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    - ActiveSync bad install dir mystery!!! I have an application that ActiveSync does not install in the correct folder when I install it in the Main memory (i.e. default location). If I select "File Store" or "SD Card", the app is correctly installed in the right installation folder (in the "File Store" or "SD Card"). The CAB file that is used contains the correct installation folder name (I checked), and when I install the app directly from the CAB file, it install in the correct folder. The problem occurs only when I use ActiveSync to install the app (and again, I checked that the CAB file that is transfered to the device by ActiveSync is the correct one). This is a mystery!!!! I suspect that ActiveSync somehow overrides the name of the application installation folder that is defined in my CAB file - and uses another one - but I cannot figure out where ActiveSync stores this information (either in the device or on the PC). I couldn't find this info in the registry on the PC. Of course, I find indication of the incorrect folder in \HKLM\SOFTWARE\Apps\<my app>\InstallDir and ...\InstlDir once the app is installed, but that's normal, as this is used to remove the app file when the app is removed. I tried to remove entirely the ActiveSync app folder on the PC (C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\<my app>) before the install, to no avail. ActiveSync stubbornly keeps installing my app in the wrong folder (i.e. not in the app folder indicated in the CAB file). Does anyone have a clue ? Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87468
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    - Set Color of controls Hello, I have three questions referring the color of some controls: 1) Is it not possible to set the color of a scrollbar? - I tried it with vScrollBar1.BackColor but this does not work. 2) Does anybody know how I can set the color of a MessageBox? - Because I want it in that way, that notifications are in green MessageBoxes and errors in red MessageBoxes. 3) Is it possible to set the color of tabPages. I do not mean the main area - I know I can set it with the BackColor property. But I mean the little part of the tabPage where the name of the tabPage is displayed. Because this areas remains always grey although I set the color of the tab Page. Is it possible to do this? thx robert Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87466
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    - Reflection Does reflection work on the Pocket PC 2003 from .NET 2005 ? Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87465
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    - resizing today plug-in's window Hello everybody, I need to develop the today plug-in that should dynamically resize, that is after the user has changed height in plug-in's options. Here is the code: ... LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam) { PAINTSTRUCT ps; RECT rect; switch (msg) { case WM_TODAYCUSTOM_CLEARCACHE: break; case WM_TODAYCUSTOM_QUERYREFRESHCACHE: if (Refresh) { Refresh = FALSE; ((TODAYLISTITEM *)(wparam))->cyp = COptions->GetVar("height"); return TRUE; .... LRESULT WINAPI CustomItemOptionsDlgProc(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { switch (message) { case WM_INITDIALOG: myOptions=new COptionsDialog(NULL); myOptions->SubclassWindow(hDlg); .... As you can see, I subclass Options dialog to COptionsDialog class, and I've tried re-sending WM_TODAYCUSTOM_QUERYREFRESHCACHE from that dialog on it's destruct, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it allright - nothing happens? Maybe it's because I don't know what to pass as wparam (TODAYLISTITEM *!?) Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87464
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    - Help needed with RASDIAL Greetings, I am working on a vb.net application for the pocket PC2003 and have been looking all over for sample source code which would allow me to automatically dial up an internet connection using a modem on the handheld. It would also be nice if I could programatically set up a dial up connection as well. I have spent a lot of time looking around and have not been satisfied with any controls available. Thanks Stephen Simpson Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87456
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    - KernelIoControl( IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID ) - Supported by all OEMs? Are all OEM's required to support this API? Is there some sort of Pocket PC / Windows CE certification/logo that will guarantee this API is available? Finally, will this API return a unque device ID? If not, is there a standard/recommended method for determining a unique device ID? We would like to link a unique id to some security mechanisms in our product Thanks for input, -- Jason Hinsperger Product Manager iAnywhere Solutions Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87452
