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NETCF

  • Create a Top-Most form

    The following code can be used to force your form to the top of the z-order. Use this functionality with care since it’s bad practice to hog the topmost position which could obscure other important functionality. private void Form1_Load(object sender,… Continue reading

  • .NETCF Chat Tomorrow

    As part of a regular series of .NETCF technical chats there will be an MVP hosted chat tomorrow (14th October) on any aspect of .NET Compact Framework and Smart Device programming. 10-11am PDT, 17-18 GMT Add a reminder to your calendar… Continue reading

  • Bring a .NETCF Form to the foreground

    Sometimes calling BringToFront for your form is not enough to bring your app to the foreground. You can P/Invoke SetForegroundWindow which will activate your app and bring the window to the front of the Z-Order:- C#public void SetForegroundWindow(){    this.Capture =… Continue reading

  • Fixing ComboBox bugs…

    The standard ComboBox in NETCF has a couple of “issues”, however it’s possible to workaround them with a bit of tweaking. I rolled together a number of these fixes into a ComboBoxEx class. Heres the code (C#), I hope this… Continue reading

  • Some new OpenNETCF code

    I’ve uploaded to our online source browser some of the new code which will feature in the next Smart Device Framework release. This includes a new library for WindowsCE specific functionality, designed to match the new functionality available in the… Continue reading

  • New Visual Studio 2005 edition announced

    One of the stumbling blocks to getting into .NETCF development today is that the only supported tool for development is Visual Studio 2003 Professional or higher. Microsoft announced today at VSLive a new addition to the Visual Studio family in… Continue reading

  • Keep your Smartphone backlight on

    If your application involves displaying screen content you probably have come across the issue where the screen backlight turns off after a few seconds of no keypresses. You can override this behaviour in your application using a couple of underdocumented… Continue reading

  • Upcoming Smart Device Chat

    There is a smart device programming chat starting in about 45 minutes from now:- MVP chat: .NET Compact Framework and Smart Device Programming You know them from the newsgroups! You love them for their immense knowledge! Please join these amazing… Continue reading

  • Casey posts detailed .NETCF v2.0 base class library changes

    The poster announced in the previous post gives a fairly high-level view of API changes between versions of the .NET Compact Framework. Casey Chesnut has posted a very detailed member-by-member comparison of v1 and v2 of the Compact Framework. This includes some… Continue reading

  • New .NET Compact Framework poster available for download

    Its been a bit of a moving target but I’ve finally released a current version of the .NET Compact Framework Versions poster. The aim is to show a fairly detailed view of the functionality available in .NET Compact Framework v1.0,… Continue reading