3 strategic questions I have re iOS development

[William Prothero]

Thanks, Mike.
Bill

> On May 7, 2015, at 10:09 AM, Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, if you don't hear from him by tomorrow, let me know and I'll send you
> the latest version.
> 
> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 12:14 PM, William Prothero <prothero at earthednet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Mike:
>> Thanks for the info. I got to the forum and perhaps Guglielmo is updating
>> the library, because the link to the download is broken. I posted a request
>> for a new link.
>> Regards,
>> Bill
>> 
>>> On May 7, 2015, at 6:21 AM, Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> As far as dropbox goes, we use it in our apps frequently.  We use
>>> Gugliermo's library to accomplish the task.  It's free and open and the
>>> code is open.  Monte's Dropbox external has the advantage of not being
>>> blocking, so your app doesn't have to wait while you're accessing
>> dropbox.
>>> 
>>> On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 10:48 AM, William Prothero <
>> prothero at earthednet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Folks:
>>>> I guess everybody has been busy recovering from the lc server fiasco.
>> BUT,
>>>> I’d really appreciate some input from the wisdom of those who have gone
>>>> boldly before me, before I get into expensive, frustrating and
>>>> time-consuming blind alleys.
>>>> 
>>>> So, if you’ve ever tried to record sounds on iOS, or addressed any of
>> the
>>>> other 2 issues listed below, please, please, jot a few impressions or
>>>> directions.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Bill
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 4, 2015, at 11:33 AM, William Prothero <prothero at earthednet.org
>>> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Folks:
>>>>> I’ve been getting more and more into iOS development and need some
>>>> direction. If you have input on any of the questions below, I’d
>> appreciate
>>>> it very much. I’d like to implement solutions that will last well into
>> LC8.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Can iOS do audio recording, without Xtras? If not, is mergAV a good
>>>> choice? It has much more capability than I currently need, but may be
>> the
>>>> best solution for the future. With mergeAV, I’d also get (I think) the
>>>> capability to determine the play time of audio files, go to a specific
>> spot
>>>> in an audio file, etc. These are listed as video capabilities on the
>>>> mergeEXT site, but I assume they would also work for audio (Monte?)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. Is it possible for LC to link to iTunes songs. Seems I really only
>>>> need to determine the directory. I notice there is also a mergeMP extra,
>>>> but since I’ll just be playing a selected audio file, I wonder if it is
>>>> needed.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 3. What is the simplest way to store a file in the iOS dropbox (or
>>>> Google Drive)? Do I need an external for that?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 4. Is it possible (or feasible) to store data in the user’s iCloud
>>>> storage?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comment: the LC implementation of the AV Foundation capabilities is
>>>> really minimal. The standalone player is very nice. It would be great if
>>>> the mobile system had the same capabilities.
>>>>> 
>>>>> My questions are those that I have and can’t find dictionary or lesson
>>>> entries, or Google answers for. Also, with LC8 coming out, I’d like to
>> use
>>>> a minimum of externals.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for any input.
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Bill
>>>>> 
>>>>> William A. Prothero
>>>>> http://es.earthednet.org/
>>>>> 
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