Re: [b2g] Unofficial branding - let's make it better

2015-08-20 Thread Eric Shepherd
frustrating sometimes when trying to represent things visually. -- Eric Shepherd Senior Technical Writer Mozilla <https://www.mozilla.org/> Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/sheppy Check my Availability <https://freebusy.io/esheph...@mozilla.com> _

Re: [b2g] Consistent B2G release tagging

2015-07-16 Thread Eric Shepherd
mentation team, making it enormously easier for us to ensure that our documentation is accurate about feature availability across releases and devices. -- Eric Shepherd Senior Technical Writer Mozilla <https://www.mozilla.org/> Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: http://twitter

Re: [b2g] Aligning on an App Model for the future

2015-05-04 Thread Eric Shepherd
sed on pinning is clever; people pin stuff they use a lot, which implies a degree of trust. I also agree that there are several APIs that need to be opened up to Web content that don't really need to be as locked away as they currently are. I'd love to see more conversation goin

Re: [b2g] Switching TBPL off at the end of the month

2015-03-09 Thread Eric Shepherd
And I’d like to thank you guys for updating the relevant pages on MDN as part of your project. This is a big help for not just the writing team but all of Mozilla. Eric Shepherd Senior Technical Writer Mozilla https://developer.mozilla.org/ Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: http

Re: [b2g] Project Silk: Smoother Firefox OS Landing

2015-01-26 Thread Eric Shepherd (Sheppy)
a bunch of others, but Silk as such should not be expected to > increase the number of frames that you see. You’ll just enjoy the ones you > do see more :) > — > - Milan > > > > On Jan 26, 2015, at 17:15 , Eric Shepherd (Sheppy) > wrote: > > Also, if you (or

Re: [b2g] Project Silk: Smoother Firefox OS Landing

2015-01-26 Thread Eric Shepherd (Sheppy)
elow v180 or non kit-kat based > devices have known issues. > > Thanks, > Mason > > ___ > dev-gaia mailing list > dev-g...@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-gaia > > -- Eric Shepherd Sr. Te

Re: [b2g] Project Silk: Smoother Firefox OS Landing

2015-01-26 Thread Eric Shepherd (Sheppy)
above. Any base image below v180 or non kit-kat based > devices have known issues. > > Thanks, > Mason > > ___ > dev-gaia mailing list > dev-g...@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-gaia > > -- Eri

Re: [b2g] Matchstick - emulator available?

2015-01-06 Thread Eric Shepherd
Yeah, with the announcement from Panasonic, there’s going to be interest on the part of app developers in working on apps designed to be used on a TV, so having support for simulating that environment is going to be something we will get asked about more and more. Eric Shepherd Developer

Re: [b2g] Support multi-window on FxOS (1UA, 2nd screen rendering)

2014-12-30 Thread Eric Shepherd
This will almost certainly involve developer documentation; whether or not there are new APIs involved, I don't yet know, but certainly the fact that FxOS version X adds support for multiple. windows would be a key documentation item to cover. > On Dec 29, 2014, at 6:51 AM, Shelly Lin wrote: >

[b2g] Media codec and container (file type) support on Firefox OS

2014-12-09 Thread Eric Shepherd
orted. Can someone point me at a list, or where I could find this information easily in the source, or some such? Thanks! [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Media_support Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Developer Network <https://developer.mozilla.org/>

Re: [b2g] Open .html files?

2014-12-09 Thread Eric Shepherd
ing our security model. That should be quite doable. > Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Developer Network Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/sheppy ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org

Re: [b2g] Firefox OS fonts now used in Simulator and other B2G desktop runtimes

2014-11-26 Thread Eric Shepherd
desktop build, it will look > more like a real device, because you'll see it use the same fonts as Firefox > OS. Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Developer Network <https://developer.mozilla.org/> Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ <http://www.bitstamped

Re: [b2g] Data Store API documented

2014-11-18 Thread Eric Shepherd
> On Nov 18, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Chris Mills wrote: > > I’ve finished documenting the Data Store API: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Data_Store_API Fantastic news! Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Developer Network Blog: http://www.

