Re: [xmlvm-users] SecureTextEntry...

[Adrian B. <kil...@gm...>]

Hi guys

Okay, I am going to prepare and submit a patch.

I'm mostly working on Linux and use the Java emulator a lot.

I'm not very far with my iPhone project yet. If I find missing widgets
as I go, I have no problem providing those widgets for the Java
emulator. XMLVM is an open source project, so I get something and I am
happy to give something back :-)

Regards, Adrian

2010/5/23 Arno Puder <ar...@pu...>:
>
> that is certainly true: unlike Xcode, the Java emulator allows you to
> develop on platforms other than Mac OS. Doing 'simplified'
> implementations of the UI widgets is also sensible. Well, hopefully
> someone has the calling to work on that.  :-)
>
> Arno
>
>
> On 5/23/10 7:02 PM, George Smith wrote:
>>
>> One of the important (to me and my partners) features of XMLVM was the
>> ability to "mostly" develop an App for the iPhone/iPad on a developer's
>> existing systems (be they Mac, Linux, or even Windows).  IMO, this does NOT
>> mean that every Cocoa/Objective-C widget/class must have a fully functioning
>> and UI simulating Java Emulator stand-in, but that there should be a
>> marginally UI functional API conformant stand-in.  An example might be a
>> Spin-Picker in Cocoa that renders as an appropriately sized and placed
>> colored box, with JTextField or JComboBox in it.
>>
>> My $0.02, George Smith
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Arno Puder [mailto:ar...@pu...]
>> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:36 AM
>> To: xml...@li...
>> Subject: Re: [xmlvm-users] SecureTextEntry...
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/23/10 6:11 PM, Adrian Buerki wrote:
>>> There is a property secureTextEntry in the class UITextField. Seems
>>> like that is the password field support I was looking for. However
>>> this does not work in the iPhone Java emulator. I assume the problem
>>> is just in the emulator, once cross compiled the text field would
>>> behave correctly?
>>
>> the Objective-C side does what it is supposed to do. This feature is not
>> implemented in the Java emulator, as you have noticed.
>>
>> That feature is easy to implement in the Java emulator and your patch is
>> most certainly welcome. However, the question remains how far to push
>> our Java emulator. The problem is that there are many very unique UI
>> widgets in the iPhone SDK and it would mean a lot of work to provide a
>> Java implementation. All of the new widgets Panayotis has implemented
>> are only available on the Objective-C side. If someone feels the urge to
>> do a Java version, what would certainly be nice.
>>
>> A few weeks ago I proposed a debugging architecture for XMLVM. The
>> benefit of the proposal would be that we can leverage Apple's own iPhone
>> emulator (or even the actual device) and there would be no need for our
>> Java emulator. I still hope to do that one day.
>>
>> Arno
>>
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