Hi E.Z.,

Took a look at your app and library and they are a bit similar to mine.

Some things I noticed while browsing the source code:
- The library I made works purely with strings and leaves the handling
of the resulting strings to the app (e.g. I might not want to work with
a class), yours seems to be the opposite.
- I liked that you used a special purpose collection for the tasks and
working directly on them when modifying, why didn't that occur to me I
have no idea. It'd be a bit faster I reckon.
- In the code behind, you are doing a lot of NavigationService.Navigate
calls in several methods. Shouldn't those be in the ViewModel instead
and called via commands by the view?
- No effects :( I'll try implementing them once I read about the page
tilt stuff.

Overall, good job so far and I hope to see it in the Marketplace soon.

That said, I think I will continue on with the development on mine
because I want to do some things a bit differently, both codewise and
UI-wise. I'll put it up for criticism once I get it in a better state
(comments, some more decoupling) :)

Best regards,
Dragos Serban

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "E.Z." <hartez@...> wrote:
>
> Yep. I started one a while ago. It's functional, but I haven't had
time to
> get through the process to put it on the marketplace yet:
>
> https://github.com/hartez/TodotxtTouch.WindowsPhone
>
> It can sync your todo.txt (and done.txt) to Dropbox. You can add,
edit,
> delete, mark complete, and archive. And you can drill down by context
and
> project.
>
> That said, there's no reason there couldn't be more than one WP7
version -
> I've gone for a very basic metro interface, but there's certainly room
for
> other user interfaces and features. The basic reading/writing of the
task
> files is accomplished with another library I wrote:
>
> https://github.com/hartez/todotxtlib.net
>
> Feel free to use it as a basis for another project if you like. And
feel
> free to contribute to mine or fix things, or just ask questions.
>
> - E.Z. Hart
>
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:15 AM, serband05 dragos.serban@... wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there any project trying to port Todo.txt Touch to Windows Phone
7? I am
> > asking this because for the past week or so I've been working on one
and I
> > would not want to duplicate the work needlessly.
> >
> > If there isn't, I'd be glad to work with members of the community on
this.
> > It sounds a bit daunting, as I haven't been involved in
leading/coding
> > another open source project so far, but it should be a very good
experience
> > that I can learn something from.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Dragos Serban
> >
> >
> >
>

Charles,

I am keen to, at least, help test the iOS version of todo.txt

Can you give me an idea on how one can get involved and test or any other help
you might need ?

