[Qgis-developer] Openmoko (was: Qgis api windows ce)

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Joseph & Godofredo

Regarding this thread, I am wondering how practical it is to do an 'as
is' port to these small form factor devices. Surely it would be better
to:

 - identify which features you would require
 - create a trimmed down user interface using libqgis_core & libqgis_gui

We could support such a minimalist UI within SVN itself (e.g.
src/lite) and have a cmake directive to either compile the 'fat'
application of the 'lite' one. On the desktop platform I have already
been involved in making a few 'lite' QGIS applications that use the
core QGIS, a couple of plugins and maptools. Its not difficult to do
and would probably make using QGIS on such a device a more palatable
experience.

Is there any possibility of obtaining a development Openmoko unit
running Qt4 for the QGIS project? Perhaps there is a software only
emulator? If so I would be interested in taking a deeper look...

Regards

Tim



2008/7/23 Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com>:
> Hi Godofredo,
>
> A colleague of mine has just pointed me towards your email, I'm hoping
> that I can persuade you to think about developing qgis for the
> Openmoko platform rather than windows mobile :)
>
> The specifications for the FreeRunner phone, the first mass market
> release of an Openmoko device, are very high:
>
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Freerunner
>
> It's the screen that really wins it for me: 480x640 @ 285 dpi. Simply
> put it's beautiful, and you can get a lot of GIS on there! There are
> other reasons why a lot of people think it's the best mobile platform
> currently available:
>
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Why_Openmoko
>
> Currently the Openmoko platform runs a GTK based stack, although QT is
> installable. In the near future this will be replaced by the so-called
> ASU release which runs QT by default.
>
> SqLite is already available for Openmoko; I compiled PROJ.4 yesterday
> and made some progress towards getting GEOS to work.
>
> I work for Oxford Archaeology and we are very keen on developing
> mobile GIS applications. We have already provided hardware so that
> gvSIG mobile can be developed on the Openmoko platform:
>
> http://gvsigmobileonopenmoko.wordpress.com/
>
> My blog contains more information about our plans for this device and
> why we think it's so perfect for a wide range of uses:
>
> http://blogs.thehumanjourney.net/finds/category/OLPA
>
> Please get in contact if you would like to discuss anything with
> regard to the Openmoko platform.
>
> All the best,
>
> Joseph
>
>
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I will try to compile the qgis api for windows mobile 5.
> I have managed to compile most of dependencies:
>
> gdal
> sqlite
> geos
> proj
>
> But now I found a problem, cmake does not have targets
> for windows mobile platform. I have seen two possible options
> one of them is generate qmake files for the api and the other
> is to create the visual stuido project directly.
>
> what could be the best option? or should I try to generate a new
> platform target for cmake?
>
> If the last is a good idea, any ideas to generate the platform
> target?
>
> Regards
> Godofredo Contreras
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