- News

20-May-2005

• New release: UBIQLIPSE 0.4.0
• The 3rd survey is over. See the results on the right!

05-May-2005

The 3rd survey is up as of today and will run for about two weeks. Check out the results for the previous survey!

15-Apr-2005

The 2nd survey is up as of today and will run for about two weeks.

13-Apr-2005

First release (version 0.2.0) is available from SourceForge! Follow the Downloads link to get it.

22-Jan-2005

Uploaded UBIQLIPSE Architecture document to the SourceForge project website's Documents section. This currently consists of a package diagram only, but will also include all class diagrams soon.

07-Jan-2005

• A first UBIQLIPSE Logo is ready: It's in the header of this website
• UBIQLIPSE project website relocated to http://ubiqlipse.sourceforge.net, update your bookmarks!

31-Dec-2004

• Project registered on sourceforge.net

30-Dec-2004

• Decided on name of Project: UBIQLIPSE
• Put images of most UIQ 2.1 widgets into the picture gallery

27-Nov-2004

• "Pics & Screenshots" section added (though no pics yet)

26-Nov-2004

• Project Plan ready
• Initial planning and research pretty much finished
• Website updated and brushed up with new layout :)

01-Oct-2004

• Project website put up

• 20/05/05 (v0.4.0): Add widget, Remove widget, Move/Resize widget, Save GUI (to XML file), Undo
• 13/04/05 (v0.2.0): Load GUI (from XML file)

• Loading information about each widget from a file resource (greater flexibility)
• Support for Calendar widget
• Correct visual display of Slider component according to its initial value
• Attachment of graphic files for relevant GUI components (e.g. Image and BitmapButton)
• Possibility of populating ComboBox and Choicelist components with strings
• Integration into Eclipse plug-in based Symbian C++ development suite
• Improved XML format that can incorporate source code (e.g. attached to event triggers)
• HTML export for easy, portable presentation of visual design (use Export Wizard functionality)
• Integrated source code editor

Sourceforge links:

Summary
Downloads
Documents
Screenshots

How do you write your GUI code?
I write it purely by hand	14%
I write it by hand, based on existing/sample code	43%
I use a GUI builder	0%
I modify the output from a GUI builder	29%
I don't write GUI code	14%
7 votes in total

What's most important to you in a GUI Builder?
Ease of use	25%
Quality of generated code	50%
Features (eg custom code integration)	25%
Completeness of widget set	0%
Visual correspondence	0%
4 votes in total

What do you think this project should be called?
No change: UBIQLIPSE	50%
UIQLIPSE	29%
Qclipse	7%
UIQUB	14%
14 votes in total