Windows Store App using HTML5/JS + WP8.0 + Cordova

Question

Hello,

like you maybe know, cordova is supported in Visual Studio, and using cordova you can build apps for WP8.0 and Windows 8... (and ios, android). I am having problem im my project, because the ios and androids devs do the html/js and the apps works well in their devices, but in WP 8.0 not works so well, i think the problem is related with IE + Css + JS....and sometimes works well and sometimes not (is a drama!!) .

I have a lot of doubts in their implementation but i don´t have so much experiencie with JS+Css (i am a XAML/C# dev). Yesterday i did a test, for my project i added the platform Windows Stores app, and the result was bad, because the libs we are using in the project is not supported in winstore apps. We use jquery.js jquery.19.2.min.js and jquery.mobile-1.4.2.min.js, and in WinStoreapps only jquery2.2 is supported, but we used it the app don´t works well in their device.... in this moment i don´t know what do, and i need options about it, that i search in web i have doubts if Angular.js is the best solution for it....but i am not sure because never use it or jquery... Is Angular.js supported in WinStore apps?

Is there any dev with experience with it that can help? i am having dificults to find a place to get support about it, too...

Thanks

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Sara Silva - Microsoft Visual C# MVP
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Answer 1

For help with PhoneGap you'll be best off asking on Cordova's forums.

I know that folks have successfully used PhoneGap and Angular individually in Windows Store apps, but I don't know the details or if they've used them together. Somebody who has done this may be able to provide more information, but I suspect you'll be more likely to find them at Cordova.

As a Xaml/C# dev you might want to look at Xamarin for cross-platform code.

Answer 2

thanks Rob, i can´t use Xamarin.... cordova is a requirement for the project, the ios and android devs do the code and i try to solve the isseus in WP and WinStore apps...but is a drama!!! :(

And i didn´t find the right forum about it.... :/ i start this week, i am new with it.

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Sara Silva - Microsoft Visual C# MVP
My blog | My Windows 8 Store Apps Samples | More Samples
Follow me in Twitter @saramgsilva

My Windows 8 Store Apps: Female Pill | Galinho (Tic tac Toe) | 24 | My Snake
My Windows Phone Apps

Answer 3

It looks like PhoneGap developers hangout in a Google group: http://phonegap.com/community/ leads to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/phonegap

Answer 4

You are using the new VS plugin for cordova?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dn722381

If not, you might port the project to a new project built with the VS plug-in. Maybe you'll get more informative messages when trying to build/debug. If it's a jquery issue with 1.9, why can't you use 2.2 in the Win8 version of the app? If they are targeting 1.9 for back compat, I'm not sure you'd need to worry about that in a Win8 version.

Answer 5

Thanks for the comments, i will see that information about cordova in VS, i did some installation and search, but not enough for now....

With jquery version 2, the app not works well in ios and android, it will be a problem for win8store apps...

Thanks!

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Sara Silva - Microsoft Visual C# MVP
My blog | My Windows 8 Store Apps Samples | More Samples
Follow me in Twitter @saramgsilva

My Windows 8 Store Apps: Female Pill | Galinho (Tic tac Toe) | 24 | My Snake
My Windows Phone Apps