Cheers

Sean

On 24/08/11 12:44 PM, charlesbjones3 wrote:
>
>
> Pull request on its way to you, Gina.
>
> Here's the current status for those following along at home. If anyone wants
to jump in and work on
> something, let me know.
>
> What's currently working
> -----------------------------------
> * Add/Edit tasks (including selecting priorities, projects, and contexts from
a list)
> * Display list of tasks
> * Complete/Undo Complete
> * Prioritize
> * Delete
> * Sort by priority, id, and text
>
> Next up
> -----------
> * Dropbox support (duh). I'm working on this now, and should be done in a few
days, depending on my
> schedule.
>
> Still to do
> -------------
> * Filtering (not sure how the UI should work for this)
> * Preferences (can't decide whether to create a dedicated screen for this, or
create a settings
> bundle in the iPhone system)
> * Help screen on Edit page.
> * I haven't written any unit tests (shame on me)
> * Share function (I'm not sure what the iOS equivalent is to the ACTION_SEND
intent, if there even
> is one.)
> * iPad support (currently, the app will only run on iPad if you disable
Universal support. Since we
> haven't designed an interface for the iPad's main view controller you just see
a blank screen when
> you run it.)
> * iOS 3 support (The app runs on iOS 3, but none of the code that uses regexes
works. The number of
> people with iOS 3 devices is dwindling rapidly, so this may be a moot issue.)
> * Splash screen (not sure if necessary, but everybody else seems to have one.
Will probably want it
> to look like the login screen, but without the login button.)
> * I have no design skills, so it would be nice if someone could put lipstick
on this pig before it
> ships.
> * Along that line, some of the UX could probably stand to be streamlined, like
combining the main
> list with the detail view to give better parity with the Android app.
> * And there's probably a bunch of other things I have forgotten.
>
> Happy Hacking,
> Charles
>
> --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com <mailto:todotxt%40yahoogroups.com>, Gina
Trapani <ginatrapani@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Looks great, Charles. The iOS version of Todo.txt Touch hasn't had much
work
>  > done in a long while, so I'd love to merge your work into my master. Send
me
>  > a pull request? And thanks!
>  >
>  > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 5:02 PM, charlesbjones3 <charlesbjones3@...>wrote:
>  >
>  > > **
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Howdy Folks,
>  > >
>  > > I discovered Todo.txt Touch about a week ago and got pretty excited when
I
>  > > saw there was an iOS version in the works. I got even more excited when I
>  > > saw that the project had barely begun, so I forked the repository and
>  > > started coding.
>  > >
>  > > Before there is too much duplication of effort, I decided I should push
my
>  > > changes back to the community. You can find my fork here:
>  > >
>  > > https://github.com/chuckbjones/todo.txt-touch-ios
>  > >
>  > > So far, I've implemented the basic CRUD operations on the todo.txt file.
I
>  > > haven't done Dropbox support, filtering, sorting, etc. There's nothing
fancy
>  > > about the UI, either. It's just the basic iOS blue/grey widgets. The
backend
>  > > logic is pretty much a straight port of the Android code, except in
places
>  > > where the Java and Objective-C didn't match up very well.
>  > >
>  > > If I haven't stepped on anything someone else has already implemented, I
>  > > can go ahead and issue a pull request to Gina. Otherwise, feel free to
take
>  > > any bits and pieces of my code that you need. In the mean time I will
keep
>  > > hacking away.
>  > >
>  > > Cheers,
>  > > Charles
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > http://ginatrapani.org
>  > http://twitter.com/ginatrapani
>  >
>
>

Awesome!

So, I guess we have a few options here:

1) If you already have an iOS developer account, you should be able to check out
the source code from https://github.com/ginatrapani/todo.txt-touch-ios, build it
in xcode, install it onto your device and start banging away at it. Something
that would be immensely useful is for someone to write some unit tests. As far
as functional testing goes, I guess there is no formal test plan. So, just try
to break it, and make sure there is feature parity with the Android version.
Also, suggestions on making the UI better will be greatly appreciated.
    You will need to insert your own Dropbox API key into the dropbox.plist file
before you will be able to connect to dropbox, just like in the Android app.
    Bleeding edge code can be found in various branches at
https://github.com/chuckbjones/todo.txt-touch-ios/ as well.

2) If you don't have an iOS developer account you can create one, but it costs
$100. I think you can download XCode from the Mac App store for free, but you
will only be able to run the app in the iPhone simulator on your desktop. I
don't think you can put it on a device.

3) If you're not a programmer-type person, we can set you up with a beta-test
build of the app that you can install through iTunes. Before we can do that,
though, we need to create a developer account for the app
(http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html). I'm guessing Gina
will need to be the one to take care of that. After that is done, we will be
able to install the app on 100 devices.

Thanks,
Charles

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Sean <schliden@...> wrote:
>
> Charles,
>
> I am keen to, at least, help test the iOS version of todo.txt
>
> Can you give me an idea on how one can get involved and test or any other help
you might need ?
>
> Cheers
>
> Sean

I'd be happy to beta test on the ipad once you get the dev account set up.

Ben

What different libs did you use? I've been trying to download this solution but
I can't build it due to all the dependencies which are missing on my machine. Is
is possible for a list to be created for all the different things needed to be
installed to build it?

Also what should be done for the apikeys.txt and packages.config files which are
missing?

