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List:       kvm-interest
Subject:    Re: Added to midp3 wishlist
From:       Barry White <bwhite () FOTANGO ! COM>
Date:       2005-04-28 10:21:39
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Thanks Marc,

I agree.. it is often the only thing that makes an app not portable.
Surely we can specify a range of sizes that all manufacturers can work with.

I'm not sure the best solution as far as specifying the icon name
though. Your suggestion could result in a large JAD file for Midlet
suites with more than one midlet (number of midlets x number of icon
sizes). Perhaps specify the icons as before:

MIDlet-n-Icon: icon.png

But bundle icon_24x24.png, icon_32x32.png, etc in the JAR. i.e. the
device constructs the correct image name.

Or make sure icons are available in defined folder names:

/icons/24x24/icon.png
/icons/32x32/icon.png

Barry


Marc Palmer wrote:
>> 9.
>>
>> Date: 11 Mar 2005
>>
>> Submitter: Barry White/Marc Palmer
>>
>> Description: Support multiple icon sizes in one package – and let the
>>  handset determine which one is appropriate. Or mandate 3 (or 4)
>> standard icon sizes and each app should provide all.
>>
>> Perhaps tighten this and require that MIDP3 implementations "... use,
>>  without rescaling, either a 16x16, 24x24 or 32x32 icon", and
>> introduce new JAD attributes for specifying alternate icons i.e.
>>
>> MIDlet-n-Icon24x24: icon24x24.png MIDlet-n-Icon32x32: icon32x32.png
>
>
> Sorry, my main point being with this that we don't want to have to ship
> phone-specific icons, it is vital to have a correct icon for passing QA
> processes and yet we should not have to ship phone-specific icons, it
> makes a mockery of WORA, and for such a simple non-code related issue!
>
> So I strongly feel the spec should specify what icon sizes the devices
> must support if they support any, and it should be a limited range, and
> they should not be stretched/distorted/trashed to fit some strange 23x23
> size chosen by the UI propellerheads at manufacturer XYZ.
>
> Cheers

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