1 Precacher tool

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     3 Step 1:

     4 Ensure the skins folder has series60skin_MIFList.txt. Compile \s60\mw\uiresources\skins\AknSkinContent to generate if its not present

     5 

     6 Step 2:

     7 Run IconId.pl

     8 usage: IconId.pl MIFList-file build-path out-file

     9 

    10 Example

    11 Y:\>IconId.pl Y:\s60\mw\uiresources\skins\AknSkinContent\generated\scalableseries60skin\data\series60skin_MIFList.txt y: iconlist.csv

    12 

    13 This generates the icon enum, major, minor number, icon id in iconlist.csv

    14 

    15 Step 3:

    16 Define the MACRO's for precacher, 

    17 Macro PRECACHE2 should be defined to enable the precacher.

    18 Macro PRECACHELOG should be defined to get the traces generated

    19 To define the macro put the below code in AknIcon.mmp(in folder \s60\mw\uiresources\uigraphics\AknIcon\group)

    20 

    21 MACRO PRECACHE2

    22 MACRO PRECACHELOG

    23 #define PRECACHELOG

    24 

    25 Generate the build, flash the phone

    26 Now start the phone open all the applications whose icons you wish to precache

    27 This creates the trace file logs\AknIconPreCacher\Traces.txt (create the folder AknIconPreCacher if not already present)

    28 

    29 

    30 Step 4:

    31 Run IconLoads.pl

    32 usage: iconlist iconloads out-file

    33 

    34 Example

    35 Y:\>IconLoads.pl iconlist.csv Y:\epoc32\winscw\c\logs\AknIconPreCacher\Traces.txt resources.rss

    36 

    37 This generates the resource file in the required format

    38 

    39 Step 5:

    40 Copy the contents of the resource file (resources.rss in this case) into AknIconSrv.rss.

    41 it will be in the folder \s60\mw\uiresources\uigraphics\AknIcon\srvsrc.

    42 

    43 RESOURCE ARRAY r_precache_list2

    44     {

    45     items =

    46         {

    47 	// copy the icon list here

    48         };

    49     }

    50 

    51 Step 6:

    52 Compile the AknIcon code, the macro PRECACHE2 should be defined (if not already done)to enable precaching

    53 uncomment (or remove ) the macro definition for PRECACHELOG.