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Core Apps Update: Weather

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Michael Hall

This is the fourth in a series of posts highlighting the work being done on the Ubuntu Touch Core Apps.  I’ve been slacking a bit lately, and haven’t been publishing these as often as I had originally planned.  But now … Continue reading →

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Core Apps Update: Calculator

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Michael Hall

This is my third Core Apps update, you can go back and read about the Clock and Calendar apps if you missed them.  Today I’m going to show off the Calculator app. Calculator Features Basic Functions The Calculator does exactly … Continue reading →

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Core Apps Update: Calendar

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Michael Hall

Yesterday I posted the first in a new series of Core App Update, featuring the Clock App’s development.  Today I’m going to cover the status of the Calendar Calendar Features Calendar View The calendar now provides several different views you can choose … Continue reading →

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Core Apps Update: Clock

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Michael Hall

The Ubuntu Touch Core Apps project is a new kind of collaboration between Canonical and the wider Ubuntu community, with a goal of developing high-quality applications for Ubuntu Touch. A couple of months ago I set out the Core Apps … Continue reading →

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Building an Ubuntu SDK App: rev 8

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michael Hall

Back again for one more article on developing an Ubuntu SDK app.  This one might be short,  but it covers one of the cooler bits of magic that QML gives you: Transitions.  But first, be sure to read the previous … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Ubuntu SDK Apps Collection

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Michael Hall

I’ve blogged three times now, here, here and here, highlighting some of the apps being written with the Ubuntu SDK.  Well after covering 44 of them, and more already popping up since yesterday’s article, we’ve decided that we need to … Continue reading →

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Another Ubuntu SDK Apps roundup

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Michael Hall

The excitement around the Ubuntu SDK and application development is still going strong, both on the Ubuntu Touch Core Apps side and with independent developers. So strong, in fact, that it’s time for another round of updates and spotlights on … Continue reading →

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Building an Ubuntu SDK App: rev 7

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Michael Hall

Hurray, it’s Friday!  I’ve got a somewhat lighter article to celebrate the end of the work week (sorry to those of you for whom it isn’t).  Today I’m going to cover revision 7, in which I replaced the large default … Continue reading →

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Building an Ubuntu SDK App: rev 5-6

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Michael Hall

Well I’m back again, with part 4 of this series.  No, that’s not a typo in the title, this post will be primarily about revision 5 and revision 6 of my bzr branch.  What happened to rev 4?  Well it was … Continue reading →

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Building an Ubuntu SDK App: rev 3

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Michael Hall

This is part 3 of an ongoing series, you should read rev 1 and rev 2 first. In this revision I make several visual improvements to the existing components, try out some new gesture-based interactions, and undergo a significant refactoring … Continue reading →

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