Roadmap

From Pointui

This page contains the current development roadmap, but is continually changing as items are promoted or demoted and may move up or down versions.

PLEASE NOTE: generally speaking updates to the Free version will flow through Pro and Enterprise versions also.

For current and previous release details please see Home 2 Latest Build Information.

Contents 1 2.1.08 2 2.2 2.1 Free 2.2 Pro 3 2.3 3.1 Free 4 Applet/Theme Store 5 Enterprise 6 Home 3

2.1.08

Development Started: 19 June 2009

Release Date: TBA

• [IN PROGRESS] Speed improvements for scripting runtime performance.

• [IN PROGRESS] Bug: html tags not completely stripped in some html emails - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/random-extra-characters-in-the-message-previews
• [IN PROGRESS] Title control to have end caps and middle repeat so can span full width - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/profree-build-210-post-your-feedback-here/page/2#post-22322

• Script: OnAnimationComplete event (when all animations finished) - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/request-event-controlanimationended
• HttpFetch to support proxy authentication - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/proxy-settings/page/2
• Investigate: Issue with recursion in script - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/urgent-bugrecursivity
• Applet: Add Flag to World for DST so user can set it

• [COMPLETE] Script: Get speed in mph - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/gps-in-mph

2.2

Development Started: 17 June 2009

Release Date: TBA

Free

• [IN PROGRESS] Math.Random() - also look at other Math related methods to add for scripting
  • [COMPLETE] Math.Random(), Math.Randomize()
• [IN PROGRESS] Clear call history
• [IN PROGRESS] Providing access to .vol files in a generic way through scripting - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/generic-access-to-vol-files
  • [COMPLETE] Connecting to database
  • [COMPLETE] Accessing data through DataTable
  • [COMPLETE] Loading pictures from stream fields
  • [COMPLETE] Notifications of create/change/delete db changes available through event handler
  • Accessing blob/stream fields through ByteArrray

• Bug: Issue with surface quality when reusing in memory - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/surface-and-renderer-problem
• Document details about how to change fonts and colors
• From script easily call a control panel applet - will need to make use of the cache and have a few fallbacks
• Dialer replacement
  • There is an applet in development by community at the moment, but also need to replace incoming call and on call screens
• Support for sounds within Home
• Applet specific theme.xml file as opposed to having to set values in the theme's xml file for text color etc
• Volume screen
• Tooltip on primary nav buttons
• Smartphone support
• Count on folders in file explorer screen
• Unknown caller menu on end call (configurable option)
• Reshuffle settings screen - have singe screen with tabs
• Bluetooth functions to support widcomm stacks through registry values - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/bluetoothgetmode
• Script: DateTime.WeekOfYear() - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/how-to-get-week-of-year
• Office mobile not listed to select as fav app on certain devices (X1 ... damn X1 again) - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/office-mobile-not-listed-as-applications
• Script: List control to allow lists to be created that are not full screen - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/listscreen-of-contactcard-coding-question
• Quicklaunch - ability to lock items so don't accidentally drag them - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/ability-to-lock-iconsfolders-assign-images-to-038-name-the-apps-folders
• Press-hold on applet button to allow quicker nav to applets - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/revive-the-appletribbon
• Call history option to view like default call history

• [COMPLETE] When hit hangup button not only go to home screen but focus first applet
• Issue with Activation screen showing when Home 2 loads and radio is off. Suggested solution here http://community.pointui.com/topic/activation-screen-shows-in-every-soft-reset works

Pro

• [IN PROGRESS] Ability to add control panel applets as favorite apps, QuickLaunch
• [IN PROGRESS] T9 keypad for contacts screen to allow quick searching for devices without hardware keyboard
  • [COMPLETE] T9 logic with caching to improve performance
  • [IN PROGRESS] Search for caller id matching
  • How is non-English handled?

• Ability to remove Pointui logo on soft key bar
• Ability to create WM notifications and respond to user interaction - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/notification-by-pointui-applet-scripting
• Contacts
  • When creating new item, include the name as well, not just the number - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/improvements-in-contacts#post-23076
  • Menu: Send to Friend, Edit picture
  • Integrate with google maps
  • Editing of contact details like phone numbers
  • New contact from within Home
  • Configurable option for whether you go to contact card or immediately dial from favorites - in fact apply this across all Quick Launch screens so fav apps etc pick up the setting
  • Option to set whether you want State Postcode or Postcode State (Germany has it other way) - check if this is anywhere in regional/culture settings, if not just have config option - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/umlauts-damaged-address-uses-incorrect-format
  • Contact pictures: http://community.pointui.com/topic/contact-picture
  • Filter by category

• Messaging
  • Create contact from message
  • View message screen within Home
  • Ability to mark as read/unread
  • Reply, Forward
  • Faster switching between accounts
    • Icons for each account and quickly jump to it
• What have I missed? screen
• Ability to hide captions on icons - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/hide-icon-caption
• Switch applet mode dynamically - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/fullscreen-applets-bugs

• Dll interface for extending scripting - see http://community.pointui.com/topic/script-extension-dll-discussion

2.3

Free

• Lock screen

Applet/Theme Store

• Website to allow uploading of themes and applets by devs to be published to Home users
• Additional screens in Home to allow browsing and installing of applets and themes

Enterprise

• MS SQL support
• Controls
  • Date picker
  • Time picker

Home 3

• [IN PROGRESS] Application framework
• [IN PROGRESS] Some basic script controls to place elements on the screen

• [IN PROGRESS] Memory management techniques for theme graphics
  • Not sure why the libgles_cm.dll with HTC devices doesn't offload textures to video memory
• [IN PROGRESS] New tool to allow packaging of theme graphics in single file in organized format so no program memory is required for all theme graphics

• [COMPLETE (for moment)] Investigating HW acceleration
  • WM has terrible support for OpenGL ES, we are now going to build apps for the N95 or iPhone :) check out glbenchmark.com to be saddened by the dismal effort on WM devices