July 2009
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
12h 25m
English
Content preview from Palm webOS
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Getting Started
You’ll find everything you need to get started in developing Palm webOS applications at webOSdev, the Palm developer site (http://developer.palm.com). You’ll need to sign up as a Palm developer and download the SDK. There are options for Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista, and Linux, so download the SDK package that matches your development platform and run the installer.
The installation will put a copy of the SDK, including the Palm Mojo framework and Palm development tools, into one of the project directories listed in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1. SDK installation directories
Platform | Location |
|---|---|
Mac OS X | /opt/PalmSDK/Current/ |
Windows XP/Vista | C:\Program Files\Palm\SDK |
Linux | /opt/PalmSDK/Current |
The installer will give you the option of installing different tool bundles. The tools package includes a collection of command-line tools which can be run on all platforms. In addition, the tools have been integrated into some popular IDEs and web development editors. Check the developer portal for an up-to-date list of bundles and supported editors.
The application samples in this book were all developed on a Mac with TextMate and the command-line tools. The command-line option for the tools will be shown in the examples and is the same on every platform. If you are using Eclipse/Aptana or another tool bundle, there should generally be direct menu options for the commands used in the book. In some cases, several commands may be combined into one menu option.
Creating Your Application
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