Opie development - PDA development for Compaq IPAQ and Sharp ZAURUS

Werner Schulte - werner@schulte-ac.de

1. Preface

• 1.1 Important call against european software patents

2. Introduction

• 2.1 Impressum
• 2.2 Document versions
• 2.3 Document related downloads
• 2.4 Usefull Links
• 2.5 Document Roadmap

3. Quick starter

4. Getting started

• 4.1 Installing and preparing a cross compiler
• 4.2 Preparing the environment scripts
• 4.3 Building a cross toolchain from source
• 4.4 Installing and preparing the kernel
• 4.5 Downloading QT-Embedded
• 4.6 Downloading OPIE
• 4.7 Installing and preparing QT-Embedded
• 4.8 Installing and preparing OPIE
• 4.9 Using Framebuffer Device (QVFB)

5. Create your own developer live CD

• 5.1 ipaq CD
• 5.2 Developer CD 0.2.3 using single cloop (embedded, ipaq, sharp)
• 5.3 Developer CD 0.2.7 using multiple cloop (embedded, ipaq, sharp)

6. Opie Tutorial

• 6.1 Textline Hello World
• 6.2 GUI Hello World
• 6.3 Prepare for opie desktop usage
• 6.4 Create an ipkg
• 6.5 Extend the prog with a filedialog
• 6.6 Extend the prog with a colordialog
• 6.7 Use a tabview
• 6.8 Use the Opie OK/Cancel Button
• 6.9 Use the Alarmserver
• 6.10 Debug using syslog

7. Opie programming guidelines

• 7.1 Memory and processor speed
• 7.2 Geometry
• 7.3 LookAndFeel
• 7.4 MultiLanguage
• 7.5 MultiTarget
• 7.6 Theme support

8. Using KDevelop and QT-Designer

• 8.1 Principles
• 8.2 Setup basics
• 8.3 Create the test project
• 8.4 Prepare kdevelop for Embedded use
• 8.5 Prepare kdevelop for arm (cross) use
• 8.6 Use QT-Designer to extend your application
• 8.7 Automated ipkg creation
• 8.8 Known bugs

9. Distribute Opie software

• 9.1 The Opie build system
• 9.2 Create a kdevelop project out of opie sources
• 9.3 Insert the kdevelop sources into the buildsystem
• 9.4 CVS-upload of your project

10. Appendix i386

• 10.1 PXA Kernel preparation

11. Script Appendix

• 11.1 .bashrc extension
• 11.2 Embedded environment script
• 11.3 X11 environment script
• 11.4 The automated qte compilation script
• 11.5 The opie compilation script
• 11.6 The CD environment script
• 11.7 The CD usage scripts
• 11.8 The CD setsymlinks script
• 11.9 The CD resetsymlinks script
• 11.10 The _createcloop.rc script
• 11.11 The _mkcloopdevice.rc script
• 11.12 The _mountcloop.rc script

12. FAQ

13. Copyright