[sword-devel] Ezra Project for Tablets

[Troy A. Griffitts]

Dear Tobias,

Since Bishop and the Ezra Project use very similar technologies, I have
been hoping we might share more compontents / work.

Bishop uses Cordova (HTML/JavaScript) and SWORD's npm / cordova plugin
for JavaScript -> SWORD C++ access.  We don't use nodejs-mobile.

Is your JS -> C++ bridge living within functionality that you need
nodejs-mobile to provide?  If not, what are you missing that
nodejs-mobile brings?

Here's a link to the SWORD npm plugin if it might be useful:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-crosswire-sword

Troy


On 12/7/20 12:50 PM, Tobias Klein wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>  
>
> I’ve been thinking about making Ezra Project available for Tablets,
> initially Android, later potentially also iOS.
>
> I realize that some people are simply not using a traditional desktop
> any longer. And with tablets you can even handle more involved tasks
> that make use of the bigger screen in a similar way as it is on desktops.
>
>  
>
> My plan would be to keep the exact same user interface that is used
> for the Desktop version and make that available for Tablets based on
> minimal code changes. Note that smaller devices (Smartphones) would
> specifically be excluded from this plan, because the existing user
> interface certainly wouldn’t work on such small screens. However, on
> bigger screens it makes sense to re-use the existing UI.
>
>  
>
> Technology wise I’m considering Node.js for Mobile Apps, which is an
> enabler for this porting effort (in combination with Cordova):
> https://code.janeasystems.com/nodejs-mobile
> <https://code.janeasystems.com/nodejs-mobile>
>
>  
>
> Node.js for Mobile Apps allows to use a similar architecture as on the
> Desktop with Electron – nodejs running in a separate process/thread
> while communicating with the frontend via a message-based IPC interface.
>
>  
>
> Before moving forward with this idea I wanted to get some feedback.
>
>  
>
> Best regards,
> Tobias
>
>
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