Using Theme in an Application

Using Theme in an Application

This article can tell you how to write a enable skins application.

You can use theme in an Application after version in Series 60 Platform 2.0. the following content will tell you how to do these step by step.

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Link against aknskins.lib and include files

Add the libray named aknskins.lib in SkinSample.mmp

 

Code:

LIBRARY aknskins.lib // link against aknskins.lib

Add two include files in SkinExampleContainer.h

 

Code:

#include <AknsDrawUtils.h>// add this inlcude file skin
#include <AknsBasicBackgroundControlContext.h> //add this inlcude file skin

 

Enabling skins in AppUi

Code:

/* In SkinExampleAppUi.cpp */

void CSkinExampleAppUi::ConstructL()
    {
    BaseConstructL( EAknEnableSkin );//Construct a enalbe skin

    .....

    }

new and delete a MAknsControlContext class in Container class

Add a MAknsControlContext class in container class

Code:

/* In skinExampleContainer.h */

class CSkinExampleContainer : public CCoeControl, MCoeControlObserver

{

 ....  

  private:

  MAknsControlContext* iBackGround; // for skins support 

}

 

/* In SkinExapleContainer.cpp */ 

void CSkinExampleContainer::ConstructL(const TRect& aRect)
    {
    CreateWindowL();

 

    iLabel = new (ELeave) CEikLabel;
    iLabel->SetContainerWindowL( *this );
    iLabel->SetTextL( _L("Skin Example") );

 

    SetRect(aRect);
    iBackGround = CAknsBasicBackgroundControlContext::NewL( KAknsIIDQsnBgAreaMain, Rect(), EFalse );// new a background

    ActivateL();
    }

 

Delete iBackGroud

Code:

// Destructor
CSkinExampleContainer::~CSkinExampleContainer()
    {
   .....

 delete iBackGround;
    }

 

Draw the background bitmap using Skin library

Code:

/* In SkinExapleContainer.cpp */

void CSkinExampleContainer::Draw(const TRect& aRect) const
    {
    CWindowGc& gc = SystemGc();
 // draw background
 MAknsSkinInstance* skin = AknsUtils::SkinInstance();//new
 MAknsControlContext* cc = AknsDrawUtils::ControlContext( this );//new
    AknsDrawUtils::Background( skin, cc, this, gc, aRect );//new
    }

 

MObjectProvider Chains

MObjectProvider interface can be used to make object instances available to child controls.

MopSupplyObject returns a pointer based on the given UID.

 

Code:

/* In SkinExapleContainer.cpp */

TTypeUid::Ptr CSkinExampleContainer::MopSupplyObject(TTypeUid aId)
    {
    if(aId.iUid == MAknsControlContext::ETypeId && iBackGround)
        {
        return MAknsControlContext::SupplyMopObject( aId, iBackGround);
        }

 

    return CCoeControl::MopSupplyObject( aId );
    }

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