Features for the next version of CF

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The compact framework is limited as compare to the Full Framework.. I
wonder what feature people want for the next release.

Mine.. are:

1. Better load up time with TabControl.. this is extremely slow( I
know there a third party software to optimize this)
2. The ability to pass parameter in thread.
3. ImageButton
4. Toolbar that not limited to being on the bottom but instead can
be placed anywhere.. and fix the transparency with the image.
5. Calendar control (I currently use a third party)
6. Build ADO access to .cdb (I current used 3rd party)
7. Merge for dataset
8. Editable Combox
 
2. : Parameters are not supported on the full Framework.
5. : Microsoft offers a Compact DateTime.cs that can be freely downloaded
and added to a project (no International support though).
6. : yes, this would be nice.
7. : what do you mean by this ?

I would add a faster Get/SetPixel which is extremly slow and
Grafics.TranslateTransform for Drawing vertical strings.

Mark Johnson, Berlin Germany
(e-mail address removed)
 
The compact framework is limited as compare to the Full Framework.. I
wonder what feature people want for the next release.

Mine.. are:

1. Better load up time with TabControl.. this is extremely slow( I
know there a third party software to optimize this)
2. The ability to pass parameter in thread.
3. ImageButton
4. Toolbar that not limited to being on the bottom but instead can
be placed anywhere.. and fix the transparency with the image.
5. Calendar control (I currently use a third party)
6. Build ADO access to .cdb (I current used 3rd party)
7. Merge for dataset
8. Editable Combox
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9. DateTimePicker (i mean Date _and_ TIME picker)
10. POOM (reading/writing contacts, appointments, tasks including the
unique ID to be able to link to them)
11. real modal dialogs (not being able to switch back to some other forms
of the application by using the task-manager)
12. ".Visible"-Flag for TabSheets (on the TabControl)
13. Sound-Support (to simply play sounds to commit some actions)

Boris
 
Mark Johnson said:
2. : Parameters are not supported on the full Framework.
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Yes.. it does.. The hacked and easy solution is to update a global
variable. But I found a class that will let me pass parameter from my
thread to an interface and then back to my main form in CF. In Full
Framework.. I don't have this problem.
5. : Microsoft offers a Compact DateTime.cs that can be freely downloaded
and added to a project (no International support though).
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Yes.. I am using that now.. but it should be a object in the CF
7. : what do you mean by this ?
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Dataset.Merge.. is in the full framework.. this is a merge function
for dataset that let you merge 2 datasets together into one.
 
13. Sound stuff. I think that most of this is already handled by
OpenNETCF's Chris Tacke. Can you work with that? If not, what's missing
exactly.

Paul T.
 
I guess I'll add my two cents. I don't consider this list exhaustive at all
but I do try to add to it from time to time.

http://www.cjcraft.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=71

01. Editable ComboBox
02. RAS capabilities
03. Change color of row in Listview control.
04. Design time control appearance that matches run time control appearance
05. FTP capabilities
06. Textbox that fully supports TextAlign property
07. Redistributabe Pocket PC emulator
08. Wireless Signal Strength Indicator control
09. A developer's edition of ActiveSync.
10. Word wrap supporting buttons.

I know many of these are already coming but I didn't think it would hurt to
post.

Thanks,
Chris Craft
http://www.cjcraft.com/
 
A couple things - first, you're using a DLL to play sound or call any API.
Second, the source is there so you can add it directly to your project.

-Chris
 
Sorry to state the obvious, but how about the ability to xpath through an
XML file?

This is giving me hell at the moment!
 
Oh, and native support for application configuration files would be nice -
how much of a pain in the behind is that?
 
Could you expound a little on what you mean by that, "application
configuration files"? I don't see any references to that in the desktop
framework help and am unclear on what, exactly, you're talking about.

Paul T.
 
Paul G. Tobey said:
Could you expound a little on what you mean by that, "application
configuration files"? I don't see any references to that in the desktop
framework help and am unclear on what, exactly, you're talking about.
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In MSDN, from the table of contents, walk down the tree:

..NET Development
..NET Framework SDK
..NET Framework
Configuring Applications
Configuration Files
 
OK, thanks Jon. I guess my Filter must not include that section of the help
for some reason.

Paul T.
 
Hi

I think you can get the TextBox.TextAlign to work if you make it
Multiline...

Since I replied to this I might as well add my own RFEs :-)
1. Global error handling (even if the exception occurs on background thread)
2. Ability to position Toolbar at the bottom on custom CE 4.2-based devices
3. TreeView.NodeClick (or just Click) - anything that would let me handle an
already selected TreeNode being tapped by the user again

Cheers
Daniel
 
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