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    - DialogBox / GetLastError I am trying to create an application that is dialog-based. I use the dialog editor to create a window. Then in my code I call DialogBox. DialogBox ( hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(main_menu), 0 , (DLGPROC)DlgMain); GetLastError(); GetLastError returns 1408 - Invalid window; it belongs to other thread. ERROR_WINDOW_OF_OTHER_THREAD What is going on here? I want to use the Dialog box as a main window. Thanks. -FV Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87451
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    - MAPI and MMS Looking at the code at http://www.codeproject.com/ce/SMS_CEMPI.asp I can use MAPI to send a SMS message on a HTC Typhon (Windows Mobile 2003 SE). However - I really wish to be able to send MMS messages. As the phone has a MMS client installed I assume I should be able to use it via MAPI as well. By selecting the MMS message store rather than the SMS message store and PR_ADDRTYPE to "MMS", SubmitMessage() doesn't return an error - however no MMS is sent, nor does a MMS appear in the drafts, send items or outbox folder Any ideas as to why this doesn't work? Stuart Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87449
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    - Communication between WinCE and WinXP Is there a way to establish a raw communication channel between an application running on a WinCE device and an application on WinXP. What I am looking for is in the lines of opening the wceusbsh.sys driver directly on WinXP and having a peer application on the WinCE Device such that the 2 can talk to each other ? Any help/pointer is highly appreciated. Page Fault [KiTrap0E{at}yahoo{dot}com)] Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87448
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    - Toshiba e355 freezed ... how to reset? ... URGENT HELP PLEASE Hi, I just got a second hand Toshiba Pocket PC e355. I was checking it out when suddenly it freezed. I tried to play a video after installing PocketMVP software ... The software hanged and I tried to end task it ... this is when it freezed. I have tried everything but the Pocket PC is not working at all. It is just freezed. KINDLY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO RESET IT. Its really urgent cos I am afraid of the static image on the screen might leave permanent marks if it stays like this for a long time PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87446
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    - SMS SMS_ADDRESS structure question Hi all, I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the SMS ADDRESS format. typedef struct sms_address_tag { SMS_ADDRESS_TYPE smsatAddressType; TCHAR ptsAddress[SMS_MAX_ADDRESS_LENGTH]; } SMS_ADDRESS, *LPSMS_ADDRESS; Members: smsatAddressType - The address type. ptsAddress - The address in string format ? for example, "127.0.0.1" or "+1.800.555.5678". The documentation says that the address can be an ip address in string dot notation format, such as "80.120.48.2." Does anyone know what it means to have an ip address as an sms address. I thought that an sms address is always a phone number. Is there a way to convert a phone number to an ip address? I wonder if the ip address is used when sending messages to a chat program such as ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, etc. How can I figure out the recipient ip address? Anybody knows? Thanks, mike Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87441
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    - Convert to VB .NET CF Hello! Could someone help me to convert this code to VB .NET: ---- [DllImport("Coredll.dll", EntryPoint="CreateProcess")] public unsafe extern static int CreateProcess( string imageName, string cmdLine, IntPtr lpProcessAttributes, IntPtr lpThreadAttributes, Int32 boolInheritHandles, Int32 dwCreationFlags, IntPtr lpEnvironment, IntPtr lpszCurrentDir, byte [] si, ProcessInfo *pi ); public struct ProcessInfo { public IntPtr hProcess; public IntPtr hThread; public Int32 ProcessId; public Int32 ThreadId; } private unsafe static int StartProcess(string name, string parameters) { if (File.Exists(name)) { ProcessInfo pi = new Win32API.ProcessInfo(); if (CreateProcess( name, parameters, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, null, &pi ) != 0) return 0; else { int ret = Win32API.GetLastError(); return ret; } } else return 2; // 2 is file not found } ---- Thanks in advance Andreas http://www.ab-archive.com Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87440
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    - CSP help Does anybody know what happened to the configuration service providers help pages in MSDN? It seems that almost all links to the PPC Adaptation Kit are broken. I'm looking for a list of all available CSP names (CM_GPRSentries, CM_PPPentries, etc.) and their syntax. Are there any non-MSDN resources out there that have this info? Thanks, Ed. Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87438
