Preface

The Sun Java trademark Wireless Client software supports Adaptive User Interface Technology for use in authoring skins or liquid crystal user interface themes.

Note - Sun Microsystems has simplified the naming schemes for the various Java platforms. Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) was formerly Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE trademark ). Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) was formerly Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) was formerly Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME).

References in this guide to specific documents, specifications, and products that were released when the old naming scheme was in use retain their original names. General references in this guide to Java platforms use the new, simplified naming scheme.

The adaptive user interface provided by the Java Wireless Client software supports the Liquid Crystal Display User Interface (LCDUI) specified in the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.1 Specification (JSR 118).
See http://www.jcp.org/ for more information.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for use by visual designers and others using the adaptive user interface provided by Java Wireless Client software to author skins or LCDUI themes. This guide explains the flexibility and design features of the adaptive user interface.

Before You Read This Guide

Readers must be familiar with the set of LCDUI components in the MIDP 2.0 specification. Reader must also understand the physical attributes of the target device for the skins they are designing (such as screen dimensions and color palette).

How This Guide Is Organized

This book has the following chapters:

Chapter 1 introduces the adaptive user interface provided by Java Wireless Client software and gives an overview of the process used to customize the default skin.

Chapter 2 describes the design considerations and graphics preparations you do before customizing an adaptive user interface skin.

Chapter 3 describes the structure and components of the skin.xml file and how to modify them to customize a skin for your platform.

Chapter 4 describes the adaptive user interface components referenced in the skin_constants.xml file.

Chapter 5 describes the steps you take to display the default Java Wireless Client software skin and then customize it for your own look and feel.

Chapter 6 describes the ROMization and build procedures needed to complete the process of customizing a default skin.

Appendix A lists the numeric identifiers for each font available in MIDP as defined in class FontResources for easy representation and loading.

TABLE P-1 Sun Java Wireless Client Software Documentation
Application	Title
All	Release Notes
Porting	Porting Guide
Building	Build Guide
Configuration and Testing Tools	Tools Guide
Multitasking Integration and Policies	Multitasking Guide
Multitasking Test Tools	Multitasking Quality Test Set Guide
Viewing reference documentation created by the Javadoc tool	Java API Reference
Viewing reference documentation created by the Doxygen tool	Native API Reference

Typographic Conventions Used in This Guide

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Typeface	Meaning	Examples
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