While graphics are permitted, they are significantly scaled in both color depth and resolution. The WML in Listing 2 specifies an image tag, in this case, lab.bmp. Using graphics in WML Figure 2 represents the emulator s output of the source WML specified in Listing 2 . Sample text output from Listing 2 These single card examples can quite easily be extended into multi-card solutions that present logical menus. Top of the article MIME types and WML As with any new data type, there are MIME types to update server side.
MIME types allow a Web server to tell a browser what type of data to expect.
The WML examples in this article were hosted on a Lotus Domino server. The following MIME types were added to the httpd.cnf file. There are many emulation environments to chose from. Many emulators allow for a plurality of device interfaces ranging from differing models of cell phones to PDAs. Some emulators also are flexible, allowing for the creation of custom skins and configuration files that can specify the placement of various button controls.