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    - Activate/Deatctivate the numeric panel Hello, I know that with the following method respectively the statements (including p/invoke the methods). But how can I switch back from the numeric panel to the normal panel with the letters? - because when i once switch with this method to the numeric panel I have to click on the 123 on the keyboard to get back to the letter panel. But when the user clicks on a textbox where he has to type in letters the keyboard should automatically back to the letter input panel. Does anybody know how that work? Below is the method for activation the numeric input panel: private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { // Show panel if it is not shown yet if ( !inputPanel1.Enabled ) { inputPanel1.Enabled = true; Application.DoEvents(); } // Ensure that keyboard and not some of the other IMs is active Guid clsidKbdIM = new Guid("{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}"); SipSetCurrentIM(clsidKbdIM.ToByteArray()); // Find the SIP window IntPtr hWnd = FindWindow("SipWndClass", null); // Go one level below as the actual SIP window is a child hWnd = GetWindow(hWnd, GW_CHILD); // Obtain its context and get a color sample // The premise here is that the numeric mode is controlled by a virtual button in the top left corner // Whenever the numeric mode is active, the button background will be of COLOR_WINDOW_TEXT IntPtr hDC = GetDC(hWnd); int pixel = GetPixel(hDC, 2, 2); // Notice that we cannot simply compare the color to the system color as the system color is 24 bit (or palette) // and the real color is dithered to 15-16 bits for most devices, so white (0xff, 0xff, 0xff) becomes // almost white (oxf8, 0xfc, 0xf8) int clrText = (SystemColors.Window.R) | (SystemColors.Window.G << 8) | (SystemColors.Window.B << 16); SetPixel(hDC, 2, 2, clrText); int pixelNew = GetPixel(hDC, 2, 2); // Restore the original pixel SetPixel(hDC, 2, 2, pixel); if ( pixel == pixelNew ) { // Simulate stylus click Message msg = Message.Create(hWnd, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, new IntPtr(1), new IntPtr(0x00090009)); MessageWindow.SendMessage(ref msg); msg = Message.Create(hWnd, WM_LBUTTONUP, new IntPtr(0), new IntPtr(0x00090009)); MessageWindow.SendMessage(ref msg); } // Free resources ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC); } mathon Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87436
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    - Problem with CheckRadioButton Hi, I have a dialog that contains a group of 3 radio buttons. When the user taps on a radio button, under certain conditions, I want to disallow the change of this setting. In my handler, I am doing this: case BUTTON1: if (change_allowed()) do_additional_processing(); else { CheckRadioButton(hwnd, BUTTON1, BUTTON3, BUTTON1 + original_value); MessageBox(show error that this change is not allowed); } break; Running this code, if I tap on BUTTON1, and change_allowed returns false, I get into an infinite loop. The error message is displayed, I tap on OK, but the BUTTON1 handler gets called again, the error message is displayed again, etc. If I do the call to MessageBox before the call to CheckRadioButton, things seem to work correctly. The error message is displayed, I tap on OK, and it goes away. But if I then do something else that displays another dialog (e.g., my application's About dialog), when I return to the original screen, my error message is displayed again! For some reason, the system is sending a WM_COMMAND for BUTTON1 upon return from the other dialog. It doesn't seem to make any difference if I return 0 or 1 from the BUTTON1 handler. It also doesn't seem to help if I check or uncheck the Auto property for the buttons. I'm using EVC4 in case it matters. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? How can I show an error message and then set the radio button selection back to the original value? (I don't want to just disable the button, because I want the user to be able to tap on it and get a meaningful error message.) Thanks! E.D. Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87432
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    - SignatureControl Hello, I use the Signature Control from the MSDN in my application. The situation is as follows: I have a tabpage - in this tabPage is a panel - and in this panel is the panel for the SignatureControl named areaSignature. So i add the following code to my form: SignatureControl _signature = new SignatureControl(); _signature.Location = areaSignature.Location; _signature.Size = areaSignature.Size; areaSignature.Controls.Add(_signature); myGraph=_signature.CreateGraphics(); this.panel3.Controls.Add(this.areaSignature); The problem is I am simply not able to write in the panel with my stylo. I do simply not know what I do have forget...Can anybody help me?? robert Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87422
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    - Magneto -- Windows Mobile 2005 - Beta Hello All, Is Windows Mobile 2005 beta(Magneto) available for download ?? Thanks in advance, Bhupathi. Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87421
