cut & paste (difference between PPC2002 and WM5 ?)

[chrkon]

Hello,
I have a question about the cut & paste functionality. We have created a
software with VS2003 and CF1 for PPC2002. This software is also running on a
newer hardware (WM5). Only one issue is irritating for me:

On the PPC2002 all text boxes can be copied by cut & paste functionality.
Just hold the pen (blue circle comes) and select copy from the PopUpMenue. I
have not coded this in the software!

On the WM5 device this is not working any more. Of course the software runs
well, but this function was gone. No change in the sourcecode!

Is this a difference between PPC2002 and WM5? Or can the vendor of the
hardware define this behavior?
old device CF-P1 (Panasonic), new device Archer (Juniper Systems)

Is there anybody who knows something about this issue?

Thanks for your answers.

Christof Konstantinopoulos
(Dortmund, Germany)

 

[Christopher Fairbairn [MVP]]

Hi Christof,

Is this a difference between PPC2002 and WM5? Or can the vendor of the
hardware define this behavior?
old device CF-P1 (Panasonic), new device Archer (Juniper Systems)

This is an interesting observation. I had always assumed the behaviour you
are seeing with Windows Mobile 5.0 was standard without additional work.

I don't have easy access to a PPC2002 device to investigate further at the
moment.

A native control called SIPPREF is typically the used to enable the standard
cut/copy/paste popup menu.

I have a blog post "Add Cut/Copy/Paste functionality to a Textbox" available
at http://www.christec.co.nz/blog/archives/146 which discusses how to use
this control in both managed (.NET CF 2.0 but would work with 1.0 with minor
modifications) and native C/C++ code.

Hope this helps,
Christopher Fairbairn