Resizing a single UI for both Pocket PC and CE.NET

[Adam Switzer]

Hi all,

i must say that there are some fantastic insights and incredible
knowledge being passed around on these groups and similar forums,
everyones input is greatly appreciated

I am developing an application to be deployed on many different
devices such as a Pocket PC, Smartphone and CE.NET device all with
different resolutions. I want to build the application so that there
is no need for a recompile when used on the different form factors.

The 'docking' feature of the full framework seems like it would a
great solution, however it is not supported. I would like to hard
code as few pixel locations, and component sizes as possible.
Ultimately, specifying some general rules from a config file. For
example, whether a status bar is on the left or the right of the
screen (top or bottom), dynamically set the backround colours.

I know these can all be done programatically, but i don't know the
best way to implement this accounting for landscape/portrait and
different screen resolutions.

Any help is greatly received.
Adam.

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Adam,

You may find this article about adapting an app for different screen
resolutions interesting:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/dnppcgen/html/dpiawareness_.asp?frame=true

The Whildbey version of Visual Studio and the next major version of the
Compact Framework will make all this easier with docking and anchoring
support more like the full framework, but that's months away.

 

[Adam Switzer]

Hi Ginny,

thanks for the url, it is definitely something to
consider, i subsequently found the article right below
that one

Orientation aware apps
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnppcgen/
html/Orientation_Awareness.asp

This is exactly what we want to do, but am not sure of the
best way to go about it. We are coding in C# and would
love to know if anyone has tackled the same problem.

Adam.

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Adam,

I know that Peter Foot has worked on this, so perhaps he'll jump in.