I'm not a Windows Phone developer but I know C#.NET and WPF so it is pretty
familiar to me most of this stuff but not some the specific things.

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "E.Z." <hartez@...> wrote:
>
> Dragos,
>
> Awesome, I'll make sure to let this group know when (if) I ever get it up on
> the Marketplace. And feel free to steal any of the ideas or code that looks
> useful - the more options people have, the better. I look forward to seeing
> your app!
>
> - E.Z.
>
> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 4:56 AM, serband05 <dragos.serban@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi E.Z.,
> >
> > Took a look at your app and library and they are a bit similar to mine.
> >
> > Some things I noticed while browsing the source code:
> > - The library I made works purely with strings and leaves the handling
> > of the resulting strings to the app (e.g. I might not want to work with
> > a class), yours seems to be the opposite.
> > - I liked that you used a special purpose collection for the tasks and
> > working directly on them when modifying, why didn't that occur to me I
> > have no idea. It'd be a bit faster I reckon.
> > - In the code behind, you are doing a lot of NavigationService.Navigate
> > calls in several methods. Shouldn't those be in the ViewModel instead
> > and called via commands by the view?
> > - No effects :( I'll try implementing them once I read about the page
> > tilt stuff.
> >
> > Overall, good job so far and I hope to see it in the Marketplace soon.
> >
> > That said, I think I will continue on with the development on mine
> > because I want to do some things a bit differently, both codewise and
> > UI-wise. I'll put it up for criticism once I get it in a better state
> > (comments, some more decoupling) :)
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Dragos Serban
> >
> >
> > --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "E.Z." <hartez@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yep. I started one a while ago. It's functional, but I haven't had
> > time to
> > > get through the process to put it on the marketplace yet:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/hartez/TodotxtTouch.WindowsPhone
> > >
> > > It can sync your todo.txt (and done.txt) to Dropbox. You can add,
> > edit,
> > > delete, mark complete, and archive. And you can drill down by context
> > and
> > > project.
> > >
> > > That said, there's no reason there couldn't be more than one WP7
> > version -
> > > I've gone for a very basic metro interface, but there's certainly room
> > for
> > > other user interfaces and features. The basic reading/writing of the
> > task
> > > files is accomplished with another library I wrote:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/hartez/todotxtlib.net
> > >
> > > Feel free to use it as a basis for another project if you like. And
> > feel
> > > free to contribute to mine or fix things, or just ask questions.
> > >
> > > - E.Z. Hart
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:15 AM, serband05 dragos.serban@ wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Is there any project trying to port Todo.txt Touch to Windows Phone
> > 7? I am
> > > > asking this because for the past week or so I've been working on one
> > and I
> > > > would not want to duplicate the work needlessly.
> > > >
> > > > If there isn't, I'd be glad to work with members of the community on
> > this.
> > > > It sounds a bit daunting, as I haven't been involved in
> > leading/coding
> > > > another open source project so far, but it should be a very good
> > experience
> > > > that I can learn something from.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Dragos Serban
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

Once you login to your account go to the Provisioning Portal and follow the
directions for creating an Ad-Hoc build. Then, you will have to get the UDIDs of
the testers' devices and register them on the account and send the app to them
for installation.

Luckily, there appears to be quite a few services that make this part pretty
painless:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/01/7-tools-for-ota-ios-beta-testing.php

I think people in my office have used TestFlight in the past and it worked
pretty well (and it's free): https://testflightapp.com/

Here's another article about doing iOS beta testing:
http://www.raywenderlich.com/1669/how-to-host-a-beta-test-for-your-ios-app

