UI Improvements in CF 2

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Dave Brown

Are their any significant UI improvements in CF 2?

I would love to be able to start developing interfaces that rival say
TOM TOM navigator, but from my initial look, it seems we're stuck with
the same old crappy 2D elements ?
 
NETCF uses native CE UI. If you don't like that, go ahead and draw your own
UI.

That can be done even in NETCF V1. Here's an example:
https://www22.verizon.com/verizon-one/tour/


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Are their any significant UI improvements in CF 2?
I would love to be able to start developing interfaces that rival say
TOM TOM navigator, but from my initial look, it seems we're stuck with
the same old crappy 2D elements ?
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Here is another example:

http://www.potalasoftware.com/telly.aspx

You can basically create any interface you want. The trick is to create
your own custom controls for all the UI elements, at which point you can
do just about anything you want with the interface. If you're using VS
2003, it means you can't use the form designer to design the application
(VS 2005 makes it much easier to create controls that can be placed at
design time). Once you get over the fact that you have to use code to
create all your screens, it actually isn't that bad.

We have another Pocket PC application that will be available in beta
form in a couple weeks that also uses almost 100% custom controls for
the interface.

Once you get used to this approach, it's actually a lot of fun. In fact,
I would argue to that to create a commercial application with the CF,
you'll need to use code instead of the form designer to create the UI in
any case so you can handle orientation and DPI changes.

-- John
 
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