[CoMoDev] Re: Our next meeting
- From: "Andrei P." <andreip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:30:28 -0600
My framework was targeting Pocket PCs for starters keeping in mind Symbian
and other OSs. I've been using C# because it's a lot easier for me to deal
with screen in C#. I yet have to relearn the ways to do it in Java.
But basically yes, I went down to canvas, getting rid of all PPC controls
except 3 of them: Textbox, ListBox and ScrollBar (not 3 types of controls,
but 3 controls per form), the rest was drawn on canvas. For the first
version I just wanted to get it out quicker so used these controls.
The framework was not the goal. The goal was to develop a certain class of
business apps really quickly. The app I had in mind would have at least 50
screens packed with data and a database with syncing with enterprise app. No
data crunching but just searching-viewing-editing data - CRM.
What would you say about developing such an app within one week?
What would you say about UI performance if you had > 50 regular controls on
your screen? My app had a performance of 3-conrol screen :)
It's too bad I didn't complete it :( But may be some day ...
Andrei
-----Original Message-----
From: comodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:comodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Beers
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:54 PM
To: Andrei P.
Subject: [CoMoDev] Re: Our next meeting
So Andrei,
It sounds like you tried to implement your own form framework on top of
lcdui.Canvas instead of using the lcdui.Form class. That's something I've
been thinking about for a while but wasn't going to undertake until I had
someone who wanted to pay me while was doing it. :-)
Or maybe I misunderstand and you're not using MIDP at all. Are you
developing for the Personal Profile or one of the other profiles that's in
the CDC? I haven't tried doing any CDC development yet since I've been more
interested in targeting smartphones and PDAs than set-top boxes and Internet
appliances.
Heh, truth is, J2ME is easy: it's learning what all the acronyms mean that's
a challenge! :-)
David
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David Beers
Pikesoft Mobile Computing
www.pikesoft.com
719-963-2319
Skype ID: pikesoft
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:05:34 -0600, Andrei P. wrote:
> I'm working with J2ME since mid May. Interested in any info about it.
>
> May be you guys had this discussion in the past, but I'd like to know how
> you overcome a "small screen" problem, which seems to be the most serious
> one in my apps. I guess everybody has tricks to share. At some point I
have
> made the whole form framework based on XML descriptions for forms, but
> didn't have time to complete it.
> So a possible topic could be: Solution for small screen problem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrei Podoplelov
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: comodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:comodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of David Beers
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:30 AM
> To: comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [CoMoDev] Our next meeting
>
> Hey folks!
>
> We've all been kinda quiet since the June meeting. Either we're buried
with
> work (I've got my hand up) or on a summer break. Anyway, just wanted to
> give a big thanks again to Kevin Price for a great preso on RFID that was
> jammed with a lot of good information. The nutshell message I came away
> with was slightly scary: RFID is a loose umbrella term for a bunch of
> related technologies, many of which are not necessarily ready for prime
time
> but are getting pushed into prime time any way by a few early adopters
with
> the market clout to force adoption more widely. The other message: it's
> coming now, but beware the hype. RFID has its place, but physics,
> engineering, and economics dictate that barcoding is going to be around
for
> quite some time and RFID will emerge gradually. Sounded to me like the
> biggest opportunity in the near term may be for RFID-related services:
> companies that come in when an RFID deployment hasn't gone as planned and
> figure out how to fix the situation.
>
> So... we've got about 12 days before our next meeting and I thought I'd
put
> the usual request out for presentations. Anybody got something they'd
like
> to show or talk about? Requests for things they'd like someone else to
talk
> about? Don't be shy!
>
> I've been thinking maybe we should try to get Darren Shaffer back for
> another .NET CF presentation. I don't know if that could happen this
month
> (heck, I'm not sure we could get him back at all after the debacle at Rock
> Bottom Brewery last year) but I'm throwing it out there. Another
question:
> are people interested in hearing a little about J2ME? Something like
> "Writing GIS applications that run on a $99 handset"? Let me know.
>
> Cheers!
> ---
> David Beers
> Pikesoft Mobile Computing
> www.pikesoft.com
> 719-963-2319
> Skype ID: pikesoft
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