Since publication of Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones Vol 1, Symbian’s software engineers have considerably extended the scope and functionality of Symbian OS. Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones Vol 2 provides an opportunity to boost your understanding of the advanced features in Symbian OS. This book builds on the foundations of its predecessor, covering some of the pivotal features of Symbian OS in more detail, and describes key new software features – such as the new Multimedia Framework – which are now appearing in the latest phones.

    Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones Vol 2 describes the interaction between Symbian OS and applications, broadly following the application lifecycle. At each stage – for example, on application startup – it describes what actions take place in the operating system, what it does for the application and what it expects the application to do.

1 Symbian OS Fundamentals
2 Symbian OS User Interfaces
3 A Running Application
4 Using Controls and Dialogs
5 Views and the View Architecture
6 Files and the Filing System
7 Multimedia Services
8 Comms and Messaging
9 Testing on Symbian OS
Appendix 1 Example Projects
Appendix 2 Symbian OS System Model
Appendix 3 Writing Good Symbian OS Code
Appendix 4 Developer Resources
Appendix 5 Build Process Overview
Appendix 6 Specifications of Symbian OS Phones