This is the first in a series of posts about Mobile In The Hand 7.0 which brings a collection of reusable components to the .NET Compact Framework. This latest version is updated to support all versions of Windows Mobile including Windows Embedded Handheld, All versions of Windows Embedded Compact (in it’s various names) from 4.1 […]
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Tasks: Coming in v1.7
This week we released the second in a couple of updates to the Tasks application. We’ve added a large number of features and improved compatibility with a wider range of servers based on user feedback. Let’s look first at compatibility – we now support Exchange 2003 and other ActiveSync 2.5 compatible servers. This includes your […]
Anyone who has built an application for Windows Phone 7 in multiple languages will know there are three parts to the process. Within your application you can use managed RESX resource files to provide localised strings. For your application title or the initial text for your Live Tile you must use native resource dlls. Then […]
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Windows Phone 7: More Tilt Effect
The Silverlight Toolkit for Windows Phone (Latest version is February 2011) contains a Tilt Effect implementation. To add it to your controls requires the addition of an XML namespace definition and one dependency propery set in your page XAML. <phone:PhoneApplicationPage …etc… xmlns:toolkit=”clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit” toolkit:TiltEffect.IsTiltEnabled=”True”> However the implementation doesn’t apply the effect to all the same […]
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When Phone Tasks Might Not Work
The range of Tasks available in the Microsoft.Phone.Tasks namespace call into various system features from your application. In some circumstances these may not work as expected. The most obvious example is the Emulator where not all of the system is implemented. The behaviour will differ depending on the specific task. For example EmailComposeTask on the […]
The latest release of the Silverlight Toolkit contains a number of fixes and new features including:- TiltEffect (previously available separately) PerformanceProgressBar (previously available separately) Visual Basic Samples Major improvements to LongListSelector and Transitions Go grab the latest release here:- http://silverlight.codeplex.com/releases/view/60291
The latest update for Windows Phone 7 adds automatic support for Copy and Paste to TextBox controls in your application. By default this means you can’t copy text from static TexBlock controls. There is however a solution which requires minimal changes to implement. You have to replace the TextBlock control with a TextBox and set […]
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Tasks Frequently Asked Questions
Since we have released a couple of updates for the application we have updated the Frequently Asked Questions for the Tasks application and moved them to a new location. If you have any issue with the application or question this should be your first port of call. If your issue is not described here please […]
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Win a Windows Phone 7 LG E900
Following my review of the LG E900 handset we have the opportunity for one lucky winner to get a Windows Phone 7 of their own. All you need is a little creativity and this handset could be on its way to you! Good luck!
Due to the absence of a built-in DatePicker control many are using the Silverlight Toolkit which has a Silverlight implementation to match the control used in the native applications. One limitation in the current release is that the UI is only available in English. The day/month names are retrieved based on the device locale but […]
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