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Gina Trapani <ginatrapani@...> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:13 PM, charlesbjones3 <charlesbjones3@...>wrote:
>
> > 3) If you're not a programmer-type person, we can set you up with a
> > beta-test build of the app that you can install through iTunes. Before we
> > can do that, though, we need to create a developer account for the app (
> > http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html). I'm guessing
> > Gina will need to be the one to take care of that. After that is done, we
> > will be able to install the app on 100 devices.
> >
>
> I just created a developer account, and am waiting for confirmation. I've
> never done this before, but I assume once that's done I can build the app
> and upload it to the store for 100 testers? Exciting times. Will keep you
> updated.
>
> Thanks, Charles.
>
> --
> http://ginatrapani.org
> http://twitter.com/ginatrapani
>

1) Todo.txt is perfect for geeks like me who believe anything and everything
should be done from the command line
2) I can't live without tab completion, and I'm a zsh user. Does anyone out
there have tab the completion rules for todo.txt for zsh? If so, please find a
mechanism for sharing it with everyone (if it isn't already available somewhere)

I would think every developer needs to have their own apikey I was wondering
exactly what is needed to be put in there. That's how the android project does
it as well. I will be trying to see if I can build it now as I just got the
digest for the emails now.

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "E.Z." <hartez@...> wrote:
>
> Okay, the project has been updated so that it automatically grabs the
> necessary NuGet packages when you first build it (assuming you're building
> with VS or msbuild). There are also two other required libraries of mine
> that are included as git submodules - the instructions for getting those are
> in the project readme.
>
> Let me know if you have any trouble - right now it works on my machine, but
> I may have missed something :)
>
> I'm still working on the API key issue, so for the moment you'll have to
> remove the reference to 'apikeys.txt' to build, and the Dropbox syncing
> won't work. The rest of the app should be fine, though.
>
> - E.Z.
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 2:01 PM, E.Z. <hartez@...> wrote:
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > I'm working on updating the project so that the package dependencies will
> > be retrieved when you build (so you don't have to go searching for them). I
> > should have that up pretty soon.
> >
> > I haven't decided what to do about the API key issue yet. The file in
> > question just holds the application's key for Dropbox. There is no
> > production key for the app yet (I still have to apply); I've been using a
> > developer key so far. I'm looking into what my options are for getting a
> > developer key set up for people who want to build/test/contribute to the
> > open source project. As soon as I figure that out, I'll update the readme on
> > github (and let this group know).
> >
> > - E.Z.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:06 AM, chrisportela@... <
> > chris@...> wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> What different libs did you use? I've been trying to download this
> >> solution but I can't build it due to all the dependencies which are missing
> >> on my machine. Is is possible for a list to be created for all the
different
> >> things needed to be installed to build it?
> >>
> >> Also what should be done for the apikeys.txt and packages.config files
> >> which are missing?
> >>
> >> I'm not a Windows Phone developer but I know C#.NET and WPF so it is
> >> pretty familiar to me most of this stuff but not some the specific things.
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "E.Z." <hartez@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Dragos,
> >> >
> >> > Awesome, I'll make sure to let this group know when (if) I ever get it
> >> up on
> >> > the Marketplace. And feel free to steal any of the ideas or code that
> >> looks
> >> > useful - the more options people have, the better. I look forward to
> >> seeing
> >> > your app!
> >> >
> >> > - E.Z.
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 4:56 AM, serband05 <dragos.serban@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > **
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi E.Z.,
> >> > >
> >> > > Took a look at your app and library and they are a bit similar to
> >> mine.
> >> > >
> >> > > Some things I noticed while browsing the source code:
> >> > > - The library I made works purely with strings and leaves the handling
> >> > > of the resulting strings to the app (e.g. I might not want to work
> >> with
> >> > > a class), yours seems to be the opposite.
> >> > > - I liked that you used a special purpose collection for the tasks and
> >> > > working directly on them when modifying, why didn't that occur to me I
> >> > > have no idea. It'd be a bit faster I reckon.
> >> > > - In the code behind, you are doing a lot of
> >> NavigationService.Navigate
> >> > > calls in several methods. Shouldn't those be in the ViewModel instead
> >> > > and called via commands by the view?
> >> > > - No effects :( I'll try implementing them once I read about the page
> >> > > tilt stuff.
> >> > >
> >> > > Overall, good job so far and I hope to see it in the Marketplace soon.
> >> > >
> >> > > That said, I think I will continue on with the development on mine
> >> > > because I want to do some things a bit differently, both codewise and
> >> > > UI-wise. I'll put it up for criticism once I get it in a better state
> >> > > (comments, some more decoupling) :)
> >> > >
> >> > > Best regards,
> >> > > Dragos Serban
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "E.Z." <hartez@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Yep. I started one a while ago. It's functional, but I haven't had
> >> > > time to
> >> > > > get through the process to put it on the marketplace yet:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > https://github.com/hartez/TodotxtTouch.WindowsPhone
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It can sync your todo.txt (and done.txt) to Dropbox. You can add,
> >> > > edit,
> >> > > > delete, mark complete, and archive. And you can drill down by
> >> context
> >> > > and
> >> > > > project.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > That said, there's no reason there couldn't be more than one WP7
> >> > > version -
> >> > > > I've gone for a very basic metro interface, but there's certainly
> >> room
> >> > > for
> >> > > > other user interfaces and features. The basic reading/writing of the
> >> > > task
> >> > > > files is accomplished with another library I wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > https://github.com/hartez/todotxtlib.net
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Feel free to use it as a basis for another project if you like. And
> >> > > feel
> >> > > > free to contribute to mine or fix things, or just ask questions.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > - E.Z. Hart
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:15 AM, serband05 dragos.serban@ wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > **
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Hello,
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Is there any project trying to port Todo.txt Touch to Windows
> >> Phone
> >> > > 7? I am
> >> > > > > asking this because for the past week or so I've been working on
> >> one
> >> > > and I
> >> > > > > would not want to duplicate the work needlessly.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > If there isn't, I'd be glad to work with members of the community
> >> on
> >> > > this.
> >> > > > > It sounds a bit daunting, as I haven't been involved in
> >> > > leading/coding
> >> > > > > another open source project so far, but it should be a very good
> >> > > experience
> >> > > > > that I can learn something from.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Best regards,
> >> > > > > Dragos Serban
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

