XML and positioning

[Guest RockLobster11]

I'm working on my first homescreen and I have worked with XML and more advanced languages(if you can call XML a language :) ), so I know what I'm doing with the code. What im wondering is: how do you guys measure out sizes for stuff and figure out how to position stuff around an image? Also, is there an easy way to preview my work without actually testing it on my phone(perhaps emulators or something)? Thanks guys.

-Brian

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

Hi. Welcome to the forum. :)

Kindly check out this online resources:

http://www.angelfire.com/darkside/srn/Home...atAndBackground

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....2homescreen.asp

[Guest RockLobster11]

Thanks, but now I have run into another problem and have not been able to find a solution on google. I'm trying to export my progress to my phone and I'm building the cab with cabwizsp, but it seems that the file is being built for a 2002 OS and won't install since my 5600 has 2003. Any ideas on how to make this work? I have messed with homescreen designer, but I want to do it this way. I also found that I couldn't seperate SMS, MMS, and Email plugins so that each would open to its specific message area.

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

Regarding your CAB file query...

Can you post your INF file so we can examine them?

I hope I can still help you before I go to sleep. :)

[Guest RockLobster11]

Sure, here it is:

[Version]

Signature   = "$Windows NT$"

Provider    = "Brian Granaghan"

CESignature = "$Windows CE$" 


[CEStrings]

AppName     = "First Try"      

[SourceDisksNames]               

1 = ,"Common files",,. 


[CEDevice.ARM720]

ProcessorType = 0


[SourceDisksNames] 

1 = ,"Common files",,. 


[SourceDisksFiles]

test.jpg                        = 1

test.home.xml               = 1


[DefaultInstall]

CopyFiles   = CopyToHomeDir


[DestinationDirs]

CopyToHomeDir = 0,%CE19%\Home


[CopyToHomeDir]

"test.jpg",test.jpg

"test.home.xml",test.home.xml

This is my first time to deal with this, so I pretty much just copied and edited the example on the Microsoft page, but removed the scheme.

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

1. Try this...(nice App Name. Hehehe.)

[Version]

Signature="$Chicago$"

CESignature="$Windows CE$"

Provider="Brian Granaghan"


[CEStrings]

AppName="First Try"


[CEDevice]

ProcessorType=0


[SourceDisksNames]

1=,Source1,,


[SourceDisksFiles]

"test.jpg"=1

"test.home.xml"=1


[CopyFiles1]

"test.jpg",,,0x00000000

"test.home.xml",,,0x00000000


[DestinationDirs]

CopyFiles1=0,"\Storage\Application Data\Home"


[DefaultInstall]

CopyFiles=CopyFiles1

2. Save it as 'First Try.INF'

You should have the following files inside one folder:

MAKECAB.EXE

cabwiz.ddf

CabwizSP.exe

First Try.INF

test.jpg

test.home.xml

3. Drag the INF to cabwizsp.exe to generate 'First Try.CAB'

Hope that helps. :)

[Guest RockLobster11]

Thanks, man. It worked. Now I have yet another question: is there a way I can make the SMS, MMS, and Email counters open up to their specific messages and not just the message center? I tried immitating what I found in the full.home.xml file on the device, but it didn't even show up, so now I'm just using the plain text.