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Symbian qt threading

Hi, 1) In symbian c++ thread is not recommended. Instead of that they recommend active object for multi tasking. Presently I am using QT to develop a application in symbian. Since there is no active object in QT I thought of using thread. My question is , can I use thread, is it is recommended. If it is not recommended, how to achie...

How to get selected listitem index in Qt

Hi all, I am having a QListView which having some items. Now i want to get the index of selected item. i.e. if i select 5th element i should get 5. How i can get this?.. waiting for reply. Thanks in advance -S ...

start up tutorials for symbian development

Hi I am a newbie wants to start symbian development. Can any body show me the path 1) from where to start 2) How to set up development enviornment. Kindly shed some light on this. Thanx in advance. ...

Porting Symbian C++ to Android NDK

I've been given some Symbian C++ code to port over for use with the Android NDK. The code has lots of Symbian specific code in it and I have very little experience of C++ so its not going very well. The main thing that is slowing me down is trying to figure out the alternatives to use in normal C++ for the Symbian specific code. At th...

Supporting rotation sensors in Symbian across multiple devices in one executable

I'm puzzling my head as to how some application appear to support the couple of Rotational Sensor APIs for Symbian, specifically the Sensor API and the Sensor Framework (both the 5th ed. and the 3rd ed. FP2 backport). For example, I believe that Gravity will support rotation in N95 and also newer models from the same binary (could be wr...

How can I open my application by default, if I click a URL through Browser in Symbian OS 5th ed

I want to open/start my application when a I click on a particular URL from the browser for Symbian OS Series60 5th edition.(So, if I click on a "station" Url, it will start my application & play through my player) Any possible way that I can get it to do this? ...

Adding or reading some of the contact fields in symbian using j2me

I want to add or read the fields of contact like i am getting the telephone home no ContactList clist; Contact con; String no; if(cList.isSupportedAttribute(Contact.TEL, Contact.ATTR_HOME)) {     con.addString(Contact.TEL, Contact.ATTR_HOME, no); } and mobile no if(cList.isSupportedAttribute(Contact.TEL, Contact.ATTR_MOBILE)) {     co...

missing rrsensorapi.h for gathering sensor data from N97 Nokia device.

Hi everyone, I am quite new with symbian and c++. I try to use sensor on N97 device. I got error that rrsensorapi.h is not found. I have check through epoc folder it not there either. In this case, how can I find rrsensorapi? I have sensor.pri file like this INCLUDEPATH += $$APP_LAYER_SYSTEMINCLUDE HEADERS += xqsensor.h \ xqaccsen...

Not able to get response back on java code while http get with S60

Hi, I am using Net Beans for developing an application on S60. I made one page for user authentication and using .net wcf service to authenticate user. i am able to send data on .net service by HttpGet method but not able to get response back on java page. I have tested it on fiddler with this url its working fine and returning respons...

How to get the application font color in Qt

Hi, I want to put some text on my UI, I am drawing the text in paint event of a widget using painter.. Here is the sample code, which shows how I am drawing the text.. QWidget::paintEvent(painter); QPainter paint(this); paint.drawText(QPoint(10,30),"Duplex"); but, the text color is looks like the default theme color, how to set the...

Make an URL point to google maps app on Nokia (symbian)

Hi, The iPhone has a functionality that when a google maps URL is typed into (or linked) the mobile browser it will open the Google Maps app instead of displaying it in the mobile browser. Now I'm wondering if that same functionality exists for say a Nokia (Symbian) phone? Is there a way to set up the link to open the Google maps app...

Connect to internet with Qt for symbian

I'm creating a Qt Symbian application and need to connect to internet. In some way I need to let the user choose a connection when the app starts. I could use Qt Mobility to get it working but when Nokia approves I wan't do publish my application on Ovi Store. As the Qt Mobility is not included in Qt 4.6 it might be a problem to publish ...

Capture global touch events (Symbian)

Basically I wanted what the pys60 module keycapture does (global capture of keystrokes) but I wanted to do this with the touchscreen. So if the program is running, all touch events can be intercepted and logged by the program. How is this possible? ...

How to trigger a Symbian C++ application within a J2ME application for Nokia phones using J2ME API?

Hi all, Anyone knows how to trigger a Symbian C++ application using any J2ME API call? I have a J2ME application that needs a customized photo taking application in Symbian C++. The reason for separating into two applications is because J2ME has a limit in heap size and the J2ME needs to know the path of photo after taking it. Thanks a...

Is it possible to intercept and change the voice during a call on a Symbian S60?

On a Symbian S60 phone, is it possible to create an application that awakes when a voice call starts; intercepts what the user says; applies a filter to the voice stream and makes it sound like, say, Darth Vader or Donald Duck ? ...

how to add menu dynamically in Qt

Hi, I want to add, submenu to a menu item dynamically. How can I achive this? I tried like this, I have created an Action and submenu. Then I have added the submenu to action. But, I have connected the “triggered” signal of action. its getting crash if I click on the action.. I have also handled the “aboutToShow” signal of menu, sam...

error during execution of application using GpsPositionRequest class

hi all.. i'm caught in a problem. i'm developing an application based on lbs and referred the code given in (forum.nokia.com/wiki) GpsPositionRequest.zip when i try to install the app on device it gets installed successfully but while executing it shows error "unable to execute for security reasons".. i've signed the sis file using carbi...

How i can display image in symbian c++

Hi i'm new in symbian c++ and sdk 5th, I use carbide c++ how i can display some image? (.bmp extension for example) ...

What kind of cost does Symbian require?

Quoted from this answer: Cost of tools: JavaME would be cheapest, followed by Symbian, Android then iPhone. I want to get started with mobile phone programing,but I don't see where Symbian does cost, as its SDK is available for free. Anyone knows? BTW,many people say Symbian only supports Symbian C++, but after reading its do...

Qt and Bluetooth on Symbian S60

Hi all, i am working on a mobile application which needs to use bluetooth to send a file to another mobile device. I'm using Qt for symbian. my problem is that Qt doesn't provide ready to use API for bluetooth.Only Qt extended(which runs on embedded linux) has API for bluetooth. Do you have a clue to use bluetooth from Qt on symbian plat...