February 11, 2008 – 2:47 am
Unicode filename and path are supported in version 1.0.3
The symbian python os functions can accept utf8 string and will also return utf8 string (eg. in os.listdir). It does not use unicode string like in other native symbian functions.
Since the Sky Explorer code uses path.join to get the full path in a lot of places, I [...]
April 12, 2007 – 11:50 pm
It is actually still quite confusing for me.
Firstly, Sky Explorer needs keycapture module which requires SwEvent capability. Refer S60 3rd Edition Development.
To sign the SIS file with SwEvent capability means that I need to get a symbian cert. Go to www.symbiansigned.com and get a free Symbian Developer Certificate. (need to download DevCertRequest tool to [...]
Forum Nokia has launched a Remote Device Access service. This enables developers to test applications on a wide range of Nokia devices based on Symbian OS over the Internet, free of charge. Daniel Rocha of Forum Nokia offers a personal view of the service at Symbianone.
I have tested Sky Explorer using the service since I [...]
The advanced navigation gives you a quick way to find the file you are looking for in a long list by entering the 1st character of the filename. The current selection is changed to the next item that starts with the character you have entered, If the search reaches the bottom of the list, it [...]
As its name implied, this is an input method that I devise for mobile phone using strictly 2 keys that combine to produce a character. I like my method more than the default phone input method, but the dictionary input method is obviously easier and faster than mine.
How is the method designed?
First, every possible character [...]
The following settings can be set:
Email
SmtpHost
Timezone (eg. 8 )
Text enter mode
File exts-TextEditor(eg. py txt)
Images directory
The Email setting is used as the email sender, the from email address. The SmtpHost is the mail server from which the email is sent through.
A timezone of GMT +08:00 is entered as 8. There is a problem here as this [...]
What is this? It is like the Nokia application menu, except that it is built within the program itself. The menus in the program is equivalent to the tags that you have tagged to an application.
Initially, none of the application is tagged, when you navigate to the Apps folder, you should see a list of [...]