1. For a blogger, who uses WordPress system, having a dedicated mobile WordPress client is very important.
2. The developers are working hard preparing a Symbian and Maemo version of the popular app which was available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry previously.
3. The latest version for Symbian is numbered 0.71. Compared to the previous versions, this one improves a lot especially the UI.
4. Developed using Qt, and utilising the new QtMobility APIs, this WordPress app is a joy to use and to behold.
5. However, getting Qt onboard is not easy. In order to be able to use WordPress app, you must install the Qt runtime first.
6. Version 0.71 comes with Qt Smart Installer which will automate the download and installation of the necessary Qt components required by the app such as QtMobiliity and QtWebkit. Here is a video by Lucian Tomuta showing how Qt Smart Installer works on Symbian^1 smartphones :
7. If you are more adventerous and would like to explore Qt universe on your Symbian smartphones, you can also install the complete Qt runtime from :
ftp://ftp.qt.nokia.com/qt/symbian/4.6.3/qt_installer.sis
8. With this WordPress app, you can do some WordPressing such as creating new posts or editing existing ones, approving or rejecting comments, view statistics, and more, and all wrapped in a nice clean UI.
9. There are rooms for improvements and clearly, the developers are looking to support future Symbian devices such as the Symbian^3 powered Nokia N8 because it will be pre-installed with Qt and beginning from Symbian^4, Qt will be the application layer for Symbian, replacing Avkon.
10. I hope, the developers can continue improving it, adds functions like adjusting the font display and managing plugins. Which will make the experience more complete.
11. More information and download from :
http://dev.nokia.wordpress.org/2010/07/09/minor-0-7-1-maintenance-release/
- Asri al-Baker
