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Teamfortress.tv Mobile App
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#1
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Is this something you guys would be interested in?

If so, I am looking for one or two (knowledgeable) partners for this app process.

Edit: Add me on steam if you're interested in helping with development.

Is this something you guys would be interested in?

If so, I am looking for one or two (knowledgeable) partners for this app process.


Edit: Add me on steam if you're interested in helping with development.
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#2
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I would be interested

I would be interested
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#3
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Lucky_ShotI would be interested

Feel free to add me on steam to communicate.

[quote=Lucky_Shot]I would be interested[/quote]

Feel free to add me on steam to communicate.
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cp_granary_pro
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if it requires internet at all times, I think making a mobile website version would be a better investment

edit: or both

if it requires internet at all times, I think making a mobile website version would be a better investment

edit: or both
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#5
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Daggerif it requires internet at all times, I think making a mobile website version would be a better investment

edit: or both

I would definitely need internet at all times. I feel like layouts could be very similar so we could possibly do both. Not too sure though.

[quote=Dagger]if it requires internet at all times, I think making a mobile website version would be a better investment

edit: or both[/quote]


I would definitely need internet at all times. I feel like layouts could be very similar so we could possibly do both. Not too sure though.
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#6
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dyzLucky_ShotI would be interested
Feel free to add me on steam to communicate.

Oh jeez sorry, i meant interested in an app. I have no idea how to actually make one

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[quote=dyz][quote=Lucky_Shot]I would be interested[/quote]

Feel free to add me on steam to communicate.[/quote]
Oh jeez sorry, i meant interested in an app. I have no idea how to actually make one

[spoiler]now i feel like an asshole[/spoiler]
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#7
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Wouldn't a mobile site be better, because you can then use media query frameworks and other stuff to target a large list of devices rather than only targeting say two?

But then again the mobile site version comes with cross-browser implementations and limitations and alike so it's 50/50...

Wouldn't a mobile site be better, because you can then use media query frameworks and other stuff to target a large list of devices rather than only targeting say two?

But then again the mobile site version comes with cross-browser implementations and limitations and alike so it's 50/50...
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#8
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I think a mobile site would be easier to start out with. It would save dl time and I wouldn't have to bother as much with Android and Apple partnership shit.

What do you guys think?

I think a mobile site would be easier to start out with. It would save dl time and I wouldn't have to bother as much with Android and Apple partnership shit.

What do you guys think?
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#9
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Up to you, it's your idea, my opinion is the mobile site, you could always use jQuery UI if your experience with HTML/CSS/jQuery isn't the best.

But then again I have no experience with apps for phones.

Up to you, it's your idea, my opinion is the mobile site, you could always use jQuery UI if your experience with HTML/CSS/jQuery isn't the best.

But then again I have no experience with apps for phones.
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#10
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tstmUp to you, it's your idea, my opinion is the mobile site, you could always use jQuery UI if your experience with HTML/CSS/jQuery isn't the best.

But then again I have no experience with apps for phones.

Yeah I think I'm going to go with the mobile site (at least first), because it seems less complicated. If demand for a mobile app is high afterwards we can always do that too.

[quote=tstm]Up to you, it's your idea, my opinion is the mobile site, you could always use jQuery UI if your experience with HTML/CSS/jQuery isn't the best.

But then again I have no experience with apps for phones.[/quote]


Yeah I think I'm going to go with the mobile site (at least first), because it seems less complicated. If demand for a mobile app is high afterwards we can always do that too.
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#11
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if we had no internet, would it be possible to have a app like offline pages, but for teamfortress.tv and we can view anything we normally would be if we had internet, all the threads pre-saved etc, and it would auto update new posts in threads, new threads etc whenever we have internet?

dunno if possible.

if we had no internet, would it be possible to have a app like offline pages, but for teamfortress.tv and we can view anything we normally would be if we had internet, all the threads pre-saved etc, and it would auto update new posts in threads, new threads etc whenever we have internet?

dunno if possible.
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#12
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Hngif we had no internet, would it be possible to have a app like offline pages, but for teamfortress.tv and we can view anything we normally would be if we had internet, all the threads pre-saved etc, and it would auto update new posts in threads, new threads etc whenever we have internet?

dunno if possible.

I feel that you'd need internet to load anything. For example on the reddit app, even if i save something I need internet to view it.

