kite-project / hope

A new web experience for your B2G and Android devices.
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What is hope?

Hope is release vehicle for future "mobile web browsing" experiments.

It currently comes in 2 flavors:

Installing the b2g addon

Building the launcher

Follow the B2Gdroid build instructions. Your GAIADIR should point to

hope/.b2gdroid

(And you'll still need to run npm install.)

Coding principles

Design principles

We'll have good UX support for this project, but because of the fast pace we might have to fill the gap sometimes while final specs are being worked out. To guide you, here are some of the design principles used by the team:

Memorabilia: The APZ-gambler song

You got to

know when to scroll em,

know when to stick em,

know when to snap away and

know when to hack.


You never cause a reflow,

while the user is still panning.

There'll be time enough to inspect,

when the scrollend comes.

To the tune of the gambler.