1. uTranslate : first design recap

   Now that the contest is finished and while waiting for results, I can take some time to explain the design of uTranslate.

   First, I had big constraints : only 3 weeks available, no knowledge of QML. So I had to choose a simple subject. A subject that needs as few as ...

2. uTranslate : version 0.2 submitted to AppStore !

   Yesterday, I could create version 0.1 and upload it on AppStore !

   And today, I finally created version 0.2 of uTranslate :

   • list of suggestions has correct text size, correct clip
   • list of suggestions has a visual effect when selecting an element
   • lang selector has flags without visual artefact (it ...

3. uTranslate : Convergence & storage !

   Full steam ahead !!

   uTranslate now stores the languages chosen by user : when you close and restart uTranslate, you find your last settings. And it handles convergence : the layout is modified to handle big screens.

   Here is the standard (phone) layout :

   

   And here is the layout for tablet/desktop : the suggestion ...

4. uTranslate : week 2

   I worked on improving layout and UI for 'phone' layout :

   

   When you start typing, the suggestion list appears, like a popup under the text field :

   

   And the suggestion list disappears when you click on 'search' or a suggestion :

   uTranslate : first week, screenshots !

   Here are the results of one week of work on uTranslate !

   QML is really a fantastic technology ! It's the first time that I use a tool that seems to be perfect for GUI coding. It's light years better than other I used : MacApp, HTML+CSS+JS, XUL. In ...

5. uTranslate for UbuntuTouch !

   I decided to enter the Ubuntu App Showdown ! (http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/AppShowdownList)

   I plan to write a dictionary/translation app : "uTranslate". The online engine will be provided by Glosbe.com, thanks to their simple API (http://glosbe.com/a-api) and their support ...

6. Ubuntu Touch : an emergency mode ?

   When friends came home, I let them try UbuntuTouch on my Nexus7. First, I just said "use edges".

   They started and found easily the launcher, then launched gallery, then an image in full screen, and then... lost ! They were stuck on the image, tapping/swapping on the image as much ...

7. Ubuntu Touch : about the "Back" button

   There is an interesting thread in the ubuntu-phone mailing list about the "back" button : https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg02260.html

   Some early users are complaining that :

   • it's not easy to discover (specially for new users),
   • it needs two taps

   Several proposals have been made, but only described as ...

8. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 9 : conclusion)

   As a reminder, here is the list of all the articles :

   • part 1 : the context
   • part 2 : other projects
   • part 3 : analysis
   • part 4 : teams
   • part 5 : proposal
   • part 6 : tools & workflow
   • part 7 : schedule
   • part 8 : branding
   • part 9 : conclusion (the current part)

   In few words, the main ideas ...

9. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 8 : branding)

   I also have a proposal for the branding process : branding should be done INTERNALLY : some contest may be started to receive ideas, but the processing, the creation and validation of the new branding/visual identity must be made internally and validated only by TDF members.

   TDF members know what they ...

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