Palm OS Programming - The Developers Guide 2e

With expanded coverage of the Palm OS - up to and including version 4.0 - this second edition shows intermediate and experienced C programmers how to build a Palm application from the ground up. The book aims to include everything one might need to write a Palm OS application, from user interface design, to coding a handheld application, to writing an associated desktop conduit. All the major development environments are discussed, including commercial products such as Metroworks CodeWarrior, Java-based environments such as Sun KVM and IBM VisualAge Micro Edition, and the Free Software Foundation’s PRC-Tools or GCC. The focus, however, is on C programming with CodeWarrior and PRC-Tools. New additions to the second edition include: a tutorial that takes a C programmer through the installation of necessary tools and the creation of a small handheld application; a new chapter on memory, with a comprehensive discussion of the Memory Manager APIs; expanded discussions of forms, forms objects, and new APIs for the Palm OS; and updated chapters on conduits that reflect the newer Conduit Development Kit.