diff --git a/WebWorks.md b/WebWorks.md index 2eec988..1197bed 100644 --- a/WebWorks.md +++ b/WebWorks.md @@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ As a sample, here are the 3 most recent entries as of the latest update to this   • *[How to debug BlackBerry web applications using Web Inspector](http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Web-and-WebWorks-Development/How-to-debug-BlackBerry-web-applications-using-Web-Inspector/ta-p/1207155)* #### Non-RIM -**[Quick WebWorks lesson: how to have your app running in the background](http://thebbthing.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/quick-webworks-lesson-how-to-have-your-app-running-in-the-background/)**, by [NunoDonato](http://twitter.com/nunodonato) -Nuno explains how to configure the 'config.xml' file, and how to use different APIs to use WebWorks to write -an application that runs in the background. - +  • *[Quick WebWorks lesson: how to have your app running in the background](http://thebbthing.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/quick-webworks-lesson-how-to-have-your-app-running-in-the-background/)*, by [NunoDonato](http://twitter.com/nunodonato) +  • *[Geofencing app, in under 24hrs (BlackBerry WebWorks and Community APIs)](http://thebbthing.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/geofencing-app-in-under-24hrs-blackberry-webworks-and-community-apis/)*, by [NunoDonato](http://twitter.com/nunodonato) +  • *[Webworks lesson learnt today: banner notifications](http://thebbthing.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/webworks-lesson-learnt-today-banner-notifications/)*, by [NunoDonato](http://twitter.com/nunodonato) ### Contacts diff --git a/news/All_News.md b/news/All_News.md index d0b9013..0da49ee 100644 --- a/news/All_News.md +++ b/news/All_News.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ --- layout: news -title: Older Community News +title: Community News --- {% include news-defs.md %} -Also see [Latest News] +Also see [Latest News] for late-breaking news.
diff --git a/news/Latest_News.md b/news/Latest_News.md index d41eab4..35c1831 100644 --- a/news/Latest_News.md +++ b/news/Latest_News.md @@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Code has been removed but download files will still be here - currently a tad ou _Source_: Rafael Roquetto, on June 13, 2012 -Older News at [All News] --- -These news are community-contribute. We encourage you to [Submit News](Submit_News.html); see [how](../other/QuickEdit.html) +These news are archived on a regular basis; look at [All News] for older news. + +These news are community-contributed. We encourage you to [Submit News](Submit_News.html); see [how](../other/QuickEdit.html). diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-02-Three-js.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-02-Three-js.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..04f0782 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-02-Three-js.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: "Three.js Contributions" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +Now that the +[PlayBook OS 2 update that supports WebGL](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-native-webgl-development/) +has been released, we are simplifying the development of WebGL applications on the platform, +and to that end, improving support for [Three.js](http://mrdoob.github.com/three.js/), +a popular WebGL framework. + +Recently two Three.js fixes proposed by RIM were +[accepted for inclusion](https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/pull/1602) +in future iterations of the framework. See [Three.js Contributions](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/three-js-contributions/) +for more details. + +_Source_: [Jonathan Feldstein], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/three-js-contributions/), on April 2, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-04-AppWorld.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-04-AppWorld.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2bd1919 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-04-AppWorld.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +title: "Update to BlackBerry App World Vendor Agreement" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +We have published a small revision to the AppWorld Vendor Agreement. +The new document is available +[here](http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/General-Open-Source-Topics/Update-to-BlackBerry-App-World-Vendor-Agreement-is-now-available/m-p/1652065) + here; +the only changes are in section 10(k). + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/appworld-agreement-update/), on April 4, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-05-OpenCV.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-05-OpenCV.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad2f06d --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-05-OpenCV.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +title: "Initial port of OpenCV" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +Cliff has pushed out a first cut at a port of OpenCV, the Open +Computer Vision Library. Our intention is to complete the port but we +are pushing it out now to help other people interested in the library. + +Port available in the [OpenCV](http://github.com/blackberry/OpenCV) repo. + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/opencv/), on April 5, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-17-JsonCpp.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-17-JsonCpp.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8f5c41 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-17-JsonCpp.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: "JsonCpp Ported" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +New repository available in our [GitHub organization](http://github.com/blackberry): a port of +JsonCpp, the C++ [JSON](http://json.org/) parser - +[website](http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsoncpp/), +[documentation](http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/). +The repo is at +[JsonCpp](https://github.com/blackberry/JsonCpp), +courtesy of +[John Hodgson](https://github.com/johodgson). + +That makes [48 public repositories](https://github.com/blackberry) at GitHub. And counting... + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/jsoncpp/), on April 17, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-17-Webkit.