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The Official Developers Section => Symbian Software Development Discussions => The Developers Section => Symbian Java/C++ Application Development => Topic started by: drivesmoothly on March 19, 2013, 01:32:17 am

Title: Windows Phone like framework for Symbian
Post by: drivesmoothly on March 19, 2013, 01:32:17 am

Hi,

I would like to let all Symbian developers have some stuff I've been working on for several years now.
I haven't been working continuously on this, but anyway, it might be of interest to some of you.
It's about a C++ framework (including UI) that includes some interesting things, like:
- XAML like syntax for describing views, forms, custom controls. Perl script generates code behind. Partial class declaration support through C macros.
- Custom keyboard implemented with both XAML and code behind (what you declare in XAML is available in code behind as a member variable)
- Events + Delegates (any number and type of arguments)
- Advanced layout system
- Portrait and landscape support
- Properties (with in-class or external storage)
- Data bindings (between properties, one way, two ways)
- Double buffering (by easily setting a property of the Control class)
- etc.
The sample app included doesn't do much because the framework is not completed I've stopped the work for Symbian, but it's installable on Symbian^3.

If you have any questions, comments or I can help you anyhow, please don't hesitate to contact me. But please be patient with my answers. Thank you!
And the link to the code: https://github.com/drivesmoothly/Leah/tree/Symbian

Cheers


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Title: Re: Windows Phone like framework for Symbian
Post by: iChris701 on March 19, 2013, 06:56:24 am

cool stuff ! +reputation

Title: Re: Windows Phone like framework for Symbian
Post by: hawos on March 19, 2013, 09:00:35 am

i guess if you c it through, it will be the best ui for symbian folks....kudos and finish hard !!!

Title: Re: Windows Phone like framework for Symbian
Post by: huellif on March 19, 2013, 11:29:32 pm

Looks really nice :)

But I understand nearly nothing.

Title: Re: Windows Phone like framework for Symbian
Post by: drivesmoothly on March 20, 2013, 12:29:18 am

Thanks. Well, it's for app developers only. It really doesn't matter how the example app looks.
It's about how easy and efficient can it make developers' apps look good, keep a low memory footprint and be snappy.

But even if it's not that important for me as a framework developer, it IS really important for me as an app developer  :)

Title: Re: Windows Phone like framework for Symbian
Post by: Allstar12345 on March 20, 2013, 03:02:05 am

I'll take a look at this, I don't know much C++, write in QML myself.

But I may try and nick that keyboard if you don't mind ?