Pretendulator

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When working for another platform, a development and test environment are required. Ubuntu Mobile needs to provide this to make it easier for developers.
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Fred is a developer who has just had his brother, George show him his new MID. Fred likes the look of the platform, and wants to port his FredsFunnyMail program to running on it.

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Summary

Document what steps are needed to get a development or test environment set up for Ubuntu Mobile, and cover what limitations there are.

Rationale

When working for another platform, a development and test environment are required. Ubuntu Mobile needs to provide this to make it easier for developers.

Use Cases

Fred is a developer who has just had his brother, George show him his new MID. Fred likes the look of the platform, and wants to port his FredsFunnyMail program to running on it.

Design

Implementation

Limitations

  • No touch screen while developing.
  • DPI problems:
    • High DPI gets the size right but distroys the look and feel
    • Low DPI the look and feel right but the size is huge.

CategorySpec

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