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[Petko <pditchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/25/2013 02:11 PM, Dalius wrote:
> Petko,
>
> Your idea is compatibile with "QML only" without problems. The only 
> problem that it will be very hard to design apps like these: 4, 7 and 
> 10 inches each require slightly different solution.
>
> Regards,
> Dalius
The thing is that app designers will decide if they want to invest in 
making a different UI for EVERY form factor . The more ambitious 
developers will definitely want to have the perfect experience for every 
form factor (and I'll note again that this is the case only for some 
applications that are universal and the user is likely  to use them in 
more than one form factor) , everyone that can't invest time in that 
will use the current techniques .

On 02/25/2013 02:08 PM, Octavian Damiean wrote:
>     _ The main point I want to throw out there and stress on it's
>     importance : _Ubuntu wants to go on all form factors . We want to
>     be able to dock and get the next device in the hierarchy . But
>     nobody thought of a specification for making the same apps work on
>     all form factors (accordingly) .
>
>
> Ubuntu Touch is not officially released yet and team is working hard 
> on specifications and the platform in general. What we have so far is 
> the Ubuntu Touch "developer preview" and the Ubuntu SDK "preview".
I didn't mean to say "Argh Ubuntu devs don't think , and haven't made 
such and such specs" . I only want to help and pointed out there is no 
such spec currently , so I suggest making one (and I'd be happy to be 
part of the process) .

I read some info about responsive design , and I like some of the 
results . I have to say - you have a point with it . Maybe it's a point 
of view .. I think that for me it would be easier to have a few UIs that 
are specific , and independent (I'd be able to just make them perfect) . 
It seems to me that responsive design might have that capability , but 
going as far as having very specific , and cleaned out UIs for each form 
factor would be very complicated to implement .

I'm starting to think that there might be a workaround to implementing 
my solution in the current system . A very very raw example :
if (device_specs == device_specs_1) define UI_1
if (device_specs == device_specs_2) define UI_2
...
and so on

I will at some point in the upcoming weeks start playing with QML , and 
then I'll have a better idea , but now I have to ask - is it possible to 
use an entirely different UI element (or entire UI) when a different 
environment variable is detected (like the example) ?

Petko