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While squeezing some extra functionality out of the template system, I came across this gem in the documentation for Mojo.Model.format():

"They may return a string, which is used for the formatted version of the model property, or alternatively a hash of formattedPropertyName -> formattedValue..."

You, too, can use the templating system for not just pieces of scenes, widgets, or dialogs. I decided to see if I could use #{variables} in my actual scene template. Unfortunately, pushScene() and swapScene() only allow you to specify the template file to use and do not give you the ability to specify an object or collection. If you have used the templating system, you know that without a way to specify an object or collection for the template to use, #{variables} do nothing.

Here is how to make it work with a single object.

When I started trying to write applications for the Palm Pre last year, I knew nothing about JavaScript, very little about HTML, and pretty much nothing about CSS beyond what you would find at any online tutorial. These of course, were and are the cornerstones of the Mojo framework.

I have been learning JavaScript/CSS/HTML 5 for the past 7-8 months and have a couple of applications available in the official Palm App Catalog. Early on, one of the downfalls of the Palm developer portal was that we could not see actual unique purchases of our applications. The numbers that could be seen for "downloads" were just that: TOTAL downloads which included application updates, re-installs, etc. That is just not a good number for people who want to try and anticipate potential revenue, user base numbers, and so on.

So, I logged into PreCentral last night just to see how many people have downloaded Mind Master since I released it (just over 8,000) and I noticed I had a private message waiting for me. It was from a Palm liaison asking if I'd like to put my app in the catalog as part of their early phase! I'm totally stoked, but there's a lot of work that's needed on the app to get it polished enough to pass the inclusion test.

I have made my first publicly available application for the Palm Pre (and I guess other webOS devices). It is a game called Mind Master (I'm sure you've heard of a similar game that exists in the analog world) that is pretty fun if you like logic puzzles. I'll update this (or another) posting later with more details, but you can check out the "official" page at PreCentral.

<sarcasm>Since I don't have enough side projects going</sarcasm>, I decided to jump into software development for the Palm Pre. Finally, my refusal to do Web development until the last couple years is biting me in the ass. I know next to nothing about JavaScript, HTML 5, AJAX, etc., which, of course, are all the things you need to know to develop applications for webOS (the operating system for the Pre and other devices coming soon from Palm.)