toolbar buttons in windows mobile 2003 sp2

Hello
I'm programming with visual studio .net 2003 (VB) and I use a toolbar with an
associated imagelist containing bmp 16x16 images.

In windows mobile 2002 or 2003, the toolbar buttons are visible on the
pocket pc, but in windows mobile 2003 sp2 I can't see the toolbar buttons
images.

What can I do ? Is there some update missing ?

r_z_aret
Fri Apr 29 15:17:43 CDT 2005

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 07:10:01 -0700, Sergio Gomes <Sergio
Gomes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello
>I'm programming with visual studio .net 2003 (VB) and I use a toolbar with an
>associated imagelist containing bmp 16x16 images.

Try using 32x32 images. I recently noticed that the 16x16 images I've
been using for "big" Windows and CE for several years don't look right
on an Axim X50 (Pocket PC 2003 SE) I have. In particular, I seemed to
be seeing two images per button. So I tried adding 32x32 images. That
led to other problems, which leads to my second idea: be careful not
to let the bitmap be taller than the actual images. I'll try to
explain again (maybe better, but at least differently). I used the VC
resource editor to generate my bitmaps. I was careful to make the
actual bitmap (visualized by the grid) 16 boxes high, but left extra
room in the overall bitmap (visualized by the grayish background). The
button images came out odd. I've seen at least one other similar
report, and think the details vary, so "odd" is probably the best
description.

After a bit of scrambling, I have images that work on all platforms.
But the 32x32 images still don't look as crisp as the16x16 images!
Tweaking icons is definitely not my forte, but I will probably do well
enough with a few more attempts.

Grump:
I don't know why folks at Microsoft decided to use 32x32 images for
_any_ version of Windows CE. The new, "HI_RES" screens are still way
smaller than most screens used with "big" Windows, and 16x16 works
very well on those big screens.

>
>In windows mobile 2002 or 2003, the toolbar buttons are visible on the
>pocket pc, but in windows mobile 2003 sp2 I can't see the toolbar buttons
>images.
>
>What can I do ? Is there some update missing ?

If you're using VB.NET, then the following thought is probably not
relevant. But I discovered the hard way why my menus were not visible
in Pocket PC 2003 SE, but were visible in earlier Pocket PC versions.
I resisted building specifically for Pocket PC. In particular, I was
using CommandBar_Create, rather than SHCreateMenuBar. When I used the
former, my apps ran in "emulation mode". This actually worked well for
me. Until Pocket PC 2003 SE. So now I build for Pocket PC (using
SHCreateMenuBar) and "other" (using CommandBar_Create). And my menus
are visible on all platforms.

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Daniel
Fri Apr 29 15:35:25 CDT 2005

Make sure you have SP3 on the device

For previous discussions on this topic check these out:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/search?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework&q=toolbar+images+2003&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group

Cheers
Daniel
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"Sergio Gomes" <Sergio Gomes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43E176CA-3B10-4E38-A886-E941F73A0215@microsoft.com...
> Hello
> I'm programming with visual studio .net 2003 (VB) and I use a toolbar with
> an
> associated imagelist containing bmp 16x16 images.
>
> In windows mobile 2002 or 2003, the toolbar buttons are visible on the
> pocket pc, but in windows mobile 2003 sp2 I can't see the toolbar buttons
> images.
>
> What can I do ? Is there some update missing ?
>

r_z_aret
Mon May 02 15:54:19 CDT 2005

Is this only a problem for CF? Or will it affect those of use who use
eVC? I took a _quick_ look at the newsgroup postings you linked, and
_hope_ I don't have to "translate" them.

Thanks.


On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:35:25 +0100, "Daniel Moth"
<dmoth74@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Make sure you have SP3 on the device
>
>For previous discussions on this topic check these out:
>http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/search?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework&q=toolbar+images+2003&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group
>
>Cheers
>Daniel

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Boston, MA 02118
www.penfact.com

Daniel
Mon May 02 16:08:03 CDT 2005

It certainly is a CF problem (fixed by SP3, as noted previously)... I'd be
surprised if you had the same issue from eVC but sorry, I simply don't know
for sure...

