Palm OS Resource Editor Guide provides conceptual, guidance, and reference information for developers who want to use Palm OS Resource Editor to create resources for Palm OS® applications and shared libraries.
Palm OS Resource Editor runs on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
What This Book Contains
This book has the following organization:
- Chapter 1, "Palm OS Resource Editor Fundamentals,", provides an overview of how to use Palm OS Resource Editor to create resources for Palm OS applications and shared libraries.
- Chapter 2, "Working with Application Resources," describes how to work with application-specific resources.
- Chapter 3, "Working with Forms,", tells how to create and edit forms, including dialogs and about boxes.
- Chapter 4, "Working with Menus,", tells how to create and edit menu bars and menus.
- Chapter 5, "Working with Strings,", tells how to create and edit character strings and help text.
- Chapter 6, "Working with Alert Dialogs,", tells how to create and edit alerts.
- Chapter 7, "Working with Icons, Bitmaps and Other Images,", tells how to create and edit icons, icon families, bitmaps, and bitmap families.
- Chapter 8, "Working with Other Resource Types," tells how to add other resources to your application.
- Chapter 9, "Menu Reference,", provides a reference of the menus and menu items in the Palm OS Resource Editor application.
Palm OS Developer Suite Documentation
The following tools books are part of the Palm OS Developer Suite package:
Suggested Reading
This book describes how to use Palm OS Resource Editor to create XML-based resource description (XRD) files for Palm OS applications. However, this book does not describe the XML formats used in XRD files.
The XML formats used in XRD files are documented in the book Palm OS Resource File Formats, which is part of the Palm OS Developer Suite package.
In addition, to compile the XRD files, you will need to use the tool PalmRc
. PalmRc
is documented in the book Palm OS Resource Tools Guide.
Additional Resources
- Documentation
PalmSource publishes its latest versions of this and other documents for Palm OS developers at
- Training
PalmSource and its partners host training classes for Palm OS developers. For topics and schedules, check
- Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base is a fast, web-based database of technical information. Search for frequently asked questions (FAQs), sample code, white papers, and the development documentation at