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  • Copying or Moving Titanium Folders

    Looking for away to Copy or Move a folder in your Titanium app?  Check out Dossier an all JavaScript module that provides a cross-platform API for working with folders. Where to get it The Dossier module, example app.js and supporting files are available at https://github.com/benbahrenburg/Dossier How it works Dossier is… Read more ⇢

  • Titanium iOS KeyChain support with Securely

    I’m happy to announce the the availability of the Securely Titanium module.  The goal of Securely is to provide a security toolkit for Titanium developers to write more secure apps. KeyChain Properties API The first release of Securely (iOS only) provides a Properties API which provides access to the iOS… Read more ⇢

  • Using the Luhn Algorithm in Titanium

    The Luhn algorithm or “mod 10” algorithm, is a checksum used to validate a variety of identification numbers including those used by most credit card vendors. It was created by IBM scientist Hans Peter Luhn and described in U.S. Patent No. 2,950,048, filed on January 6, 1954, and granted on… Read more ⇢

  • Review : Augmented Reality using Appcelerator Titanium Starter

    Over the holidays I had a chance to read Trevor’s new book “Augmented Reality using Appcelerator Titanium Starter“.   Although I was a technical reviewer this was my first chance to read the completed book cover to cover. This book is a must have for any Titanium developer looking to explore… Read more ⇢

  • Creating Keyboard Shortcuts for Switching Tabs in Titanium Studio

    I’ve been using Titanium Studio quite a bit lately and noticed the default key mappings for switching tabs was not working for me.  Titanium Studio allows you to easily set your key bindings to anything. Below are the steps I used to create my tab switching shortcuts. Where is Key… Read more ⇢

  • Changing a Titanium iOS Module’s GUID

    Occasionally you will need to a module’s GUID.  This is commonly done to avoid licensing conflicts with open source modules. Updating a module’s GUID is a straight forward and simple process.  The below steps demonstrate how to change the GUID in your Titanium iOS custom module. Before getting started it… Read more ⇢

  • Opening Custom Url Schemas with Titanium

    Apple’s iOS implements a custom URL scheme is a mechanism through which third-party apps can communicate with each other.  This allows your app to launch other apps. Using this powerful iOS feature is simple, just provide the app’s url to the Titanium.Platform.openURL method. List of Custom Url Schemes Resources The… Read more ⇢

  • OneTok Android Titanium Module

    I am happy to announce the Ti.OneTok module for Android.  This joins the iOS module created a few months ago. The Module The Ti.OneTok module provides a wrapper around the OneTok SDK allowing you to call it from your Titanium Project.  The Ti.OneTok module is available for download from the… Read more ⇢

  • Titanium MapView ImageOverlays, TileOverlays, GeoJSON and More

    I’m happy to announce the latest release of the benCoding.MapView module. This is a big release that provides support for the following: TileOverlays ImageOverlays Scalable Annotations GeoJSON In addition to the above features the module’s memory footprint has greatly been reduced. The module is fully documented with samples demonstrating how… Read more ⇢