Re: [J2me-device-db-general] Plugin Problems

[James B. <jm...@ho...>]

Cheers for this, I've just posted something before this came though.

Ok, no problem I'm sure I can do something else instead to get the same 
effect.

Cheers,

James Brook

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sebastian Szczygiel" <seb...@op...>
To: <j2m...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [J2me-device-db-general] Plugin Problems


> Yes, it's a bug (or let's call it a "missing feature") in the microcode
> framework.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James Brook [mailto:jm...@bl...]
>> Sent: Mittwoch, 20. September 2006 16:57
>> To: Sebastian Szczygiel
>> Subject: Re: [J2me-device-db-general] Plugin Problems
>>
>> Thanks for the replies,
>>
>> I thought that this was how it was supposed to work. However if I take 
>> the
>> example and add
>>
>> #pngsize on
>> +mariobros_176x208.png
>>
>> I don't see any additional fields within the device.profile. Is this a
>> bug?
>>
>> I'll get the latest version and rebuild to see if that will work.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> James
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sebastian Szczygiel" <seb...@op...>
>> To: <j2m...@li...>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [J2me-device-db-general] Plugin Problems
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > microcode framework creates a "device.profile" which can be found in
>> > /dist/src after deployment.
>> >
>> > Like written in the documentation you have to include this file in your
>> > java-sources with
>> >
>> > //#include "device.profile"
>> >
>> > After that you can access all device-properties and also the properties
>> > generated by pngsize plugin.
>> >
>> > BR, Sebastian
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: j2m...@li...
>> [mailto:j2me-
>> >> dev...@li...] On Behalf Of Szasz 
>> >> Pal
>> >> Sent: Mittwoch, 20. September 2006 16:43
>> >> To: James Brook
>> >> Cc: j2m...@li...
>> >> Subject: Re: [J2me-device-db-general] Plugin Problems
>> >>
>> >> Hi!
>> >>
>> >> I'm not very familiar with the microcode framework (I use the other,
>> >> linux/shell/gcc based one), but here is how the pngsize works:
>> >>
>> >> When the exporter runs in resource collector mode (ie creates the JAR
>> >> file), it can also save the profile as text file. The profile contains
>> >> all the properties from the phone database (for the given phone) as
>> well
>> >> as all the properties defined in the "resource recepie" file, hence
>> also
>> >> the image sizes.
>> >>
>> >> For example let's take a test image, call it test.png. Write the
>> >> following res.txt:
>> >>
>> >> //--------8<----------
>> >> #pngsize on
>> >> +test.png
>> >> //--------8<----------
>> >>
>> >> I executed the exporter this way:
>> >>
>> >> $ ~/work/j2me-device-db/tools/exporter/exporter --root
>> >> /work/j2me-device-db/db --res res.txt --jar out.jar --format cpp
>> >> --output profile.h sonyericsson/k750
>> >>
>> >> (I have the j2medd project at ~/work/j2me-device-db)
>> >> In short what each options does:
>> >> --root - specifies where the phone database is
>> >> --res - means work in resource collector mode, read the resource list
>> >> from res.txt
>> >> --jar - create the jar file with the resource
>> >> --format - use the C header file format for output (for the profile
>> file)
>> >> --output - save the profile file
>> >>
>> >> Now in profile.h I will have all the properties and image sizes:
>> >>
>> >> ...
>> >> //+TEST_PNG
>> >> #define TEST_PNG_WIDTH 256
>> >> #define TEST_PNG_WIDTH_ "256"
>> >> #define TEST_PNG_HEIGHT 256
>> >> #define TEST_PNG_HEIGHT_ "256"
>> >>
>> >> I think the microcode framework creates the profile file as well, but 
>> >> I
>> >> don't know where. Also it uses a different naming convention (ie. the
>> >> properties are not converted to uppercase, etc).
>> >> Actually now I just took a look in microcode, it seems it does not 
>> >> save
>> >> the profile file when collecting resources. It executes the exporter
>> >> twice: first to get the profile file, then to create the jar. This has
>> >> the disadvantage that the properties set in the resource file cannot 
>> >> be
>> >> accessed from the code... but I might be mistaken here...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> James Brook wrote:
>> >> > Hello All,
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't seem to be able to get the plugins to work properly with my
>> >> > basic test project.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have added the command "#pngsize on" to my res.bld and it doesn't
>> >> > appear to have any effect.
>> >> >
>> >> > The documentation says "When this plugin is enabled for each PNG 
>> >> > file
>> >> > added to the jar it find out it size and adds the properties
>> >> > '<filename>.width' and '<filename>.height' "
>> >> >
>> >> > Where does it add this property to?
>> >> >
>> >> > Also when I try and include the pngcheck that causes a "[exec] [E]
>> >> > Unknown command `pngcheck' at
>> >> > c:/development/microcode/mariobros/build/res.bld:10!"
>> >> >
>> >> > Any pointers would be great.
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers,
>> >> >
>> >> > James Brook
>> >> >
>> >> >
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