Actually I think the reason it's not building is not from dependancy issues but
from a missing packages.config because I have checked and the .dlls for DropNet
and AgiliTrain.PhonyTools are there but it's saying they're not. I'm going to
re-add them but for future notice I think that's the issue here.

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Portela" <chris@...> wrote:
>
> I would think every developer needs to have their own apikey I was wondering
exactly what is needed to be put in there. That's how the android project does
it as well. I will be trying to see if I can build it now as I just got the
digest for the emails now.
>
...

Hi, Charles,
I have XCode too. Can you post a quick how-to on what's required to test this
code, even if only in a simulator?

Thanks,
Jeff

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "charlesbjones3" <charlesbjones3@...> wrote:
>
> Once you login to your account go to the Provisioning Portal and follow the
directions for creating an Ad-Hoc build. Then, you will have to get the UDIDs of
the testers' devices and register them on the account and send the app to them
for installation.
>
> Luckily, there appears to be quite a few services that make this part pretty
painless:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/01/7-tools-for-ota-ios-beta-testing.php
>
> I think people in my office have used TestFlight in the past and it worked
pretty well (and it's free): https://testflightapp.com/
>
> Here's another article about doing iOS beta testing:
> http://www.raywenderlich.com/1669/how-to-host-a-beta-test-for-your-ios-app
>
> --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Gina Trapani <ginatrapani@> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:13 PM, charlesbjones3 <charlesbjones3@>wrote:
> >
> > > 3) If you're not a programmer-type person, we can set you up with a
> > > beta-test build of the app that you can install through iTunes. Before we
> > > can do that, though, we need to create a developer account for the app (
> > > http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html). I'm guessing
> > > Gina will need to be the one to take care of that. After that is done, we
> > > will be able to install the app on 100 devices.
> > >
> >
> > I just created a developer account, and am waiting for confirmation. I've
> > never done this before, but I assume once that's done I can build the app
> > and upload it to the store for 100 testers? Exciting times. Will keep you
> > updated.
> >
> > Thanks, Charles.
> >
> > --
> > http://ginatrapani.org
> > http://twitter.com/ginatrapani
> >
>

Thanks. Working

How would you like feedback ?


