
Morten Olav Hansen
Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
University of Oslo
http://www.dhis2.org

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Dan Cocos <dcocos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Is there a list of browser strings or URLs that are accessed exclusively
> by the smartphone/light version? This could help track down how pervasive
> its usage is.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> Dan Cocos
> Principal, BAO Systems
> dcocos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | http://www.baosystems.com |  2900 K Street, Suite
> 404, Washington D.C. 20007
>
>
> > On Aug 3, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Morten Olav Hansen <morten@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone
> >
> > Seems clear that we are not ready to get rid of the smartphone web
> version yet, so we will wait at least one more release (the Android apps
> need proper translation also).
> >
> > So let's focus on the light mobile, is anyone using that?
> >
> > --
> > Morten Olav Hansen
> > Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
> > University of Oslo
> > http://www.dhis2.org
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Jason Pickering <
> jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Araz,
> > OK, that is good news. I understand Morten's point about the
> translations being "free" now, as they are essentially supported out of the
> box.
> >
> > I think it would be good if we could experiment with this, and to that
> end, I have setup a translation project here on the translation server (
> https://translate.dhis2.org/projects/dhis2-android-translations/) which
> should allow us to perform the translations and then round-trip them back
> to the source code. There are not that many, so it might be good to test
> with French or Spanish first and see if it works.
> >
> > A few more thoughts about this though. Moving people off of one system
> and onto another may not be as easy as it sounds. In many cases, phones
> have been procured and placed (often in remote areas). People need to be
> retrained. This takes time (and often a lot of money). So, once
> implementers start using the Light or Smartphone module, it may not be so
> easy to change the client (unlike the server). I think if we give the
> people who are an upgrade pathway, at least it will allow them time to plan.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Araz Abishov <araz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I will try to answer most of the questions which appeared in the thread.
> >
> > Ifeanyi,
> > Could you please expand a little bit on problems you have experienced
> with android clients? Especially this one:
> > For example, you do not get a completed entry report using the app each
> time a user submits data
> >
> > We are planning to start developing new version of android data capture
> client, so your feedback can help us to solve problems which people
> experience in the field.
> >
> > Morten and Jason,
> > In order to translate UI components in android apps we just need to
> supply translations of prompts in .xml. Operating system will pick up
> translations based on system settings (if your phone is running in
> Norwegian and application contains corresponding translations, they will be
> automatically applied to UI). The only problem for us is to provide
> translations for languages which are not officially supported by android
> and there is no clean, straightforward way to solve this problem at the
> moment.
> >
> > P.S. It is pretty sad that people don’t use android apps only because of
> internationalization problems, we definitely should look into this in near
> future (we can discuss this during academy).
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > —
> > Araz Abishov,
> > Android developer, DHIS 2
> > University of Oslo
> > https://www.dhis2.org/
> >
> > On August 2, 2016 at 11:57:10 AM, Halvdan Hoem Grelland (
> halvdan@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Which version are you currently using, and what are your future upgrade
> plans?
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Collins McAdoyo <
> collins.adoyo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Dear Jason & Team,
> >>
> >> Kindly keep mobile versions for now, as mentioned by Sadik, we are
> using it here in Kenya for field data collection for Malaria project.
> >> We would be keen to make arrangements for alternatives.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> Collins
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:07 PM, sadikngoa <sadikngoa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Hi Jason and Devs
> >> This is also being used in Kenya for data entry using smart phones at
> village level with MACEPA team.
> >> Thanks
> >> Sadik
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from Samsung Mobile
> >>
> >>
> >> -------- Original message --------
> >> From: Jason Pickering
> >> Date:08/01/2016 14:39 (GMT+03:00)
> >> To: Morten Olav Hansen
> >> Cc: dhis2-users ,dhis2-devs
> >> Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] Possible removal of mobile "light" and
> mobile "smartphone" in 2.25
> >>
> >> I know that this was being used by the team in Ethiopia and Zambia, so
> I might hold off removing it until we can get confirmation from them.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Morten Olav Hansen <morten@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> Hi mobile team
> >>
> >> Any comments?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Morten Olav Hansen
> >> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
> >> University of Oslo
> >> http://www.dhis2.org
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Ifeanyi Okoye <ifeanyiokoye@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> Hello Morten,
> >> We are using mainly for data capture.
> >>
> >> The smartphone module is a bit more flexible than the android app. We
> are using android phones and have the data entry app installed on the
> phones. We have had instances where the users entered data for several
> months at a stretch using the app and we could not find the data in the
> database (possibly a network issue). If the app can be upgraded to simulate
> the smartphone module, it would prove more useful. For example, you do not
> get a completed entry report using the app each time a user submits data,
> which you get using the module. Also, the messaging function is quite a
> useful tool.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> Warm Regards,
> >>
> >> Ifeanyi
> >>
> >> Read DrMaestro's Blog
> >> www.ifeanyiokoye.com
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Morten Olav Hansen <morten@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: Ifeanyi Okoye <ifeanyiokoye@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: Prosper BT <ptb3000@xxxxxxxxx>; dhis2-users <
> dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; dhis2-devs <
> dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:27 PM
> >>
> >> Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] Possible removal of mobile "light" and
> mobile "smartphone" in 2.25
> >>
> >> Hi Ifeanyi
> >>
> >> What version of DHIS2 are you on? are you using it mainly for data
> collection, or also messaging?
> >>
> >> What kind of phones are they using? have you also tried our Android
> clients?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Morten Olav Hansen
> >> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
> >> University of Oslo
> >> http://www.dhis2.org
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Ifeanyi Okoye <ifeanyiokoye@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> Dear Morten,
> >> Our program uses the Smartphone module for our outreach sites.
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> Warm Regards,
> >>
> >> Ifeanyi
> >>
> >> Read DrMaestro's Blog
> >> www.ifeanyiokoye.com
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Prosper BT <ptb3000@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: Morten Olav Hansen <morten@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: dhis2-users <dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; dhis2-devs <
> dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:30 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] Possible removal of mobile "light" and
> mobile "smartphone" in 2.25
> >>
> >> Dear Morten,
> >>
> >> For HISP Uganda uses we have never used them at all. We are okay with
> them going
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Morten Olav Hansen <morten@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> Hi everyone
> >>
> >> We are thinking of possibly removing these 2 projects from DHIS 2 Core
> in 2.25 release, but we wanted to know if anyone is still using them?
> >>
> >> They haven't been updated in a very long time (4-5 releases at least)
> and is not updated to work with any of the latest model changes.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Morten Olav Hansen
> >> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
> >> University of Oslo
> >> http://www.dhis2.org
> >>
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> >>
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> >> Halvdan Hoem Grelland
> >> Software developer, DHIS 2
> >> University of Oslo
> >> http://www.dhis2.org
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