Symbian/C++ Documentation

07-Oct-2009

User Experience Evaluation Model
The Forum Nokia User Experience programme provides an evaluation service that evaluates a developer’s application from the user's point of view. The evaluation comprises multiple evaluation items described in this document. More information about the User Experience Programme can be found from the Forum Nokia website.
Document; Development Process, Flash, Java, S60, Series 40, Symbian C++, UI, Usability, Web Technology --- Web Runtime (WRT); English (en)

30-Oct-2008

Standard S60 UI Components
This Standard S60 UI Components section of the Design and User Experience Library provides an extensive description of the appearance of the most useful S60 UI components. The section shows with the help of several examples how flexibly the UI components can be used in any application UI.
Web Page --- Home Page; S60, Symbian C++, UI --- UI Design, Usability; HTML (.htm/.html); English (en)

02-Apr-2008

S60 Platform: Development and Quality Assurance Process Guideline
Read this updated document to get an overview of the S60 application development process from pre-study to maintenance phase and to see how quality aspects can be integrated into the different phases of the development process. The information provided in the document can be used as a basis for creating a process or to complement and fine-tune an existing process. Most of the content in this document is considered generic and applicable to other than S60 applications as well.
Document; Development Process, Quality, S60, Symbian C++, Usability; English (en)

11-Sep-2007

S60 UI & Usability eLearning
This module covers the basic UI principles for mobile device development before moving on to introduce the basic features of S60 and how they promote good usability.
Training Course --- eLearning; S60, Symbian C++, UI, Usability; English (en)

11-Sep-2007

S60 Scalable UI Guidelines eLearning
This module begins with an introduction the S60 Scalable UI, looking at the benefits it can bring to the developer. The module then moves on to look at some of the issues involved with developing a scalable application, from the design phase through the implementation and testing phases.
Training Course --- eLearning; S60, Symbian C++, UI, Usability; Binary (.bin/.exe); English (en)

06-Jul-2007

S60 3rd Edition FP2: UI Style Guide
Read this document to get an overview of the S60 user interface in S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 and to familiarize yourself with its essential parts. The document can be used as an introduction to the style or as reference material but it also provides background material to help user interface designers make decisions about their products.
Document; S60, Symbian C++, UI, Usability; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

06-Jul-2007

S60 UI Style Guide v1.3
Read this document to get an overview of the S60 user interface and to familiarize yourself with its essential parts. The updated document describes the new features introduced in S60 3rd Edition and S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, but it is also valid for earlier S60 platform releases. The document can be used as an introduction to the style or as reference material but it also provides background material to help user interface designers make decisions about their products.
Document; S60, Symbian C++, UI, Usability; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

11-Jun-2007

S60 Platform: Custom UI and Screen Rotation Example
Use this C++ example application to learn the key functionalities of the screen rotation, custom component handling, status pane handling, and picture scaling on the S60 UI layer. Main classes CAknViewAppUi, CAknView, CCoeControl.
Application --- Example; S60, Symbian C++, UI, Usability; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)

08-May-2006

S60 UI Specification Guideline
This document is a practical guideline that explains how to create a good user interface (UI) specification for any application designed for the S60 platform. The document describes the purpose of the UI specification and the process needed for its creation. The S60 UI Specification Template published with this document can be used to plan UI specifications for S60 applications.
Document; Development Process, Quality, S60, Symbian C++, UI, Usability; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)