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Chapter 3

Examining Device Property Files

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Main Device Property File

This section describes the device property file that the Default Emulator uses to
emulate a device.

The Main Device Property file is named

<

device_name>

.properties

and is located

in the directory <device_name> where device_name is the name of the device being
emulated. For example, the Main Device Property file for a device named

DefaultGrayPhone

would be at

{j2mewtk.dir}

\wtklib\devices\DefaultGrayPhone

\DefaultGrayPhone.properties

. The Main Device Property file contains the

information needed to define the device's appearance and behavior, as well as
pointers to associated property files.

The Main Device Property file contains definitions for the following items. Each is
discussed in detail in the sections below.

Fonts

The Device Image

Screen Properties

Device Buttons

Displayed Icons

Soft Button Label Display

Color

Sound Alerts

Device Software Capabilities

Fonts

There are two types of fonts available for displaying text on the device screen:

Bitmap fonts configured for the Emulator

System fonts of the host PC

The device property file can specify the fonts used by the implementation of the
MIDP graphics API.

Fonts Used by the MIDP APIs

A font is specified by the MIDP APIs by the property:

font.<

face

>.<

style

>.<

size

> =

where

face: “system”, “monospace”, or “proportional”

style: “plain”, “bold”, or “italic”

size: “small”, “medium”, or “large”