Hello All,
Been trying to figure out if J2ME javax.microedition.lcdui.F
orm allows for horizontal scrolling.
When form items are added to this form, and they exceed the form area, the vertical scrollbar appears automatically. This is not the case however when an ImageItem wider than the form is placed onto it. That is, if say the form on a Nokia mobile with a screen of 125x100 takes precisely those dimensions, and an ImageItem of 200x200 is placed on it. Vertical scrolling appears automatically, but not the horizontal.
Arguements such as horizontal scrolling cannot be there for the MIDP 1.0 standard since not all mobiles have the left and right arrow keys are unfounded, since all the phones have the 0-9 digits out of which 2,8,4,6 keys can do the job as well.
I know I can implement the scrolling myself manually using Canvas, but I will then loose the ability to work with Form items, that is a requirement for me.
Therefore to simplify the whole question I need to know:
1) How to make the javax.microedition.lcdui.F
orm have a horizontal scrollbar, or a fully qualified reasoning why it is not possible.
2) How to do it otherwise while preserving the ability to use ImageItem and/or other form items.
Regards,
Stas
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