> and did you see the new logos?

> http://flickr.com/photos/funkatron/3298217716/

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> Ed Finkler
> http://funkatron.com
> AIM: funka7ron
> ICQ: 3922133
> Skype: funka7ron

> On Feb 21, 11:16 pm, Ed Finkler <funkat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> As I've mentioned in the past, I'm currently working on a new project
>> that's been taking my time away from Spaz. While most details are
>> still under wraps, I can say now that the new project is a version of
>> Spaz for mobile devices. Rather than a port, this is a whole new
>> codebase that takes advantage of all the stuff I've learned writing
>> Spaz for AIR.

>> While I will still be working hard on the mobile app for at least
>> another month, I have been thinking a lot about where the desktop app
>> should be going. Here's the plan:

>> - Version 0.8 will be the last version of Spaz using the current
>> codebase. We are currently being held back by the design decisions I
>> made, and they need to be tossed. Versions 0.9 and later will be  
>> based
>> on a complete rewrite of the codebase. It will use an MVC-style
>> pattern, and will be powered by the SpazCore component library.
>> SpazCore being worked on now, and is hosted on GitHub at
>> <http://github.com/funkatron/spazcore/>.

>> - I may switch from the AIR platform to Titanium for the new Spaz
>> codebase. I am still weighing this decision, but I'm very interested
>> in TI, especially after having the opportunity to meet the  
>> development
>> team last week. They have a very strong platform, and their approach
>> is very much in line with the "Spaz philosophy."
>> <http://titaniumapp.com>

>> - Feature-wise, I'm targeting all(*) existing features, plus:
>>   - multiple instances of the "main" windows (basically the current
>> Spaz window, multiple times for multiple accounts)
>>   - custom tab panels in the main window that filter your main
>> timeline by user, keyword, etc
>>   - multiple search windows with auto-updating results
>>   - less reliance on the web site for user and message details

>> Spaz should still be very suitable for average Twitter users (under
>> 100 friends), but will also offer powerful search features for folks
>> who need them. And of course, Spaz will still be completely
>> open-source under a New BSD-style license.

>> * Actually, one feature of Spaz that may see a reduction in
>> functionality is theming. Supporting multiple themes in the main
>> release is an *enormous* pain whenever I need to make an interface
>> change. While I expect it will still be possible to override most or
>> all of the interface with CSS, I will likely shoot for a single good
>> theme to ship with Spaz, and leave modifications as an exercise for
>> the motivated user.

>> Questions? Comments? Post them here!

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>> Ed Finklerhttp://funkatron.com
>> AIM: funka7ron
>> ICQ: 3922133
>> Skype: funka7ron