[quote=Hng]if we had no internet, would it be possible to have a app like offline pages, but for teamfortress.tv and we can view anything we normally would be if we had internet, all the threads pre-saved etc, and it would auto update new posts in threads, new threads etc whenever we have internet?

dunno if possible.[/quote]


I feel that you'd need internet to load anything. For example on the reddit app, even if i save something I need internet to view it.
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#13
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I don't find a need for a mobile app. Most of my time spent on teamfortress.tv is on my phone. Only issue I have with it is typing. However, if there was an app I would definitely make use of it.

I don't find a need for a mobile app. Most of my time spent on teamfortress.tv is on my phone. Only issue I have with it is typing. However, if there was an app I would definitely make use of it.
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#14
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I'd be happy to give help if you need it

I'd be happy to give help if you need it
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#15
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CannapussI'd be happy to give help if you need it

Feel free to chat me up on steam

[quote=Cannapuss]I'd be happy to give help if you need it[/quote]

Feel free to chat me up on steam
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#16
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yes - wouldn't mind helping maybe a little on weekends or something like that.

yes - wouldn't mind helping maybe a little on weekends or something like that.
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#17
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dyzHngif we had no internet, would it be possible to have a app like offline pages, but for teamfortress.tv and we can view anything we normally would be if we had internet, all the threads pre-saved etc, and it would auto update new posts in threads, new threads etc whenever we have internet?

dunno if possible.

I feel that you'd need internet to load anything. For example on the reddit app, even if i save something I need internet to view it.

it's possible with caching, just maybe not practical

[quote=dyz][quote=Hng]if we had no internet, would it be possible to have a app like offline pages, but for teamfortress.tv and we can view anything we normally would be if we had internet, all the threads pre-saved etc, and it would auto update new posts in threads, new threads etc whenever we have internet?

dunno if possible.[/quote]


I feel that you'd need internet to load anything. For example on the reddit app, even if i save something I need internet to view it.[/quote]
it's possible with caching, just maybe not practical
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#18
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Mobile site. But only if it isn't gimped to have 1/8th the features of the full site like most shitty mobile sites do.

Mobile site. But only if it isn't gimped to have 1/8th the features of the full site like most shitty mobile sites do.
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#19
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I'm interested. Most of the time i'm on my phone on tf2tv so this will really come in handy. :)

I'm interested. Most of the time i'm on my phone on tf2tv so this will really come in handy. :)
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#20
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I think your best bet here would be to speak with enigma regardless of what you do.

For a mobile application, you probably want a way to query the site using some form of API that returns data in JSON, XML or some other easily parsable format. It will get rather messy if you simply strip out data from the HTML files, especially as any changes could potentially break your application.

Similarly, if you create a mobile site, you probably want it to be part of the main site code, accessible through a subdomain or something of that sort. Otherwise, your site would have to act as a relay, with all data flowing in and out. This would result in additional latency and excess bandwidth use. Of course, you can use client-side JavaScript to reduce this effect, but that sounds messy and will probably not function as expected across the many available mobile browsers.

I don't think a project like this is feasible without adding some needed functionality to TF.tv.

I think your best bet here would be to speak with enigma regardless of what you do.

For a mobile application, you probably want a way to query the site using some form of API that returns data in JSON, XML or some other easily parsable format. It will get rather messy if you simply strip out data from the HTML files, especially as any changes could potentially break your application.

Similarly, if you create a mobile site, you probably want it to be part of the main site code, accessible through a subdomain or something of that sort. Otherwise, your site would have to act as a relay, with all data flowing in and out. This would result in additional latency and excess bandwidth use. Of course, you can use client-side JavaScript to reduce this effect, but that sounds messy and will probably not function as expected across the many available mobile browsers.

I don't think a project like this is feasible without adding some needed functionality to TF.tv.
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#21
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ompI think your best bet here would be to speak with enigma regardless of what you do.

For a mobile application, you probably want a way to query the site using some form of API that returns data in JSON, XML or some other easily parsable format. It will get rather messy if you simply strip out data from the HTML files, especially as any changes could potentially break your application.

Similarly, if you create a mobile site, you probably want it to be part of the main site code, accessible through a subdomain or something of that sort. Otherwise, your site would have to act as a relay, with all data flowing in and out. This would result in additional latency and excess bandwidth use. Of course, you can use client-side JavaScript to reduce this effect, but that sounds messy and will probably not function as expected across the many available mobile browsers.

I don't think a project like this is feasible without adding some needed functionality to TF.tv.

Well as OMP said everything is going to have to run through tf.tv in one way or another, even if you were merely converting the sites to state to a mobile friendly version which is supported across numerous devices, you have a lot of aspects to take in of the devices and how they parse the information.

[quote=omp]I think your best bet here would be to speak with enigma regardless of what you do.

