[pitaylor]

In my app I have a multi select list (i.e. List.MULTIPLE) for which I'd like to have a "next" command to advance to the next screen.

Now on the series 40 devices (3 soft buttons) the middle button is used for mark/unmark, the right button is used for the "back" command, thus my "next" command is relegated to the options menu for the left button. I really don't want to force the user to open the options menu to advance to the next screen (imo this is completely unintuitive).

Anyone have ideas/suggestions to avoid this problem?

Thanks
-Pete

[njzk2]

i'm afraid you'll probably have to do it the complex way:
the position of the 'Commands' is terminal-dependent, therefore, you can't force the position of any command
moreover, using the high level interface, you can't intercept low level events, in order to, for instance, catch a keyPressed on the right arrow to go to the next screen
in my opinion, the only way to be sure of how the app will behave is to use the low level api, fullscreen mode with home made menubar, and handle all the events yourself, wich is rather painful

you might also try to do something like a customitem which may be able to handle a few low level events, but it requieres that this item has the focus all the time

ps : be aware of the fact that not every s40 have a middle soft button

[lpinguin]

I would use a ChoiceGroupe. You can use this choicgroupe as dropdown menu or you can select multiple values or one single Value. This should be documented at the SDK Documentation.

[dcrocha]

I think the easiest way for you is to put your "Next" command into the right softkey spot, by creating a command with "Command.BACK" option in the class constructor.

Daniel

[pitaylor]

A ChoiceGroup did the trick... I just learned that a StringItem could act as a button so my solution is to use a form with a multi-select ChoiceGroup and an on-screen "Done" button.

Thanks for the responses y'all.