Including SVG icon to JAR file

[MJK]

Each JAR file compiled in MMF2 has icon.png. What I'd like to do is to include also icon.svg to the jar package and then put this line to the JAD file:

Nokia-Scalable-Icon-MIDlet-1: /icon-inside-jar.svg

That would make my app to use scalable svg icon on the devices I'm developing for, which looks much better than the bitmap icon. The bitmap icon is never used in 100% size, it's either larger or smaller and looks very rough.

Is it possible?

[Looki]

Well, open the JAD, add the line, rename the JAR to ZIP, put your icon-inside-jar.svg in it and rename it back to JAR. That should do it.

[MJK]

Thanks, it worked.

I highly recommend this technique for developers who are developing for S60 phones or others supporting svg. Svg icons look so much better than the bitmaps, and if the phone doesn't support svg, it shows the bitmap icon instead. For some phones, you will need to convert the svg file to svgt (svg-tiny) to make it appear.

[DTownTony]

Does anyone know a way to do this with the .jad /.cod files for a BlackBerry build? or just a way to use the larger icon size when exporting?

[BackStaged]

Thanks, it worked.

I highly recommend this technique for developers who are developing for S60 phones or others supporting svg. Svg icons look so much better than the bitmaps, and if the phone doesn't support svg, it shows the bitmap icon instead. For some phones, you will need to convert the svg file to svgt (svg-tiny) to make it appear.

Sorry to ask this.. but.. what is SVG icons (and how to create it via a .png per example?)

[MJK]

Thanks, it worked.

I highly recommend this technique for developers who are developing for S60 phones or others supporting svg. Svg icons look so much better than the bitmaps, and if the phone doesn't support svg, it shows the bitmap icon instead. For some phones, you will need to convert the svg file to svgt (svg-tiny) to make it appear.

Sorry to ask this.. but.. what is SVG icons (and how to create it via a .png per example?)

SVG stands for scalable vector graphics. So basically, when the icon is enlarged (different phones display icos in different sizes), it doesn't get pixelated but instead looks perfect in every size. You may use software like Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator to save to svg.

[BackStaged]

Ah cool, and how create this kind of graphics ?

[LB]

You may use software like Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator to save to svg.

[BackStaged]

Ha, thanks LB, i didn't see that.
Sorry MJK.