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-17-Webkit.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fb5843a --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-17-Webkit.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: "Contributing to Webkit.org" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +We have been making very good progress in contributing directly upstream +to [Webkit.org](http://webkit.org). +You can check the list of changes via our +[changeLog](http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebKit/blackberry/ChangeLog), +or via the +[Surfin’ Safari](http://www.webkit.org/blog) +blog – recent mentions of our contributions there include +[Remote Debugging](http://www.webkit.org/blog/1875/announcing-remote-debugging-protocol-v1-0/), +[Page Visibility and Web Timing](http://www.webkit.org/blog/1861/last-week-in-webkit-battery-status-api-and-form-updates/) APIs, and +[more](http://www.webkit.org/blog/1841/last-week-in-webkit-viewport-relative-css-units-and-javascript-speech/). + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/webkit-contributions/), on April 17, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-18-Wikipedia.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-18-Wikipedia.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0544e3d --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-18-Wikipedia.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +title: "Official Wikipedia App" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +The HTML5/PhoneGap-based [mentioned in January](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/wikipediamobile-on-playbook/) +is now available for the +PlayBook. This is the official client to Wikipedia from the +[Wikimedia foundation](http://wikimediafoundation.org/). + +Go [visit AppWorld](http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/105171/?lang=en) +and download it. + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/wikipedia-app-available/), on April 18, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-19-More-WebWorks.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-19-More-WebWorks.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e62d95a --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-19-More-WebWorks.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +title: "More WebWorks Repositories" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +The WebWorks team recently promoted two of their repositories from +[BlackBerry-WebWorks](https://github.com/blackberry-webworks/) +to the top-level +[BlackBerry](http://github.com/BlackBerry) organization. + +The +[BB10-WebWorks-Packager](http://github.com/blackberry/BB10-Webworks-Packager) +bundles the content of a WebWorks +Application with the +[BB10-WebWorks-Framework](http://github.com/blackberry/BB10-WebWorks-Framework) +to create a BAR that will +run on the BB10 Device (or simulator). + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/more-webworks/), on April 19, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-04-21-Gameplay-21.md b/news/_posts/2012-04-21-Gameplay-21.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ccbadb --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-04-21-Gameplay-21.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +title: "Gameplay 1.2" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +[GamePlay 1.2](http://gameplay3d.org/) +is now available. This release brings many improvements to our Open Source, Cross-Platform, 3D native C++ game framework/engine, including support for: + +BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0; and BlackBerry 10 ready!, Apple iOS 5.1 for iPhone 4 and iPad, Android 2.3+, +Windows 7, and Mac OS X + +The development site is at [GitHub](http://github.com/BlackBerry/GamePlay). +Bookmark [GamePlay3D.org](http://gameplay3d.org/) for a future user-focused site. + +_Source_: [Sean Paul Taylor], via [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/04/introducing-gameplay-v1-2-for-3d-indie-game-developers/), on April 21, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-05-05-OpenFrameworks.md b/news/_posts/2012-05-05-OpenFrameworks.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0ce712 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-05-05-OpenFrameworks.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: "OpenFrameworks for QNX" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +[@LaurenceMuller](http://twitter.com/LaurenceMuller) +has been working on a port of OpenFrameworks for PlayBook to port [NodeBeat](http://nodebeat.com/). +The port is now solid and NodeBeat is available at +[AppWorld](http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/106167/?lang=en) +– and Laurence says he +[already has it running on BB10](http://twitter.com/#!/LaurenceMuller/statuses/198801030207643648). + +The port is a good example of the collaboration across open source communities; check out: +Thread at BlackBerry +[Support Forum](http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Native-Development/Porting-openFrameworks-need-help-with-the-audio-QSA-part/td-p/1641151), +Thread at +[OpenFrameworks Forum](http://forum.openframeworks.cc/index.php/topic,9189.0.html), +Thread at +[Poco Project Forum](http://pocoproject.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5318). + +The latest summary of the port is at +[MultiGesture/ofxQNX](http://www.multigesture.net/projects/ofxqnx/). +The code itself is at GitHub in the +[developPlayBook branch](https://github.com/falcon4ever/openFrameworks/tree/developPlayBook) +of the +[falcon4ever/OpenFramework](http://github.com/falcon4ever/openFramework) +repo, and it includes +[examples](https://github.com/falcon4ever/openFrameworks/tree/developPlayBook/examples/qnx). +Laurence indicated that he hopes to upstream the changes at some point. +_ +Source_: [Laurence Muller], via [DevBlog](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/elsewhere-openframeworks/), on May 5, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-05-06-bbUI-bb10.md b/news/_posts/2012-05-06-bbUI-bb10.