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About This Book

Palm OS® Resource Tools Guide

Palm OS® Developer Suite

This book describes a set of developer tools that you can use to create, edit, process, and compile Palm OS® resources--forms, menus, text strings, and controls--for Palm OS applications.

In this book, you learn how to use the following tools:

  • GenerateXRD - This tool converts existing Palm OS PRC files and Macintosh RSRC files into an XML-based file format (called an XRD file). This book describes GenerateXRD version 1.3.
  • Palm OS Resource Editor - With this tool, you can create and edit XML resource description (XRD) files.
  • PalmRC - This tool compiles XML resource description (XRD) files. This book describes PalmRC version 1.3.
  • PRCMerge - This tool links the output of PalmRC with your compiled source code to produce a Palm OS binary file (a PRC file). This book describes PRCMerge version 1.3.
  • PRCCompare - This tool compares two Palm OS binary resource files and produces a report describing the differences between the files. This book describes PRCCompare version 1.3.
  • hOverlay - This tool allows you to create localized versions of your Palm OS application. This book describes hOverlay version 1.3.
  • PRCSign and PRCCert - These tools allow you to add security features to your Palm OS application. This book describes PRCSign and PRCCert version 1.0.

How This Book Is Organized ^TOP^

The first chapter of this book provides an overview of the resource tools.

The remaining chapters each cover a tool in the resource toolset.

Palm OS Developer Suite Documentation ^TOP^

The following tools books are part of the Palm OS Developer Suite package:

Document

Description

Introduction to Palm OS Developer Suite

Provides an overview of all of the Palm OS development tools:

  • Compiler Tools
  • Resource Tools
  • Testing and Debugging Tools

Palm OS Protein C/C++ Compiler Tools Guide

Describes the tools associated with the Palm OS Protein C/C++ Compiler.

Palm OS Protein C/C++ Compiler Language and Library Reference

Provides reference information about the C language and runtime libraries used with the Palm OS Protein C/C++ Compiler.

Palm OS Debugger Guide

Describes how to use Palm OS Debugger.

Palm OS Resource Editor Guide

Describes how to use Palm OS Resource Editor to create XRD files.

Palm OS Resource Tools Guide

Describes how to use the Palm OS resource tools:

  • GenerateXRD - migration tool
  • Palm OS Resource Editor - XRD editor
  • PalmRC - building tool
  • PRCMerge - building tool
  • PRCCompare - comparison tool
  • hoverlay - localization tool
  • PRCSign and PRCCert - code-signing tools

Palm OS Resource File Formats

Describes the XML formats used for XML resource definition (XRD) files. XRD files are used to define Palm OS resources, and are the input files for the Palm OS resource tools.

Palm OS Cobalt Simulator Guide

Describes how to use Palm OS Cobalt Simulator.

Palm OS Virtual Phone Guide

Describes how to use Virtual Phone.

Additional Resources ^TOP^