I am looking for documentation on how I can use the Windows Mobile 5.0 PPC or
Compact Framework 2.0 APIs to add/register an application icon to the
"command bar" area at the bottom of the Today screen. I am just looking for
a way to add/modify/remove the icon and to trap/respond to the messages it
generates (i.e. click/tap events).

I have tried using P/Invoke with ShellNotifyIcon and its related
functions/structures, however it doesn't produce any visible change to the
emulator screen (though all functions execute appropriately and return
success-related values). Am I on the right track and just missing a bug or
am I totally down the wrong path?

Tony

Have you tried this?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?u...asp?frame=true

--
Alex Yakhnin, .NET CF MVP
www.intelliprog.com | www.opennetcf.org


"Tony Selke" wrote:

> I am looking for documentation on how I can use the Windows Mobile 5.0 PPC or
> Compact Framework 2.0 APIs to add/register an application icon to the
> "command bar" area at the bottom of the Today screen. I am just looking for
> a way to add/modify/remove the icon and to trap/respond to the messages it
> generates (i.e. click/tap events).
>
> I have tried using P/Invoke with ShellNotifyIcon and its related
> functions/structures, however it doesn't produce any visible change to the
> emulator screen (though all functions execute appropriately and return
> success-related values). Am I on the right track and just missing a bug or
> am I totally down the wrong path?
>
> Tony

Yes, your article was one of only two decent articles I found on this
particular topic. I followed yours first, porting the code over to Visual
Studio 2005 and the Windows Mobile 5 PPC emulator. It exhibits the same
response (or lack thereof) as my second attempt; which is to say, there are
no errors and no invalid handles and nothing to indicate failure. However,
there is also no icon anywhere to be seen.

The other article I found was on Code Project:
http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/compframe2.asp

The current solution I am using is sort of a hybrid between your sample and
their solution. I liked your simplicity, however I needed it to live more
cleanly within a DLL assembly and be more easily used by mid-level developers
in addition to supporting text.

Regardless, none of my attempts render errors or success. Are you able to
port your article's sample to VS2005 and WM5PPC? I would be happy to supply
my attempt if you are interested.

Tony


"Alex Yakhnin [MVP]" wrote:

> Have you tried this?
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?u...asp?frame=true
>
> --
> Alex Yakhnin, .NET CF MVP
> www.intelliprog.com | www.opennetcf.org
>
>
> "Tony Selke" wrote:
>
> > I am looking for documentation on how I can use the Windows Mobile 5.0 PPC or
> > Compact Framework 2.0 APIs to add/register an application icon to the
> > "command bar" area at the bottom of the Today screen. I am just looking for
> > a way to add/modify/remove the icon and to trap/respond to the messages it
> > generates (i.e. click/tap events).
> >
> > I have tried using P/Invoke with ShellNotifyIcon and its related
> > functions/structures, however it doesn't produce any visible change to the
> > emulator screen (though all functions execute appropriately and return
> > success-related values). Am I on the right track and just missing a bug or
> > am I totally down the wrong path?
> >
> > Tony

The SDF (www.opennetcf.org/sdf/) contains the
OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon which wraps the ShellNotifyIcon API in a
component which I wrote so that it closely matches the desktop equivalent.
It also has designer support.

Peter

--
Peter Foot
Windows Embedded MVP
www.peterfoot.net | www.inthehand.com

"Tony Selke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news97D4C35-7149-4545-A967-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, your article was one of only two decent articles I found on this
> particular topic. I followed yours first, porting the code over to Visual
> Studio 2005 and the Windows Mobile 5 PPC emulator. It exhibits the same
> response (or lack thereof) as my second attempt; which is to say, there
> are
> no errors and no invalid handles and nothing to indicate failure.
> However,
> there is also no icon anywhere to be seen.
>
> The other article I found was on Code Project:
> http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/compframe2.asp
>
> The current solution I am using is sort of a hybrid between your sample
> and
> their solution. I liked your simplicity, however I needed it to live more
> cleanly within a DLL assembly and be more easily used by mid-level
> developers
> in addition to supporting text.
>
> Regardless, none of my attempts render errors or success. Are you able to
> port your article's sample to VS2005 and WM5PPC? I would be happy to
> supply
> my attempt if you are interested.
>
> Tony
>
>
> "Alex Yakhnin [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Have you tried this?
>>
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?u...asp?frame=true
>>
>> --
>> Alex Yakhnin, .NET CF MVP
>> www.intelliprog.com | www.opennetcf.org
>>
>>
>> "Tony Selke" wrote:
>>
>> > I am looking for documentation on how I can use the Windows Mobile 5.0
>> > PPC or
>> > Compact Framework 2.0 APIs to add/register an application icon to the
>> > "command bar" area at the bottom of the Today screen. I am just
>> > looking for
>> > a way to add/modify/remove the icon and to trap/respond to the messages
>> > it
>> > generates (i.e. click/tap events).
>> >
>> > I have tried using P/Invoke with ShellNotifyIcon and its related
>> > functions/structures, however it doesn't produce any visible change to
>> > the
>> > emulator screen (though all functions execute appropriately and return
>> > success-related values). Am I on the right track and just missing a
>> > bug or
>> > am I totally down the wrong path?
>> >
>> > Tony

This worked great, thank you! I ended up getting the 1.4 source code because
the 2.0 release appears to be binaries-only at this time (though I recompiled
the NotifyIcon class and it's dependancies onder CF 2.0).

