Archive for the ‘Programming’ Category

Building the user interface for Snippets

Our upcoming product Snippets will be our sixth BlackBerry application, and our most ambition user-interface to date. The custom user interface engine used in Snippets is capable of rendering on any modern BlackBerry device from the older Pearl models displaying at 240×260 pixels to the new Storm and Bold devices running upwards of 480×360 pixels. [...]

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Antair Releases BlackBerry Auto-Responder 1.4

We’ve just released version 1.4 of our Auto-Responder product for the BlackBerry. This new version introduces more customer-requested features, such as an increased timeout for responses sent to the same e-mail address, and the ability to retain the subject line of the original message instead of using a custom subject line. We’ve also updated the [...]

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Debugging BlackBerry User Interface Code

The most effective debugging techniques are usually the simplest; printf(), echo(), System.out.println(). If you’re debugging UI code for the BlackBerry, here’s your printf() : protected void paint ( Graphics graphics ) {     graphics.setColor ( 0x00FFFFFF );     graphics.drawRect ( 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight() );     super.paint ( graphics ); }

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