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  • VS2005 and File Alignment

    One of the transparent benefits of building your projects with VS2005 is that the default File Alignment is now set at 512 bytes, rather than the 4096 bytes which was the default for device projects in VS2003. This means if… Continue reading

  • Divert system audio to a Bluetooth headset

    In the Windows Mobile 5.0 audio gateway implementation there are a couple of control codes to turn on audio routing through the bluetooth headset/handsfree device. I’ve only tried this with a couple of devices and had mixed (That’s a really… Continue reading

  • Bug in OpenNETCF.VisualBasic GetSetting

    A fairly obvious bug managed to go unnoticed in the GetSetting method for about 18 months. The problem is fairly straight-forward – the method will never return a value if one is found (if not present it returns the default… Continue reading

  • Installing .NETCF 2.0 Runtimes

    Marcus has posted some instructions on installing .NETCF v2.0 runtimes to a Windows Mobile 5.0 device. Of course you may wish to deploy to Pocket PC 2003 devices too, again it’s a RAM install, and you can follow the same… Continue reading

  • Use IMessageFilter From a VB .NETCF Project

    I posted this to the newsgroup earlier, but figured it was a useful thing to post for future reference. If you want to implement a custom IMessageFilter using OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.ApplicationEx you have to be aware that VB.NET autogenerates a main proceedure… Continue reading

  • SDF v1.4 Dlls

    A request came up on the newsgroups for just the dlls for the SDF. This could be useful if you are using the VS2005 Beta. Of course if you don’t know why you need these or what to do with… Continue reading

  • Useful new MessageWindow feature

    Earlier in the Beta for Visual Studio 2005 I submitted a product suggestion to support a very common scenario with the MessageWindow control, and I was delighted to find that in the July CTP it has been implemented. The MessageWindow… Continue reading

  • One-handed Pocket PC Applications

    Mark has posted the final version of his MSDN article on designing for stylus-free usage on Windows Mobile. This covers both what you get for free in .NETCF v2.0 for navigating around forms with the d-pad and also what you can… Continue reading

  • Service Packs and Fixes

    In order to determine all the known issues with .NETCF v1.0 and which Service Pack contained the fix, you would need to look through the fix list for each of the Service Packs in turn. For ease of reference I… Continue reading

  • Functionality in InTheHand.WindowsMobile.Forms

    As has already been shown with some of the other libraries in WindowsMobile In The Hand, the object model is generally designed to follow the Windows Mobile 5.0 APIs. There are a few examples where new functionality is exposed which… Continue reading