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  Isaac Keyet 4:34 pm on May 8, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Android ( 14 ), dev blogs ( 3 ), dev chat ( 27 ), handbook ( 6 ), iOS ( 17 )   

  Dev chat summary for May 8, 2013 

  Chat log.

  Agenda

  • iOS projects update
  • Android projects update
  • Moving dev blog discussions to make/mobile (this blog)
  • Handbook reminder

  iOS projects update

  NUX (new welcome guide, improved WordPress.com sign up) is almost complete, need to look over copy and polish a few things, then should be ready to get it translated and tested.

  WordPress.com native reader project: picking up momentum again, currently working on threaded comments which is complicated.

  Accounts migration: need to write the actual core data migration but very close to completion. Should simplify the way WordPress.com accounts act under the hood in the iOS app.

  Android projects update

  A bug fix update is going out today that fixes a bug with featured images.

  The WordPress.com Notifications project is very close to beta, no word on when just yet but should be very soon.

  Moving dev blog discussions to make/mobile (this blog)

  We decided to close the dev blogs and (if possible) migrate their data to this blog instead and keep all discussions/announcements/etc in one place. The filtering on this p2 should make it easy to only see discussions about specific platforms if you only contribute to one. @mrroundhill took it on himself to investigate what’s needed for migrating the data. @isaackeyet (me) will look into a way to display sticky messages on the dev blogs once migrations are complete. The platform leads for each platform will also post a last post on each one of the dev blogs letting subscribed readers know that the blog has been merged with make/mobile (this would be @mrroundhill, @koke, and @daniloercoli for BlackBerry and Windows Phone).

  After the chat @nacin jumped in and let us know he will assist with the migrations as well.

  Handbook reminder

  @aerych reminded himself and all others that the Handbook is still in need of looking over and updating – please refer to the separate todo post for details on what’s left and who’s responsible for what.

  Other

  @daniloercoli let everybody know that there’s a new bug fix update live for Windows Phone. It has bug fixes as well as a small new feature that lets users share permalinks to other apps on the device (such as Email, Facebook, Twitter, etc).

  Next week

  The next dev chat will be on May 15, 2013 at 15:00 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

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  Isaac Keyet 11:28 pm on April 18, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: handbook ( 6 ), mobile handbook ( 2 ), todos   

  We’re coming up on the end of the contributor handbook schedule. May 17th is the last date for all handbook components, after that there’s only editing left. We’ve not followed the exact structure as suggested by Docs, but we’re not far from having all parts ready either. So as we’re approaching the home stretch, I thought it best to create a check list of remaning items so we make sure everything gets done in time.

  I’ll assign people to complete the pages to the best of my knowledge.

  Introduction

  • Introduction http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/introduction/ @aerych, @isaackeyet
  • Dev chats info http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/introduction/dev-chats/ @isaackeyet
  • Communication (could maybe be a part of Dev Chats?) http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/introduction/communication/ @isaackeyet
  • Contributor list – we may want to have a direct way to see all current and past contributors (TBD)

  iOS

  The state of the iOS and Graphics sections are far behind the rest, so these two only have general todos.

  • Create individual pages (all in http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/ios/ currently) @koke
  • Update menu http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/ @koke

  Android

  • Combine Android menu item and Introduction? @mrroundhill
  • Update screenshots throughout @mrroundhill
  • As discussed, update Getting started guide to better guide new users, also some feedback here @mrroundhill
  • Add testing instructions http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/android/testing-instructions/ @mrroundhill
  • Ping Rachel about a review after above items are complete

  BlackBerry

  • Update/make intro to app development, at least to me it’s not entirely clear how to get started currently http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/blackberry/ @daniloercoli (@daniloercoli)
  • Make sure all sections are covered and up to date (compare with other platforms’ handbooks for completeness) @daniloercoli (@daniloercoli)
  • Ping Rachel about a review after above items are complete

  Windows Phone

  Can’t find the reference right now, but if I remember correctly @daniloercoli, @aerych, and @sendhilp all wanted to take another look at the Windows Phone section. Please divide any items here in between you!

  • Complete Tutorials & Guides http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/windows-phone/tutorials-and-guides/
  • Update Testing instructions? Looks like it’s not complete/formatted correctly yet http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/windows-phone/testing-instructions/
  • Beta distribution is currently 404. Is this page still planned? (@daniloercoli)
  • Tips & Tricks could use some clean up http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/windows-phone/tips-and-tricks/ (@aerych)
  • Ping Rachel about a review after above items are complete

  Other Apps

  • Write intro to the other Apps and give information on their current state.
  • Link up to existing tracs, websites, dev blogs, forums, etc
  • Let contributors know how they can contribute should they want to

  Contribute with Design

  All items assigned to @isaackeyet

  • Clean up intro http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/design/
  • Create General UI Guidelines http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/design/guidelines/
  • Create Color Palette http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/design/colors/
  • Write about Fonts
  • Write about screen densities and what this means in reality, best practices
  • 
    Write documents on platform-specific guidelines
    • iOS
    • Android
    • BlackBerry
    • Windows Phone
    • Other platforms

  • Denote best ways to get set up with a dev environment for each platform for designers (referencing platform specific set up guides)

  Assist with Testing

  • Write intro on testing and how testing helps the apps
  • Write about how to get started with testing each version of the WordPress apps (maybe linking off to the Testing sections of each platform)
  • Using Dev Tools to Stress-Test Apps
  • Intro to the pre-flight check list (should probably be a part of the Intro)

  XML-RPC & API Contributions

  • Write page on how to contribute to the API side of WordPress and where to go for that @koke

  General Guides

  Any takers here? @beaucollins comes to mind, let me know if you’re up for taking these on.

