[Icon-tech] Developer Update

[Keith Watson]

Nick,

I guess Ken or Michael can correct me if I am misunderstanding the
functionality associated with this question. But it seems to me that if
there is a help file associated with the application, holding down the help
key will bring it up. If there is not one associated then I suppose that the
general help file will be activated.

Keith


-----Original Message-----
From: icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws [mailto:icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws] On
Behalf Of Nick Gawronski
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:20 PM
To: icon-tech at mulcahy.ws
Subject: Re: [Icon-tech] Developer Update

Hi, If we put information in the help.html  file in the project and then a 
user wants to access it what will they need to do?  Where will it be 
installed for the program to find it on the target system?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Perry" <kperry at aph.org>
To: <tk.watson at verizon.net>; "Icon technicaldiscussions." 
<icon-tech at mulcahy.ws>
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:50 AM
Subject: RE: [Icon-tech] Developer Update


>
>
> You are correct there and this is something we are working on so fear not.
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws [mailto:icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws] 
> On Behalf Of Keith Watson
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 1:22 PM
> To: 'Nick Gawronski'; 'Icon technical discussions.'
> Subject: RE: [Icon-tech] Developer Update
>
> Actually I think this is more of an issue with the program manager and 3rd
> party apps not being in the core install. If you use developer to install
> the app you are basically handing off the management to the program 
> manager
> and developer is no longer being used for developing so to speak.
>
> Until recently there has not been much 3rd party development or interest 
> in
> doing so. Developer has fueled some of the interest and issues like this 
> are
> being uncovered as we begin to play more with it.
>
> Just my two cents,
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws [mailto:icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws] 
> On
> Behalf Of Nick Gawronski
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:49 AM
> To: Icon-tech at mulcahy.ws
> Subject: Re: [Icon-tech] Developer Update
>
> Hi, I also had a similar problem with some software I think it was an 
> older
> version of developer I had installed using a backup and not knowing where
> the program files were kept meant I had to reflash and recreate everything
> from my backup as I did not know where to change to fix the fact that the
> older version of developer was installed and the installer would not 
> remove
> the package as all files were not there.  This is why there needs to be an
> option in the developer menu to uninstall software you install.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Watson" <tk.watson at verizon.net>
> To: "'Icon technical discussions.'" <icon-tech at mulcahy.ws>
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 6:54 AM
> Subject: RE: [Icon-tech] Developer Update
>
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> There needs to be some mechanism for being able to delete a third party
>> app
>> that has been installed. I went around and around with getting all the
>> parts
>> of blackjack removed so that I could update it to support the move to 
>> 2.6.
>
>> I
>> finally found /etc/installed.d and removed the xml there and was able to
>> install the new version. The problem occurs when one reflashes the unit.
>> The
>> third party app is no longer installed. But the xml still exists because
>> it
>> was backed up and restored. Now your unit thinks that the package is
>> installed when in actuality it is not.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws [mailto:icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Michael McDonald
>> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:29 AM
>> To: Icon technical discussions.
>> Subject: RE: [Icon-tech] Developer Update
>>
>> Is there a big need to be able to uninstall programs??
>>
>> I've done some work on creating help for third party apps.  If you create
>> a
>> new app from a template, it will create a help html file and install it 
>> to
>> the correct location.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws [mailto:icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Nick Gawronski
>> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:37 PM
>> To: icon-tech at mulcahy.ws
>> Subject: Re: [Icon-tech] Developer Update
>>
>> Hi, One thing I would like to see in developer is an option if a user
>> installs a project from with in developer they also be able to remove the
>> project.  There is no option 3 and clearly that should be remove. 
>> Another
>> feature that I would think would be nice is some easy way of writing
>> documentation so from with in a program a user could just tap the help 
>> key
>> and get into the manual for your program as I don't see a way to do this
>> currently.  Is there any guidelines on writing documentation and where it
>> is
>>
>> to be put and what is the name of the file for it?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael McDonald" <mmcdonald at aph.org>
>> To: "Icon technical discussions." <icon-tech at mulcahy.ws>
>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:11 AM
>> Subject: [Icon-tech] Developer Update
>>
>>
>>> An update to developer is up.  It fixes some of the bugs and has some
>>> improvements to the editor:
>>>
>>> http://tech.aph.org/mm/files/levelstar-developer_2.1.1-r0_arm.ipk
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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