Archive for January, 2010

J2ME Polish 2.1.4 released

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

The latest version of our framework means a progress in many aspects:

  • CSS media queries: fixed handling of media queries with only a single word like @media touchscreen.
  • Touch Support added option to add virtual keyboards
  • BlackBerry: fixed support for BlackBerry 4.7 devices without touch events
  • Android: improved PIM support, fixed compilation problems and Graphics.fillArc().
  • RGB Filters: added text-filter and the rotate filter.
  • Eased preprocessing comparisons with versions, e.g. //#if polish.JavaPlatform >= BlackBerry/4.7

  • Minor bugfixes and features, e.g. box-align: right; for moving checkboxes to the right side.

  • Added new 3D graphics routines in de.enough.polish.graphics3d package (thanks, Anders!)


As described in the last round mail, you can download daily builds here:

http://download.j2mepolish.org/daily/

The latest J2ME Polish daily build is available here:

http://download.j2mepolish.org/daily/j2mepolish-latest.jar

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Android 2.1 Release 1 has arrived!

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Android 2.1, Release 1

Android 2.1 is a minor platform release deployable to Android-powered handsets starting in January 2010. This release includes new API changes and bug fixes.

The sections below provide information about changes made to the application framework API provided by the Android 2.1 platform.

API level

The Android 2.1 platform delivers an updated version of the framework API. The Android 2.1 API is assigned an integer identifier — 7 — that is stored in the system itself. This identifier, called the “API Level”, allows the system to correctly determine whether an application is compatible with the system, prior to installing the application.

To use APIs introduced in Android 2.1 in your application, you need to set the proper value, “7″, in the attributes of the <uses-sdk> element in your application’s manifest.

For more information about how to use API Level, see the API Levels document.

API changes summary

The following is a summary of some notable changes to the framework APIs.

Live Wallpapers

The following additions provide APIs for you to develop animated wallpapers:

Telephony

Views

WebKit

  • New WebStorage methods to manipulate web storage databases.
  • New GeolocationPermissions methods to get Geolocation permissions from, and set them on the WebView.
  • New WebSettings methods to manage settings for app cache, web storage, and zooming based on screen density.
  • New WebChromeClient methods for handling video, browsing history, custom Views, app cache limits, and more.

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