Using CellPix

CellPix's primary function is to create user-controllable slides shows of images as Java Midlets capable of being loaded onto any Java J2ME (Java 2 Mobile Edition) device such as a mobile phone. The Midp2.0 midlet operates on any Midp2.0 phone and allows sound to be played as well as expansion of images to fit the screen.

Creating a slideshow

To quickly create a slide show select the images to appear on the right hand side of the user interface. As these images are added so the CellPix creates the thumbnail of the image and adds it to the scrollable display at the top. If the image is larger than the target screen size specified it is scaled using an pixel area averaging algorithm before it is displayed in the scrollable display and it is this new thumbnail which is the image displayed on the phone. If the image is smaller than the target screen size then there is no alteration in the image's dimensions.

When the create button is pressed a midlet is created with the current settings ready up downloading into a phone or other J2ME device. The files for the midlet will be saved in a directory called "midlets". The default name for the midlet is "Untitled". To give the midlet a different name save the slide show.

Adding text to an image

There are two types of text you can associate with an image: It's important to note that the informational text may be formatted differently when it appears on the phone. The text box provided by CellPix for text entry is a guide only so line wrapping may occur at different points on the phone depending on the default font that the phone uses.