Web and WebWorks Development

[bb_vs_123]

hi,

I am new to the BB development world and need some help. We are considering developing some thin client, browser based app. I want to know, Can we customize menu options in blackberry browser based on the application?

In other words I want to show menu options in BB browser based on my app.

Please let me know if there is any way to achieve this.

Thanks.

[oros]

Hi there,

Within your application, you can integrate custom menu items using the WebWorks APIs:

https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/html5/apis/blackberry.ui.menu.html

However, if you want to integrate menu items with the OS directly, you will need to write an extension using the Java APIs:

https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/html5/documentation/ww_developing/using_javascript_extensions_18...

The Java APIs you would need to use are documented here:

http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.0.0api/net/rim/blackberry/api/menuitem/ApplicationMenuIt...

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[zahirw]

Oros, any idea how you could rearrange tthe default Select, Switch & Close options in your custom api based menu to better suit the options? Eg, moving select all the way to the top?

[oros]

You may be able to loop through the contents of a Menu Object and call setOrdinal on its MenuItem children:

http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.0.0api/net/rim/device/api/ui/MenuItem.html

This should allow you to reorganize the ordinals (i.e. positions) of the items. Though whether you'll be able to override system menu items I can not make any guarantees. This would be one that would have to be tried and tested to make sure.