QSportsEvent

2010-05-01T05:17:50Z

220.255.7.212: /* Future plans */

==Introduction==

This is a page that will hold information about the '''QSportsEvent''' app. The initial versions are targeting updated scores and tables for football (soccer). Future versions will include other sports and additional features. The objective of '''QSportsEvent''' is:

''To maximize the experience of following sports events by leveraging the capabilities of the mobile device.''

The data is retrieved from the [http://www.aragon.ws/soccerdb SoccerDB] site. You are encouraged to make donations to that project. The community is encouraged to suggest additional data sources.

The thread to follow on talk.maemo.org is [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=49508 QSportsEvent - FIFA World Cup and Football App].

==Installation==

Do '''not''' install '''QSportsEvent''' from [[extras-devel]] at the moment as you are likely to encounter dependency issues. The long story is long, the short story is that Qt apps need PR1.2 to be released.

'''Fremantle (Nokia N900)'''

# Manually uninstall any previous versions first (I've never tested installing on top on an existing one)
# Your database will be replaced, so you will loose all your favourites and all URLs you have entered (I will try to figure out a solution for this...)
# The app does use your Internet connection and there is no 'optimization'. The pages and data downloaded are not huge, so there should not be a big problem, but at least you've been warned...
# There is a dependency on <code>libqt4-webkit</code>. If you need it, you have to [[root access|be root]] and once you are, you can do:<pre>apt-get install libqt4-webkit</pre>
# Install the .deb file manually from [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=629138#post629138 this post] and launch it from the file manager.

If you don't know how to do that you should probably wait for it to appear in the repositories.

'''Diablo (Nokia 8xx)'''

For Diablo it IS possible to download from Extras-Devel! Some users have reported issues with the 'SQL plugin' (insert link to relevant post here.), however, some are able to use the app.

==User Guide==

#Select
#Favourites
#Matches
#Table
#News<br />This will render the URL that was selected for the current league. Currently, the RSS feed is rendered as 'raw' XML data. Attempts have been made to make it more readable through applying a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS). Due to limited knowledge of CSS, there is more work to do on this, so the community is encouraged to give a helping hand. The current state of the CSS can be found in [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=626524&postcount=258 this] post.
#Update Score

Future versions of the User Guide might be written as Google Docs.

==Future plans==

Version '''0.0.5''' (Previous) was downloaded 99 times.

Version '''0.0.6''' (Current) was released on Tuesday 27th April. The main changes are:

#It is now possible to download full league information from SoccerDB, both current and historical data. Two new 'tabs' are available for that purpose: 'Downloaded Matches' and 'Downloaded Table'.
#It is possible to select the round of matches to look at.
#In the 'favourites' tab it is now possible to select a default league. That will be the one that will be opened when QSportsEvent is launched.
#Background images should now be correct in all tabs. They were not in 0.0.5.
#This version will NOT be uploaded to Extras-Devel (except for Diablo) due to the well known issue with Qt based applications and the non-release of PR1.2.

Version '''0.0.7''' (Future) will include the following. Tentative release date is 5-10 days after 0.0.6:

#Flag icons instead of country name in the 'regions' of the 'Favourites' tab.
#New about page, potentially with a link to this Wiki.
#In the 'Downloaded Table' tab, it should be possible to view the table standings for a specific round, not only the most recent situation.
#In the 'Downloaded Matches' tab is should be possible to select by Team as well as by round.
#When a RSS URL is selected, a CSS will be applied to it to render it in a more readable fashion.
#Some surprises? We'll see what time will allow...
#If PR1.2 is released, this might make it to Extras-Devel, but don't count on it too much...

Version '''0.0.8''' (Future)

#Bugfix version only.
#This will be the candidate for pushing to Extras-Testing. Help will be needed for testing this one.

Version '''0.0.9''' (Future)

#Reserve version

Version '''0.1.0''' (Future)

#This is the one for Extras-Testing and (hopefully...) Extras

Version '''0.1.1''' (Future)

#Make use of some features from Qt4.6, most notably portrait mode where it makes sense

Version '''0.1.2''' (Future) and others...
#tbd...

Version '''0.2.0''' (Future)

#This is the 'World Cup ready' version with all the features to allow us to fully enjoy the FIFA World Cup 2010!.

==How to report issues and feature requests==

At the moment, the best way to report issues and suggestion is to post them to the thread on talk.maemo.org or to send an email to qsportsevent@gmail.com.

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