Smartface Platform
v2.5
Release Notes
Smartface Designer v2.5
These release notes provide:
- Information about the new features in this
release.
- Information about the configurations, environments
and operating systems Smartface Designer supports.
- Descriptions of known issues and limitations, and
workarounds when possible.
Last updated June 30, 2007 . © Mobinex 2007
What's New
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Table
Table is used to contain different kinds of data in a
list.With this object, you can classify video(mp4,3gp,streaming URL),
Picture(png,jpeg,gif), sound (midi,mp3.wav) and etc. in
a list easily.
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Dataset
Dataset
is resourced by a table and it is an interface between objects and
tables that they are included in its list
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Web
Service
With web service, you can transpose different services
in web to mobile application and use this service in mobile
handsets.
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RSS
RSS is a family of Web
feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog
entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. With this new
tool you can arrange all your RSS Feeds instantly.
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Server XML Feed
Server XML Feeds provide an easy way for you
to receive data from the XML data sources on the web. They
are very practical to use when you provide a feed that is managed by
yourself, such as top 10 ringtones and top 5 melodies etc..
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Device Signals
Object
With Smartface Designer 2.5, device signals are objects and
you can make some changes on them.
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Local Table
Control the data as device
contacts,images,videos,sounds,cbm and belong the mobile
handset.
NEWS IN
ACTIONS
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Change
APN
By opening a pop up box, this action changes current used
APN for connecting to the Internet. This pop up box includes all the used
APN Connections available.
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Check Update
This
action checks the available updates for the application and includes three sub
event “On Update Ready, On Update None, On Error” to control the
updates.
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Read RSS
The user
subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the RSS object
in Data source wizard.
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Run Web Service
By this
action, the configured Web Service that defined in its Dataset and XML
Feeds are triggered to start data transaction.
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Set Alert Status
In
applications, there are alerts which are triggered in given time periods and
special events. This action enables or disables these alerts.
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Stop Network Access
This action stops the active data connection ( GPRS, 3G or any
other Network connection)
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Reset Objects
This
action is used returning an object to its initial state after any actions are
executed.
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Set Sound Level
With
this aciton, you can set your device’s sound level.
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Rotate UI
This aciton
rotates device user interface to portrait or landscape mode.
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Vibrate
This action is
used to Vibrate the handset for given time period in milliseconds and runs the
device vibrate property on or off.
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Parameters
In Smartface Platform 2.5 the actions whose names are “Call, link, send
SMS, send USSD, change object property, increment,decrement, set sound
level, vibrate, rotate uý, move, seek” have parameter s that
sourced Object Value,Dataset Column, Smartface Server Content and
Project
Resource.
OTHER NEWS
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Ease
In Smartface
Platform 2.5, Repeatbox, Label,Submenu, Page and dialogs have a new function,
ease. With this function, your objects that used in application have beter
visuality than before.
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Jpeg
A new Picture
format “JPEG” is added in new platform.
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RTSP And Streaming URL
New video formats are added as RTSP and streaming URL..for
example watching tv in mobile handsets.
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Controlling Alerts
In this platform, alerts are controlled by change object
properties actions
Immigration Notes
Existing Smartface users need to
follow these steps in order to switch to the new release:
- New Version of Smartface Designer
needs to be installed.
- In case of any problems please
contact support@mobinex.biz
Installation Notes
Remove existing Smartface Designer setup on your PC before you
re-install.
Recommended configuration
For optimal performance of Smartface Designer we recommend
the following configuration:
Client hardware
requirements:
- Operating Systems: Windows 2000
(Service Pack 3 or higher), Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher), and Windows
2003.