On 11/09/11 1:52 PM, charlesbjones3 wrote:
> I think my previous reply got lost on the intertubes. Let's try again.
>
> The todo.txt file in the simulator is stored at*~/Library/Application
Support/iPhone
> Simulator/4.3.2/Applications/9B12E8B8-C9B6-4933-8EAB-AB550A084145/Documents/*
>
> The 4.3.2 and the UUID may be different on your machine.
>
> You should be able to copy your todo.txt file to this directory, then restart
the app to get it to
> use it.
>
> Also, make sure to checkout the latest code from the repo, which allows the
app to run on the iPad.
> Previously it would only show a blank white screen on the iPad. Running on
iPhone should be fine.
>
> If you don't have a dropbox key (and don't care to get one) comment out lines
103-104 of
> *todo.txt-touch-ios/Classes/todo_txt_touch_iosAppDelegate.m *to prevent the
login screen from being
> displayed. (I think that should work)
>
> --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Sean <schliden@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Charles,
>  >
>  > Is it possible to use a local todo.txt file when running the simulator or
do
>  > I need to add dropbox api key and test via dropbox ?
>  >
>  > The code builds and runs, but I see nothing in the simulator.
>  >
>  > Sean
>  >
>  > 2) If you don't have an iOS developer account you can create one, but it
>  > costs $100. I think you can download XCode from the Mac App store for free,
>  > but you will only be able to run the app in the iPhone simulator on your
>  > desktop. I don't think you can put it on a device.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:13 AM, charlesbjones3 charlesbjones3@...wrote:
>  >
>  > > **
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Awesome!
>  > >
>  > > So, I guess we have a few options here:
>  > >
>  > > 1) If you already have an iOS developer account, you should be able to
>  > > check out the source code from
>  > > https://github.com/ginatrapani/todo.txt-touch-ios, build it in xcode,
>  > > install it onto your device and start banging away at it. Something that
>  > > would be immensely useful is for someone to write some unit tests. As far
as
>  > > functional testing goes, I guess there is no formal test plan. So, just
try
>  > > to break it, and make sure there is feature parity with the Android
version.
>  > > Also, suggestions on making the UI better will be greatly appreciated.
>  > > You will need to insert your own Dropbox API key into the dropbox.plist
>  > > file before you will be able to connect to dropbox, just like in the
Android
>  > > app.
>  > > Bleeding edge code can be found in various branches at
>  > > https://github.com/chuckbjones/todo.txt-touch-ios/ as well.
>  > >
>  > > 2) If you don't have an iOS developer account you can create one, but it
>  > > costs $100. I think you can download XCode from the Mac App store for
free,
>  > > but you will only be able to run the app in the iPhone simulator on your
>  > > desktop. I don't think you can put it on a device.
>  > >
>  > > 3) If you're not a programmer-type person, we can set you up with a
>  > > beta-test build of the app that you can install through iTunes. Before we
>  > > can do that, though, we need to create a developer account for the app (
>  > > http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html). I'm guessing
>  > > Gina will need to be the one to take care of that. After that is done, we
>  > > will be able to install the app on 100 devices.
>  > >
>  > > Thanks,
>  > > Charles
>  > >
>  > > --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Sean schliden@ wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > > Charles,
>  > > >
>  > > > I am keen to, at least, help test the iOS version of todo.txt
>  > > >
>  > > > Can you give me an idea on how one can get involved and test or any
other
>  > > help you might need ?
>  > > >
>  > > > Cheers
>  > > >
>  > > > Sean
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Sean <schliden@...> wrote:
> 1. Don't think the Android version displays task ID's… Are they necessary ?
Those will be optional (and default to hidden) once the preferences screen is
written. The Android app works the same way.

