Design a GUI for a J2ME app

Question

How do I create a J2ME app for cellphones with a GUI similar to the menus you see in Java games? I\'ve tried MIDlets with Netbeans but they only show you one GUI element at a ti

Answer 1

I can't comment on which IDE to use - but I do know that to create custom UI (like the ones you see in J2ME games), you have to explicitly draw the GUI controls.

Beware that you may need to customize the GUI depending on the target phones. You have to cater for different screen sizes, key pad configurations, default theme etc. This would probably mean that you need different builds for things like different screen sizes which would drive up your Java Verified certification costs (if you need it).

You may be able to find a set of nice looking UI controls that you can buy online and use (try J2ME Polish). The easy way out of course, is to use default J2ME controls :)