I don't think we can fix this inconsistency by changing the highlight logic to highlight the entire row height for custom table items. There will be apps out there that have custom table items and don't want such a large highlighted area. Take, for example, the times shown in the Datebook day view. These are custom items, and they're in rows that also contain text items. These text items can span multiple lines, making the row height much greater than 11 pixels. Tap on a time to change the event time (or create a new event at a nearby time), and while the pen is down, the time is highlighted. You wouldn't want the entire row to be highlighted. It would look funny.
Even changing the bounds passed to the draw callback might break some code. The safest strategy is to leave it inconsistent, but create a new item style or styles that have a consistent behavior. Then the old item style can be deprecated. -- Peter Epstein -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