Do you know when the 2.0 source code is expected to be made available?

Thanks again!

Tony

"Peter Foot [MVP]" wrote:

> The SDF (www.opennetcf.org/sdf/) contains the
> OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon which wraps the ShellNotifyIcon API in a
> component which I wrote so that it closely matches the desktop equivalent.
> It also has designer support.
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Windows Embedded MVP
> www.peterfoot.net | www.inthehand.com
>
> "Tony Selke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news97D4C35-7149-4545-A967-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Yes, your article was one of only two decent articles I found on this
> > particular topic. I followed yours first, porting the code over to Visual
> > Studio 2005 and the Windows Mobile 5 PPC emulator. It exhibits the same
> > response (or lack thereof) as my second attempt; which is to say, there
> > are
> > no errors and no invalid handles and nothing to indicate failure.
> > However,
> > there is also no icon anywhere to be seen.
> >
> > The other article I found was on Code Project:
> > http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/compframe2.asp
> >
> > The current solution I am using is sort of a hybrid between your sample
> > and
> > their solution. I liked your simplicity, however I needed it to live more
> > cleanly within a DLL assembly and be more easily used by mid-level
> > developers
> > in addition to supporting text.
> >
> > Regardless, none of my attempts render errors or success. Are you able to
> > port your article's sample to VS2005 and WM5PPC? I would be happy to
> > supply
> > my attempt if you are interested.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > "Alex Yakhnin [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Have you tried this?
> >>
> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?u...asp?frame=true
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex Yakhnin, .NET CF MVP
> >> www.intelliprog.com | www.opennetcf.org
> >>
> >>
> >> "Tony Selke" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I am looking for documentation on how I can use the Windows Mobile 5.0
> >> > PPC or
> >> > Compact Framework 2.0 APIs to add/register an application icon to the
> >> > "command bar" area at the bottom of the Today screen. I am just
> >> > looking for
> >> > a way to add/modify/remove the icon and to trap/respond to the messages
> >> > it
> >> > generates (i.e. click/tap events).
> >> >
> >> > I have tried using P/Invoke with ShellNotifyIcon and its related
> >> > functions/structures, however it doesn't produce any visible change to
> >> > the
> >> > emulator screen (though all functions execute appropriately and return
> >> > success-related values). Am I on the right track and just missing a
> >> > bug or
> >> > am I totally down the wrong path?
> >> >
> >> > Tony
>
>
>

Hi Tony,

I am planning to do the same thing.

Can u please pass me on what to do and how to do.If you have example
projects that would be awesome.

Thanks very much.

Cheers

Chandra

Tony Selke wrote:
> This worked great, thank you! I ended up getting the 1.4 source code because
> the 2.0 release appears to be binaries-only at this time (though I recompiled
> the NotifyIcon class and it's dependancies onder CF 2.0).
>
> Do you know when the 2.0 source code is expected to be made available?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Tony
>
> "Peter Foot [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > The SDF (www.opennetcf.org/sdf/) contains the
> > OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon which wraps the ShellNotifyIcon API in a
> > component which I wrote so that it closely matches the desktop equivalent.
> > It also has designer support.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > --
> > Peter Foot
> > Windows Embedded MVP
> > www.peterfoot.net | www.inthehand.com
> >
> > "Tony Selke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news97D4C35-7149-4545-A967-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Yes, your article was one of only two decent articles I found on this
> > > particular topic. I followed yours first, porting the code over to Visual
> > > Studio 2005 and the Windows Mobile 5 PPC emulator. It exhibits the same
> > > response (or lack thereof) as my second attempt; which is to say, there
> > > are
> > > no errors and no invalid handles and nothing to indicate failure.
> > > However,
> > > there is also no icon anywhere to be seen.
> > >
> > > The other article I found was on Code Project:
> > > http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/compframe2.asp
> > >
> > > The current solution I am using is sort of a hybrid between your sample
> > > and
> > > their solution. I liked your simplicity, however I needed it to live more
> > > cleanly within a DLL assembly and be more easily used by mid-level
> > > developers
> > > in addition to supporting text.
> > >
> > > Regardless, none of my attempts render errors or success. Are you able to
> > > port your article's sample to VS2005 and WM5PPC? I would be happy to
> > > supply
> > > my attempt if you are interested.
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > >
> > > "Alex Yakhnin [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Have you tried this?
> > >>
> > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?u...asp?frame=true
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Alex Yakhnin, .NET CF MVP
> > >> www.intelliprog.com | www.opennetcf.org
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Tony Selke" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I am looking for documentation on how I can use the Windows Mobile 5.0
> > >> > PPC or
> > >> > Compact Framework 2.0 APIs to add/register an application icon to the
> > >> > "command bar" area at the bottom of the Today screen. I am just
> > >> > looking for
> > >> > a way to add/modify/remove the icon and to trap/respond to the messages
> > >> > it
> > >> > generates (i.e. click/tap events).
> > >> >
> > >> > I have tried using P/Invoke with ShellNotifyIcon and its related
> > >> > functions/structures, however it doesn't produce any visible change to
> > >> > the
> > >> > emulator screen (though all functions execute appropriately and return
> > >> > success-related values). Am I on the right track and just missing a
> > >> > bug or
> > >> > am I totally down the wrong path?
> > >> >
> > >> > Tony
> >
> >
> >