[mobile-devel] And Bible Tab for the future

[Martin Denham]

Hi,

There seems to be some buzz around Android Tabs (7"+ Android devices which
have more powerful or multiple processors and more memory) and I thought it
might be nice to write a new Sword app for Tabs and to take advantage of the
newer technologies too : Scala, ioc, Android 3.0 widgets, git/Mercurial
non-linear development.

Some framework ideas:

   - initially based on And Bible for quick start but could fork later
   - more complex ui to utilise larger screen
      - multiple panels
      - new widgets
   - Scala (not Java) because Android architecture is based around multiple
   threads etc., new devices have 2+ cpus, it simplifies code, and it is an
   exciting technology
   - JSword backend - but maybe create SSword (ScalaSword?) in the future
   - ioc framework - Robojuice or SpringAndroid
   - git or Mercurial - it makes sense to allow developers to play with new
   ideas and merge

The above architecture would add to the size of the app which would be a
disadvantage for current mobiles but probably not too bad for Tabs or future
mobiles.  It might take 6 months or a year to bear fruit by which time
mobile/tab device specs should have become greater.

There are lots of buzzwords there but I thought it might be the kind of app
that a lot of people pile into for fun and hopefully a nice Sword ui for
Android tabs emerges.  Some of the ideas might make their way back into And
Bible.

I don't have enough time to lead this or get it off the ground (but I could
contribute) and I am not sure if anybody would be interested but the idea
came and seemed interesting so I thought I would suggest it.

Regards
Martin
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