This tip is more for my records because I am having to look up this information since it is not something I use all the time. However, I hope it helps some of you too. You do need a recent version of git. If you have a submodule that has a REALLY large history… Continue reading Git submodule and shallow clones
NativeScript: Page navigating order of events
Updated for V5 of NativeScript I'm always having to reference my own notes to remember this; so I figured I would put a blog article up describing this so that everyone can benefit from my forgetfulness. 😉 NavigatingWhen you do a frame.topmost().navigate('destinationPage'); there is a specific order of events; Source page fires: navigatingFromDestination page fires:… Continue reading NativeScript: Page navigating order of events
Fonter - Revisited (iOS & Android NativeScript Fonts)
In my prior post on fonter, I walked though how to use the text fonts. Several things have changed from that point in time; including iOS now auto-registers the fonts. So I want to revisit the information and cover what needs to happen with NativeScript 1.5.1 and newer. Setup The folder structure is still the… Continue reading Fonter - Revisited (iOS & Android NativeScript Fonts)
Creating a plugin using third party code
(Please make sure to read the update at the bottom of the post) So, I was minding my own business last week, by reading about everyone's issues in the NativeScript forum. Well, ok, so I wasn't minding my own business, we can pretend I was... So, I saw this post about CodeSign error: entitlements are… Continue reading Creating a plugin using third party code
Introducing NativeScript-Protect
UPDATE: Works on iOS and Android; see https://AppProtection.net. Have you spent months working on the perfect application? Are you now worried someone will just copy your source code right from your NativeScript application? (This is not a unique issue to NativeScript; ReactNative, Titanium*,Cordova/PhoneGap and any other platforms that are not compiling Java code have this… Continue reading Introducing NativeScript-Protect
Getting Started with NativeScript
The finalized chapters of my new upcoming book are at the publisher! The publisher has already put up the book listing on Amazon, it to be sold on Jan 6th 2016. I'll add the links to Google and Apple once I have them. So I can now actually start to talk about the book; and… Continue reading Getting Started with NativeScript
Upgrading to NativeScript v1.5
I figured I would add a post for this; since I've done one on most the other version. v1.4 & v1.5 are the most seamless upgrades so far. Kudos to the Telerik teams involved in this. You can now upgrade in like four simple steps. 1. npm install -g nativescript Ouch, that hurt, that was… Continue reading Upgrading to NativeScript v1.5
Upgrading to NativeScript v1.3 from earlier versions.
To update you need to upgrade a couple items, recommended that you do it in order. Also, a word of caution once you upgrade your NativeScript CLI, you need to upgrade your platform and common modules for any of your other projects. It is supposed to be backwards compatible; but I was not successful in… Continue reading Upgrading to NativeScript v1.3 from earlier versions.
Upgrading to NativeScript v.Next (From pre-release nightly masters)
Please note these are how to install the newest pre-release; based on my experience with the current nightly pre-release masters available at http://nativescripts.rocks. The first thing you MUST do is upgrade your NativeScript Command Line utility, first. The easist way is to do a: npm remove nativescript -g Yes, we need to de-install the current… Continue reading Upgrading to NativeScript v.Next (From pre-release nightly masters)
NativeScript Nightly Masters
For those who would like to live on the bleeding edge; I have started the process of having one of my servers build each of the different NativeScript repo's nightly from the master branch. You can now download any of these from NativeScript.rocks. Currently done are: NativeScript Common/Core Library NativeScript Command Line Interface NativeScript TypeScript… Continue reading NativeScript Nightly Masters