BYOND Mobile Dev App

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May 28 2015, 4:53 pm
Not Feasible
Applies to:
Status: Not Feasible
Implementing this feature is not possible now or in the foreseeable future
This is my first ever post, and suggestion so please understand if I make any stupid errors. Criticism is encouraged.

I know that mobilizing games with BYOND is tricky and is trying to be worked around via the web client, however I was thinking that maybe there could be an app that could be worked on that would allow devs to icon and/or code on their games while they're on the go.

Everyday I've thought about iconning an object while I was traveling somewhere or when I didn't have my laptop to work on it. As such I wasn't able to icon that object when I wanted to, and when it was still fresh in my mind. I think by developing a nice simple app that would allow people to do what they normally do on a computer, they would be able to work on their projects more effectively.

It may be annoying to create an app like this, but I assure you it would benefit others like me.
May 28 2015, 5:05 pm
Nadrew resolved issue (Not Feasible)
May 28 2015, 5:07 pm
There are image editors on mobile platforms that support the PNG image format. Making something specific to BYOND would be more of a waste of development time than anything else due to how small of an impact it would actually make.
May 28 2015, 5:07 pm
In response to Nadrew
Nadrew wrote:
There are image editors on mobile platforms that support the PNG image format. Making something specific to BYOND would be more of a waste of development time than anything else due to how small of an impact it would actually make.

Fair enough, can you link me to any of these image editors?
May 28 2015, 5:08 pm
Really depends on what platform you use. Just searching the respective app stores (Google Play, or Apple Store) for "image editor" should reveal a ton of options to try out.
May 28 2015, 5:10 pm
I actually did a lot of work to approach something very much like this in HTML5 harnessing somewhere between the limits of the SNES and the NES some months ago. I'll be honest, I was incredibly dissatisfied with the concept of writing code on my phone/tablet, and as an artist to boot, I wasn't able to create a decent interface for working with pixel art or maps.

I wound up deciding that in order to make it work, a kismet-like scripting interface was really the only way to make programming effective on a smartphone or tablet without using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

I pretty much decided that it wasn't doable for a single developer after three months, and shelved all of the code, I did manage to make a really nice and easy to use GUI library in Dart, though. That's the only thing that came out of it.
May 28 2015, 5:19 pm
Whenever I was out and about and itchy to develop, I just used a notepad on my phone. As far as the image editor, well, mobile devices don't offer a great accuracy unless you're using a stylus or zooming in to where individual pixels look like they're 8x8.