Symbian is a discontinued embedded operating system and software platform for smartphones.
Symbian has APIs for c++, qt, java-me, web-standards, and python.
Questions tagged [symbian]
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How can I POST data to a url using QNetworkAccessManager
I have a webservice that I need to POST some data to using Qt.
I figured that I can use a QByteArray when POSTing to the web service.
My question is, how can I format this array in order to be parsed correctly at the other end?
This is the code I…
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looking for best barcode scanner library, besides zxing
I am looking for some best barcode libraries on all platforms. I know zxing but wondering more libraries besides it. Any help is appreciated~
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Get local IP address in Qt
Is there a cross-platform way to get the local IP address (i.e. something that looks like 192.168.1.49) of the computer using Qt?
I want to make an FTP server for a Symbian phone and I want to show the IP address the FTP client should connect to.
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QML Text element hyperlink
In my QML Text element I want to have a hyperlink to a website and managed to do so with it looking like one etc. but when I click or touch it nothing happens, the link is supposed to open in a the default browser.
Text {
id: link_Text
text:…
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What mobile platform should I start learning?
What mobile platform should I start learning?
What matters is:
ease
popularity of the platform
low cost of the SDK and actual handheld
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Qt or Symbian C++?
I am planing to develop on Symbian systems but I am not familiar with it. I know (might be) the most popular way of developing on Symbian is Symbian C++, and I also heard of Qt. What's the difference between them? If I want my app run on most of the…
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Transparent QWidget/QScrollArea background style setting has no effect
This question relates to
http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/18151-QScrollArea-misbehaving-background-style
http://www.qtforum.org/article/34443/cannot-change-background-color-of-a-qscrollarea-with-setstylesheet.html
I'm asking in here because I…
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How to get started with Symbian (S60 plattorm)
So at my new job one of the platforms we use is S60 (Nokia phones, Symbian OS) and I am getting curious about it, as well feeling the need to help the team a bit from time to time (I actually work on the server side of things for this software).
So…
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MoSync experiences
Does anybody have experiences from cross platform mobile app development framework MoSync?
It sounds very good and promises much. But does it deliver?
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How do I develop applications for Symbian OS of Mobile Phones like Nokia
I would like to develop applications for Symbian OS Phones and try another track other than programming in Java. I would like to experience how to program on mobile phones using C and C++.
Can you please give some tips on what tools to use on…
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defining static const structs
This question is related to Symbian OS yet I think that C/C++ veteran can help me too.
I'm compiling an open source library to Symbian OS. Using a GCCE compiler it compiles with no errors (after some tinkering :) ).
I changed compiler to ARMV5 and…
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Using a QStyledItemDelegate on a QListView with QSqlQueryModel
I have a QListView, that has a QSqlQueryModel set as its model. How can I use a QStyledItemDelegate in order to customise the QListView's rows' appearence (e.g. show 2 text lines) ?
QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase( "QSQLITE"…
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Which mobile programming environment do you recommend for a startup to target?
There's a lot of mobile platforms out there at the moment; iPhone, Android, WebOS, Symbian. If creating a startup for mobile development (i.e. as a commercial endeavour, not a hobby), which mobile platform is worth focusing on?
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J2ME VS Android VS iPhone VS Symbian VS Windows CE
I have very little idea about mobile platforms, though I am interested to program for them.
Would you please compare J2ME VS Android VS iPhone VS Symbian VS Windows CE.
I would like to know:
which one is better
which one should I choose and why
if…
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How to get selected listitem index in Qt
I am having a QListView which contains some items. Now I want to get the index of selected item, i.e. if I select 5th element I should get 5. How I can get this?
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