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Palm OS® Resource File Formats

Palm OS® Developer Suite

About This Book

Who Should Read This Book

What This Book Contains

Additional Resources

The Exploring Palm OS Series

Palm OS Developer Suite Documentation

1 Creating XML Resource Files

Introducing XML

File Structure and Formatting Rules

XML Text Files

Creating XRD Files

XRD File Content Structure

Understanding XML Resource Descriptions

Common Resource Attributes

Resource ID Attribute

Locale Attribute

Overlay Status Attribute

Comment Attribute

2 Specifying XRD Data Types

Binary Data

Boolean

Enum (Enumerated Value-Label)

External File Reference

Four-Character Code

Integer Number

Quoted Text

Special Characters

Using Escape Sequences

3 XRD Resource Element Reference

Reference Conventions

Common Variables

Common Resource Elements

Palm OS Resource File

Resource Element Categories

Application Resource Types

Data Resource Types

User Interface Types

Resource Element Reference

Alert Resource

Application Default Category Resource

Application Extended Preferences Resource

Application Icon Bitmap Resource

Application Icon Name Resource

Application Information Strings Resource

Application Launch Preferences Resource

Application Preferences Resource

Application Version Resource

Bitmap Resource

Byte Integer List Resource

Code Signing Security Certificate Resource

Code Signing Security Signature Resource

Color Table Resource

DWord Integer List Resource

Extended Font Resource

Font Resource

Form Resource

Form Navigation Resource

Form Object Descriptions

Graphic Family Resource

Menu Bar Resource

MIDI Resource

Overlay Resource

Raw Resource

Schema Database Resource

Soft Constant Resource

String List Resource

String Resource

TrueType Font Resource

Wave Sound Resource

Window Constraints Resource

Word Integer List Resource

4 Custom Resources

Reference Syntax

Palm OS Custom Resource Type Description

Palm OS Custom Resource Type Use

Custom Resource Element

Custom Types Files Element

Custom Enumeration Description

Define Enum Type Element

Custom Structure Description

Define Struct Type Element

Custom Resource Description

Define Resource Type Element

Name Format Requirements

Data Model Objects

Data Field Items

Meta-Data Field Items

Format Control Items