The goal of Tabris.js is to enable you to write an app once and run it on any mobile platform you need, always using 100% native UI components. By now Windows 10 Mobile has a respectable market share in Europe, and its x86 counterpart is running on millions of tablets and laptop/tablet hybrids everywhere. Therefore Tabris.js will deliver for those devices as well. Today we can...
Read MoreTabris.js 1.7 is here, now! It features the ability to set rounded corners on widgets, a system bar theme for Android and iOS, simplified syntax for the creation of widgets and much more. Read on for the highlights! Rounded corners on widgets The new property cornerRadius allows you to apply a rounded clipping to the corners of a widget. Round corners can be used to style any widget, such as Composite...
Read MoreEclipseCon North America is just around the corner, and the EclipseCon NA 2016 app has finally arrived to help you make the best of the conference! Update: A Windows app is now also available: The app makes it really easy to explore the conference program and build your personal schedule. Here is what you can do: Browse all sessions and speakers by track or time Create your personalized session...
Read MoreHi, as this is my first post on the EclipseSource Blog, I thought I would introduce myself. I’m Shai Alon - new employee at EclipseSource and the mobile developer evangelist for the Tabris.js technology. I am a full stack JavaScript expert and my previous job was a team leader of a full stack JavaScript team - building complex web applications with an Ember.js frontend and...
Read MoreEstimations play a central role in every commercial software project. Whenever a feature is discussed, planned or scheduled the need for an estimation is not far. In this blog entry, I want to investigate one bias in particular and its effect on estimations in software development: The Anchoring effect. Unknown biases distort our relation to reality [1], and lead to misconception and failure. While we can not...
Read MoreTabris.js 1.6 is out now! Featuring: Cordova 6 update, a new widget ActivityIndicator, real fullscreen and a preliminary integration with Chrome debug tools. Check out the highlights below. Cordova 6 update With this release we updated the Tabris.js build service and platforms to the latest Cordova version. This update ensures compatibility with the latest Cordova plugin API, fixes a security vulnerability on Android and adds default support for Android 6 Marshmallow and...
Read MoreUPDATE: The post has been updated to use the new tabris.TabFolder api Creating a good mobile app goes hand in hand with creating a well designed mobile app. With Tabris.js you are able to cater the style of your app to your design needs. One of the more iconic widgets on Android is the tab. In Tabris.js tabs are represented by the TabFolder widget. The following code is...
Read MoreWhen you need rich text editing in a RAP application, things are getting easier. You may know that there is a RichText component in the RAP Incubator. It's around for a long time and we found it's time for this component to graduate. Interestingly, the Nebula project also provides a RichText editor for SWT, that even works with RAP. Just like the CkEditor widget from the...
Read MoreThis is a quick look at the new features in RAP 3.1 M4, which has been available for download since last week. Transformation Support for Canvas The Canvas' GraphicsContext now implements the setTransform method: [raw] Transform transform = new Transform( display ); gc.setTransform( transform ); gc.setBackground( display.getSystemColor( SWT.COLOR_BLACK ) ); gc.fillRectangle( 0, 0, 100, 50 ); transform.rotate( 10 ); gc.setTransform( transform ); gc.setBackground( display.getSystemColor( SWT.COLOR_RED ) ); gc.fillRectangle( 0, 0, 100, 50 ); transform.rotate( 10 ); gc.setTransform( transform...
Read MoreTabris.js 1.5 is out now! Highlights include smart new looks for Android TabFolder, ability to use TabFolder as a swipe widget, support for elevation and z-translation on Android 5+, and iPad Pro support. Read on for the details. Support TabFolder images on Android Until now Tabris.js only supported TabFolder images on iOS. Now you can also style your TabFolder with images on Android. Choose between the three available options:...
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