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    - CF or SD card is there any way to detect when a CF or SD card is inserted into the PDA? how? also is there a way to turn off the CF slot or D card so hat pocket pc won't waste battery when not using them? Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87419
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    - ActiveSync IR connection Hi ! When using IR to connect a Pocket PC to a computer, ActiveSync does not start automatically like it does for serial connections. Is there any method to initiate an IR ActiveSync connection programatically in .Net ? In other words, what "Connect via IR ..." menu does in ActiveSync can be performed by a piece of code ? TIA, Rud Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87418
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    - batch file creation Is it possible to run a batch file on the PPC? Thanks Norm Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87412
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    - strange CDB data read problem... i am trying to read in a list of custmers from northwind database and add them into a listbox, the first 20 records add fine, but any records after that are duplicates of the last record in the query.?? anyone else come across this? using inTheHand.DLL with the following code: Dim dr As AdoceDataReader Dim cmd As New AdoceCommand("SELECT supplierID,companyname from suppliers ORDER BY CompanyName ASC", conn) Try dr = cmd.ExecuteReader() Dim startRec As Integer startRec = (pagingNo * val) + 1 Dim c As Integer c = 0 cboSuppliers.Items.Clear() ListBox1.Items.Clear() While dr.Read() If c = val Then Exit While ListBox1.Items.Add(dr(1)) cboSuppliers.Items.Add(dr(1)) c = c + 1 End While Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) Finally dr = Nothing cmd = Nothing End Try thanks, Paul Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87406
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    - Dialog class Hi, I want to do a dialog class based in CDialog class, for using it in a Dialog based project. Is it possible? because when I create it, the classwizard need a IDD_Dialog but I want to do a dialog class to use it in many dialogs... Can you help me? Thanks. Regards. Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87405
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    - Bug in "My network card connects to:" ? Hello NG, can anyone explain me the logic of the option "My network card connects to:". I have a MDA II (Ver. 1.60) with Windows Mobile 2003. I changed the option "My network card connects to:" from "Work" to "The Internet" and closed the Window. When I reopen the networkcard-window to verify the option I'm very surprised because the option is set to "Work". I tried it again, but I wasn't able to change the option to "The Internet". Is this a bug or a feature ? Thanks for help Michael Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87404
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    - Help with linking a Non MFC library into an MFC project I've built a static (non DLL) data access library to share between a PPC project and a Smartphone project. As Smartphone doesn't support MFC (lesson learnt the hard way) I've rejigged my data store library to use STL. ie Lots of changing CPtrList to list<void *> etc. Now the library links in really well with the Smartphone IMailRuleClient project and runs perfectly. Now I'm trying to rebuild my original PPC application and I'm getting a linker error. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLUpdater.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl CDataStore::CDataStore(class std::basic_string<unsigned short,class std::char_traits<unsigned short>,class std::__default_alloc_template<1,0> >)" (??0CDataStore@@QAA@V?$basic _string@GV?$char_traits@G@std@@V?$__default_alloc_template@$00$0A@@2@@std@@@Z) referenced in function $E145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This library was working perfectly within the MFC based project when my library was using MFC. Any suggestions? TIA Andre Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87402
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    - DataGrid - selection Hello, With the following method I retrieve the value of a specific field in a DataGrid - it is the Id of the line of the DataGrid - The Problem is that when I select the Id with the stylo only the the Id is marked and not the whole line. What do I have to do that the whole line is marked when I select one Id? private void dgridDisplay_MouseMove(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e) { DataGrid dgridSender = (DataGrid) sender; DataTable dtabDataSource = (DataTable)dgridSender.DataSource; DataGridTableStyle dgtsCurrent = dgridSender.TableStyles[dtabDataSource.TableName]; httstInfo = dgridSender.HitTest(e.X, e.Y); try { string strColumnName = dgtsCurrent.GridColumnStyles[httstInfo.Column].MappingName; jobId = dtabDataSource.Rows[httstInfo.Row][strColumnName].ToString(); } catch(ArgumentOutOfRangeException) { MessageBox.Show("Not marking a row header but a Id!"); } catch(IndexOutOfRangeException) { MessageBox.Show("Not marking a column header but a Id!"); } } Thanks in Advance. patrick Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87401