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c0f065f --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-05-06-bbUI-bb10.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: "bbUI.js - First Release for BlackBerry 10" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +Tim released the first version of +[bbUI.js](http://github.com/blackberry/bbUI.js) with support for BlackBerry 10 last week – in addition to BlackBerry Smartphones and PlayBook – during +[BlackBerry10 Jam](http://www.blackberryjamconference.com/). + +_Source_: [Tim Neil], via [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-10-bbui/), on May 6, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-05-07-ZXing-CppUnit.md b/news/_posts/2012-05-07-ZXing-CppUnit.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f3849f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-05-07-ZXing-CppUnit.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: "ZXing and CppUnit ported to BlackBerry 10" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +Cliff has ported [ZXing](http://github.com/blackberry/zxing) +and +[CppUnit](http://github.com/blackberry/CppUnit) to BlackBerry 10. + +_Source_: [Cliff Hung], via [OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/zxing-cppunit/), on May 7, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-05-08-Ripple-Future.md b/news/_posts/2012-05-08-Ripple-Future.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f2cf93d --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-05-08-Ripple-Future.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: "Back to the Future for Ripple" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +Ripple is developed at our [GitHub organization](http://blackberry.github.com/) +and in recent releases we had been using two separate repositories: +[Ripple-Framework](https://github.com/blackberry/ripple-framework) +and +[Ripple-UI](https://github.com/blackberry/ripple-ui). +Starting with this release we are going +[“back to the future”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future) +and Ripple is, again, a Chrome Browser Extension, which does +not require the Ripple-Framework repository. + +More information at [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/05/ripple-blackberry-10/) +and at +[OpenBBNews](http://openbbnews.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/ripple-bb10/). + +_Source_: [Ken Wallis], via [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/05/ripple-blackberry-10/), on May 8, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-05-19-WebWorks-BB10.md b/news/_posts/2012-05-19-WebWorks-BB10.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40a5884 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-05-19-WebWorks-BB10.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +title: "WebWorks for BlackBerry 10" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +The first release of +[BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry 10](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-10-webworks-sdk) +took place during BlackBerry 10 Jam at Orlando, using two new repositories. + +[B10-WebWorks-Framework](http://github.com/blackberry/bb10-webworks-framework) +- The BB10 WebWorks Framework is packaged +within an application BAR file to run on a BB10 device (or simulator). + +[BB10-WebWorks-Packager](https://github.com/blackberry/BB10-Webworks-Packager) +– The BB10 WebWorks Packager bundles the App +content with the BB10 WebWorks Framework to create a BAR to run on the +BB10 Device (or simulator). + +_Source_: [Ken Wallis][TBD], at [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-10-webworks-sdk/), on May 9, 2012 diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-06-11-Cocos2dx-Upstreaming.md b/news/_posts/2012-06-11-Cocos2dx-Upstreaming.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c9c0418 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-06-11-Cocos2dx-Upstreaming.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: "Upstreaming Cocos2d-x" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +We have "removed" the sources from our [Cocos2D-X]() +repository today, leaving just a README.md file. +If you want the actual sources, go to the [upstream community](http://www.cocos2d-x.org/). + +Other cases of "upstreaming" include +[libcurl](http://curl.haxx.se/), +[webkit](http://www.webkit.org/), +[Apache Cordova](http://incubator.apache.org/cordova/), +[jQuery](http://jquery.com/) +and +[Qt](http://gitorious.org/qt). + +More details in the [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/06/upstreaming-contributions-cocos2dx/) post. + +_Source_: [Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart], via [DevBlog](http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/06/upstreaming-contributions-cocos2dx/), on June 11, 2012 + diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-06-17-Python.md b/news/_posts/2012-06-17-Python.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b62641 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-06-17-Python.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +title: "BlackBerry-Py: Python and BlackBerry 10" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +[BlackBerry Py](../Python.html) has been making very good progress. The goal is to support the +development of complete BlackBerry 10 apps, with the UI written using [QML](../QML.html) and +[Cascades](../Cascades.html), +and the “business logic” or back-end code written entirely in Python. Check out the [Python](../Python.html) +page in the wiki + +_Source_: [Peter Hansen], on June 17, 2012 diff --git a/news/_posts/2012-06-22-Lua-Bullet.md b/news/_posts/2012-06-22-Lua-Bullet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e9e9a21 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/_posts/2012-06-22-Lua-Bullet.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: "Lua and Bullet Physics Updates" +layout: post +--- +{% include posts-defs.md %} + +[Lua](../Lua.html) was updated to version 5.2 on [May 15, 2012](https://github.com/blackberry/Lua/commit/ecfbcc12ff04a88927b4d1ff6ba542fcd61be59a). +[Bullet Physics](../Bullet_Physics.html) was updated to version 2.8 on +[May 17, 2012](https://github.com/blackberry/Bullet/commit/f3c9586c66f80a289dd26e4c33f243317e5da66f). + +_Source_: RIM Gaming group, on June 22, 2012