software development
Editing an image
When you are working with a screen, it is pretty obvious how to overlay text, images and custom shapes. All the heavy-lifting is accomplished in the onPaint functions and through the graphics object. I recently ran into an issue where I need to give some rudimentary image editing capabilities. In essence, I need to display [...]
EncodedImage – How to Resize
I have been working on an application that has a number of navigation buttons. This buttons must always be displayed and I want them to take up about half the width of the screen. This is a simple problem when you have a single width to deal with, but I recently needed to port the [...]
Installing Subversion (svn) onto Windows Server
Ignorance is Bliss
This has got me angrified! There are no simple steps on how to install an SVN server onto a windows server. All the steps assume that you already have Apache installed. I understand that you can run SVN as a stand-alone installation but I want to run it in conjunction with Apache and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How to use resource files in your blackberry app
In a previous post I gave the steps on how to add resource files to your application. In today’s discourse I will describe how to update your application to use those resource files.
They really are quite simple to use, provided that you realize the couple tricks.
Follow these steps to reference the resource file in your [...]
How to add resource file to provide multi lingual support
To reach the widest audience for your application you want to provide support for many different languages and cultures. This process is known as internationalization. The most common way of achieving this goal is through resource files for the different target languages (or cultures).
The first step to using resources is to add the resource files [...]
Blackberry simulator and Internet access
“communication is 9 parts listening and 1 part speaking”
I ran across another gotcha today when I was trying to get my application to make a web service call. I could not communicate with the internet. Either I’m getting better at this or I got lucky, but figuring out the solution only took about an hour [...]
Step by Step – update blackberry jde component for eclipse
“Knowing is half the battle”
In a previous post I described how to install and configure the Blackberry development environment. I was quite excited when I got it working and could work on the first hello world application. However, it soon became evident that if I wanted to take advantage of any cool touch features or [...]
Setting up Blackberry Development Environment
“The best defense is a good offense.”
I have decided to leave out the rant (well, perhaps some will slip in) and just stick to the facts. As mentioned earlier, I have spent the better part of a week trying to get my development environment setup and running. I have been frustrated by the inaccurate information, [...]
Blackberry Development
Well, I have decided to venture into the world of mobile phones and mobile development. You are probably asking why I chose to pursue blackberry smartphones over the ever-popular and uber-sexy device known as the iPhone. So am I, perhaps I’ll talk a bit later about my rationale behind starting with Blackberry over the Apple [...]
Tools of the Trade – Write it Down
Source Control
Bug Tracking Software
Dedicated Build Environment
Testing
Documentation
Modern Hardware
Write it Down
How do you know when you are finished? How do the testers know that you are finished? How does the customer know that you are finished?
Well, unless something is written down then there is no way that all three of you will agree that you are finished. [...]
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