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[David Planella <david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Al 06/05/13 12:05, En/na Stefan Schwarzburg ha escrit:
> Hi David,
> 
> If you want to do a hangout, I'm here today, tomorrow and then again on
> sunday.
> We can do it anytime, since I do homeoffice without fixed hours at the
> moment.
> 
> Cheers,
> Stefan
> 

Hi Stefan,

Probably on Sunday, as I was a bit tied up with UDS preparation and
other things these last few days. I'll try to have the GTK release ready
by then, so that we can start concentrating on the QML code.

Cheers,
David.

> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Stefan Schwarzburg
> <stefan.schwarzburg@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stefan.schwarzburg@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi David
> 
>     On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 5:36 PM, David Planella
>     <david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>         Al 17/03/13 09:06, En/na Stefan Schwarzburg ha escrit:
>         > Hi David,
>         >
>         > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Stefan Schwarzburg
>         > <stefan.schwarzburg@xxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:stefan.schwarzburg@xxxxxxxxx>
>         <mailto:stefan.schwarzburg@xxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:stefan.schwarzburg@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>         >
>         >     Hi David,
>         >
>         >     In the last two days I had some time and had a closer look
>         at the
>         >     qml code you have written for Qreator.
>         >     I really like it a lot and have started to use it as a
>         basis for
>         >     some tests of my own [1].
>         >
>         >     I think in the long run, we should start a new series in
>         launchpad
>         >     and continue there.
>         >
>         >     I'm not really sure that I have really understood all the
>         concepts
>         >     of QML, especially how to work around the limitations...,
>         but I have
>         >     nevertheless started to organize your code a little and
>         add some
>         >     features...
>         >
>         >     1) qrcode.js
>         >     I have extended qrcode.js to allow for qrcodes up to size 40
>         >     (177x177 modules) instead of only size 10.
>         >     I have added a custom excetion that can be caught in order to
>         >     increase the size if the text does not fit the current size.
>         >     With those two changes, we now start at the smallest
>         version and
>         >     upgrade the size dynamically...
>         >
>         >     2) directory structure
>         >     I have reorganized a lot of code. All longer functions are
>         now in
>         >     'coffee/qreator.coffee' and get compiled to 'js/qreator.js'
>         >     QR code pages have their own folder and one file per code,
>         they
>         >     register themselves in a global model.
>         >     All other pages are also single files in a different folder.
>         >
>         >     3) About / credits
>         >     I have added a few pages
>         >
>         >     4) Theming
>         >     I have slightly modified your already existing theming
>         capabilities,
>         >     added color-themes and dot themes as separate entities,
>         both of
>         >     which can be selected.
>         >     The current color theme and the current dot theme are
>         stored in a
>         >     Qt.LocalStorage database and are persistent.
>         >     Every user will eventually be able to add colorthemes
>         themselves (as
>         >     soon as there is a color picker in the Ubuntu SDK).
>         >
>         >     5) maybe more...
>         >
>         >     Actually, I struggled a lot with the limitations of QML and
>         >     javascript. I feel like having to jump through hoops in
>         order to get
>         >     the simplest things done (e.g. triggering all qrcanvases
>         to redraw
>         >     themselves without changing any text is something I still
>         can't do...)
>         >
>         >
>         > Just an update: this automatic update is now working as well...
>         > Connecting signals to signals to functions... :-)
>         >
> 
>         That is absolutely stunning, thanks for the great work! I
>         actually saw
>         it over the weekend before reading your e-mail.
> 
>         I'm on a plane right now and with limited time, but we should
>         schedule a
>         call or continue the discussion on the mailing list on the week
>         of the
>         6th of April when I'm back.
> 
> 
>     Great! I have only limited time from the 9th to the 11th, but apart
>     from that I'm here.
>     Lets have another call, its easier than writing...
> 
>      
> 
>         In terms of feedback, the only think that I noticed was that your
>         functional branch had a noticeable lag in typing and the changes
>         appearing in real time in the QR code, in comparison to my demo
>         branch.
> 
>         It might well be that the original branch was simply faster because,
>         well, it didn't do much :), but it'd be interested to know if you've
>         noticed this lag and if so, if you've got any ideas where it
>         might come
>         from and how to overcome it.
> 
>     I have definitely noticed it, and I guess I already know where it
>     comes from (I have implemented the dynamic resizing badly). It's
>     just not super-easy to fix, because we have to understand the size
>     calculation better as it is implemented in the library. But lets
>     talk about this in a hangout.
> 
>     Cheers,
>     Stefan
>      
> 
>         Thanks!
> 
>         Cheers,
>         David.
> 
>         > Cheers,
>         > Stefa
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >     Nevertheless: Its also fun to get something working, and I
>         would
>         >     really like Qreator to be ready when users actually have
>         Ubuntu
>         >     Phones in their hands...
>         >
>         >     Cheers,
>         >     Stefan
>         >
>         >
>         >     [1] http://ubuntuone.com/1HFUhyVRZwfLWWsh7nJSQg
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >
> 
> 
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>         David Planella
>         Ubuntu App Development Liaison
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