windows-mobile

Does VS2010 support Windows-mobile projects?

I have Visual-studio 2010 prot and I am trying to create a Windows-mobile or Windows-CE project, but I don't see how to do it. Can anyone help ? ...

Windows Phone 7 Development, how different from versions 6.x ?

I'd like to know how different is development of applications for the Windows Phone 7 OS, in comparison to versions 6.x of that same operating system? In version 7, is it simple for an application to allocate custom amounts of heap space to process signals such as image and sound? Also, i read that Windows Mobile 6.x applications are n...

.NET Compact Framework WebRequest Performance

WebRequest calls on .NET Compact Framework seem very slow. Are there any tips or tricks for high performance web request calls on Windows Mobile? Just looking to make a few json calls here, and they seem to take a really long time by default. But if I try the same calls on the iPhone, etc. I don't see the same lag. ...

.NET Compact Framework: combine two images in one / overlay one image on another

I have two png's and I'd like to draw one on top of the other. Is there a good way of doing this in .NET Compact Framework 3.5? The first image is the background, the second image is an overlay. The overlay will have transparency. My goal would be for the overlay to be "added" to the base image. Think four star rating image added over ...

Mobile Business Apps - any way to use XAML?

Hi I'm making a business mobile app to run on Intermec rugged devices. I would like to use XAML/Silverlight/WPF. It seems that this is not possible and I will need to use WinForms. Can any gurus confirm this please? Thanks a lot. Mark ...

Extending legacy C++ Windows app with WinForms

Hi I'm working on an legacy C++ application that runs on rugged business mobile devices made by Intermec. I need to add some functionality and would like to build it using WinForms. The idea is that users would click a button in the old app which would launch a WinForms screen. Then they do some stuff, click OK and are returned to the C...

Robustness of file handling in windows mobile against power failure (data recovery)

I am writing a c# .net CF application for windows mobile 6, which does some file handling. I wanted to know if there is any built-in way to make the file handling robust against power failure. For instance, if there is a power failure while writing the file, the file contents should be intact without corruption(maybe there is loss of th...

ffmpeg on windows mobile with C#

Hello, i need to work with FFmpeg for windows mobile with C#, in fact i want build player for .m4b,.m4a files. I know that the TCPMP is exist, but i want to make my own. So i want to use .Net, and i have some questions: If i use some C# FFmpeg wrappers, for example TaoFramework, will it work on windows mobile(in case if i use FFmpeg li...

Webbrowser doesn't show scrollbars and can I add touch?

In WM6.5 a have a simple form with a webbrowser control. I open a local file and fill this page data to the document.text 1. On some phones you see the page but no scrollbar? 2. On my phone and in the simulators I have a scrollbar. If you put your finger on the screen and move vertically you only highlight the text. What I would like i...

How to attach Messages from a Form shown with ShowDialog to Application2?

I am trying to use the code in this article that lets you know when your app is idle.. This code works great if your application has only one form. You call Application2.Run(myOnlyForm) on it and all messages get routed through the filters in Application2. However if at any point you call mySecondForm.ShowDialog() that dialog does not...

SDL support on Android Based and Windows Phone

Where can i find information about Windows Mobile OS or Android.I need to know, if they support SDL or not. Does all android phone support SDL? ...

Choices for smartphone accessibility of pre-existing vb.net/sql server desktop crud application

The application is vb.net front end and sql server express backend. The networks are always cabled LANs. Installations are small with only a few users, none of whom would have any technical knowledge. Very little technical support is ever called for and I'd like to keep it that way. I don't know Java or Objective C or HTML/CSS/Javascrip...

.NET compact framework - "offline webservices" support

Hello I have a Win Mobile 6.0 .NET CF application that uses a reference to a WebService in order to call web methods on it. In normal situations where the device is in WLAN coverage, the web methods can be executed synchronously by the device. The issue is when the device goes off-line (no WIFI or GPRS coverage). I want that the applic...

edit data grid in window mobile c#

In window mobile c#,the data grid is read only in default mode. I want to edit data by programmatically. So, how can i change the data grid in editable mode? Thanks..... ...

Connect Windows Mobile to client PC over WIFI

What would be the best way to transfer a string across a network from a windows mobile device(so .net) to a .net app running on a pc on the same wifi network? Would normal sockets work or would i use something like a webrequest? The client can be any version of .net. Thanks ...

Show vs ShowDialog. Can Dialogs be hidden by the user?

In Windows Mobile, if I do a call to Show rather than ShowDialog I will get a modeless dialog box. If that modeless dialog fills the whole screen, is there a way to switch out to a different screen? (Kind of like Alt + Tab in windows). I need to make sure that the modeless screen is locked in place till the OK in the upper right cor...

Windows Mobile Augmented Reality

I am using visual studio 2008 professional , Windows Mobile 6 professional LG-KS20, I can use C# and C++, But specially I am facing problems in opening Camera and getting live frames then store these frame in some data structure for analysing using some ARToolkit. so please guide me and if possible send me Simple example code. ...

Windows Mobile Click Handler doesn't work

Hi, I have an urgent problem..I am developing a windows mobile 6.0 application and the menu item key (which I putted on left side to serve as a back button) only fires when I double click it or after several one clicks..but the items on the right side which in a menu works fine.. I see on the screen that it is clicked(phone vibrates)...

changing windows mobile 6.1 emulator screen resolution

I am writing an app that should run on Omnia i900, and this device has different screen resolution from the mobile 6.1 emulator. It makes it very hard for me to create the forms right. It would really help if I could change the emulator to the right resolution. Is it possible? ...

Hide Minimize Button in Windows Mobile

Is there a way (using C#) to hide and disable the minimize/close button? I have a form that I use for login, and I would just rather they not be able to close the window. Failing hiding the button, is there a way to catch that it was pressed and ignore/re-direct it? ...