For a mobile application, you probably want a way to query the site using some form of API that returns data in JSON, XML or some other easily parsable format. It will get rather messy if you simply strip out data from the HTML files, especially as any changes could potentially break your application.

Similarly, if you create a mobile site, you probably want it to be part of the main site code, accessible through a subdomain or something of that sort. Otherwise, your site would have to act as a relay, with all data flowing in and out. This would result in additional latency and excess bandwidth use. Of course, you can use client-side JavaScript to reduce this effect, but that sounds messy and will probably not function as expected across the many available mobile browsers.

I don't think a project like this is feasible without adding some needed functionality to TF.tv.[/quote]

Well as OMP said everything is going to have to run through tf.tv in one way or another, even if you were merely converting the sites to state to a mobile friendly version which is supported across numerous devices, you have a lot of aspects to take in of the devices and how they parse the information.
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#22
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ompFor a mobile application, you probably want a way to query the site using some form of API that returns data in JSON, XML or some other easily parsable format. It will get rather messy if you simply strip out data from the HTML files, especially as any changes could potentially break your application.

This is actually something that I've already done. I put together a little PHP project that does essentially that: it scrapes the HTML, grabs elements from all the sections of TFTV, and returns it in JSON. I was actually planning on making a mobile app or a notification desktop app, but I made the API first so I wouldn't have to re-parse HTML in multiple languages (and the same for other people). While I agree that there should be some sort of communication or official API with enigma, hopefully this can work in the meantime.

The site is available at tftv-api.herokuapp.com. Going to that specific URL should redirect to the project's Github page which has documentation on usage. The API itself it accessed by adding /api/[page.php] to the end. It's pretty simple, all that most pages require is a GET request and a parameter or two.

dyz, I'll also add you when I get home today.

[quote=omp]For a mobile application, you probably want a way to query the site using some form of API that returns data in JSON, XML or some other easily parsable format. It will get rather messy if you simply strip out data from the HTML files, especially as any changes could potentially break your application.[/quote]

This is actually something that I've already done. I put together a little PHP project that does essentially that: it scrapes the HTML, grabs elements from all the sections of TFTV, and returns it in JSON. I was actually planning on making a mobile app or a notification desktop app, but I made the API first so I wouldn't have to re-parse HTML in multiple languages (and the same for other people). While I agree that there should be some sort of communication or official API with enigma, hopefully this can work in the meantime.

The site is available at [url=tftv-api.herokuapp.com]tftv-api.herokuapp.com[/url]. Going to that specific URL should redirect to the project's Github page which has documentation on usage. The API itself it accessed by adding /api/[page.php] to the end. It's pretty simple, all that most pages require is a GET request and a parameter or two.

dyz, I'll also add you when I get home today.
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#23
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PsychicNoodlesstuff

dyz, I'll also add you when I get home today.

Sounds good. We can talk after I finish my work that i need to do

[quote=PsychicNoodles]
stuff

dyz, I'll also add you when I get home today.[/quote]

Sounds good. We can talk after I finish my work that i need to do
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#24
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I don't really see the need. My phone sucks but tftv is running great on it.

I don't really see the need. My phone sucks but tftv is running great on it.
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#25
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it makes practically zero sense to make a native app whose only functionality is browsing a forum. And on iOS it would be rejected without question ("2.12 Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected").

if the goal is mobile, either make a mobile site, or add responsive CSS.

it makes practically zero sense to make a native app whose only functionality is browsing a forum. And on iOS it would be rejected without question ("2.12 Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected").

if the goal is mobile, either make a mobile site, or add responsive CSS.
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#26
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Just don't nerf the mobile version :<

Just don't nerf the mobile version :<
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#27
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leakyJust don't nerf the mobile version :<

I won't.

It'll mainly be an interface kinda thing, making viewing cleaner and simpler for mobile users.
Content shouldn't be affected in any way.

[quote=leaky]Just don't nerf the mobile version :<[/quote]


I won't.

It'll mainly be an interface kinda thing, making viewing cleaner and simpler for mobile users.
Content shouldn't be affected in any way.
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#28
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dyz
I won't.

It'll mainly be an interface kinda thing, making viewing cleaner and simpler for mobile users.
Content shouldn't be affected in any way.

Awesome

[quote=dyz]

I won't.

It'll mainly be an interface kinda thing, making viewing cleaner and simpler for mobile users.
Content shouldn't be affected in any way.[/quote]

Awesome
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#29
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any possibility this can still be a thing?

any possibility this can still be a thing?
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#30
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Tapatalk go

Tapatalk go
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