Palm OS Programming from the Ground Up

Robert Mykland

506 pages, parution le 20/04/2000

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Résumé

Create custom applications for Palm OS compatible personal digital assistants. Palm OS Programming from the Ground Up shows you everything you need to know to program a Palm device, including how to create GUI elements, and add databases. You'll learn to program Palm OS devices quickly and easily with Metrowerks' CodeWarrior included on the bonus CD-ROM. Throughout the book, expert applications developer Robert Mykland provides real-world debugging and architecture advice, as well as details on advanced topics such as using shared libraries.

Learn about all versions of Palm OS compatible hardware-including the Handspring Visor
Use Metrowerks' CodeWarrior to create your own Palm OS applications
Add user interface elements-buttons, triggers, menus, scrollbars, and more
Build custom controls and tables
Work with Palm OS services and database management functions
Troubleshoot your applications and maximize your memory allocation for faster processing
Refer to "In-depth" boxes for advanced coverage of difficult programming techniques
Add peripherals and easily find important Palm support sites on the Web

L'auteur - Robert Mykland

Robert Mykland

has been working with hardware, application design, and programming for many years. His experience includes object oriented design, MS-Windows applications, real-time embedded systems, SCSI hosts and targets, network servers and "groupware", UNIX applications, multitasking and multiprocessing kernels, Web and internet applications, and DCOM and ActiveX. His programming languages include C/C++, Pascal, Lisp, and a dozen other high-level languages. He is also fluent in assembler. Most recently he has been programming on the Palm platform and is familiar with all major versions of Palm OS. He created a graphical rapid application development environment for the Pilot/PalmIIl for Computer Associates' Opal authoring tool.