Hello, first post here. Just stumble upon Corona and I like what I see. I have a few Android apps published using another IDE. Before I purchase Corona, I am wondering if it is easy to use and good for regular applications (i.e. non-games). The apps I currently have are fairly simple, with just a few screens, texts & buttons, data files, some persistent data, etc. So far from what I’ve seen about Corona all seems to be geared towards games and high graphics. Thanks. [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 322886[/import]
Corona SDK has add support for a lot of native user interface lately, so creating apps using only native UI, although from my experience it doesn’t seem to be Corona main focus, should be possible.
If you actualy want to create apps with user made interfaces Corona is great. You can also have persistent data, using sqlite, json or even “hand” written files. [import]uid: 61899 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91443[/import]
Creating standard app’s with Corona is certainly possible. We don’t claim to be a games only SDK, we try to provide enough api’s to support making an application just as much as making a game. [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91447[/import]
Great. Thanks for the info. Are there any standard UI templates to start from? [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91535[/import]
sure 
Download the corona sdk if you haven’t already and then navigate to
Corona SDK > Sample Code > Interface > Widget Demo [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91555[/import]
Great thanks again! One last question… Can I write and test a complete app for iOS on my windows machine, and when the time comes, compile it on a Mac? Or will I need a Mac for the entire process? [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91560[/import]
For testing you will need to do all that on a mac (if you want to test on your device)
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Otherwise I would just need to use the Simulator until I get a Mac? [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91563[/import]
Exactly yeah or a service like :
www.macincloud.com [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91570[/import]
Thanks Danny, appreciate it. Also just found the chat on freenode, some very helpful corona’ers there as well [import]uid: 132483 topic_id: 22886 reply_id: 91571[/import]