Syed Mazhar Hasan

Hello every one!

I am interested in creating an application that will allow me to modify the default Today screen option, so that i can place things on it according to my desired settings, is there a ways i can customize the Today screen or place a main desktop screen.

Here on this link is a possible screen shot that works fine for my Symbion phone, now i want this facility on my Pocket PC as well.

I am Using Windows Mobile 5 over I-Mate JAMin Pocket PC Phone. I want to do it in either C# or VB.Net not C++.

Thanks a lot for your time and possible answers.

Regards!
Syed Mazhar Hasan



Re: Smart Devices General Today Screen modification

Zero Dai - MSFT

Dear Syed Mazhar Hasan,

Here are some MSDN documents that can teach you how to implement your today screen step by step.

1. Creating a Pocket PC Today Screen Plug-in with the .NET Compact Framework

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms839442.aspx

2. Architecture of Today Screen:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb278109.aspx

Thanks!

Regards,

Zero Dai - MSFT






Re: Smart Devices General Today Screen modification

Syed Mazhar Hasan

Thanks a lot Zero Dai for your reply.

But the problem is, both of those links are targetting version 1.1 .Net compact framework and C++, and i explicilty requested for C#/VB suggessions for Window mobile 5 (means v2.0 of .Net compact frame work). So i will be very thankful to you for ny of related stuff.

Thanks a lot anyways.





Re: Smart Devices General Today Screen modification

Rhapsody

As I posted in the other forum, I'm facing this problem too.

Though it's clear that you need c++ I can't get it to work with Visual Studio 2005/ .NETCF 2.0. I followed al the steps of the article, but after clicking the 'CustomTodayItem'-icon in the new project dialog it shows me a message "Creating project 'Project 2'..... project creation failed."

Hopefully somebody can help us/me on this. Thanks in advance.






Re: Smart Devices General Today Screen modification

Zero Dai - MSFT

Dear Syed Mazhar Hasan,

Actually, we can only use native C++ to develop our own today screen add-in. My last post is just a optional solution for you. And you can see the solution in the first link, it implements a host with native C++, and then writes a today screen with managed code that will be running on this host.

Regards,

Zero Dai - MSFT






Re: Smart Devices General Today Screen modification

jef.ptc

I read here (english version is on the bottom) that the today screen can be done by using CF 2.0.

Does anyone already did that

Is there any sample

Regards,

Jef.