Is there a way in WM6/6.1 to map a java program to a button or
shortcut on my phone? So that it appears in my Programs folder or app
launcher, instead of having to always launch the Java program launcher
first?

It's a feature that I found particularly useful in Nokia's S60 Symbian
GUI.

Have you tried simply to create a shortcut to the jar file?

Find the file with file explorer, highlight and copy it, then move to
the programs folder and select menu/pasteshortcut

If it runs when tapped from the start/programs menu, you should be able
to then assign the shortcut to any programmable (i.e. nonphone) button.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

On Jul 9, 5:07*pm, "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"
<BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:
> Have you tried simply to create a shortcut to the jar file?
>
> Find the file with file explorer, highlight and copy it, then move to
> the programs folder and select menu/pasteshortcut
>
> If it runs when tapped from the start/programs menu, you should be able
> to then assign the shortcut to any programmable (i.e. nonphone) button.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

I was hoping it would be that simple. Trouble is, I'm having trouble
finding where the Java program manager stores its files. I guess once
I figure that out, finding .jar files should be pretty simple.

On Jul 9, 5:07*pm, "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"
<BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:
> Have you tried simply to create a shortcut to the jar file?
>
> Find the file with file explorer, highlight and copy it, then move to
> the programs folder and select menu/pasteshortcut
>
> If it runs when tapped from the start/programs menu, you should be able
> to then assign the shortcut to any programmable (i.e. nonphone) button.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

Figured it out. Thanks. You can't do it directly from WM. It looks
like you need to use Windows Explorer on your desktop to create a
shortcut to the midlet manager .exe, and specify the name or position
of the midlet as an option. I'll try it later, and see how it works.

This has also been explained in my MIDlet Bible. See my blog.

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<swampyfern@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way in WM6/6.1 to map a java program to a button or
> shortcut on my phone? So that it appears in my Programs folder or app
> launcher, instead of having to always launch the Java program launcher
> first?
>
> It's a feature that I found particularly useful in Nokia's S60 Symbian
> GUI.