Glen

First Pocket PC SWT App

After having a good read of A Small Cup of SWT, I’ve decided to test out one of the sample apps to see what’s doable. The good news is that it’s all very doable! Look at the nativeness of this: After paying my $US5.99, and downloading 80Mb IBM’s J9 Runtime from Handago I was in business. Setup Eclipse to use the J9 as it’s runtime so I could check I was only using the...

Glen

PocketPC JVM Options

In my endless quest for some kinda JVM for my Ipaq 1940, I’ve come across two new contenders (and found out more about a third): Creme – which I’ve downloaded and successfully installed an eval of (I’m waiting to here back pricing); and Jeode for Dell Axim – which, despite what the Handago page says, apparently runs on PocketPC 2003s of most varieties. Retails for around...

Glen

Starting to learn SWT

I’ve started reading The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace in an effort to get a feel for SWT programming. The first impressions have been pretty good. The widget set is awesome, can’t wait to get me some CoolBar action! It’s kinda weird seeing a main routine with a standard Windows-like message pump. Takes me back to my Win32 days. And the need to free non-contained resources is a...