Symbian: Developer: Training

This course is for software engineers involved in creating a UI system and for application developers involved in writing application UIs for any product based on Symbian OS. The course covers the following topics: the UI system architecture; the CONE library; new features provided in UIKON, and extending the UIKON GUI library for customized UI systems. Participants should have attended the Symbian OS essentials and Application UI courses or have equivalent experience. A minimum of two months' experience of Symbian OS APIs and six months' experience of C++ programming is essential. Some understanding of the general concepts behind UI programming is beneficial.

Course in detail

Each teaching module accompanying practical exercises to reinforce learning. On completing this course, participants will understand the following areas of Symbian OS:

features UIKON provides which UIKON APIs are fixed or extensible and which components are replaceable the new look-and-feel (LAF) modules in UIKON and the ported EIKON layer how to map UI requirements onto existing UIKON layer, sample ported EIKON layer or new how to create a UI system using the general high-level skills obtained in the course from existing classes and controls, modified controls and new custom controls.

Overview

Introduction
Background to course
How to make a Phone UI
UI System architecture, covering common controls and system DLLs
Uikon LAF

Writing Controls with CONE

Common design patterns
Window and control events
Window and control drawing

DLLs - how to program keeping binary compatibility (BC)

UI Porting

Custom control DLLs
Status Pane
Extended Notifier Framework

Conclusion

Project management tips

Further Information

If you require further information about this training course, please contact us via the details below:

Kay Ferris
Training Business Manager
Symbian Ltd
2 - 6 Boundary Row
London
SE1 8HP
UK
+44 20 7154 1846 technical.training@symbian.com