Palm OS 3.0 to 3.5 at least, all allow access to form elements before the
form is drawn. Palm documentation says this is not allowable, and the debug
roms fail if you do it.
But I, for one, would very much prefer the current state of affairs to be
recognized by Palm and documented as an allowed usage.
Basically, with standard form elements, it provides a sort of
double-buffering, in that you can make your changes to the not-yet-onscreen
form, then draw the complete form, in its final edited stage.
When using this illegal technique, forms pop-up already filled out, without
the unpleasant flickering as various pieces are hidden and shown, or
redrawn, etc.
Is there any other way of achieving this admirable result, other than
defying Palm's documentation and risking future code failure?
What are the particular dangers to this approach, and why shouldn't it be
supported?
Howard C. Shaw III
Programmer
Tyrol Data Systems
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