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I'm developing an app using JDE 4.7 and I would like to add items to the shortcut bar but I couldn't find any examples showing how to do this. I've also tried looking in the API but haven't found anything on manipulating or creating shortcut bars.
Does anyone know know how to access the shortcut bar to add/remove items?
If by the shortcut bar you mean the black toolbar that is displayed at the bottom of the screen in apps like the email application, then you'll need to create your own implementation of the toolbar. Currently, there is no toolbar API available although it has been feature requested for a future release.
That being said, the UI Guidelines documentation contains all the information you need to create a toolbar with the exact same look and feel.
As a follow up to this thread, if anyone encounters a scenario where the shortcut bar is present by default, this is only an issue with the beta simulator available on blackberry.com/developers. If you run the simulator in secure mode, the shortcut bar will not be shown.
See page 25 of the Simulator Guide for instructions on how to run the simulator in secure mode.
Brian Zubert Technical Partnership Manager Research In Motion
