[josecsm]

Is there any way to put an icon (link to a web page) on the main desktop if you dont have a bes (you cant do a push) and without signing your code (no JDE)

¿can use MIDP 2.0?

[jfisher]

give me 30minutes and i'll post a codesigned app to do this.

[jfisher]

k, i've got an app ready but this stupid stupid forum won't let me post a url as i have under 10 posts, if anyone wants a web shortcut app email

cheers,
jon

[KonTiki]

Ok I wrote to jon to help him out in posting the link since he cant and this is his response to me:

Hello, excellent:

http://sundaracommunications.net/dow...y/shortcut.zip

is just a little quick hack, install it with the desktop manager, when you first run it hit escape and enter a url including http://
from then on it'll act just like a shortcut. only downside is you have to hit escape twice instead of once to exit the browser as the app sits underneath; when in use though this isn't a problem.

can you add a note just saying if anyone finds it useful to email me (sundara.uk@gmail.com) and let me know, would be good to know if folk use it.

cheers,
jon

[juwaack68]

Very cool - thanks for your efforts, jon.

Any way to be able to paste in a URL rather than having to type it?

[RaGe]

Thank's I'll test this now, we can change icon ?

[josecsm]

Ok but how have you done that? your app is signed so i supposs it uses APIs from RIM ¿or not?

[jfisher]

yeah, i'm a blackberry developer so have access to codesigning.

[jfisher]

Originally Posted by juwaack68

Very cool - thanks for your efforts, jon.

Any way to be able to paste in a URL rather than having to type it?

probably; i think a richtextfield allows pasting, i'm currently using a basiceditfield which does not. will check.

[KonTiki]

What if you want more than one shortcut, do you just add several urls and then choose among them or do you just install the application several times?

[jfisher]

i've given multiple instances some thought and can't think of an elegant solution.

the blackberry datastore for an application is held in an objetc with a (hopefully unique key generated by converting a string of text into a long, i always include random numbers in my string to increase it's uniqueness:

//urlStoreHash9386719181919191
//0x6fcedeb76b0f7d7aL
urlStore = PersistentStore.getPersistentObject(0x6fcedeb76b0f 7d7aL);

i can't think of a way that multiple instances of the same application could differentiate between their own url's and that of another instance. if we had a traditional file system it wouldnt be a problem; each instance would have it's own directory and resource file, but with the java model this isn't possible.

you could have multiple instances compiled with a different key for the store but that's no good for the end user, will attempt some mental gymnastic and see if i can come up with a solution.

[timmyc123]

Hello, great program!

Is there a way to change the icon (use a custom icon)?

Thanks
Tim

[jfisher]

Originally Posted by timmyc123

Is there a way to change the icon (use a custom icon)?

as far as i'm aware that's just not possible on blackberry.

[timmyc123]

There has to be a way in the code to do it because how did it get its current icon!

[jfisher]

Originally Posted by timmyc123

There has to be a way in the code to do it because how did it get its current icon!

the icon is set from the ide, it's not actually done in code. there is a homescreen class that allows manipulation of the icon but this is only to mimic the icon changes that rim applications have (change on rollover) and the icon must already be part of the .cod package. if it is possible i can't see how and it certainly would be no small job.

it's a shame, it would be nice for users to be able to set their own icons. it may be possible to open the .cod file using a zip utility (7-zip should work) and alter the image files and then resaving the archive but i've not tried it.