I'm trying to get my data field to be in line with style of device's default data fields. Would it be possible to have those (speed, distance, etc.) available in the emulator? Now I can only test in device and working with pixel precise layouts is already hard enough. :)
You can use the simple data field template to show what one of the built-in data fields look like. To do this...
1) Click File > New > ConnectIQ Project 2) Enter a project name
3) Click Next 4) Set Project Type to Data Field 5) Select the devices you want to support
6) Select Simple 7) Click Next 8) Select the languages you want to support
9) Click Finish 10) Update the label and the value returned from compute() as you see fit
You can use the simple data field template to show what one of the built-in data fields look like. To do this...
That doesn't give me side-by-side view in the emulator. I noticed that slight differences in my data field's font size and item positioning were really striking out in certain data field combinations.
Maybe you could have several data fields running in same emulator?
You can have a side-by-side view... You just need to take a screenshot (snipping tool in windows is perfect for this) to capture the window, and save them off as bitmaps. You can view the bitmap in an image editor and view your data field at the same time. If you want pixel-perfect layouts, you can zoom in and count the pixels or you can apply transparency and overlay screenshots... two things you cannot do in a live simulator.
Of course, if you just implement a SimpleDataField, you don't really have to worry about it. Just return the right value from compute() and you're done.
