Smartphone Developer Network

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• WTL Extension library for Smartphone
  March 18, 2004. Smartphone UI concepts are different from desktop Windows UI concepts. For example, all topmost windows must be in full screen mode and many dialogs must have a menu bar at bottom of screen. It may take much effort to implement these Smartphone-specific elements in a WTL project. To simplify this task we have developed WtlEx library. For now it includes classes to work with dialogs and property sheets. We expect to add more useful classes in the fufure.
• Drawing images and other graphics with GAPI
  February 25, 2003. The STGapiBuffer class provides a powerful interface to the display buffer and hides hardware specifics. This class provides a high-performance version of GDI primitives - the most important thing for a game developer. The interface is transparent for a developer and does not hide any key GAPI calls. This fact, together with open source code, makes this class easy to use and leave full control of application logic for a developer. STGapiBuffer does not use MFC; therefore, it can be also used on Smartphone 2002 platform. STGapiBuffer is developed by Spb Software House and is free for commercial use.
• STLogFile - easy way to trace debug info
  September 02, 2002. There are several problems connected with Smartphone 2002 applications debugging. First of all, there is a class of programs that cannot be debugged at all since you cannot attach to a process under Windows CE. For example, consider a today plug-in or a device driver. Another problem is that debugging through a serial or USB cable is really slow. An application log solves those problems. Also it helps to diagnose customer side problems. This article explains using log files and gives a powerful free log file library for Windows CE.
• Creating list view a-la "Programs" list on Smartphone 2002
  July 05, 2002. There is a standard list view on Smartphone 2002 that is used in several standard applications. For example, you will see it if you press the "Programs" soft key on the Home screen. CSPListViewCtrl is a control that looks like "Programs" list. This article describes this control and shows how to use it.
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Questions and Answers

• How to add link to PIE Favorites?
  August 18, 2004. Sometimes it is necessary to add link(s) to PIE Favorites programmatically. This article shows how to do this.
• How enable IME in my own and common controls?
  August 12, 2004. This FAQ shows how to enable input method selection for custom and common controls and also how to switch input methods programmatically.
• Smartphone Developer Network forums FAQ
  September 26, 2003. This FAQ outlines top questions asked in Smarthone Developer Network forums and links to the corresponding threads.
• How can I get which platform my application is compiled for?
  June 20, 2003. I need to check OS version, platform and processor type at compile time. What preprocessor directives can I use?
• Why does not keyboard navigation work with the Tree View control?
  May 08, 2003. I have the tree view control in a dialog and it does not respond to keyboard events. On the Smartphone 2002 platform I don't have a touch screen and a keyboard is the only way to navigate and scroll. How can I enable keyboard navigation in the Tree View control?
• How can I soft reset Smartphone 2002 device from code?
  April 29, 2003. How can I soft reset Smartphone 2002 device from my program?
• How to set the title text in the navigation bar?
  April 15, 2003. I use SetWindowText to set the dialog caption text. It works in the WM_INITDIALOG handler, but does not work in other handlers. How can I change the title text in the navigation bar?
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