Carbide.c++ 1.1 - UI designer removes everything from RSS file

[zdenko]

Hi,
I have imported project created with Carbide.vs into Carbide.c++ 1.1 proffesional ed. After adding UI item (File->New-> S60 UI design) content of RSS file is removed. UI designer added one .rssi file and added include to it
(new content of rss file)

NAME ZLIN

#include <avkon.rsg>
#include <avkon.rh>
#include <eikon.rh>
#include "ClientSettings.rssi"  //newly created rss file
//rest of content removed

Old content is lost and I can not find it in any file. I have searched for text what was present in rss file before UI item is added. No single occurance was found.

How should I prevent content of rss file when adding new UI item?

Thanks,
Zdenko

[dpodwall]

Zdenko,

I'm sorry this happened. What normally happens when you add a UI design to a non-UI designer project is that the .rssi include is appended to the end of the existing .rss file. No resource statements should be deleted.

If you need to restore the text you might check in the Eclipse local history:
- right-click the .rss file and look in either the "Compare With" or "Replace With" submenu
- Choose the "Local History..." item. Eclipse keeps track of the history of files changed in your workspace.

Also if you could check in the Error Log view to see if any errors were logged by the UI designer:
- Choose Window | Show View | Other...
- Under PDE runtime choose Error log
- If anything related shows in the error list, please click the little file icon (tooltip "Open Log"). That opens the log file in Notepad. Please send me that text.

Dan Podwall
Nokia

[zdenko]

Hello Dan,

I use SourceSafe to keep track of changes and it was easy to get back previous version. I was curious is it bug or set of circumstances.
There are no interesting entries in log file. I will made few tests with blank project and report error if I am able to reproduce it.

Zdenko

[chinlin]

BTW, does the UI designer only provides FORM type resource?
Why not also provide other types? (It would be like a Resource Editor, like Windows Developing Tools)
In fact, I am still new to Symbian Programming, I am just crucious what is the big difference to choose between the types that dialog provides.

Thanks,
Chinlin