public static class TaskBar
{
    private static IntPtr taskbar; 

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", EntryPoint = "FindWindowW", SetLastError = true)]
    private static extern IntPtr FindWindowCE(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName); 

    [DllImport("coredll.dll")]
    private static extern IntPtr ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int visible); 

    [DllImport("coredll.dll")]
    private static extern bool EnableWindow(IntPtr hwnd, bool enabled); 

    /// <summary>
    /// hides windows taskbar
    /// </summary>
    public static void HideTaskbar()
    {
        taskbar = FindWindowCE("HHTaskBar", null);
        ShowWindow(taskbar, 0);
        EnableWindow(taskbar, false);
    } 

    /// <summary>
    /// shows windows taskbar
    /// </summary>
    public static void ShowTaskbar()
    {
        ShowWindow(taskbar, 1);
        EnableWindow(taskbar, true);
    } 

}

This is fine,… but if the app crashes or you forget to implement the  ”ShowTasbar” function your TaskBar is gone (till the next cold reset). So I searched and found the following “lightweight” way to “hide” the TaskBar.

public static void FullSize(Form frm)
{
    frm.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized;
    frm.Size = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Size;
    frm.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
}

Only tested for WM 5.0, 6.0 and 6.5!

Since none of us carries dices with them all the time (just in case we’r in the mood to play with some friends) I descided to make a new game.

Because “we” don’t leave the house without our WM Smartphones

Mexico (en)

http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/dice.html

aka. Mäxchen (at) aka. Meier (de)

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mäxchen

You can play it with and without your G-Sensor and I also included a small Tutorial and HowTo, I hope you have fun with it.

Here the download:  MexicoSetup

PS.: Für die Österreicher einfach im Installationsverzeichnis den “de-DE” Folder löschen und ihr habt “Mäxchen” statt “Meier”

Finally there is a way to build the Application logic with .Net and still use the Power of Silverlight on your CE 7 and CE 6.0R3 devices!

*ROCK N ROLL*

Programming Silverlight for Windows Embedded from .NET – Andy Wigley – APPA Mundi

The author Christian Helle also has a Second post where the Rounded Rectangles get filled with a Texture

There is also ways without the GDI Functions but those are a little more complicated.

Today when browsing Platform Builder I found the reason:

Gradient Fill Support is an extra Option that needs to be ticked.

It all started with a joke on Teched EMEA 2008 in Barcelona. By the end of the evening, Rizo got so enthusiastic about it that he stayed awake and delivered the first release already in the morning.  Consequently we were able to show Spin the Bottle to the World in the very last panel discussion at the event.
When Marketplace got in place last October we decided to put it on to gain experience with the application store and certification process, so we would have experience for consulting our customers.
We know the graphics of our app could be nicer – yet we never imagined it would be so successful. The development was done more or less in spare time, on the positive side the “lean” graphics make it work also on OMAP 200 based devices like the HTC Wizard.
Windows Marketplace was a little rough around the edges when it came out! Nevertheless I have to admit it got quite mature rather fast.
During the certification process the feedback from the marketplace authority about issues in our software when failing the test where precise and always to the point. This is a clear indication that enough manpower is involved in the testing and as a result the quality of the customer experience is kept high. As a consumer I like the way the application store works – nevertheless the IPhone’s software distribution has a still a little edge because it informs proactively about software updates. Because it can leverage a Push mechanism.
From my inside-the-industry  position the only thing that’s strange is that companies who don’t have their HQ in one of the Windows Mobile Marketplace markets are banned from publishing software!

1. CLR Logging aktivieren. Folgenden Wert auf 1 setzen:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETCompactFramework\Diagnostics\Logging\Enabled

2.Loader Log aktivieren. Folgenden Wert auf 1 setzen:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETCompactFramework\Diagnostics\Logging\Loader\Enabled

Im Prinzip reicht da schon aus. Das Logfile wird im Verzeichnis der Anwendung erstellt und heißt netcf_loader.log.
Empfehlenswert sind noch folgende zusätzlichen Einstellungen:

3.Anwendungsnamen im Logfile Namen (z.B.: netcf_myApp_loader.log. Nützlich wenn mehrere Anwendungen im gleichen Verzeichnis sind. Folgenden Wert auf 1 setzen:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETCompactFramework\Diagnostics\Logging\UseApp

4.Prozess Id im Logfile Namen. Folgenden Wert auf 1 setzen:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETCompactFramework\Diagnostics\Logging\UsePid

5. Log immer sofort schreiben. Nützlich wenn die Anwendung abstürtzt. Achtung, wirkt sich negativ auf die Performance aus. Folgenden Wert auf 1 setzen:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETCompactFramework\Diagnostics\Logging\Flush

Falls die genannten Registry Einträge noch nicht exisitieren, kann man diese einfach erstellen. Alle Werte sind vom Typ DWORD.

Mehr Informationen gibts im Blog von  Steven Pratschner und Dawid Kline.

More Information and an englisch description are posted on the blogs of Steven Pratschner and Dawid Kline.

Da ich in letzter Zeit mehr Anfragen bezüglich dieses  Tests bekomme, hier die Links die ich zur Recherche herangezogen habe:

http://managedfocusapp.codeplex.com/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb158517.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2A1E5C97-AEDE-4234-BC73-345475310942&displaylang=en

Hoffe es hilft

In this article I learned about a new Framework called Fluid – which gives IPhone style Controls to Windows Mobile Dev.

Also Silvermoon is mentioned – yet this still has the Problem like Tigre that it only works nice on devices with Open GL ES Support.

You can download this  Amazing 3D Tools for Windows Mobile at no Cost. More information and a download can be found on  www.PhilippeWechsler.ch/Tigre.php

Would be interesting to hear comments how well it works on Devices without Open GL ES.

Die Details befinden sich hier: Sessions der MobileGuru konferenz 2009

Ich freue mich schon sehr, dort viele Bekannte und “leidenschafts” Genossen zu treffen.

Ich werde dort zu 4 Themen sprechen:

• Hardware Keyhandling bei WindowsMobile
• Unittests am CompactFramework (Nunit oder MsTest)
• Buildserver/MSBuild und CompactFramework (am besten mit Teamcity)
• Virtual Memory stories

See you in Leipzig.

Wir haben dabei die Software für die Windows CE Hardware beigesteuert.

Mehr zur Lösung findet sich in unserer Presse Aussendung!