How can I detect if a windows mobile device has the keyboard extended?

Question

How can I detect if a windows mobile device has the keyboard extended? I am manually launching the soft keyboard and I need to know when to prevent my app from launching the PIE.

Answer 1

Have you tried using SHSipInfo ?

Alternatively, if your application is maximized, you can try to get the Client/Window size of your window, close the keyboard using SHSipPreference and get the size of the window again. if the size become longer then probably the sip was open. keep these window sizes for later comparisons.