Ottorino Bruni’s Mobile Blog

Python for S60 1.9.6 released.

Changes 1.9.6 from 1.9.5:

• Support for a virtual 4-way directional pad is added for Canvas and text widgets. This D-Pad is displayed at the bottom of the screen and this eauture is enabled by default on touch enabled devices. Currently, this is supported only in the portrait mode and landscape support will be available in a future release.
  The ‘full_max’ mode is invalidated by this change and is removed in this release.
• The modules in the base runtime is more refined and hence the size of application SIS, created using PyS60 Application Packager is reduced.
• A new chapter is added in the PyS60 documentation (Extending and Embedding PyS60), that is an end-to-end tutorial for creating 3rd party extention modules and distributing them.

Corrected defects:

• 3223 - Floating point formatting/parsing routines on this platform are imprecise
• 4078 - socket.access_points() returns iapid 0 for lots of entries
• 4106 - Problems exiting standalone apps
• 4185 - Calendar module returns end time with time zone offset added to Unix time
• 4186 - Using rollback in calendar module returns error
• 4198 - Screen orientation remains landscape after exit, while device was portrait all the time
• 4215 - default.py cannot load .pyc files
• 4216 - sys.exit() doesn’t exit Python3228 - time.clock() does not work as expected.

Nokia Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 (JRT 2.0) is a totally re-written Java mobile execution environment for Nokia S60 devices. It gives you several usability and performance improvements, including:

• One-click application installation
• Improved application launch user experience
• Improved execution performance

Compatible with S60 5th Edition, tested with:

• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic software versions 20.x.xxx and 21.x.xxx
• Nokia N97 software versions 10.x.xxx and 11.x.xxx

Installation: the installation of Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 is executed in two phases:

• Installing new binaries to device
• Converting existing MIDlets to new runtime

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New Java Verified Program are introducing some changes to make application testing faster, easier and less expensive.
They’ve also redesigned the Java Verified submission portal on TC TrustCenter so that it is clearer and easier to use. Take a look at: www.javaverified.com.

Learn about the enhancements we’ve made to the program:

• New streamlined testing procedures can reduce costs up to 50%
• New Publisher ID and R&D signing
• Re-designed Submission Portal
• New initiatives for addressing fragmentation - letter from Martin Wrigley, UTI chairman

This article demonstrates that Java ME developers have a wide array of choices — in addition to the full-featured Java ME SDK (which replaces the well-known Wireless Toolkit) — to create and test applications.

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MoneyManager2 FileEdition is the definitive solution to track your transactions, manage user friendly your finance and import/export data by file.

News version 2.2.0:

• Import/Export data by file.
• Adds scheduled transactions.
• Increase max length for amount (9999999.99).
• Export report by email (Connection by Socket).
• Advanced email setting email, you can configure SMTP port.
• Compatible with S60 5th edition touch-screen phones.
• Fixed some bugs.

News version 2.1.0:

• Advanced email setting email, you can configure an SMTP Account to send email.
• Manage Monthly or Total balance.
• Insert initial/current balance in Payment management.
• Added Clear Month menu in Transaction List.
• Added menu to see a defined number of transaction for month.
• Fixed some bugs.

Main Features:

• Manage multiple payments with option to setting limit amout for Payment.
• Full Category Manager.
• Manage Currencies and Exchange Rates with option to Convert currencies.
• Manage Security access with password.
• Custom and Monthly Statistics for category, number of transactions and average.
• Enables to send custom and monthly reports in Microsoft Excel, Quicken and CSV Format.
• Manage columns sorting in Transactions and Payments list.
• More faster with better graphics.

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