Troubleshooting guide
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1: Creating UIs
Define the appearance
of the custom field.
1. Perform complex calculations in layout()instead of in paint().
2. Implement paint().
protected void paint(Graphics graphics) {
int textX, textY, textWidth;
int w = getWidth();
switch(_shape) {
case TRIANGLE:
int h = (w>>1);
int m = (w>>1)-1;
graphics.drawLine(0, h-1, m, 0);
graphics.drawLine(m, 0, w-1, h-1);
graphics.drawLine(0, h-1, w-1, h-1);
textWidth = Math.min(_labelWidth,h);
textX = (w - textWidth) >> 1;
textY = h >> 1;
break;
case OCTAGON:
int x = 5*w/17;
int x2 = w-x-1;
int x3 = w-1;
graphics.drawLine(0, x, 0, x2);
graphics.drawLine(x3, x, x3, x2);
graphics.drawLine(x, 0, x2, 0);
graphics.drawLine(x, x3, x2, x3);
graphics.drawLine(0, x, x, 0);
graphics.drawLine(0, x2, x, x3);
graphics.drawLine(x2, 0, x3, x);
graphics.drawLine(x2, x3, x3, x2);
textWidth = Math.min(_labelWidth, w - 6);
textX = (w-textWidth) >> 1;
textY = (w-_labelHeight) >> 1;
break;
case RECTANGLE: default:
graphics.drawRect(0, 0, w, getHeight());
textX = 4;
textY = 2;
textWidth = w - 6;
break;
}
graphics.drawText(_label, textX, textY, (int)( getStyle() & DrawStyle.ELLIPSIS |
DrawStyle.HALIGN_MASK ), textWidth );
}
The fields manager invokes paint() to redraw the field whenever an area of the field is marked as invalid.
Paint a field only within
the visible region.
>Invoke Graphics.getClippingRect().
Manage focus events. >Use the Field.FOCUSABLE style and implement Field.moveFocus().
Change the appearance
of the default focus
indicator.
> Override drawFocus().
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