By Daniel Gump.
Wednesday, 6. May 2009, 03:14:53
nintendo dsi, ds opera sdk, hullbreach online lite, twitter
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I've shifted my focus over the past few weeks to Nintendo DSi Browser software development. (Many of the projects also work in the older Nintendo DS Browsers.) Here's a summary:
Twiiter Lite:Members can now post twiits while on-the-go. Take your Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi to any Wi-Fi hotspot, and continue twiiting like you have been from your Wii consoles!
http://twiiter.wiioperasdk.comDS Opera SDK:I've been running some tests of the Nintendo DSi Browser and posting the results at the DS Opera SDK website. Tests include canvas drawing, JavaScript object snooping, key input, UNICODE values, and more! I've also scaled down the old AJAX chatroom from HullBreach Online's Wii section so that it will work on the handheld.
http://dsoperasdk.comHullBreach Online Lite:I'm shrinking the HullBreach Online MMO RPG to fit the dual screen resolution and changing the Wii button interface to a fully touchscreen-based control scheme. Due to the crippled support of the canvas object on the Nintendo DSi Browser, I've opted to use nothing but standard HTML objects conntrolled by JavaScript. Layered images with scrolling background achieve graphics of space exploration. Although combat will initially be removed from the game, chatting, trading, missions, mining, and all the other features, will be present. I will announce when the game is ready to play and add new content to both version of HB Online. All character stats and missions carry seemlessly between the versions.
http://hullbreachonline.comAll these projects use the same member accounts. You can sign up at
http://hullbreachonline.com or
http://twiiter.wiioperasdk.com to take advantage of twiiting, chatting, gaming, and more!
By Daniel Gump.
Saturday, 4. April 2009, 12:58:10
twiiter, gabriella, wii, twitter
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Subscriptions have been integrated into Twiiter. Here are the features available:
- Subscribe/Unsubscribe to any other members' Twiits on that member's page
- Manage subscriptions from inside "My Area"
- Quickly access the member pages of all subscribees in "My Area"
- Automatically generate a custom RSS Newsfeed for subscriptions
Other Twiiter Developments:
- I've been working on SOAP Web Services, but apparently there is a bug with PHP 5.2.9 that killed SOAP that isn't over SSL. HullBreach Online's Web Services have died as well. I'm trying to find a work-around.
- I'll be setting up an automailer for all members who want alerts sent to their Wii consoles. Since I am an avid anti-spam advocate, this alert option will be set to OFF by default, and members will be able to turn on just the alerts they want.
- I will be tweaking the website for the best appearance in the Internet Channel. For the moment, I've held off adding any features that require a computer (like avatar uploads). If there is enough demand for these features, I will add them with a notice on the website by each features to inform members that a computer is needed.
- I'm holding off with the WordPress plug-in for the moment since RSS (which WordPress supports) is ready. I figure my time is better spent setting up other features on the website.
- I may set up a FAQ page now that I've been receiving questions about setup and a few of the features of the website.
Please be patient with waiting on updates. My wife and I had a baby about a week ago, so much of my free time has been dedicated to little Gabriella. Depending on my time this weekend, the general release of Twiiter may come soon. (Until now, only My Opera and a few friends have heard about it.)
By Daniel Gump.
Friday, 20. March 2009, 12:09:04
twiiter, wiimail, wii, irc
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I've added some new features to Twiiter in the past day:
- Users can modify account data
- Numerous standard smilies automatically insert into messages
- A few IRC-style commands are creeping their way into the mix
- bold, italics, underline, and hyperlink HTML is allowed
- new, shorter email address twiit@wiioperasdk.com works as well as the older post@twiiter.wiioperasdk.com
By Daniel Gump.
Tuesday, 17. March 2009, 02:16:51
twiiter, hullbreach online, blog, wii
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I've been discussing Twiiter with some of the folks on My Opera in the Wii forum and in private messages and thought I'd give an update here:
Posting messages from a Wii now works, properly displaying the time of post and the name of the member who corresponds to the Wii's email address. I've started to add more features to the website, but it has some work left to do. Currently, messages can be viewed on a per-member basis, and members can log into accounts. Registration and account settings will be coming soon so that members won't need to visit
http://hullbreachonline.com every time an account needs to be updated. (Any changes to Twiiter will also change account info for HullBreach Online and any other related websites.) Avatar uploads and selections as well as unwanted message deletions will come soon, also. I will post more news on the progress in this blog, at
http://wiioperasdk.com/blog and in the Wii forum here at My Opera. Once the project matures more, I will contact the guys at GoNintendo, WiiNintendo, and 4ColorRebellion, since they have all been great followers of the homebrew scene for the Internet Channel.
If anyone has ideas or suggestions for additions to Twiiter, let me know. I've mainly been developing it as a stream-of-conscious project, like many of my Wii projects, so I sometimes get "writers' block" and need help being pushed in the right direction to bring ideas to fruition for the benefit of the users.