why can't we upload things using standard upload form controls
Because MobileSafari doesn't implement them.
hasn't safari jumped on the w3c geolocation api bandwagon yet?
Safari on the desktop, probably. MobileSafari, probably not.
#Terin
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 10:15 PM, bawolff
<bawolff+wn@gmail.com<bawolff%2Bwn@gmail.com
wrote:
> I'm not familiar at all with how the iphone works/mobileSafari and
> what not, but why can't we upload things using standard upload form
> controls. Also, hasn't safari jumped on the w3c geolocation api
> bandwagon yet?
> --
> - bawolff
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> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Terin
Stock<terin.stock(a)wikinewsie.org
wrote:
> > I've thought about making
an iPhone application – or at least attempt to
> –
> > for a while now. The barrier that I had was paying the SDK.
>
> > Bawolff is right, developing a
MobileSafari application would be free-er
> > (and allow other WebKit-based devices ::cough:: Andriod ::cough:: to also
> > get it nicely), but iPhone users like their native applications.
>
> > Being native would also allow
photo/video uploads and location-aware
> > support, something that we can't do in MobileSafari.
>
> > #Terin
>
>
> > On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:53 PM, bawolff
<bawolff+wn@gmail.com<bawolff%2Bwn@gmail.com>
wrote:
> >
> >> From what i understand, apple charges money for the right to develop
> >> iphone apps (according to
> >>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store#iPhone_SDK ), so preferably
> >> we'd have to find someone who already develops such apps and thus
> >> already paid the fee. (Perhaps developing web applications are free?)
> >> --
> >> -bawolff
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Tris Thomas<tris(a)waterhay.co.uk
wrote:
> >> > Would a carrier ever
agree that with us, when frankly, at the moment
> >> > there are better news sources out there?
> >>
> >> >
Tris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On 6 Jul 2009, at 00:23, "Brian McNeil"
<brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org
> >>
wrote:
> >>
> >> >> What we really need is
this
> >> >>
http://wikipedia.orange.es/wiki/Portal:Comunidad
> >> >
> >>
>> That's Spanish Wikipedia one click away from the default home page
> >> >> of one of
> >> >> the country's biggest cellular providers.
> >> >
> >>
>
> >> >> Brian.
> >> >
> >>
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> >> >> From: wikinews-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> >> >> [mailto:wikinews-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Tris
> >> >> Thomas
> >> >> Sent: 06 July 2009 00:01
> >> >> To: wikinews-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> >> >> Subject: [Wikinews-l] iPhone Application
> >> >
> >>
>> I've been thinking, that it would be awesome if we could get an
> iPhone
> >> >> application. It could bring literally thousands of new readers
and
> >> >> hundreds of new contributors. I would imagine something like the
Sky
> >> >> News app, except maybe with audio instead of video and a proper,
> fully
> >> >> fledged section for people to send in their stories. We could get
> >> >> people around the world contributing from their mobiles, with
> >> >> pictures(and videos!) where they are. I've attached a
screenshot of
> >> >> the
> >> >> Sky News app for those interested.
> >> >
> >>
>> Is anyone on Wikinews capable of programming an iPhone app or knows
> >> >> someone who is. Alternatively, might we be able to find someone
on
> >> >> Wikipedia etc. who would be willing to do it, if only to add to
> >> >> their "cv"?
> >> >
> >>
>> Thoughts?
> >> >
> >>
>> Tristan Thomas
> >> >
> >>
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