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Any chance of a HL App for iPad? I use My iPad for gaming and would love to have this
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That could very well be the case, but the debate was for an Android app. And these days, code logic and functional interfaces for apps as well as desktops are things that are taught in a first semester programming class. My point was that professional programmers shouldn't have any problem making it work, and I just don't see it being an issue.
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If you are a programer that is one thing but being one myself the resolution size is nominal between the tablets in Android and quite an easy fix. iOS has a standard this is true but please do not give me the tripe about it that just because it is "easier" that iPad is by default then ipso facto (implied by yourself) better then. I use a ICS ANdroid tablet myself and at my local event and among friends and the like. I have seen well over 20 tablets being used. Among them I have seen two of them bring iPads both the 1-2. The rest were android tablets. All of them at least 10inch tablets. So: 2 iPads :18 Android |
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And I again never said it wasn't something that can be done, or even that is shoudl or shoudln't be done. I simply was pointing out that iOS woudl be easier. Given a standard OS that all devices support and a single Resolution of control makes for an easier programming enviornment.
As for your comment about being a programmer. I am. I also have owned my share of both Android and iOS devices and seen the development of apps progress on both. It is my experience that the apps develop faster on the iOS platform due to the less random nature of the devices in us. This is of course compared to Android when I was using it which was back in 1.5, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 Android, which I admit may be significantly different today. Having stepped away from that platform since 2.3 I cannot speak to its true level of support today or the ease of development on taht platform now. Only what it use to be, which was not easy. The only "hobby" GW is interested in is lining their pockets with your money. |
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I would love to see apps for both ios and android personally. Last edited by Nanan00; March 31st, 2012 at 08:04 PM. |
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Ive read that android isnt that simple. That to some degree the different devices have issues. I dont know if this is true or not, I havent looked into the SDK for android yet. The only thing that makes iOS bad is the language of choice. Objective C is a real pain. As a software developer myself, it makes perfect sense that they are trying to figure out there userbase and what makes the most sense to work on. Last edited by mirtos; March 26th, 2012 at 11:38 AM. |
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Why not just remove the summary windows to trim it down, then add a "summary" tab to quickly show it when necessary? Surely you could fit the active tab onto the screen. On my Windows Vista computer screen, I currently measure it as about 530x440 pixels when I shrink the window as much as I can. My Android smartphone (Samsung Infuse 4G) has a display of 480x800 pixels. So, if I turn it sideways (as I must do for many applications, including the infamous "Angry Birds"), it shouldn't be so inconceivable. Granted, those 480x800 pixels are much smaller than they are on my computer screen, but I do tend to hold it closer to my face, anyway. (Reading my computer screen from a foot away, on the other hand, is annoying and makes my neck and back hurt.)
That said, I'd like very much to be able to take some form of Hero Lab with me on the road. It wouldn't even have to be a "game table assistant" version, just something to let me mess with characters and prepare for an upcoming session while waiting in line at Wal-mart or the doctor's office or whatever. Anything you guys could offer would be far superior to Angry Birds... |
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I just joined the smartphone crowd myself with an Android phone (an HTC Wildfire S specifically), and when I get a tablet, I'm planning on getting an Android powered one.
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Android development can be a pita at times but really it is simple as long as you have an idea of what you want before you start. The biggest thing is stick to the API, sure you can reinvent the wheel but why bother when you can use the one that already exists and you can customize it if you want. |
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