Java Development

[zidane_143]

Hi, i am trying to create a button field that is a rounded rectangle, with a gradient.  I need to have the gradient have the following format:

DARK COLOR

LIGHT COLOR

DARK COLOR

Need some advice i have used

http://www.deepgraysea.com/bbroundedrect.htm

to get the basics but im struggling to match the gradient format.

Anyone know of a site or code that could help me

Thanks

[KushBB]

I would go for a Custom ButtonField with a Bitmap(as required) as Background...:

You can try, here's what will help you do that...

http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Java-Development/Custom-ButtonField-with-images/m-p/236956

Hope that Helps....

[zidane_143]

Thanks for the help but i should have said that i cant really use images is there any other way of doing it?

if i were to use images how would i handle the different resolutions on the different devices

[arkadyz · Accepted solution]

Here is a post a while back (if you searched for 'gradient' you would have found it yourself) which deals with this exact problem:

Re: gradient color in JDE 4.5 

I was wrong back then about not being able to use drawShadedFilledPath under pre-4.6 (you can!), however, so you should be able to just use the code from the quoted article with minimal modifications (just throw out all setBorder and setBackground calls). My code there, however, shows how to create a gradient color Bitmap yourself, which might be useful for you anyway...

Good luck!

[zidane_143]

Thanks for the help,

In all honestly i did  search for gradient but must have missed it.