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Ask HN: Can I create this mobile app with a multiplatform tool?
Ok so i'm trying to create this app that is a simple ebook reader which allows the user to tap on any word for an instant dictionary look-up (either in pop-up or a separate frame).
forgive me, i'm not a coder. but i'm just wondering if this is possible to do in one of the multi-platform tools like phone gap or rhomobile.
An example of this idea as a chrome extension is this: http://bit.ly/cL8ZWt
here is a file called dict.js from this extension that has all the relevant code for the pop-up: http://drop.io/zowd7mo
thanks for the help!
- bobds 16y agoI don't see any reasons why you wouldn't be able to do this. I'd go with Appcelerator's Titanium, which can build for Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux (and they will probably add Blackberry in the future). I've used Titanium very little, however my understanding is that while you can re-use plenty of code, you will still have to do some customization for each platform.