Category Archives: cs-wsu

betoluna » CS WSU 2013-02-05 22:35:13

Hello again,

If you are using a mac and have problems running an HTML5/JS project using the HTTP preview localhost to test internally within eclipse 4.2 Juno, do the following:

1. Choose the web perspective.

2.Create a new Static Web Project.

3.Type your project name and click in the new runtime tab. That should bring another dialog

with a list of servers (HTTP Preview, HTTP server, J2EE preview). The problem I referred to in my previous post was with the HTTP preview, for which there is a fix for another version of eclipse namely Helios. If you want to be able to test within Juno, select the “J2EE preview” and click the “Create a new local server” box, then click on finish.

Continue setting up your project as usual, and you should be able to run and test your app from within eclipse now.

Hopefully this helps.

 

 

for another version of eclipse (Helios)

From the blog betoluna » CS WSU by betoluna1 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Prospective Database Ideas

After class on Monday our group has decided to look into some of the potential ways databases could be used in this application to set up a framework and allow the client to switch projects simply. In order to do this we thought about looking into SQLite to keep a local database on the ipad, in which case internet access wouldn’t be needed. Before proceeding however, we need to look further into whether or not PhoneGap will allow us to use SQLite in the app.

If we decide as a class to proceed with the idea of having databases initialized to build a template it is crucial to work with some of the other groups in the early development phases as to plan for dynamic content.

There is still a lot more investigating to be done, but our initial thoughts are promising. For more information and documentation take a look at our wiki on github:

https://github.com/CS-Worcester/CS401Spring2013/wiki/Database

From the blog CS 401 - Object Oriented Design » cs-wsu by dillonmurphy10 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

CS 401 second week blog

On monday, it is the first meeting for our class. We meet at Worcester Art Museum. We have talk a little about what our app should look like. According to the discussion, the app should have :

home page,

history chapter,

archaeology,

materials and construction

conservation

other example

activities

-Coloring

-Puzzle

Hence, this week, I look at phonegap web and mozilla. And looking forword for more idea next week.  

From the blog zli1 » cs-wsu by zhengjunli and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

GitHub

Tonight after our class meeting, I spent some time practicing with GitHub. I created a separate repository for my group to put up some of the code they start to write to figure out how we can design the puzzle activity for the app. I did not get to looking at code for how it would be developed, but started to get an understanding on how to push files from GitHub to my local machine and then push changes back up. I got it working once to make changes to one file pushed down from GitHub and then pushed back up.

Attempting another push and fetch attempt for a file created on GitHub.

From the blog rwilliams5262 » cs-wsu by rwilliams5262 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

jQuery Mobile

What is JQuery Mobile?

jQuery mobile is essentially a mobile app development platform that builds upon jQuery:

“A unified, HTML5-based user interface system for all popular mobile device platforms, built on the rock-solid jQuery and jQuery UI foundation. Its lightweight code is built with progressive enhancement, and has a flexible, easily themeable design.”

–jQuery Mobile Website

A mobile Javascript Library, sounds like exactly what we are looking for!

Where did I start?

I have experience with jQuery so I guess one could say this was started two years ago. However the mobile framework is completely new to me. I would recommend basic jQuery tutorials in addition to javascript tutorials. But my jQuery Mobile adventure began at Google  when I took a shot at searching “jQuery Mobile” I then continued to download jQuery Mobile 1.2.0 and jQuery 1.9.0.
Like most things you need walk before you run, so I started with a very basic hello world interface.
Step1: Setup the website
I always recommend the boilerplate folder setup:

css/style.css
js/jquery.js
js/jquerymobile.js
js/script.js
index.html

Style.css is not necesary however i always recommend it for custom styles.

Here is the basic index.html code with notes:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Hello World</title>
<!-- Importing all required sources -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0a4/jquery.mobile-1.0a4.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" />
<script src="js/script.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquerymobile.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- The basic jQuery Mobile Setup is Header, Content, Footer there are defined as 'data-roles' attributes
     the data-role attribute is used extensively with jQuery Mobile -->
<div data-role="header"> <h1>This is the Header!</h1> </div>
<div data-role="content"> <p>This is the content!</p> </div>
<div data-role="footer"> <h3>This is the footer!</h3> </div>
</body>
</html>

This should look like this:

This is the extremely basic level of a jQuery mobile app! From here you can do more from this point, jQuery is very well documented so i would recommend going to their doc page which can be found on their website. here are some other screenshots of stuff that I was working with:
Here is a reactive concept I am working with!

