Java – design GUI for J2ME applications

How to create J2ME application for mobile phone using GUI similar to menu displayed in java game? I've tried using NetBeans midlets, but they only show one GUI element at a time (text box, selection, login, etc.)

Which Java ide do you usually design these GUIs in? NetBeans or eclipse? Can IntelliJ idea be used for this?

Do I have to write / get a library that draws GUI controls to the screen through bitmap function And track the pressed focus for focus?

Solution

You can also use minimum: http://code.google.com/p/minime/

Here is an example: a view is what you display on the screen at a given time (such as the main menu screen), then go to the submenu, create a new view, and push it in the view stack by calling a simple API The previous view (main menu) still exists but is not active When the submenu view completes its work (for example, the user presses or makes a selection), you can return to the previous view by calling the pop API