Re: [b2g] Bug 1050749 - Expose BatteryManager via getBattery() returning a Promise instead of a synchronous accessor (navigator.battery)

2014-11-13 Thread Eric Shepherd
ure we're flagged on any bugs that involve changes to the API, using the dev-doc-needed keyword. That will let us do the updates when time is available. But we always like it when developers make updates like these, since they're more likely to be technically accurate. :) Eric Shepher

Re: [b2g] Bug 1050749 - Expose BatteryManager via getBattery() returning a Promise instead of a synchronous accessor (navigator.battery)

2014-11-12 Thread Eric Shepherd
avigator.getBattery()" interface? Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Developer Network <https://developer.mozilla.org/> Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ <http://www.bitstampede.com/>Twitter: http://twitter.com/sheppy <http://twitter.com/sheppy> _

Re: [b2g] ZTE Open-- bricked when updating OS

2014-02-23 Thread Eric Shepherd
I'm trying to fix my bricked ZTE Open and not having any luck. It powers on with the "Firefox OS" logo screen then hangs there. I cannot get into recovery mode. What do I do now? ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.o

Re: [b2g] What needs documenting in B2G?

2013-06-14 Thread Eric Shepherd
working on tools to help make that easier. One thing we hope to do eventually is actually have it so documents can be "linked" to source files, so that when that source changes, a flag goes up on the doc to indicate that it should be checked to be sure it's not out of date.

[b2g] What needs documenting in B2G?

2013-06-14 Thread Eric Shepherd
nt of work, so don't be shy! If it matters to you, let me know! -- Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: @sheppy ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/li

[b2g] Easier documentation reviews

2013-05-13 Thread Eric Shepherd
3/documentation-reviews-in-a-snap-on-mdn/ Thanks, and hope to see more technical reviews soon! -- Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: @sheppy ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mo

Re: [b2g] Thoughts on icon fonts?

2013-03-18 Thread Eric Shepherd
this actually happens, it would obviously impact the Firefox OS UX guide documentation, and likely other docs as well. Thanks, -- Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: @sheppy ___ dev-b2g mailing

Re: [b2g] Some diagrams of Firefox OS

2013-03-13 Thread Eric Shepherd
/wiki/Firefox-Diagrams https://github.com/sotaroikeda/firefox-diagrams Can I make use of these in the documentation on MDN as needed/useful? Thanks, -- Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla Blog: http://www.bitstampede.com/ Twitter: @sheppy

Re: [b2g] Console is now disabled by default for user builds (gaia/master branch only)

2013-02-05 Thread Eric Shepherd
Which bug was this again? Bug 831850 is about bootstrap.sh. :) Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitstampede.com/ ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g

[b2g] Sharing developer tricks, techniques, and workarounds

2013-01-25 Thread Eric Shepherd
e any ideas you may have! You can help make Firefox OS a success by sharing what you know! https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/Apps/Tips_and_techniques Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitstamped

[b2g] MWC documentation sub-project

2013-01-24 Thread Eric Shepherd
we need to know that! It's urgent that we have this list set up adequately so that we know what needs to be written. In general, if it's not on this list, we're going to assume it isn't needed for MWC, and anything you can do to knock off the list things we won'

Re: [b2g] Document all the things!

2013-01-24 Thread Eric Shepherd
cific documentation is here (we don't have a lot of this yet!): https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/Gaia Anything you might be able to help with would be appreciated! Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitst

Re: [b2g] ./config.sh now defaults to nightly branch

2012-12-26 Thread Eric Shepherd
do our next build if we haven't done so yet since you posted this message originally? Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitstampede.com/ ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g

[b2g] B2G debugging documentation

2012-11-30 Thread Eric Shepherd
, or offer suggestions that will help me make them better. Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitstampede.com/ ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g

Re: [b2g] Permissions

2012-10-03 Thread Eric Shepherd
Have folks gone over this document and updated it, other than Paul? I plan to tackle putting this material on MDN today or tomorrow. Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitstampede.com/ ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g

Re: [b2g] [firefox os]camera can't work

2012-10-01 Thread Eric Shepherd
Not sure that having people download a custom image to flash is a "fix" per se. What would be needed is an actual patch that can be submitted to the repo so people can build camera support for this phone. Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitst

[b2g] Documentation for debugging on B2G and Gaia

2012-09-24 Thread Eric Shepherd
I'm starting work on documentation for debugging of B2G itself as well as of Gaia apps, and I'm soliciting opinions as to what topics are the most interesting and most important. If you have thoughts on this, please let me know! Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mo

[b2g] Permissions

2012-09-20 Thread Eric Shepherd
ld like to be sure that's up to date. If it's not, could someone please fix it? Thanks in advance, Eric Shepherd Developer Documentation Lead Mozilla http://www.bitstampede.com/ ___ dev-b2g mailing list dev-b2g@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.