The organization I'm working with would be very interested in a skin
or other mechanism that would generate method webs optimised for
browsing on IOS or Android device. The current form works OK on
an iPAD and is marginal on a 7 inch form factor (like a Mini or
Nexus 7) I think a phone is just too small in any case. So,
some kind of skin that makes a method web look and feel like an IOS
or Android "app" in those form factors would outstanding. This
could really enhance the value of methods as a reference and
training asset because reading detailed method content at a computer
is just not ideal. Can this be done with some clever CSS? I don't
know, but somebody might!
On 8/08/2013 3:00 p.m., Bruce Macisaac
wrote:
Hi John,
Do you mean a version of EPF that publishes
process for browsing on a tablet? Or do you mean for authoring on
a tablet?
I recently tried browsing a published
website on Firefox for Android, and it worked quite well on a 10"
tablet.
However, for smaller mobile devices,
I don't think it would work very well.
The main challenges to a small mobile
UI
1. The treebrowser with content pane
on the right.
A
new UI would need to be designed that separates the tree and the
content,
in order to make use of the visual space.
Probably
would want to change the navigation so that you can navigate using
big
clickable icons.
2. Graphics
EPF
content includes graphics that will not display well in a small
form factor.
These challenges can be overcome if
we get some volunteers to work on them.
In terms of authoring via mobile devices,
that is a much bigger challenge.
EPF Composer is based on Eclipse, and
Eclipse doesn't run on mobile devices.
That said, it would be possible to develop
a web-based version of EPF composer, so that editing is done via
the browser
with
a back-end server storing the data.
That would, however, be a major undertaking.
At the current time, IBM's contributions
to EPF composer are primarily bug fixes, with new development
mainly going
into Rational Method Composer
to support improved integration with
enactment tools like Rational Team Concert.
So the brief answer to your question
is:
1. You can browse EPF websites on Android
using Firefox (and possibly other platforms), although there is no
explicit
testing on these environments.
2. There are no current plans to improve
support for mobile devices, but volunteers are welcome to do so.
Bruce MacIsaac
RMC Product Manager
bmacisaa@xxxxxxxxxx
408-250-3037 (cell)
From:
John Miller <john.miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
Eclipse Process Framework
Project Developers List <epf-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:
08/07/2013 02:04 PM
Subject:
Re: [epf-dev]
Reminder: EPF call tomorrow Thursday, Aug 7, 11:00am
EST / 8:00AM PST
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Bruce do you think there will ever be a mobile ish version
of EPF? A tablet version?
John
Miller
Super Creative Core Information Technology, Founder
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On 2013-08-07, at 3:48 PM, Bruce Macisaac <bmacisaa@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
HI everyone,
Just a reminder that this month's call is Thursday, Aug 7, 11:00am
EST
/ 8:00AM PST.
Dial in info available here: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src="">
Agenda:
1. Update on EPF development team
(planned changes in committers supporting the tool/code components
of EPF)
2. Next EPF/RMC Webinars
Thanks.
Bruce MacIsaac
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