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    - What a strange problem... Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87398
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    - playing windows sound Hey all, i was working on creating profiles for the pocket pc and i wanted to add a button to allow the user play the ring tone before setting it... let me put it in other words: in my application the user can choose the ringtone to set it to a specific profile. now what i was trying to do is to allow the user to hear the ring tone before setting it by adding a play button. in my code i get the ring tones from the pocket pc ringtone folder and display it in the combo box... how can i play that sound? any ideas? -- L.L Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87397
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    - Lock Form I want to lock my main form so user can not use start button to go to another program (unless user enter password) and also close my program. I remove close button but user can use start button to go other programs Any help appreciated Thanks Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87396
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    - Pocket PC NetworkStream.BeginRead block Hi all, I am trying to create CLient-Server based application. Talking of just Client application, I want to read data from the server application. For that I created a socket and a new thread that reads all the time from the server. However, the problem is when I close the socket (from client end), my data reader thread (created above) does not close down. In turn it keeps waiting for some message. After bit of struggle I noted that somehow BeginRead calls back the method after 1 minute. At that time my piece of code exits the thread. I want to close the BeginRead operation as soon as I close the socket. You help will be appreciated. For that purpose I am presenting you with the code that I have managed to write. Public Delegate Sub DisplayInvoker(ByVal text As String) Private Const IPADD As String = "192.168.11.2" Private Const PORT As Integer = 5000 Private m_socketClient As TcpClient Private m_data(1024) As Byte #Region "Private Methods" Private Sub connect() Try Dim ipAddObj As IPAddress = IPAddress.Parse(IPADD) Dim ipEndPointObj As New IPEndPoint(ipAddObj, PORT) Me.m_socketClient = New TcpClient(IPADD, PORT) Me.btnSend.Enabled = True Me.displayText("Connected to Host " + IPADD + " at Port " + PORT.ToString()) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Socket connection failed") Me.displayText("Reason: " + ex.Message) Me.btnSend.Enabled = True End Try End Sub Private Sub displayText(ByVal text As String) If (text Is Nothing) Or (text = "") Then Exit Sub End If Me.txtReceive.Text = Me.txtReceive.Text + vbCrLf + text End Sub Private Sub Send(ByVal text As String) If Me.m_socketClient Is Nothing Then Me.displayText("No socket connection available. Cannot send text") Exit Sub End If If (text Is Nothing) Or (text = "") Then MessageBox.Show("No data to send") Exit Sub End If Try Dim bytes() As Byte = (New ASCIIEncoding).GetBytes(text) Dim streamObj As Stream = Me.m_socketClient.GetStream() streamObj.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length) streamObj.Flush() Me.displayText("Data Written: " + text) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Sending FAILED: " + ex.Message) End Try End Sub 'This method is called to start reading Private Sub BeginRead() Try Dim result As IAsyncResult = Me.m_socketClient.GetStream.BeginRead(Me.m_data, 0, 1024, New AsyncCallback(AddressOf Read), Nothing) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Error at BeginRead: " + ex.Message) End Try End Sub Private Sub Read(ByVal asyncResult As System.IAsyncResult) Dim intCount As Int32 = 0 Try intCount = Me.m_socketClient.GetStream.EndRead(asyncResult) Me.displayText("Number of Bytes Received: " + intCount.ToString()) If intCount < 1 Then Me.displayText("Host connection closed") Me.disconnect() End If Dim str As String = (New ASCIIEncoding).GetString(Me.m_data, 0, intCount) Dim result As IAsyncResult = m_socketClient.GetStream.BeginRead(m_data, 0, 1024, New AsyncCallback(AddressOf Read), Nothing) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Error READING: " + ex.Message + " " + Now()) End Try End Sub Private Sub disconnect() If Me.m_socketClient Is Nothing Then Me.displayText("No socket connection") Exit Sub End If Try Me.displayText("Manually connection closed at " + Now()) Me.m_socketClient.Close() Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Socket Closing Failed: " + ex.Message) End Try End Sub #End Region Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Me.connect() Me.BeginRead() End Sub Private Sub btnSend_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSend.Click Me.Send(Me.txtSend.Text) End Sub Private Sub btnClose_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click Me.disconnect() End Sub Private Sub btnEnd_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnEnd.Click Me.disconnect() Me.Close() Application.Exit() End Sub Private Sub btnConnect_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnConnect.Click Me.connect() Me.BeginRead() End Sub Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87393