Cheers
Daniel
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<r_z_aret@pen_fact.com> wrote in message
news:r92d71hbsbcosilfbob4fp12gch5bn6n7i@4ax.com...
> Is this only a problem for CF? Or will it affect those of use who use
> eVC? I took a _quick_ look at the newsgroup postings you linked, and
> _hope_ I don't have to "translate" them.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:35:25 +0100, "Daniel Moth"
> <dmoth74@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Make sure you have SP3 on the device
>>
>>For previous discussions on this topic check these out:
>>http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/search?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework&q=toolbar+images+2003&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group
>>
>>Cheers
>>Daniel
>
> -----------------------------------------
> To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address (and
> please indicate which newsgroup and message).
>
> Robert E. Zaret, eMVP
> PenFact, Inc.
> 500 Harrison Ave., Suite 3R
> Boston, MA 02118
> www.penfact.com

Sergio
Fri May 06 10:28:04 CDT 2005

Hi,

Thank you Daniel and every one who answered my question.

Your sortcut tip was very helpfull. After reading the previous discussions
on this topic I managed to get it working.
I moved the code definitions for the imagelist, toolbar and toolbarbuttons
in the Sub InitializeComponent() to the end of that same sub.
The images in the toolbar become visible in WM2003SE on the HP IPAQ RX 3700.
But, I have to move the code every time I change the form design.

Best regards,
Sergio
__


"Daniel Moth" wrote:

> Make sure you have SP3 on the device
>
> For previous discussions on this topic check these out:
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/search?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework&q=toolbar+images+2003&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group
>
> Cheers
> Daniel
> --
> http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/
>
>
> "Sergio Gomes" <Sergio Gomes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:43E176CA-3B10-4E38-A886-E941F73A0215@microsoft.com...
> > Hello
> > I'm programming with visual studio .net 2003 (VB) and I use a toolbar with
> > an
> > associated imagelist containing bmp 16x16 images.
> >
> > In windows mobile 2002 or 2003, the toolbar buttons are visible on the
> > pocket pc, but in windows mobile 2003 sp2 I can't see the toolbar buttons
> > images.
> >
> > What can I do ? Is there some update missing ?
> >
>
>

Daniel
Fri May 06 10:50:14 CDT 2005

The workaround was for pre-SP3. Can you install SP3 and try again?
http://wiki.opennetcf.org/ow.asp?CompactFrameworkFAQ%2FDeterminingVersion

Cheers
Daniel
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"Sergio Gomes" <Sergio Gomes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8031030F-C1BD-426E-9D4E-0CE22EA123E4@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Thank you Daniel and every one who answered my question.
>
> Your sortcut tip was very helpfull. After reading the previous discussions
> on this topic I managed to get it working.
> I moved the code definitions for the imagelist, toolbar and toolbarbuttons
> in the Sub InitializeComponent() to the end of that same sub.
> The images in the toolbar become visible in WM2003SE on the HP IPAQ RX
> 3700.
> But, I have to move the code every time I change the form design.
>
> Best regards,
> Sergio
> __
>
>
> "Daniel Moth" wrote:
>
>> Make sure you have SP3 on the device
>>
>> For previous discussions on this topic check these out:
>> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/search?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework&q=toolbar+images+2003&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group
>>
>> Cheers
>> Daniel
>> --
>> http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/
>>
>>
>> "Sergio Gomes" <Sergio Gomes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:43E176CA-3B10-4E38-A886-E941F73A0215@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello
>> > I'm programming with visual studio .net 2003 (VB) and I use a toolbar
>> > with
>> > an
>> > associated imagelist containing bmp 16x16 images.
>> >
>> > In windows mobile 2002 or 2003, the toolbar buttons are visible on the
>> > pocket pc, but in windows mobile 2003 sp2 I can't see the toolbar
>> > buttons
>> > images.
>> >
>> > What can I do ? Is there some update missing ?
>> >
>>
>>