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

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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.
 
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.
 
Adam,

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