  • Intro to using Trac for the mobile projects (link off to specific sections for more info)
  • Intro to Git and how it’s used within the Mobile Group

  Tips & Tricks

  • Enabling Safari’s Web Inspector on iOS @beaucollins
  • Changing Hosts on Mobile Devices Using Charles @beaucollins

  Credits

  • Add list of all contributions to the Mobile Handbook @isaackeyet

  Other todos

  • Ping Rachel about looking over all the contents of the handbook mid-May at latest @isaackeyet
  • Add Handbook to make/mobile navigation @isaackeyet
  • Better navigation structure for Handbook? Would be good to have links to parent posts/sections for easy navigation. Investigate. @isaackeyet
  • Inline content navigation with anchors (so you can link to specific headers within posts, see Support for example). Investigate. @isaackeyet

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    daniloercoli 8:33 am on April 19, 2013 Permalink | Reply

    BlackBerry: I will update/finish the section “Intro to app development”, but other than that don’t think we need to spend other time on this platform, that is now deprecated (BB10 is out since Jan), and the app didn’t see an update (and any contributor) since mid 2012.

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  Isaac Keyet 3:52 am on April 4, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: contribution, heads up, p2 ( 3 )   

  Heads up: just updated this p2 a great deal. It should now be much easier to…

  • Learn what the Mobile Group does
  • What projects within WordPress that we work with
  • How to start contributing
  • How to get in touch with the team and the team reps
  • See when our next Dev Chat is
  • What our ongoing projects are
  • Filter posts by our main projects (using tags) in a menu

  Hopefully this should make it easier to get started with contributing and open the group up more to the community.

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    Isaac Keyet 3:54 am on April 4, 2013 Permalink | Reply

    @aerych: in the future, let’s update the Ongoing Projects sidebar widget each Wednesday when we do the Updates post.

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    Eric 2:31 pm on April 4, 2013 Permalink | Reply

    Love the changes.

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    Dan 2:57 pm on April 4, 2013 Permalink | Reply

    Very nice, I really like the Filter.

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  daniloercoli 4:57 pm on January 3, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: windows phone ( 7 )   

  Version 1.9 of WordPress for Windows Phone was submitted for review today!
  It should be live in a week from now.
  A draft of the announcement post is available on the site here: http://windowsphone.wordpress.org/

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    Dan 5:17 pm on January 3, 2013 Permalink | Reply

    Congrats @aerych and @daniloercoli!

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  Isaac Keyet 4:44 pm on January 2, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: dev chat ( 27 )   

  Weekly dev chat summary for Jan 2, 2013

  Today’s chat log.

  Agenda

  • WPWindowsPhone 1.9
  • Mobile Handbook
  • WPiOS Mockups (by @karmatosed, posted here)

  WPWindowsPhone 1.9

  The dev team provided a little heads up for the progress on WPWindowsPhone 1.9: the update is due to be submitted tomorrow (Jan 3). It includes Featured Images, media improvements, crash and bug fixes (see Trac). Announcement post needs to be drafted.

  Mobile Handbook

  We acknowledged that there’s content to be written for the Mobile Handbook. We’ll all review it and discuss leading up to next week’s dev chat. We decided that there’s a need to have a section on Windows Phone development, @daniloercoli and @aerych will tag-team on that. We also said that it’s better to stay ahead of the curve and start writing ASAP. We’ll all start writing within the next few weeks – some of us have already started.

  WPiOS Mockups

  We discussed @karmatosed‘s wireframes briefly, and decided to continue discussing in the comments of the post leading up to next week. We’re also looking forward to some revised/new wireframes and a review of the (iOS) WP app – pain points and revelations.

  Next week’s dev chat

  The next dev chat will be a regular one and we’ll have it on Jan 9, 2013 at 16:00 UTC as usual. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

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    Dan 11:35 pm on January 3, 2013 Permalink | Reply

    I started a draft of the WPAndroid guide: http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/?page_id=174&preview=true

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  Isaac Keyet 3:09 am on December 19, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: dev blogs ( 3 ), migration, p2 ( 3 ), todo ( 2 )   

  Plan for migrating mobile dev blogs and forums as discussed in #wordpress-mobile earlier today.

  1. Forums:
     • Create new forums titled “Mobile” here with “Requests & Feedback”, “How-To & Troubleshooting”
     • Add a way to select app when posting new threads
     • Close old forums and add note about the new ones
     • Migrate old forums over to be sub-forums of “Mobile”
  2. Dev blogs:
     • Migrate dev blogs, starting with a less busy one. Categorize all posts from the import with the name of the platform for good slugs and easy categorization in the future.
     • Add way to select platform when posting new posts on make/mobile
     • Map old URLs to post on make/mobile
     • Close old dev blog, repeat
  3. Landing sites (including official blogs): hold off until other migrations are complete. We’ll want to figure out how and where the landing sites will live in the WordPress.org infrastructure.

  @nacin is going to look into Forums and Dev blogs starting next week. @aerych is helping out where needed.

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