camasmartin wrote: Is there a way, using Visual Studio, to write a program that can be compiled for both the host and the PPC? This is next to impossible. Platforms are so different that you have to think differently when developing for either. camasmartin wrote: It's not like using VC++ where you can set appropriate flags, or is it? Definitely not! Regards, João Paulo Figueira Embedded MVP

depends on a) whether it should be a dll or some suchlike thing so you can import it into other things, b) how well you want it written. do a search in these forums for things of the same subject, there was someone who took the time to write one before and explained it quite. alas i cannot remember their name. i ended up writing my own so it could be called as a function into my stuff, and i'd know what went into it. alas i haven't yet worked out how to successfully put it into a function! :) you'll need to do something like callling your code into child window, and performing some calculations to see where it is on the screen, where the parent is on the screen; and so how far they are from ech other. then, make variables like how much you want the margin to be etc. i found when you pushed it up near the edge it would flicker as it was constantly repositioning, but it was suited to that task. you're probably better looking for someone elses also, as mine only copes with parent and child mdi forms, and as yet i would have to copy and paste the code. :o also, mine wouldn't snap child forms. but do post how you get on. ------------------------------------------------------- ithium is the best. 'Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.' --Albert Einstein 'The pioneers of a warless world are the youth who refuse military service.' --Albert Einstein

1., In resource editor|Push Button Properties|Styles tab check in: "Owner draw" 2., In dialog message handler insert this branch: switch (message) { case WM_DRAWITEM: idCtl = (UINT) wParam; if(idCtl == IDC_BUTTON) DrawFancyButton ( (LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT) lParam, hDlg, IDC_BUTTON, IDB_BITMAP_NORMAL, IDB_BITMAP_PRESSED ); return TRUE; ... 3., Implement DrawFancyButton: void DrawFancyButton(LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT lpdis, HWND hDlg, int idCtl, int iNormalBmp, int iPressedBmp) { TCHAR ButtonText[64]; HBITMAP BitMap; RECT ButtRect; int UpSideColor, DownSideColor; HDC hdcBmp = CreateCompatibleDC(NULL); if(!(lpdis->itemState & ODS_SELECTED)) // Draw Pushed { BitMap = LoadBitmap( g_hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(iNormalBmp)); UpSideColor=196, DownSideColor=0; } else // Laposat rajzolok { BitMap = LoadBitmap( g_hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(iPressedBmp)); UpSideColor=0, DownSideColor=196; } SelectObject(hdcBmp, BitMap); BITMAP bm; GetObject(BitMap, sizeof(bm), &bm); StretchBlt ( lpdis->hDC, lpdis->rcItem.left, lpdis->rcItem.top, lpdis->rcItem.right - lpdis->rcItem.left, lpdis->rcItem.bottom - lpdis->rcItem.top, hdcBmp, 0, 0, bm.bmWidth, bm.bmHeight, SRCCOPY ); DeleteDC(hdcBmp); if(1) // We want original text also { SetBkMode(lpdis->hDC,TRANSPARENT); GetDlgItemText(hDlg,idCtl,ButtonText,64); ButtRect = lpdis->rcItem; SetTextColor(lpdis->hDC,RGB(UpSideColor, UpSideColor, UpSideColor)); DrawText(lpdis->hDC,ButtonText,-1,&ButtRect,DT_NOCLIP|DT_CENTER|DT_VCENTER); ButtRect.bottom--; ButtRect.left--; ButtRect.right--; ButtRect.top--; SetTextColor(lpdis->hDC,RGB(DownSideColor, DownSideColor, DownSideColor)); DrawText(lpdis->hDC,ButtonText,-1,&ButtRect,DT_NOCLIP|DT_CENTER|DT_VCENTER); } }

Thank you.:) With some tuning, it will come close enough. I didn't know about the Uri class. camasmartin hobby programmer Learning every day

:)I added a menu to the dialog box with no entries. This seems to protect the bottom of the screen so you can use the data entry methods. camasmartin hobby programmer

Ignore. Cockpit error (the loose nut was the pilot). When I reinstalled visual studio, it was the old version that didnt support the pocket PC SDK. A lesson for all. Try reading. camasmartin hobby programmer

THANK YOU. IT WORKED. I'd still like to figure out what is really happening, but it did work. It took me a while to (1) read your suggestion, (2) unsuccessfully find a loopback adapter, (3) find instructions on the web for making one (Simple!!), and testing it. Thanks again. I just went on a trip and was able to work detached. camasmartin hobby programmer

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You'll have to P/Invoke all the functions and redefine the structs and interfaces, as well as the constants/enumerations required for the functions and interface methods. I'm not on my machine with the WinCE SDK, but since the CEMAPI exposes COM interface, it might also use a typelib. In this case, you can use tlbimp.exe to import a typelib as a COM interop assembly (RCW). -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.21 GCS/G/MU d- s: a- C++++ UL@ P++(+++) L+(--) E--- W+++ N++ o+ K? w++++ O- M(+) V? PS-- PE Y++ PGP++ t++@ 5 X+++ R+@ tv+ b(-)>b++ DI++++ D+ G e++>+++ h---* r+++ y+++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----