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09/24/14 11:03 AM (9 years ago)

Ultimate Screen Creator Droid - Blank

I have a couple screens I am using the Ultimate Screen Creator Droid for an Android only app. The screens are completely blank. For the life of me I can't seem to figure out what I am missing. The screens have a combination of buttons and text. I have made sure to name each field as well. Has anyone else experienced this?
 
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09/25/14 10:05 PM (9 years ago)
If you don't get help on the forum, you can reach out to the developer, chris1. He is very helpful.
 
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09/28/14 07:28 AM (9 years ago)
I'm having the same problem in IOS. Named the fields, saved data when screen appears.. the only change that even registers is the screen background color from black to white but even that only changes in a small block near the top of the screen - not the whole screen. Nothing else appears on the page. Any help appreciated.
 
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09/28/14 08:25 AM (9 years ago)
I'm having the same problem in IOS. Named the fields, saved data when screen appears.. the only change that even registers is the screen background color from black to white but even that only changes in a small block near the top of the screen - not the whole screen. Nothing else appears on the page. Any help appreciated.
 
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10/11/14 08:52 PM (9 years ago)
So I tested both - iOS is working without any problems but Android Screen Creator gives me a blank screen :( Emailing Chris again
 
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10/22/14 03:39 PM (9 years ago)
Well No response from Chris1 on this issue and he has since uploaded another plugin ignoring emails = sounds like this plugin is a dud guys No other choice to place a bad review. Ultimate Droid Creator Plugin does not work - my recommendations is to have it removed from the market until fixed.
 
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10/22/14 03:47 PM (9 years ago)
@DMCD2528 I think with the Ultimate Creator for iOS works fine - you just need make sure you save twice when putting fields in - I lost all content once and notice the work around by mistake
 
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10/25/14 06:55 AM (9 years ago)
I just created a new project with a single screen - the ultimate droid creator. I loaded it with a button, an image and a webview. It showed up just fine on my Eclipse emulator.
 
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10/25/14 07:01 AM (9 years ago)
Well that's interesting. I am not sure if you are getting the PMs .... I have recreated this issue many time over on my end and come up with a blank screen here is my package https://www.dropbox.com/s/ooyx76985oq9lm6/sajuartandroid.apk?dl=0 I am using 4.4.2 tested on emulator and my samsung tab 3 and still comes up blank thanks for looking at this
 
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10/25/14 07:11 AM (9 years ago)
Also I want to address the response time ... Can you Give us a clue how we can reach you? - I have tried to pm you ...placed a bug report on your site and someone tried this thread ... Can you give us some direction what works for you? It's extremely frustrating when you purchase something and not working. It can be extremely frustrating to work on a plugin and think everything is fine. I understand YOU can get it to work but some of us can't. I am hoping you can see the package and reverse engineer this . Thanks again sheri
 
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10/25/14 07:21 AM (9 years ago)
Thanks Sheri - I grabbed the BT_config.txt file out of your app and stuck it in my project. Found a bug right away that was causing the issue. Plugin has been updated.
 
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10/25/14 07:25 AM (9 years ago)
Sorry for the delay. I'm usually quicker at responding, but life has been crazy lately.
 
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10/25/14 08:27 AM (9 years ago)
Glad you found it! Completely understand "life" stuff. Be delighted to see the results. Thanks Chris
 
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10/25/14 09:31 AM (9 years ago)
Glad to see this is resolved! One habit I have developed with the Buzztouch control panel is adding items one at a time, so I can see if and when something breaks. I add one thing, then check on the simulator to make sure the app still works. I moved to that workflow after spending hours trying to debug an app that wouldn't work after I had added several items in the control panel. It turned out that had an apostrophe in a nickname, but it took forever to find the problem. (This is especially important on a live app.) The reason I mention this is because sometimes content will introduce characters in the config that cause the app to not work. Another thing that can happen is that perhaps that one feature in the plugin doesn't work and the problem hasn't been identified before. If you use this approach, then if you find a problem you can just not use that feature or skip that screen while you work with the plugin developer on a resolution. Also keep in mind that sometimes the problem may not be the result of a plugin. The developers of menu plugins often service problems that are not caused by their plugin.
 
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10/25/14 12:21 PM (9 years ago)
Actually Susan just to clarify - that is EXACTLY my work flow especially with Android. If you see my example above the only screen in the package is the Ultimate Android Creator. I generally push myself to try to find the bug and report this does two things for me. 1. I am able to explore 2. I am able to learn. I have several plugins I have duct taped and put together for my own use. I generally tell the developer myself but more than often someone in the forum has chimed in the forum about the bug and it is fixed. I also feel like "hey I really understanding this crazy stuff" I value our plugin developers and am an advocate both financially and word of mouth. HOWEVER, my aggravation is I bought plugin in July. It is now October. Could this not been address prior? Also "Keep in mind" - majority of all of us here are still customers. We paid for a service. It's commerce. This seems to be forgotten. Life does happen and I willing to move on - Yet, it's no secret this has been a frustrating experience to say the least. I am thrilled that is got figured out. Lesson learn let's move on
 
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10/25/14 12:29 PM (9 years ago)
Again - sorry for the delay. Although it's a bit unfair to suggest this has been a problem I should have fixed 4 months ago. This thread was begun exactly one month ago, and I received an email about it 2 weeks ago.
 
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10/25/14 12:50 PM (9 years ago)
Chris just to jog your memory 07/07/14 10:31 PM - Purchased Plugin 07/25/14 10:00 PM - Contacted Chris1 via pm regarding issue https://www.dropbox.com/s/1f70bhw5hbtw84s/evidence7%3A25%3A14.png?dl=0 7/25/14 10:38 am - Placed on Bug Tracker Report on the buzz-tools.com 9/24/14 Noticed another member having same issue (see forum link) 9/26/14 Notice Response from you (see forum link) (forum link) = https://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=9F7B8FFD17C06371D0F97A3&currentPage=2 10/11/14 10:58 PM Noticed email response from Chris1 from July and wrote him back and given appropriate links he requested 10/17/14 12:07 AM Sent Second Request Email to Chris 1 10/21/14 10:43 PM New Plugin Announcement of Chris1 10/22/14 05:39 PM Negative Review Placed and Response to 9/26/14 post by me of my findings
 
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10/25/14 12:56 PM (9 years ago)
Okay, well I must have missed the 7/25 notice - sorry.
 
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10/25/14 01:05 PM (9 years ago)
Life Lessons fer sure
 
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06/14/15 12:23 PM (9 years ago)
Hey, conclusion?? Does it work on android? Cheers
 

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