Update August 31, 2010 - iBBDemo2 is now open source!
iBBDemo 2.0 - Still Free, sassier than ever...
One of the most popular topics on Labs was our iPhone Web Browser simulator (iBBDemo). It was a nice little utility, but it was lacking a lot of features and polish. Recently I have been researching Adobe Air, and needed to sink my teeth into a project in order to really gain a deeper understanding of the Adobe Air 2.0 platform. I noticed that Air 2 embeds a very recent version of WebKit, so it hit me that a re-write of iBBDemo on Air would be just the ticket.
Thoughts on Flash
How could I pass up the opportunity? An iPad and iPhone Web Browser simulator written using Adobe Flash technology, which itself, is not supported on the iPhone and iPad {ahem}. I am really happy with the result, and I was able to knock out pretty much every feature request that has come in for iBBDemo 1.0, and it is cross platform to boot :) I hope you web developers out there find it useful.
- Cross platform - Re-written on Adobe Air 2, Windows, Linux and Mac all supported.
- iPad emulation (Switch between iPhone and iPad via hot keys).
- Portrait and Landscape support.
- Basic authentication and credential challenges handled.
- Zoom and Scale.
- Toggle for Flash Support - By default, iBBDemo will attempt to disable Flash content (experimental). By crippling Flash we ensure a more accurate simulation of the magical iPad and iPhone Web browsing experience.
Installing iBBDemo
Happy coding.
Coming soon: Android support...
Shaun Sullivan
CTO
Blackbaud
shaun.sullivan@blackbaud.com