entreprise possibilities

Solar2D Native builds
#1

hi,

i have some questions for the team. i plan to get an entreprise license (or perhaps coronacards ios/android) but before i want to be sure to do some things.

First, i’m not satisfied by SDK text API (impossible to get rich texts, multilines box height inconsistent on android, etc). Is it possible to create a spécific plugin in order to improve that ?

Same question about external access. If one of my clients want an app able to pick up a pdf or document in android file system, could i give him a solution with a self-made plugin ?

Thank you to give me a better idea of possibilities concerning these points.

#2

Hi @Bertko,

As an over-arching answer, Enterprise and/or CoronaCards basically allows you accomplish any features/functionality that you could via native platform-specific development. I’m not aware of any limitations for a developer using these products alongside Corona. That being said, the respective native platforms face some of their own internal limitations, some of which bleed over into Corona’s implementation of native objects, text handling, etc… so just be aware that you may encounter various issues along the way which are not within our control or even your control.

Best regards,

Brent

#3

One issue to be aware of is that mixing native UI with Corona will always be difficult. The reason being that Corona is OpenGL based while the native UI is not. This means that native UI elements (iOS or Android) can never be part of the Corona display hierarchy.  Native UI elements can not be part of a composer scene and will always be on top of anything that Corona displays. This is more of a technical limitation than a limitation with Corona.

Having said that, Corona Enterprise gives you the possibility to access any of the native API’s on Android and iOS which opens up the platform considerably. As long you are aware of the technical issues, you can do almost anything you want.

#4

Thank you very much for this clarification. I will think about it.

#5

Hi @Bertko,

As an over-arching answer, Enterprise and/or CoronaCards basically allows you accomplish any features/functionality that you could via native platform-specific development. I’m not aware of any limitations for a developer using these products alongside Corona. That being said, the respective native platforms face some of their own internal limitations, some of which bleed over into Corona’s implementation of native objects, text handling, etc… so just be aware that you may encounter various issues along the way which are not within our control or even your control.

Best regards,

Brent

#6

One issue to be aware of is that mixing native UI with Corona will always be difficult. The reason being that Corona is OpenGL based while the native UI is not. This means that native UI elements (iOS or Android) can never be part of the Corona display hierarchy.  Native UI elements can not be part of a composer scene and will always be on top of anything that Corona displays. This is more of a technical limitation than a limitation with Corona.

Having said that, Corona Enterprise gives you the possibility to access any of the native API’s on Android and iOS which opens up the platform considerably. As long you are aware of the technical issues, you can do almost anything you want.

#7

Thank you very much for this clarification. I will think about it.