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Palm application development
solutions are available in the market today. Initially,
palm applications were developed for personal organizations.
Now, palm application development solutions are being
designed specifically with industry in mind. There are
programs specifically developed for application in research,
medical reference, and business efficiency.
Palm application development
for Your PDA
Today in the market, over 35 million devices are powered
by the Palm OS, and over 20,000 Palm application development
solutions are available. Hence, Palm application
development programmers need to understand the nuances
of these solutions to score a competitive edge.
Developing applications for the Palm
OS is a bit different than developing applications for
desktop computers such as the PC or a Mac, as the Palm
computing platform is designed differently than a desktop
computer. Users interact with their PDA differently
than they do with desktop computers. So the user interface
must be designed carefully with different priorities
and goals than are used for large screens, as the Palm
OS device's screen is only 160x160 pixels.
On the other hand, an average Palm
user uses a Palm application 15 to 20 times per day
for much briefer periods of time. Therefore, speed is
a critical design objective for PDA users organizers.
The total time needed to navigate, select, and execute
commands can have a big impact on overall efficiency.
To optimize performance, the user interface should minimize
navigation between windows, opening of dialog boxes,
and so on.
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