I have to admit I am confused and frustrated. I started using phonegap to
develop an app @ 3.0 and updated to 3.1. It was painful to get the platform
to work. After two weeks I gave up on windows and am now running Mac OSX in
a virtual machine. I got the platform running there better (would have
needed it sooner or later anyhow to transition the app to iOS). What was at
this time confusing and frustrating was the inconsistent use of cordova and
phonegap in the docs. Also the fundamental differences between 2.X and 3.X
did not help to get started at this stage. I assumed that phonegap is the
now maintained project and much more than cordova.
After a break, I now got time to go back into it. I started with changing
the html part of the app completely and then wanted to run it. I also
updated to 3.3.
My problems now is that I can't get my app to start. Further I ran into
trouble updating the plugins for phonegap.
The documentation now gets me completely lost, as all command lines now
show cordova and no more phonegap.
So now my questions:
1. Which installation is the correct one to use: cordova or phonegap?
2. How can I rescue anything from my app?
3. What is the likely cause of the crashing of the app? The app builds in
phonegap local, it compiles in ADT, I can install it on my Galaxy Nexus,
get instantly the error message "unfortunately [the app] has stopped". The
LogCat gives my FATAL EXCEPTION class not found and points to my main app
class. I could not find anything in my two week search so far.
4. which of the android manifest copies can I edit and the changes stay? So
far all the changes I do in whatever copy that kicks around are getting
overwritten. Which folder does the mentioning of changes to android
manifest refer to?
Sorry when I am ranting a bit here, but I choose phonegap for the
simplicity it apparently has and the one fits all platforms.
I have far too much time in this app already for the little bit I
accomplished and this last update just screws everything up.
I like the concept of phonegap, have just a hard time getting really
started. And from what I read starting @ the transition to version 3.0 was
probably the worst timing possible. At least that sounds like me.
Thanks for your help,
For more info on PhoneGap or to download the code go to www.phonegap.com
To compile in the cloud, check out build.phonegap.com
develop an app @ 3.0 and updated to 3.1. It was painful to get the platform
to work. After two weeks I gave up on windows and am now running Mac OSX in
a virtual machine. I got the platform running there better (would have
needed it sooner or later anyhow to transition the app to iOS). What was at
this time confusing and frustrating was the inconsistent use of cordova and
phonegap in the docs. Also the fundamental differences between 2.X and 3.X
did not help to get started at this stage. I assumed that phonegap is the
now maintained project and much more than cordova.
After a break, I now got time to go back into it. I started with changing
the html part of the app completely and then wanted to run it. I also
updated to 3.3.
My problems now is that I can't get my app to start. Further I ran into
trouble updating the plugins for phonegap.
The documentation now gets me completely lost, as all command lines now
show cordova and no more phonegap.
So now my questions:
1. Which installation is the correct one to use: cordova or phonegap?
2. How can I rescue anything from my app?
3. What is the likely cause of the crashing of the app? The app builds in
phonegap local, it compiles in ADT, I can install it on my Galaxy Nexus,
get instantly the error message "unfortunately [the app] has stopped". The
LogCat gives my FATAL EXCEPTION class not found and points to my main app
class. I could not find anything in my two week search so far.
4. which of the android manifest copies can I edit and the changes stay? So
far all the changes I do in whatever copy that kicks around are getting
overwritten. Which folder does the mentioning of changes to android
manifest refer to?
Sorry when I am ranting a bit here, but I choose phonegap for the
simplicity it apparently has and the one fits all platforms.
I have far too much time in this app already for the little bit I
accomplished and this last update just screws everything up.
I like the concept of phonegap, have just a hard time getting really
started. And from what I read starting @ the transition to version 3.0 was
probably the worst timing possible. At least that sounds like me.
Thanks for your help,
For more info on PhoneGap or to download the code go to www.phonegap.com
To compile in the cloud, check out build.phonegap.com