--- Dan Dorton wrote:
> 
> I am writing an app that will have some of the same functionality as
> the default applications of mail, address and so on.  I know the user
> can remap the buttons on the bottom of the palm (Date Book, Address
> Book, To To List, Memo) I want to do this programaticly during the
> install, and possibly from with my app.  I assume there is a way to
> do this.

See http://oasis.palm.com/dev/kb/papers/1148.cfm#30726

> 
> A related problem I am having is deciding how my apps should appear
> in the Palm launcher / desktop.  I considering breaking my app into
> smaller apps to keep the size down, but would like to have only one
> icon for the user to tap.  Then as the user chooses to use certain
> functionality have that app execute.  Any ideas on how to best
> accomplish this would be appreciated.
> 

The launcher only displays icons for apps that have type 'appl', so you
could have one app that is that type and make up another type for the
other apps.  Then, you can use SysAppLaunch or SysUIAppSwitch to switch
to the other apps, depending on whether you want to launch the sub-app
as a subroutine or as a full app, complete with its own globals.

Note: Several small apps will actually be slightly bigger than one
large app, unless you mean that users probably won't install all of
them on the same device and will save space by not installing the parts
they don't want.


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