Hello,

I was juz wondering if there is any way we can create Composite User
Controls in .NET Compact Framework ?

I dont mean Custom Controls...what I want is a composite control that
comprises of 4 small textboxes like an IP Address Box ?

Also I notice that there is no "Windows Control Library" in my Smart Devices
Application Wizard when I specified I wanted a Smart Device Extensions
Application. Only available options were Windows Application, Class Library
and Non-Graphical Application.

At this link,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tNetCompfx.asp,
there is a Windows Control Library option for the Smart Device Extensions.

I am using VS.NET 2003 PRO...is that the reason why ?

--
Thank you very much

Warmest Regards,
WilliamT
Software Architect
Softwaremaker.NET Pte Ltd

A composite control *is* a custom control - anything not included in Studio
is considered custom. You will have to manually roll it like the article
describes as there is no designer support for custom controls yet.

-Chris

"Softwaremaker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> I was juz wondering if there is any way we can create Composite User
> Controls in .NET Compact Framework ?
>
> I dont mean Custom Controls...what I want is a composite control that
> comprises of 4 small textboxes like an IP Address Box ?
>
> Also I notice that there is no "Windows Control Library" in my Smart
Devices
> Application Wizard when I specified I wanted a Smart Device Extensions
> Application. Only available options were Windows Application, Class
Library
> and Non-Graphical Application.
>
> At this link,
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tNetCompfx.asp,
> there is a Windows Control Library option for the Smart Device Extensions.
>
> I am using VS.NET 2003 PRO...is that the reason why ?
>
> --
> Thank you very much
>
> Warmest Regards,
> WilliamT
> Software Architect
> Softwaremaker.NET Pte Ltd
>
>

To add to Chris's response the correct project type to choose in the wizard
is "Class Library"

Peter

--
Peter Foot
Windows Embedded MVP

www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org

"Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> A composite control *is* a custom control - anything not included in
Studio
> is considered custom. You will have to manually roll it like the article
> describes as there is no designer support for custom controls yet.
>
> -Chris
>
> "Softwaremaker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was juz wondering if there is any way we can create Composite User
> > Controls in .NET Compact Framework ?
> >
> > I dont mean Custom Controls...what I want is a composite control that
> > comprises of 4 small textboxes like an IP Address Box ?
> >
> > Also I notice that there is no "Windows Control Library" in my Smart
> Devices
> > Application Wizard when I specified I wanted a Smart Device Extensions
> > Application. Only available options were Windows Application, Class
> Library
> > and Non-Graphical Application.
> >
> > At this link,
> >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tNetCompfx.asp,
> > there is a Windows Control Library option for the Smart Device
Extensions.
> >
> > I am using VS.NET 2003 PRO...is that the reason why ?
> >
> > --
> > Thank you very much
> >
> > Warmest Regards,
> > WilliamT
> > Software Architect
> > Softwaremaker.NET Pte Ltd
> >
> >
>
>

The Custom Control example for the compact framework is written in C++, can
these custom controls also be written in VB and then copied into the
SmartDevice project?



"Peter Foot [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> To add to Chris's response the correct project type to choose in the
wizard
> is "Class Library"
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Windows Embedded MVP
>
> www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
>
> "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > A composite control *is* a custom control - anything not included in
> Studio
> > is considered custom. You will have to manually roll it like the
article
> > describes as there is no designer support for custom controls yet.
> >
> > -Chris
> >
> > "Softwaremaker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I was juz wondering if there is any way we can create Composite User
> > > Controls in .NET Compact Framework ?
> > >
> > > I dont mean Custom Controls...what I want is a composite control that
> > > comprises of 4 small textboxes like an IP Address Box ?
> > >
> > > Also I notice that there is no "Windows Control Library" in my Smart
> > Devices
> > > Application Wizard when I specified I wanted a Smart Device Extensions
> > > Application. Only available options were Windows Application, Class
> > Library
> > > and Non-Graphical Application.
> > >
> > > At this link,
> > >
> >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tNetCompfx.asp,
> > > there is a Windows Control Library option for the Smart Device
> Extensions.
> > >
> > > I am using VS.NET 2003 PRO...is that the reason why ?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thank you very much
> > >
> > > Warmest Regards,
> > > WilliamT
> > > Software Architect
> > > Softwaremaker.NET Pte Ltd
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Yes, you can develop custom control from VB and use them in SmartDevice
project.
Thanks
Xin
|
| The Custom Control example for the compact framework is written in C++,
can
| these custom controls also be written in VB and then copied into the
| SmartDevice project?