2012 09-04 smart devcon - boot to the web, boot 2 gecko
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Martin de Keijzer gave a presentation on Firefox OS (Firefox/Boot to Gecko) at SmartDevCon in Poland. He discussed the core components of Firefox OS including Gonk (the Linux kernel), Gecko (the web rendering engine), and Gaia (the user interface). He explained how to build and run Firefox OS on different devices and emulators. Finally, he covered how to develop web apps for Firefox OS using a manifest file and ways for developers to contribute such as providing feedback, submitting pull requests on GitHub, and uploading apps to the Mozilla Marketplace.
![The manifest file
{
"version": "1.0",
"name": "FirefoxOS App",
"description": "Demo app to show how a B2G app can be distributed!",
"icons": {
"16": "/img/icon-16.png",
"48": "/img/icon-48.png",
"128": "/img/icon-128.png"
},
"developer": {
"name": "Martin de Keijzer",
"url": "http://www.martindekeijzer.nl"
},
"installs_allowed_from": ["*"],
"appcache_path": "/cache.manifest",
"orientation": "portrait,landscape-secondary",
"fullscreen": "true"
} 28](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2012-09-04smartdevcon-boottothewebboot2gecko-120904041908-phpapp02/85/2012-09-04-smart-devcon-boot-to-the-web-boot-2-gecko-28-320.jpg)
2012 09-04 smart devcon - boot to the web, boot 2 gecko
- 1. Boot your phone to the web, Boot 2 Gecko / FireFoxOS Martin de Keijzer SmartDevCon 4-6 September, Katowice Poland
- 2. Introduction 2
- 3. About me Martin de Keijzer Dutch web developer Working for Ibuildings PHPBenelux Board Member @Martin1982 http:// www.martindekeijzer.nl 3
- 4. Anything told today might have changed tomorrow 4
- 5. FirefoxOS 5
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- 8. Building blocks What makes FirefoxOS 8
- 9. The structure of FirefoxOS Gonk Gecko Gaia 9
- 10. Gonk Based on the Android Ice Cream Sandwich - Linaro Linux distribution. 10
- 11. Gecko The core of Firefox, runs and renders stuff. Implements the WebAPI. 11
- 12. Gaia User interface implementation. Apps and OS are fully shown using Gaia. 12
- 13. Active devices Which devices can run FirefoxOS? 13
- 14. 3-Tiers Tier 1: Fully supported and actively worked on Tier 2: Supported upon request, but not actively tested Tier 3: Supported in the past, may lag behind on tier 1 and 2 devices 14
- 15. Devices running FirefoxOS Samsun Samsung Samsung g Galaxy Nexus S (2) Galaxy S2 Nexus (3) (3) 15
- 16. Emulator & Firefox Nightly Tier 1 16
- 17. Open web device a.k.a. the “Otoro” Secretive low-to-midrange device Tier 1 device Distributed by Telefonica Has a Qualcomm chipset Same specs as an SGS2 except for screen resolution http://www.OpenWebDevice.com 17
- 18. Building FirefoxOS for your weapon of choice https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/ docs/Mozilla/Boot_to_Gecko/ B2G_build_prerequisites Or just for: “b2g build” 18
- 19. The current state What has already landed 19
- 20. 20 Taken from Christian Heilmann’s slidedeck at http://www.slideshare.net/cheilmann/firefox-os-b2g-and-the-future-of-the-web
- 21. Lock & Home screen 21
- 22. Contacts, Dialer, SMS 22
- 23. Mail, Calendar, Tasks 23
- 24. Images, music, video No images/demo due to the lack of SD card 24
- 25. Web browser 25
- 26. 2D- & 3D-Gaming 26
- 27. Appifyyour siteweb How to turn the or application to apps? 27
- 28. The manifest file { "version": "1.0", "name": "FirefoxOS App", "description": "Demo app to show how a B2G app can be distributed!", "icons": { "16": "/img/icon-16.png", "48": "/img/icon-48.png", "128": "/img/icon-128.png" }, "developer": { "name": "Martin de Keijzer", "url": "http://www.martindekeijzer.nl" }, "installs_allowed_from": ["*"], "appcache_path": "/cache.manifest", "orientation": "portrait,landscape-secondary", "fullscreen": "true" } 28
- 29. The manifest file Serve your manifest with the right content 29
- 30. The manifest file Content-type: application/x-web-app- manifest+json 30
- 31. Making apps installable window.navigator.mozApps.install ('http://myawesomeappurl/manifestfile.webapp'); 31
- 32. Mozilla Marketplace Upload you manifest file Monetization Polls for your app manifest 32
- 33. Mozilla Marketplace http://marketplace.mozilla.org 33
- 34. Need another look? http:// www.github.com/ Martin1982/ B2GDemoApp 34
- 35. Contributing The road to success 35
- 36. Creating apps You could be the first to bring this experience! 36
- 37. Give feedback Online Channels • https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G • irc://irc.mozilla.org: #b2g #gaia • Organizational mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community- b2g • B2G Development team mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g • B2G QA team mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/qa-b2g 37
- 38. Send pull requests http:// www.github.com/ mozilla-b2g 38
- 39. QUESTIONS 39
- 40. Thank you for listening mdkeijzer@ibuildings.nl @Martin1982