> 2. If you don't intend to use/populate the label '1 day ago' below the task
> text in [TaskTableCell.xib], it would be better to remove it and allow the
> task to wrap onto two lines.
This also will be optional and default to hidden. I like the idea of wrapping to
two lines. I was also thinking of displaying the entire tasks with no cutoff
like the Android app does. Then we could do away with the details screen.
Tapping on a task will bring up an ActionSheet with the list of commands
(Prioritize, Update, Complete, etc). Thoughts?

>
> 3. In answer to the question you posed earlier, regarding preferences,
> (can't decide whether to create a dedicated screen for this, or create a
> settings bundle in the iPhone system), I think whatever is easier.
I found a library that makes it easy to do both:
https://github.com/futuretap/InAppSettingsKit

The only settings that need to be in the app are Work Offline (since it can get
set automatically when you lose network connection and you will want to turn it
back on quickly once the network comes back) and possibly Logout (only because
the Dropbox SDK handles saving the parameters and I don't know if they can be
handled by Settings.app)

> 1. How will the app handle task archiving: done.txt or will this be left for
> the full command line version of todo ?
I don't think the Android version does anything with archiving and I've been
trying to keep feature parity with them as much as possible. In other words, I
haven't thought about this yet.

> 2. Do you envisage the app supporting hardware rotation ?
Definitely for the iPad version. I don't have an iPhone, so I'll defer to the
community on whether they think it would be a useful feature.

Charles --
It looks great, thanks! I'm running this in the iOS Simulator under Xcode,
without Dropbox (that is, I commented out the two lines, as you suggested, and
copied my todo.txt into the Documents directory you indicated.

Two immediate things I noticed. (1) What does the Filter button do? When I click
it, nothing happens. (2) What does the icon at lower right do (the one that
looks like a page being lifted up)?

Other than that, so far, so good! Cannot wait to be able to access my todo list
from my phone!

Jeff

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "charlesbjones3" <charlesbjones3@...> wrote:
>
> I think my previous reply got lost on the intertubes. Let's try again.
> The todo.txt file in the simulator is stored at ~/Library/Application
> Support/iPhone
> Simulator/4.3.2/Applications/9B12E8B8-C9B6-4933-8EAB-AB550A084145/Docume\
> nts/
> The 4.3.2 and the UUID may be different on your machine.
> You should be able to copy your todo.txt file to this directory, then
> restart the app to get it to use it.
> Also, make sure to checkout the latest code from the repo, which allows
> the app to run on the iPad. Previously it would only show a blank white
> screen on the iPad. Running on iPhone should be fine.
> If you don't have a dropbox key (and don't care to get one) comment out
> lines 103-104 of
> todo.txt-touch-ios/Classes/todo_txt_touch_iosAppDelegate.m to prevent
> the login screen from being displayed. (I think that should work)
> --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Sean <schliden@> wrote:
> >
> > Charles,
> >
> > Is it possible to use a local todo.txt file when running the simulator
> or do
> > I need to add dropbox api key and test via dropbox ?
> >
> > The code builds and runs, but I see nothing in the simulator.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > 2) If you don't have an iOS developer account you can create one, but
> it
> > costs $100. I think you can download XCode from the Mac App store for
> free,
> > but you will only be able to run the app in the iPhone simulator on
> your
> > desktop. I don't think you can put it on a device.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:13 AM, charlesbjones3
> charlesbjones3@...:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Awesome!
> > >
> > > So, I guess we have a few options here:
> > >
> > > 1) If you already have an iOS developer account, you should be able
> to
> > > check out the source code from
> > > https://github.com/ginatrapani/todo.txt-touch-ios, build it in
> xcode,
> > > install it onto your device and start banging away at it. Something
> that
> > > would be immensely useful is for someone to write some unit tests.
> As far as
> > > functional testing goes, I guess there is no formal test plan. So,
> just try
> > > to break it, and make sure there is feature parity with the Android
> version.
> > > Also, suggestions on making the UI better will be greatly
> appreciated.
> > > You will need to insert your own Dropbox API key into the
> dropbox.plist
> > > file before you will be able to connect to dropbox, just like in the
> Android
> > > app.
> > > Bleeding edge code can be found in various branches at
> > > https://github.com/chuckbjones/todo.txt-touch-ios/ as well.
> > >
> > > 2) If you don't have an iOS developer account you can create one,
> but it
> > > costs $100. I think you can download XCode from the Mac App store
> for free,
> > > but you will only be able to run the app in the iPhone simulator on
> your
> > > desktop. I don't think you can put it on a device.
> > >
> > > 3) If you're not a programmer-type person, we can set you up with a
> > > beta-test build of the app that you can install through iTunes.
> Before we
> > > can do that, though, we need to create a developer account for the
> app (
> > > http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html). I'm
> guessing
> > > Gina will need to be the one to take care of that. After that is
> done, we
> > > will be able to install the app on 100 devices.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Charles
> > >
> > > --- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, Sean schliden@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Charles,
> > > >
> > > > I am keen to, at least, help test the iOS version of todo.txt
> > > >
> > > > Can you give me an idea on how one can get involved and test or
> any other
> > > help you might need ?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Sean
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

