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Symbian OS: Find out what is new in the Symbian OS v9 GUI
| Language : | C++ |
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| Level : | Intermediate |
| Upcoming Dates & Locations : (next six months) | 11/07/2008 (1 day) - Bangalore, India : £1200 |
Overview
This is a "hands-on" course aimed at developers/architects already experienced in developing GUI applications for Symbian OS, on say Series 60 pre Symbian OS v9.3, UIQ2 or FOMA on Symbian OS v8, but who want to know more about emergent facilities within the UI framework. It covers the following areas on:
- New features in the control framework (CONE) in v9
- How platform security affects GUI applications
- New features for graphics in v9.
Not all these features were necessarily initially adopted in the first v9 releases of UI systems, so developers will want to learn about them as early as possible as new releases are made.
Objective
For experienced GUI application developers to learn to use new features available in the Symbian OS UI framework. Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Build GUI apps for the secure platform
- Create compound controls the new way
- Use enhanced control-drawing methods
- Draw text using font providers and zooming
- Understand the layout manager framework
- Use scaleable icons
The course consists of approximately 50% practical sessions and 50% lectures.
The course is designed for experienced Symbian OS developers who have a good understanding of OO and C++ in particular. Familiarity with an IDE is required, preferably Carbide.C++ on which the course is based.
The course attendee should be familiar with how to write GUI applications as well as the operating principles and organisation of Symbian OS to a level provided by training covered in the Symbian OS Essentials Course and early versions (pre-v9) of the Application UI Development course.
There is substantial overlap of content with parts of the Symbian OS v9-based Application UI Development Courses.
Details of these courses are available on request. The audience is Symbian OS developers who already know how to develop GUI applications and want a brief overview of new facilities available to them in version 9 of Symbian's application framework, control framework and graphics libraries.
The developer should have already developed GUI applications for pre-v9, e.g. UIQ2 or for Series 60 pre v9.3
Introduce course
Objective:
You will understand what the course is about.
Topics covered include:
- course pre-requisites
- course objectives and outline
Build secure apps
Objective:
You will be able to describe the effect of platform security on GUI applications.
Topics covered include:
- building applications
- code file caging
- data file caging
- other impacts on application framework
Create compound controls
Objective:
You will be able to use new techniques in CONE for compounding controls
Topics covered include:
- review past practices
- use control arrays
- set control parent
- unique control identifiers
- default focusing behaviour
Use enhanced control-drawing
Objective:
You will be able to use new CONE features for drawing controls
Topics covered include:
- draw backgrounds of children
- use text drawers
- establish a control-specific graphics context
Draw text using font providers and zooming
Objective:
You will be able to use new ways of drawing text provided by CONE
Topics covered include:
- zoom the new way
- use font providers
Understand layout manager framework
Objective:
You will be able to understand the new layout managers
Topics covered include:
- overview of layout managers
- access layout manager
- layout controls set control size
Use scaleable icons
Objective:
You will be able to use the new framework support for scaleable icons
Topics covered include:
- generate and use scaleable icons
- understand limits
Review Objectives
Objective:
You will be able to recap the course and locate other places for further information
Topics covered include:
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objective review further information sources
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Symbian OS Application Engine and System Programming Course
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How to use advanced UI frameworks for Symbian OS
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S ymbian OS Platform Security Courses
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Symbian OS Internals Course
Contact
For further information, please contact Kay Ferris on telephone no. +44 207 154 1846 or e-mail: technical.training@symbian.com.