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    - Achieving the functionality of standard control panel applets? Possible? I now understand how to create a Control Panel Applet thanks to this wonderful article: http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/controlpanelapplet.html But, I'm wondering how one can get the exact feel of a standard control panel applet (like About, or Audio, or Backlight, etc.). Let me further explain what I mean. Try this (with let's say the standard control panel applet "Clock"): 1. Start->Settings->System Tab->Clock 2. Tap Alarms Tab 3. Start->Today --- it takes you back to the Today screen 4. Start->Settings->System Tab->Clock --- It was brought up the way I last left this dialog (the Alarms tab has focus) Or to further show my point, for step 2 do this: a. Change the date (or time) b. Click the ok button (Save changes to clock settings? MsgBox appears) (continue on normally - step 3, step 4 - from above) Again, it was brought up the way I last left this dialog - with the MsgBox displayed - a MsgBox with the "Settings" title I may add (get to this later). Things to note about these "standard applets" are: 1. When the dialog appears, it still says "Settings" in the title bar. 2. You can go to the Today screen 3. There's only ever one dialog (or sheet/page). If you leave the dialog before pressing ok btn (through the Start Menu), the dialog is left in it's current state, but no longer visible until you go back to the same applet and click it again. Here's what happens for me when I create a Control Panel Applet (I'll just use a normal dialog right now, as opposed to sheet/page): 1. Dialog appears and the "Settings" title bar is changed to the caption of my dialog. 2. Try to go to Today screen, and it won't let me. 3. While my dialog is up (haven't pressed ok yet), if I go to "Start->Settings" (1st dialog now behind settings window) and tap my applet again - a 2nd dialog appears. I'll now have two different dialogs I'll have to "ok" (or 3, or 4, or 5, depending on how many times I do this) I did discover this link: http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/today_friendly_dialogs.html And I set the value to overlapped. And it did allow me to go to the Today screen. And it seems that only 1 dialog is being displayed (no matter how many times I start the dialog, don't press ok, then go to settings, repeat) But ... 1. The title still gets changed from Settings to the Caption on the dialog 2. When I go back to settings to click the applet, the dialog isn't left off where it was before I lost focus (remember, I'm going to Start->Settings instead of pressing ok on the dialog) For #1, I don't think it is as simple as the programmer chaning the caption on their dialog to "Settings" (maybe it is). I think that if it's properly coded to act exactly like a standard control panel applet, what happens is that the title doesn't change because the dialog properly becomes some type of child to the control panel settings window. Or something like that. And that link above may have at least got me to the point that I can get to the Today screen when using a dialog .. but what about sheet/page? I can't seem to find a way to get this to work with sheet/page. The Sheet class doesn't have a resource where I'm changing it to overlapped. And I did try overriding the PreCreateWindow (think that's the name) virtual function and setting cs.style to WS_OVERLAPPED. Didn't work. I tried setting the property page dialogs to overlapped - but that didn't work either. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get this to work with Sheet/Page! How does one duplicate the standard control panel applets? What are they doing that I'm not? Is it even possible to achieve that standard? Thanks! William Campbell Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87392
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    - resize scrollbar Hello, I want to resize my scrollbar in a normal Form of a Smart Device Application when my SIP is enabled in order that the scrollbar is suitable. I want to reach that with the following code: private void inputPanel1_EnabledChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { if(this.inputPanel1.Enabled) { //subtract SIP height from tab control height this.Height=this.ClientRectangle.Height-this.inputPanel1.Bounds.Height; this.vScrollBar1.Visible=true; this.panel1.Left=-(this.vScrollBar1.Width/2); //this.panel1.Top = -200; } else { this.Height=this.ClientRectangle.Height; this.panel1.Top=0; this.vScrollBar1.Value=0; this.vScrollBar1.Visible=true; } int iCurrent=this.panel1.Height-this.Height; this.vScrollBar1.Maximum=iCurrent+((iCurrent/10)/2); this.vScrollBar1.LargeChange=iCurrent/10; this.vScrollBar1.Height=this.Height; } But this does not work....Do anybody know what went wrong here?? thx robert Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87389