>(1) What does the Filter button do? When I click it, nothing happens.
Filter hasn't been implemented yet. It will let you filter the list of displayed
tasks by text, project, or context.

>(2) What does the icon at lower right do (the one that looks like a page being
lifted up)?
That's for the preferences screen, which also has not been implemented yet.

Hi all,

My name is Ricky and I'm an iOS developer. Recently I was planning my own iOS
TODO.txt client. I reached out to Gina for a blessing, and she informed me of
this project. Seems like a good time to be jumping in.

I'm not an interface designer, but I had worked through a few screens. I've
included the two I've sort of fleshed-out below. The first is a "context view,"
presenting contexts as a tableview with items within that context listed. The
second is a "project view," basically the same, sorted by project.

Context view:
http://cl.ly/A5ze

Project view:
http://cl.ly/A5OX

I like the toolbar approach. The touch-targets are reasonably spaced and not too
small. Please forgive inconsistencies in size and vertical alignment; I'm not
much of a pixel pusher, more a developer.

I haven't used the Android client, so this is my first-ish stab at some parts of
the UI without previous influence. Is there intent to keep the iOS UI married to
the Android UI?

Looking forward to working with everyone,
Ricky Hussmann

--- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "charlesbjones3" <charlesbjones3@...> wrote:
>
> Howdy Folks,
> I discovered Todo.txt Touch about a week ago and got pretty excited when
> I saw there was an iOS version in the works. I got even more excited
> when I saw that the project had barely begun, so I forked the repository
> and started coding.
> Before there is too much duplication of effort, I decided I should push
> my changes back to the community. You can find my fork here:
> https://github.com/chuckbjones/todo.txt-touch-ios
> <https://github.com/chuckbjones/todo.txt-touch-ios>
>
> So far, I've implemented the basic CRUD operations on the todo.txt file.
> I haven't done Dropbox support, filtering, sorting, etc. There's nothing
> fancy about the UI, either. It's just the basic iOS blue/grey widgets.
> The backend logic is pretty much a straight port of the Android code,
> except in places where the Java and Objective-C didn't match up very
> well.
> If I haven't stepped on anything someone else has already implemented, I
> can go ahead and issue a pull request to Gina. Otherwise, feel free to
> take any bits and pieces of my code that you need. In the mean time I
> will keep hacking away.
> Cheers,Charles
>