Substance of Code » Software Development http://www.substanceofcode.com Software Artisan Tommi Laukkanen Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:36:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TwimGo with Read it Later support (N9/N950) http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/12/26/twimgo-with-read-it-later-support-n9n950/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/12/26/twimgo-with-read-it-later-support-n9n950/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:42:29 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=1062 Continue reading →]]> Update: Maemo and Symbian binaries are now also available for download!

Few months have passed since the last releases. We are starting to build a house so that project will take some of my spare time every now and then.

During the last few days I have coded TwimGo v3.0.9 which includes something new: Read it Later support, which makes it easy to store interesting links so that you can read them later for example with another device. It works like this:

  1. Open tweet which includes interesting link
  2. Click “Read it Later…”
  3. Read it Later opens in browser and you can add tags if you want
  4. Press “Save”

 

There are also few other fixes and improvements in TwimGo 3.0.9:

  • Read it Later support – You can now easily add interesting links to your Read it Later list so you can read them on better time with your computer or tablet
  • Translations – There are now few translation like Turkey, Finnish, Italian and Swedish
  • Slightly larger profile picture in profile view – Requested in issue #46
  • Loading indicator is now using platform style busy indicator from Qt Quick Components
  • Location sharing fixed on N9 and N950

Download binary to your N9 and N950 from: https://projects.developer.nokia.com/twimgo

I’ll post Symbian and Maemo binaries soon too.

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Received set of NFC tag stickers from San Francisco. Now I can start coding and testing NFC enabled games and apps. I’ll use Nokia C7 as a developer device and when N9 is available I can port apps to MeeGo.

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/07/06/received-set-of-nfc-tags-let-the-coding-begin/feed/ 6 Nelisquare Preview Video http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/05/04/nelisquare-preview-video/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/05/04/nelisquare-preview-video/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 21:07:37 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=986 Continue reading →]]> I’ve started working on a simple Foursquare client, Nelisquare. It’s written in pure QML and JavaScript and plan is to have it working on the Maemo and MeeGo devices. It should run on Symbian^3 devices as well if really needed.

Here is a short video preview of the current pre alpha version of Nelisquare running on Nokia N900:

What do you think? What features would you like to see in Foursquare app?

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/05/04/nelisquare-preview-video/feed/ 18 MeeGo Summit FI Timetable for WeTab http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/14/meego-summit-fi-timetable-for-wetab/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/14/meego-summit-fi-timetable-for-wetab/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:57:13 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=974 Continue reading →]]> I case you are bringing your tablet to the MeeGo Summit FI tomorrow you can try running the binary I just compiled for WeTab from the original QML Timetable app. It’s just the executable and QML files so you’ll need to launch that from the terminal.

Download it here.

 

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/14/meego-summit-fi-timetable-for-wetab/feed/ 0 Geeking out… Running Pulse News on Android on MeeGo on WeTab :) http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/02/geeking-out-running-pulse-news-on-android-on-meego-on-wetab/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/02/geeking-out-running-pulse-news-on-android-on-meego-on-wetab/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:45:29 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/02/geeking-out-running-pulse-news-on-android-on-meego-on-wetab/

Trying out the Android app that was published to WeTab Market. Apps work pretty ok considering that it’s still beta.

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/04/02/geeking-out-running-pulse-news-on-android-on-meego-on-wetab/feed/ 0 Poll: Most wanted feature to Kasvopus? http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/03/19/poll-most-wanted-feature-to-kasvopus/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/03/19/poll-most-wanted-feature-to-kasvopus/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:52:02 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=956 Continue reading →]]> As I’m developing the next version of the Kasvopus, Facebook client, I’d like to add the features first that have the most value to the users. So please use this poll to indicate what you are missing the most in Kasvopus app. You can also leave other feature ideas as a comment to this blog post.

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/03/19/poll-most-wanted-feature-to-kasvopus/feed/ 28 Kasvopus, Facebook App for the rest of us http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/03/05/kasvopus-facebook-app-for-the-rest-of-us/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/03/05/kasvopus-facebook-app-for-the-rest-of-us/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:27:13 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=923 Continue reading →]]> Ever since I started using my Nokia N900 I missed a good Facebook app as the Facebook’s mobile or touch sites didn’t have the same experience that I was having with official Facebook app on my iPod Touch. Now that I also use N8 I’m still missing the same app for the Symbian even the Ovi by Nokia app is quite good on that.

Now that I was able to develop apps quickly with Qt Quick, QML and JavaScript, I tested how easy it could be to create a simple iPod/Phone/Android style Facebook app. I was mostly concerned how the OAuth implementation could be done but it turned out to be really easy with QML’s WebView component and plain JavaScript functionality.

So this is what it turned out to be. Please note that this is really early stage of the app and only has limited set of features:

  • Browse your recent news feed
  • Share status
  • Like or comment users statuses
  • Open shared links in phone browser

Application works on Nokia N900 and N8, E7 etc. but it does require Qt 4.7.2 though. Download app from the application page that I created today: kasvopus.com

Here is a small demo of the application running on the Nokia N900:

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DoodleDrive – Game Jam Afternoon from Tommi Laukkanen on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/03/03/game-jam-afternoon-doodledrive/feed/ 6 NewsFlow 1.2 for N8 and N900 http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/02/09/newsflow-1-2-for-n8-and-n900/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/02/09/newsflow-1-2-for-n8-and-n900/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:56:28 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=897 Continue reading →]]> I added few new features to NewsFlow yesterday. Now you can browse items by tags and subscriptions too. You can download the binaries from the Nokia Forum Project site, here.

Here is a short video that I recorded yesterday showing the new navigation:

]]> http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/02/09/newsflow-1-2-for-n8-and-n900/feed/ 14 NewsFlow Moves to Dark Side with 1.1 Beta Release http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/02/08/newsflow-moves-to-dark-side-with-1-1-beta-release/ http://www.substanceofcode.com/2011/02/08/newsflow-moves-to-dark-side-with-1-1-beta-release/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:49:20 +0000 Tommi Laukkanen http://www.substanceofcode.com/?p=886 Continue reading →]]> Taking a small break from coding TwimGo and adding some features to NewsFlow application. NewsFlow is a Google Reader client written in QML and JavaScript. It runs on Nokia N900 and Symbian^3 devices such as N8 or E7.

NewsFlow 1.1 Beta running on Nokia N900 and N8

NewsFlow app showing unread items on Nokia N8

With this release I changed the color theme from light to dark as it was requested on some of the previous blog post comments. It made a big difference and the UI looks really nice. It should look excellent especially on your devices with ClearBlack displays such as E7 which Nokia started shipping today :)

I only added few features to this version:

  • Dark theme
  • Ability to tag items
  • Gesture support: Swipe to left / right to switch item
  • Improved “Load more…” functionality
  • Auto-login
  • Fixed “Open in browser” feature

You can download this release from Forum Nokia Projects site, here.

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