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    - NDISUIO support on Pocket PC Can the NDISUIO protocol driver included in MS CE .NET 4.2 be used by third party applications as is to manage WiFi? My understanding is that for XP, Microsoft discourages third parties from using the NDISUIO protocol driver but it looks to me like Microsoft supports third parties using the NDISUIO protocol driver included in MS CE .NET 4.2. Is this true? Thanks, Don Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87388
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    - evb connection failed; Com1 seems involved experimenting with evb 3 ; developing an app reading a serial port. Getting error "connection failed" while evb is trying to load the Emulator (!?); this started to happen after I set up the platform manager to use Com1 and it seems (2 experiments so far) when I have a device (digital caliper) connected to the port. Can the emulator read a device connected to the PC's port ? Is this known to work , or do I need to get a real pocket PC to test serial apps ? Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87385
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    - error Hello, i have deleted something from my smartdevice application in VB.NET and now the building of the CAB file stops with this error: "...AssemblyInfo.vb(17) : error BC30002: Type 'CLSCompliant' is not defined." How can I correct this? Thank You, Gergo Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87373
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    - Comm port usage on PocketPc2003 Hi there, I actually have a EVB 3.0 application working on PocketPc2003 with the compatiblity library installed. I want to port to VB.NET. Have you some example of COMM port handling on VB.NET and PocketPc2003? Ciao Mauro Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87369
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    - How to disable the default dialer Hi, I'm trying to write an application that replaces the default phone dialer on a Mobile PPC 2003 phone edition (the device has a built-in phone but its not a Smartphone). How do I prevent the PPC from displaying the default dialer when there is an incoming call? How can I prevent the balloon pop-up when there is an incoming call? Thanks, Ed. Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87367
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    - Hide the menubar and the SIP button Hi, I'm developing a Dialog based application. I have seen SHFullscreen and SHInitDialog methods for achieve it and it works, but I must to do it in each "OnInitDialog" and in each "W_ACTIVATE" message of each Dialog Window to hide the menubar and the SIP button (and it makes the app more slowly, all the time trying to show the menubar and then I hide it) . Is there an easy way to do this, for example, in the beginning of the application, and it's applied for all the dialogs?? Thanks in advance. Tag: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail Tag: 87362
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Hi, we are trying to create in VB.NET CF an image that acts as a button with
transparency as part of it (i.e. it is a rounded button). This is created as
a .gif file with a transparent mask.

However when included in a PictureBox control the transparency is lost when
displaying on the Pocket PC. There is a background image beneath the button
which is of changing colours. (otherwise the button image exterior could be
coloured the same as the background.)

Thanks in advance,

Richard

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Re: PictureBox Image Transparency Fail by Peter

Peter
Fri Nov 12 11:35:39 CST 2004

This is unsupported in .NETCF. A workaround would be to create a
non-rectangular window using some Platform Invoke - Alex wrote an excellent
article here:-
http://www.opennetcf.org/PermaLink.aspx?guid=f0abe92f-6e94-4a19-b0e3-11d1bdb3c9f0

Peter

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Windows Embedded MVP
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"Rich B" <rich4444@barrysworld.com> wrote in message
news:ulye8CKyEHA.2776@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi, we are trying to create in VB.NET CF an image that acts as a button
> with transparency as part of it (i.e. it is a rounded button). This is
> created as a .gif file with a transparent mask.
>
> However when included in a PictureBox control the transparency is lost
> when displaying on the Pocket PC. There is a background image beneath the
> button which is of changing colours. (otherwise the button image exterior
> could be coloured the same as the background.)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>

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