Here is a basic testing page:

I hope to be posting more about this, however it is still very new to me. I am open to comments or suggestions!

From the blog itsJoe&#039;s Blog » cs-wsu by itsjoeyoung and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

My 2nd Post

Hello everyone,

This week, i did not started to work on the app yet. Instead, i spent time on learning HTML 5, CSS, and javascript. I have never learned those concepts before and had no idea about how they will be used to program the WAM app. Hopefully, the next week will be the week full of ideas to start off woking on the app.

From the blog daunguyen10&#039;s Blog » CS-WSU by daunguyen10 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

My 1st Post.

Hello everyone,

My name is Dau Nguyen,  a foreign student from Vietnam. Currently, I am a full time student at Worcester State and i am in Junior year of computer science. I’m also taking a minor in math. Taking this course as a requirement of CS major and i’m really excited about it. Since the beginning of my major, i have found that this course is going to bring to me the real experience of a real working environment. It’s also going to help me build up my team work skills.

Through this semester, i and my teammates will work together to develop an application for Worcester Art Museum. This is my first time programing an app that can be used in a real event. And i see that i am going to spend a lot of time on this course because there are many concepts, which i currently don’t know yet, will be used to complete the app…

Anyway, a excited semester ahead, and i’m looking forward working with my teammates to complete the app. Hopefully, we will have a successful semester on this course.

From the blog daunguyen10&#039;s Blog » CS-WSU by daunguyen10 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Five mvs of Doom 2013-02-04 13:57:00

Last Monday  we held class at the Worcester Art Museum so we could meet with the clients and have the project explained to us. It’s pretty cool to know that we’re working on an experimental exhibit that makes use of technology, with us developing the software they intend to use. The history behind the pieces they want to display is pretty interesting do, not only covering the historical significance of the pieces, but also how the museum had acquired them and forgotten about them until relatively recently and begun working with them.

Unfortunately I haven’t made much progress in learning HTML5 and JavaScript. I’m already pretty much an expert on CSS and pretty good with standard HTML4 and XHTML, so I don’t think HTML5 will be too much of a leap, but I really need to sit down and focus and learn JavaScript. I don’t really have too much to blog about this week, but hopefully I’ll have a good amount for next week.

From the blog Five mvs of Doom by Chad Wade Day, Jr. and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

First Week

The team got together for the first time and met with the clients. My first impression would be that the clients are as excited about the opportunity to work with the students as they are about the concept of an interactive exhibit. This should prove to be helpful, especially with regard to ensuring customer satisfaction.
I am looking forward to the planning process especially since I have only ever worked in a 2 man team. The development process that Dr. Wurst has proposed seems interesting and highly practical for web/app development. A working product every week; it should be interesting to go back and view snapshots of the app on github. I am eager to get working on the project!

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CS-401 Week 2

This past week, we had our first meeting as a class. This meeting took place at the Worcester Art Museum, where we met the members of the staff that we will be working with on this project. Before discussing the project, Professor Wurst went briefly skimmed over the syllabus and the course requirements. After this, Katrina Stacy and Tim Furman told us about the project and some general guidelines for what they expected. For the most part, they were providing an outline to build upon. They were very open to new suggestions, and this allowed for new ideas to be juggled around for a while. These ideas might be implemented at a later date, but for now it is just speculation.

After this, we went to the conservation lab of the museum. This is where works of art are treated and cared for when they are not on display. This is where they are restored. Here, we were informed of what exactly happens in the conservation lab, and then we were directed over to the three statues (our main focus of the project). We were given a history of the statues themselves, and how they were acquired by the Worcester Art Museum. This allows us to know a little bit more about what we are working with for this project.

As I expected (and can already tell), this class is going to be much different than anything I have done before. It is going to take a bit of time to adjust to the changes, but I am ready to take that challenge.

From the blog bchaban » cs-wsu by bchaban and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.