WaterlooErik's Forum Posts

  • Regarding the canvas issues, it's something that we became aware of during the Port-A-Thon. I'd created canvas applications in the past and never come across it myself, but I saw the issue in a sample app I created afterwards; haven't identified the difference between the working/not working samples yet. I logged the issue blackberry.com/jira/browse/BBTEN-417 and have seen it fixed on newer builds. Now working to get it into the public builds ASAP.

    ronval: Could you please elaborate on the sound issue? I've seen some threads regarding OGG support, and for this I can file a feature request against the actual OS. The quickest workaround in the interim though would be another file format. Or is there more to the issue / any thread you can point me at?

    Joannesalfa: Luckily HTML5 is closing the gap in a lot of these places (i.e. file access, camera via getUserMedia, etc.) but I certainly see the value in getting full native API support down. Will keep you posted on this front as we progress.

    Thank you for the comments and and certainly do keep the feedback coming. In the meantime, I'm going to keep familiarizing myself with the tools.

  • Hi Ashley,

    I'll double check that it's been fixed, but I have used the '-' and '_' symbols recently in my applications and hadn't noticed any issues. If it is a problem though, I'll raise it with our WebWorks development team.

    As for a device, I'll run it past a colleague and will send you an email (eoros@rim.com) once I know more. Many from our team are traveling to our conference in Thailand next week so my response might be just a little delayed, but I'll definitely let you know.

    It would be great to get them in your hands and have a proper export option for BlackBerry 10 out-of-the-box.

    Cheers!

  • I appreciate that, will take a look through.

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  • Hello all,

    I was hoping to get some community feedback here but first I just want to introduce myself. My name is Erik Oros and I'm an Application Development Consultant with the Developer Relations team at Research In Motion. My area of expertise is in the HTML5 space and my primary focus is on gaming with BlackBerry (Canvas2D, WebGL, etc.)

    I've been speaking with a handful of our developers lately and Construct 2 is a common topic that comes up, but I also hear that there is a little bit missing in terms of getting Construct 2 applications built for BlackBerry 10. I also want to admit that I am very new to Construct 2.

    I went through the process of creating a very basic Construct 2 application, exporting to HTML5, and then using our BlackBerry 10 tools separately to package it up into a BlackBerry 10 application, and it seemed to run well.

    However, I also hear from our developers that there's the potential for creating a plugin that would help simplify this for developers. Another question is how to use WebWorks APIs (our JavaScript APIs for native API access) within a Construct 2 application. I haven't gone this far in my testing yet, but would be happy to hear your feedback on your experience.

    And that's what I'm looking for right now. From my initial tests, it seems that Construct 2 to BlackBerry 10 is possible through the HTML5 export, and manually building. But what is it that you (as a Construct 2 developer) would want to see improved and made simpler in order to make that transition easier?

    Feel free to overwhelm me with information :-) I can't make any promises for overnight solutions, but I want to do what I can to help.

    Thanks for reading! Looking forward to your insight.