- CPU: Intel® Pentium® (Pentium) / AMD Athlon™ (Athlon)
processor, 1 GHz or higher
- Memory: 512 MB of RAM required,
1024 MB or more recommended
- Hard Disk: At least 1 GB free disk
space with database management system (20 GB or more recommended)
- Browsers: Internet Explorer 6.x
Tested software
Smartface Designer was tested on computers running the
following operating systems:
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 1,2 and 3
Smartface Designer was tested on computers running the
following browsers:
- Internet Explorer 5.5
- Internet Explorer 6.x
- Internet Explorer 7.0
- Mozilla Firefox
Bug Reporting
Report your bugs and development request to support@mobinex.biz
Known issues
This section contains a list of known issues
and provides workarounds whenever possible;
Web Services Implementation
Issue Status: Later
Issue Type:
Functional
Issue: Besides MS .NET,MS SOAP and AXIS, our WS funtion can not
solve all implementation.
Work
around: You can share your soap
implementation with us,we will try and add it to our ws parser.You may find
further information in the following link:
http://www.xmethods.net/ve2/ViewImplementations.po
You can not publish after any
error.
Issue Status: Later
Issue Type:
Functional
Work
around: In publish period, If there happens any error,
the platform must be re-opened and tried again.
Special Characters
Problem
Issue Status: Won't
Fix
Issue
Type: Visual
Effected Area: General
Issue: Language
specific characters may not work on a PC with
default regional and language settings.
Work
around: To use language specific characters you must
localize your regional and language settings.
1. Open Windows Control Panel
2. Select "Regional and Language Settings".
2. Select suitable language
in Formats selection and also in Language selection drop down lists.
3.
Select languages tab and select details, select suitable language in Text
service and input languages dialog.
Showed
error while licence downloading
Issue
Status: Won't Fix
Issue Type: Functionality
Work around: While
licence is being downloaded, If there any errors are showed, downloading have to
continue one after another. Licences will be downloaded that belong the
group.
Panels’s
position
Issue Status: Later
Issue Type:
Functionality
Work around: In Smartface Platform, sometimes, you can
not establish panels’s positions as their previous positions. At this point,
click View/Panel/Rearrange Panels and re-open The Smartface Platform.
USSD Message Function in
J2ME
Issue Status: On
Research
Issue Type: Functionality
Effected Area:
General
Issue: USSD Message function does not work on
J2ME
Work
around: -
Pallettes overplaying in all
screen
Issue Status: Won't
Fix
Issue Type: Functionality
Effected
Area: General
Work around: In period that
Smartface Platform running, after close the Palettes and Designer, Palettes
panel will overplay in all screen in every new project. For this problem, before
starting a new project, click View/Panel/Rearrange
Panels
Downloading content with HTTP object
Issue Status: Won't
Fix
Issue
Type: Functionality
Effected Area:
General
Issue: With HTTP object, you can download contents that include picture,animatedgif and text, not video or sound.
Work
around:
Animation disappears if it is
stopped on Symbian 9.1
Issue Status: Later
Issue Type:
Visual
Effected Area: General
Issue: Animation is
not repainted on symbian 9.1 when it is stopped (for instance; its LOOP
attribute is set to false)
Work around: -
Can not see the profiles during
the server publishing
Issue Status: Later
Issue
Type: Functional
Work around: During the Server
publishing, sometimes, the profiles can not be seen. For solution, click Back
and then Next.
The functions copy,cut and paste in Object Properties and
Palettes
Issue Status: Later
Issue
Type: Functional
Work around: In Smartface
Platform, the functions that mentioned above, can not be done any shortcut. You
must click by mouse.
Deleting Menu Object
Issue Status: Won’t
fix
Issue Type: Functional
Work around:
Any menu object can not be deleted by right click from Project Browser. For
deleting, all items in menu object must be deleted
Printer
issue
Issue: If no printer installed
to your windows, Smartface Designer will not work.
Workaround: Install
a printer driver. Whether you use or not with your computer, a printer device
must be required for some calculations.
Therefore, you can install a
standard or image printer.
HTTP Object OnReturn Save To File Action is not supported on J2ME
Platform
Issue
Status: Won't fix
Issue: HTTP Object OnReturn Save To File Action is not supported
on J2ME Platform.
Issue Type: Visual /
Functional
Work around: -
Transparent icon
Issue
Status: Won't fix
Issue: Program icons used in project, are not seen in transparent mode
Issue Type: Visual /
Functional
Work around: -