how to get my friends to retroshare

[Kanser]

Hi I want to use rs but as you know the hardest part is it to get my friends using it.
And I know what I need to mace then using it.

First we need rs for mobile phones.
If it would support all important operation systems ( ios, Android, MEEGO!!!, and if possible wp7).
It should mace text massaging, calling (voip), and video talks possible.
That would be enough to get all my friends to using rs.
And if they have it on the phone they would start using it on the pc.

Just my 2 cent

[apoapo]

A RS client with low traffic (e.g.without filetransfers/relays) is on the wishlist afaik. That would be the starting point to port to any phone to keep the used ressources low.

From the interview given a few days ago we can extract that the devs are on their way making RS a full social network, where you share information REALLY with your friends only. A client for android/ios, or any other system should be on the radar then

[oklord]

Hey everyone..
I'm new.
Any plans yet for RS to be on IOS?

Thanks

[OxO]

I am iOS developer and I'd like to help with iPhone/iPad RS version, but I think we need to make desktop GUI awesome first.

Current GUI is too clumsy for anybody besides encyption/p2p enthusiasts. I'm seriously considering to start a better GUI version this spring (overwhelmed with work for next 3 months).

I'm going to prototype it in Cocoa and, if this GUI succeed, I hope somebody will help to write Windows version.

RS team did AWESOME work, but RS needs very user-friendly interface to get our friends in the network.

I think, everybody will leave Skype/Facebook as IM for an alternative with file sharing. But nice GUI and smartphone versions are mandatory in 2013.

If you are reading this and you are mac/ios developer or already working on better GUI, please PM me.

[defnax]

I am iOS developer and I'd like to help with iPhone/iPad RS version, but I think we need to make desktop GUI awesome first.

Current GUI is too clumsy for anybody besides encyption/p2p enthusiasts. I'm seriously considering to start a better GUI version this spring (overwhelmed with work for next 3 months).

I'm going to prototype it in Cocoa and, if this GUI succeed, I hope somebody will help to write Windows version.

RS team did AWESOME work, but RS needs very user-friendly interface to get our friends in the network.

I think, everybody will leave Skype/Facebook as IM for an alternative with file sharing. But nice GUI and smartphone versions are mandatory in 2013.

If you are reading this and you are mac/ios developer or already working on better GUI, please PM me.

You are right, Gui needs completely new design, but we need a crossplatform gui.
its best to stay on Qt, or rewrite your design to Qt .

[Distro]

Personnaly I’d prefer to have a Gtk2 version. Qt is slow and bugged. And Mac users want so called “native” GUIs so they won’t use a Qt or Qtk program anyway.

So basically… ignoring those who want a different GUI seems like the right approach.

[Svampen]

Qt is slow and bugged.

I understand Qt5 performs much better, though. Are there any barriers to moving to Qt5?
Qt5 will also get full iOS support this year.
http://qt.digia.com/qt5

Next up is full Qt support on iOS and Android and work here has already begun.

[defnax]

I'm going to prototype it in Cocoa and, if this GUI succeed, I hope somebody will help to write Windows version.

then we can write same gui in Qt.

[OxO]

Qt5 will also get full iOS support this year.

I think, first versions will not be very stable and bug-free.

From my experience, even several iOS screens add too many conditions to your GUI code. Trying to fit in all modern desktops and mobiles at once will be a difficult task.

I personally prefer Mono GTK#, but it's really easier and faster to prototype and make an app for OS X and iOS with Cocoa than trying to play with other frameworks. Also, porting libretroshare functionality to iOS could be tough (I hope my presumption is wrong!).

I'm going to take a look at Qt5 later, but for now I'm thinking RS will need 2 GUI designs (desktop+mobile) and 3 GUI codebases (qt win+linux+osx, ios, android). Since Qt can mimicry Cocoa appearence, I think it is possible to make a nice-looking app for OS X with it.

Still that's a lot of work for a non-fulltime project, so I'm going to start just with instant messaging and then add file sharing.

PS: Also, I have an illustrator in our team (not a professional UX designer, but she has made nice GUIs in the past).