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What tool should I use to develop Belle Home Screen widgets? Nokia Web Tools 1.2? Why widgets no longer supported in new version 1.5? Is there any tool to develop widgets for newest version of Symbian? Is there any documentation for Belle Home Screen widgets? It is different from Anna and S^3 widgets. Also, can I use Qt Quick / QML in HS widgets?
Thanks.
There is S^3 HS Widgets documentation [url]http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Web/web-apps/symbian-web-runtime/home-screen-widgets/home-screen-widgets-in-nokia-symbian3-devices.html[/url]
But there is nothing about Belle.. Its widgets aren't limited by 82x312 pixels and have no background. Hawww, mb someday I'll find Belle HS widget example...
Nokia has done so much work to bring new abilities to Home Screen Widgets in Symbian Belle... and there are no any docs/examples about it. I don't understand it.
Anyone?
Hi,
Yes, Nokia Web Tools 1.2 should be used to develop Symbian WRT widgets. Web Tools 1.5 concentrates fully on supporting Series 40 Web Apps.
From point of WRT widget, there is no change between Anna and Belle, as they both have the same home screen size. It is true, that Belle does support apps of different size in a Home Screen, but that does not apply to WRT widgets.
What comes to native access to HS, Symbian^1 (Nokia N97 etc..) had a home screen publishing API (Symbian C++, not Qt), but that was deprecated already in Symbian^3.
Br,
Ilkka
Thank you for the answer!
Ok. If different size is not applied to WRT widgets, how can I develop so beautiful widgets like Music or Clock widget in Belle? Should I use another framework?
Thanks.
[QUOTE=hissorrow;872740]Thank you for the answer!
Ok. If different size is not applied to WRT widgets, how can I develop so beautiful widgets like Music or Clock widget in Belle? Should I use another framework?
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Creating widgets like Music or Clock widget in Belle is not possible at the moment
When will it be possible?
[QUOTE=voipayday;880071]When will it be possible?[/QUOTE]
With Web Runtime? Never.
Is there any other possibilities in order to develop Belle widget? I mean, I wouild like for example to develop a simple widget as the one for switching on and off Wifi or bluetooth made by just a toggle. Are those belle widget developed in WRT? I would say they are in Qt, but maybe I'm wrong... :confused:
[QUOTE=Risalmin;880138]With Web Runtime? Never.[/QUOTE]
What about with Qt?
Yes, in Qt it is possible, using the native C++ functions. But I don't know if it is possible to create a widget with a transparent background or a widget with a custom size.
On all posts, in this forum there is never a reply from a nokia developer about that.
There is no documentation from Nokia to write widgets for Belle.
I am also waiting for a reply, how to write widgets with a custom size and widgets with a transparent background...
There is a project and code example [URL="http://gitorious.org/qhswidget"]here[/URL] on how to implement homescreen widget for symbian^3.Maybe it can be use for belle ?
[QUOTE=babylongreece;916454]There is a project and code example [URL="http://gitorious.org/qhswidget"]here[/URL] on how to implement homescreen widget for symbian^3.Maybe it can be use for belle ?[/QUOTE]
There are some great apps out there using widgets (one for all, fMobi), but there is no guides on how to develop one simple widget...This is really bad :(
Maybe fmobi use wrt because the widget look quite simple and look like a widget for app created from nokia app wizard.From someone where i read,nokia never release any API for homescreen widget.