windows-mobile

Converting an old cell phone into a webcam

I have an old T-Mobile MDA. It has WiFi, Windows Mobile and a camera. I would like to convert it to be used as a baby monitor. Ideally, I could do this with just be a port of VLC to Windows Mobile, but I didn't see any binaries of that sort. Does anyone have any suggestions? All the hardware is there. I just to write or use an appl...

C# .NET Compact Framework, custom UserControl, focus issue

I have a custom UserControl (a label and a textbox). My problem is I need to handle the key down, key up events to navigate between controls in the form (.NET Compact Framework textbox, combobox, etc). With the controls provided by the .NET Compact Framework framework it works, but when I reach a usercontrol written by me, that control ...

CAB installation failing on new Windows Mobile 6.5 devices

We use a CAB file through a webpage to deploy our mobile application to our customers. Now with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 devices, the cab file is downloaded as a .tsk file (when using the new Internet Explorer). Naturally the installation fails to install the application as a theme. If the file is downloaded in Opera, or you change th...

XAML & Windows Mobile (.Net Compact Framework)

Is there any support for XAML on the Windows Mobile? ...

Looking for a good framework to develop windows mobile application.

Just looking a good framework to develop windows mobile application for windows mobile 6.0 I know that there is MCSF but it seems a bit heavy ...... I will be developing in C#, Compact Framework. ...

how to Disable BT + WIFI + IR in windows mobile 2005 - C#

hi how to Disable BT + WIFI + IR in windows mobile 2005 (working in C#) thank's in advance ...

How to kill a process in Windows Mobile?

In a Windows Forms application I kill a process like this: Process[] ps = Process.GetProcessesByName("DataWedge"); foreach (Process p in ps) p.Kill(); How can I do it in the Windows Mobile operating system? (This sample doesn't work on Windows Mobile.) ...

"Internet Options" on Windows Mobile.

I've written an app that changes (or changes back) internet options on the machine so that it is possible to access our internal network through svpn connection from outside the network (if I'm getting it right - I don't know the details about the process itself, just the requirements). Application changes 4 things in the system: do...

Best Environment For Windows Mobile 5 Development

Hello, I got my Pocket PC(HP iPaq Hx2490b) and now I want to know which is the best environment to develop for it, things like IDE, Windows version, language, .Net framework version...? Thanks. ...

How to detect application launch type (auto-start or manual)?

Hi How can I detect that application was automatically started (auto-start when device turned on) or user has started it manually (from Programs etc)? Thanks ...

Retreving an image stored on SQl Server CE 3.1

Hello! I'm developing a WinForm app for Windows Mobile 6.0 with C#, .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 and SqlServer CE 3.1. I have this code that is not working: using (SqlCeDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader()) { if (reader.Read()) { //read the signature from the database long imgSize = reader.GetBytes(0, 0, n...

Rijndael algorithm (How to create our own Key )

Hi all, All the samples for Rijndael algorithm are defining the key from the Rijndael class itself, can't we provide the Key of our own. Any hint on this will help me a lot. The sample application we are creating is for windows mobile and it doesn't support PasswordDeriveBytes Thanks in advance Geetha Update on this topic: As per the...

Trusted sites zone for Windows Mobile.

Is it possible to add site to a "Trusted sites" zone in Windows Mobile system, just like you do on a PC? If not, what is the default behaviour? Maybe all sites are trusted by default? ...

Toolkit for Windows Mobile?

Looking for a good toolkit for windows mobile development. So far, I looked into the Resco toolkit and I'm not so impressed with it. Especially the databinding. Anyother toolkit that is worth a try to have a rich user experience? ...

How to reload registry settings ? (compact framework on a Symbol device)

Hello, I have a pocket pc from the Symbol manufactor. I would like to change programmaticaly the power timeouts and the backlight timeouts. The application in charge of this settings is written in C# and based on the Microsoft Compact Framework 3.5. I achieved to change these timeouts values : I changed registry keys in HKLM/System/Cur...

Widget Lifecycle?

Alot of phone OSes are starting to support W3C widgets, or something very similar. I am still a little confused about what exactly widgets can do? All the example widgets I have seen have just a 'index.html' page. Are widgets allowed to have multiple pages they can navigate between? Also do widgets have any mechanism to run in the ba...

Rijndael algorithm (Right side 8 bit padding issue)

Hi all, We are creating sample application for windows mobile using Rijndael algorithm. Its working fine. But the problem is when we decrypt the data there is a 8 bit padding up on the right side of the value for the example, we are encrypting a Unique key for transaction and it looks like this : Before encryption: MI031120090446250000...

Docking and Anchoring on a Windows Form application.

Hello! I'm developing an app for Windows Mobile 5.0 and above, with C# and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2. I have a WinForm with two panels inside (upperPanel and bottomPanel). I want that upperPanel always fill 2/3 of form's height, and bottomPanel fills 1/3 of form's height. Both panels will fill completly form's width. I've used t...

How to minimize application as soon as it started?

Hi How can I minimize application as soon as it starts up to run it at the background in Windows Mobile 6? I want to minimize application it is launch automatically (i.e. auto-starts) and when later, if user wants to see application, it can run from the Program menu etc. I tried some of the code but it does not work! Traditional minim...

What are the major issues to look for when moving an application built in Qt for a Symbian platform to a Windows Mobile platform?

I have an existing application created using Qt for the Symbian operating system and I want to port it to Windows Mobile devices. I'm expecting some presentation differences. What additional things should I look out for? ...