Please guide me how to dev J2ME to my E680

[tazzix]

Sure, PM me your email address, I'll do it first thing after getting home.

BTW:
1) ThinG plugin is available for netbeans I am not a genius at writing XML from memory.

2) Motorola's SDK is not well integratable to IDEs so I use WTK and Nokia's SDK. in WTK find the INF file for the device you want to use, e.g. Default Color Phone, edit it and mark Touchscreen=1 or true (see what is there before you change 0 or false?) Then you have a touch screen

[dusty_nz]

And the last think. I cannot find out how to call the keyboard. I know it can be done as Cytex has done it in his TimeMachine program.

Thanks for everyones help. Should hopefully have some results by the end of the WE.

Paul

[tazzix]

If you are using my port of thinlet to MIDP, set the two variables. The code is at home so I am guessing, cellphone=true and touchscreen=true or maybe keypad=false

Once cellphone=true, I show a highlevel text entry widget when you try to edit a thinlet text field. This automatically uses a keyboard or T9 on other cell phones.

On second thought I think the latest version was not uploaded to the yahoo group, I'll send that as well. Has some changes one of my clients requested. But they look good he did not like too much grey And the touch screen variable was introduced once I bought the E680i which is mid August.

[dusty_nz]

Thanks for that. Your latest port of thinlet would be great as well.

Mmm color

[dusty_nz]

Just wanted to thank everyone for there assistance. I finally got a compiled version of my Dive Planner onto my phone and it WORKS. See attached for a screen shot. I will upload a working copy once I get it a bit smarter.

I ended up using Netbeans with the Thinlet plugin and found the entire process straight forward. Since am a Newbie would it be helpful to write a newbie walk through on getting started with j2me and the 680i? While the process is still fresh in my head?

I still have heaps of work todo including adding a logging function and a more advanced dive table engine but off to a great start.

I have one last question. When editing text fields on my 680i I have to select the textfield. Press one of the keys on the phone which then brings up a full screen textbox. Tap the textbox to invoke the keyboard. Very long winded.
Would it be possible (and how) to have the popup keyboard appear immediately when you tap the textfield and have it appear on the mail screen. Eg on Cytux's time machine is how I would like it to perform or is this a limitation of using Thinlets.



Thanks again

[tazzix]

Great.

I am thinking of popping up te J2ME high level edit window if the touchscreen is true and pen is clicked on a test box (Next tab won't do it though). However, e680i does not always popup the keyboard when sighting a J2ME control, however, it does when a QT (EZX?) text control is found in focus.

I will share something in general chat about my lacking interest in e680i. The i-mate PDA2K has a bad software but much better hardware, at the cost of size and the built-in keyboard will give me some more time to re-think my changes in thinlet. But I don't like the J2ME KVM supplied with it so I am trying to put IBM's J9 on it as well.

[admin]

A dive planner is not enough! You must do a dive log! come on you can do it, i'm looking forward for it!

[dusty_nz]

So it looks like I am not the only diver then

Working on the logger function as we speak. Also working with syncing it with a backend server.

Screen size is the only frustration but will work through it with tabs.

[admin]

how cool do you think it is, taking pictures with your phone (as memories of the place, not for good quality ones)

then logging the dives you had there etc etc

1st dive logger with pictures

[dusty_nz]

Your dangerous. At this rate I will be coding untill xmas

Great idea however. Will addd it to the list. I do remember seeing a sample for doing that.

Paul