Re: Mobile2Market help...
From: Peter Foot [MVP] (feedback_at_nospam-inthehand.com)
Date: 05/06/04
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Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 14:42:47 +0100
The online SDK has an example here with the dimensions:-
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ui_guide_ppc/htm/Text_Header_PPC.asp
You can see this in practise on any of the settings dialogs e.g. Start >
Settings > Today.
Peter
-- Peter Foot Windows Embedded MVP OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org "Tommy Malone" <tommy@angula.net> wrote in message news:uVKtg52MEHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Peter, can you provide an example of this that I can look at? > > "If you want to provide a sub-heading, you should draw it on the form > itself > and underline it with a single pixel line across the entire screen width > (see other settings dialogs for an example). The SDK contains the exact > specs for font, color and pixel dimensions required." > > > "Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> wrote in message > news:Ob7RNszMEHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> Answers inline:- >> >> "Brian H" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:%238FStoyMEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I've been encouraged by a few users of a freeware app I've written to >> > submit >> > it to this Mobile2Market competition. I'm going over the requirements > for >> > logo certification a bit, and would like a few clarifications. First > the >> > easy one: >> > >> > 1. Since my app is mainly in the CF, the exemptions section seems to >> > inficate that: >> > - tooltips on the command bar are not needed. >> > - it is ok for CF apps to have a different help mechanism and display a >> > way >> > for the user to invoke this help. >> > >> > Regarding the help, I simply CreateProcess an iexplore instance to > disaply >> > a >> > help.html file. Would this be allowable? >> > >> >> The CF exemptions would indicate yes. However you could still use the >> Windows CE peghelp format for your help, but just supply your own way of >> invoking it with CreateProcess and the peghelp.exe viewer. You can then > add >> your help into the master contents list too. See >> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppc2k2/html/WinCEHelp.asp >> For more details >> >> > 2. Fonts. I allow the user to configure the fonts the application uses >> > when >> > drawing info to the screen. The docs state that when displayed, these >> > options must appear in this order, left to right: style, font, font > size, >> > bold, italic, underline. >> > >> > In my case, I have several comboboxes on the left side of my form. One >> > combobox for the font, and under it, one for font size. On the other >> > right >> > side of my form, I have the checkboxes for Bold, Italic, Underline, >> > from >> > top >> > to bottom. It follows the "flavor" of the requirement but is not left > to >> > right. Is this ok? There's no logical way to make these options go > left >> > to >> > right. >> > >> >> Looking at the Font dialog in Pocket Word, the options are arranged Font, >> Size and the style flags are arranged vertically below. Perhaps you could >> follow the format used there... >> >> > 3. Clarification: when I show a dialog box for settings, I must keep > the >> > application name as the form's text property? (IE, myform.text = <app >> > name>). It seems fairly strict against truncating the text, so I > suppost >> > "<app name>: Fonts" would likely be out. >> > >> >> If you want to provide a sub-heading, you should draw it on the form > itself >> and underline it with a single pixel line across the entire screen width >> (see other settings dialogs for an example). The SDK contains the exact >> specs for font, color and pixel dimensions required. >> >> > 4. Finally, is there a way to execute code should the app be > uninstalled? >> > I have an option that allows the app to run for certain events >> > (CeRunAppAtEvent) and, should the user elect this option, but then >> > uninstall >> > the app, I'm uncertain how this should get cleaned up. Right now I > simply >> > state, in the help, to make sure these options are disabled before >> > uninstalling, but I'm not sure if this would pass logo certification. >> > >> >> The way to do this would be to write a custom setup dll to be placed in > your >> cab files. See >> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_evtuv/html/etgrfsetupdllfilesfordevices.asp >> >> You can place code in the Uninstall_Init and Uninstall_Exit to perform >> cleanup operations when your ap is uninstalled. This setup.dll must be >> written in native code as it must expose specific functions. ce_setup.h >> defines the function prototypes required. >> >> Peter >> >> -- >> Peter Foot >> Windows Embedded MVP >> OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor >> www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org >> >> > >
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