I am a windows phone developer. I recently started working on windows CE. I noticed all I have for the UI is a toolbox with a few controls and drag and drop. As a mobile developer I am used to a design language XAML and a backend logic language c#. My question how do i design an application on windows CE. does it has any language (like XAML for windows Phone). and why can't I find a code editor for the UI in visual studio 2008 developing for windows CE
I see many people use Qt. You can easily create UIs like the one on smartphones or even complex 3D ones. Also Qt is cross platform, so if you decide to change the OS you should be able to take your UI with you.
XAML is possible, but is also works with C++ and not with C#.
You will use Blend for creating the UI.
Here some info to get you started:
http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/how-to-create-a-silverlight-application
Some other UI frameworks for WinCE:
http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/gui
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This should not be so difficult!
In normal C++ one can write static or dynamic libraries that can be used in multiple application projects. I want to do the same thing for UWP apps using C++/winRT.
I have written a simple C++/winRT UWP app that discovers Bluetooth Low Energy Devices. I used the Core UWP project template that set up all that pch.h stuff. What I want to do is to make a library out of the code I wrote that did the Bluetooth work so it can be shared across many UWP apps but I have no idea which project template I should use to do that.
I have come to the conclusion that writing a Windows Runtime Component is not what I want. I am not making a run time component though I need to use runtime components for the Bluetooth.
In the end I will be calling that library from a Java application but that's off in the future.
All my problems would be solved if they had a Java/winRT option (a Java language projection in Microsoft-speak).
Note that the project selection interface in Visual Studio 2019 must be very different than 2017 as none of the demos I have seen online look like what I see.
I am starting a project that is heavily graphics related (think, paint app with layers).
Anyway, I have a long history in C#, Java, JavaScript and Ruby. This application will be open source.
But what I'm looking for is a "build once, use everywhere" framework. Most of the platforms I've looked into either seem to be far too outdated, too complicated, or just not a right fit.
I've looked into Swing, WindowBuilder, wxRuby, etc. So many choices and none seem modern enough, have good documentation, etc.
I was a C# desktop developer for years so if I were targeting Windows only, I would go that route easily. But I want my app to run on Macs too. But, I would like the Mac version to look like it was designed for a Mac and the Windows version designed for Windows, etc. I'm looking at the Mono Project currently. But the idea of my Mac users installing Mono doesn't appeal to me.
Anything Ruby based would be cool but not required.
Anyway, what are some recommendations? I use NetBeans, Eclipse and Visual Studio. So I'm not concerned with learning new IDE's if I had to. I even thought about doing it all in JavaScript and using the canvas but since I need to work with large, local binary files, I didn't know if that would be a good option.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Real Studio can create cross-platform desktop apps for OS X, Windows and Linux. It can also create Cocoa apps and you can use it to interface with Cocoa directly when needed.
However, Real Studio creates Win32 apps, not .NET apps so you cannot directly interface with .NET libraries.
I'm just finding my feet on Windows CE development and have quite a few questions.
We're trying to develop apps on Windows CE (mobile computer with a barcode scanner) and I'm looking for development tools. I've an ASP.Net/WinForms background and I did build another app using C#/VS2008 and am looking to see if there is like a tool that can be used to expedite development.
The app we're trying to do is of medium complexity and an ideal tool would be one that I could use in conjunction with lets says some C# forms that I can code myself.
I've looked at a few tools and most of them are tailored for simple apps, besides they do not give me the flexibility to add code and the options are fairly limited.
Is there a tool like the one I'm looking for, or a good tool that I can use for CE.
Thank you.
The de facto standard development environment for Windows CE apps is Visual Studio 2008 Professional. It provides tools and compilers for both native (C/C++) as well as managed (C# and VB.NET) applications.
Are there any UI Components for Windows CE 6.0, other than the ones supplied by the Compact Framework and Visual Studio? I am developing applications with C# and the Compact Framework that need some visual design and the VS controls and components are not sufficient to me.
Thx your answers.
See this similar question: Round buttons for Windows Mobile. It should be relevant for Windows CE 6 as well. The example is in native code, but you can use SDF 1.4 source code to convert it to C#. I guess you can use the technique shown to create more controls of your own.
I also found this article about creating custom controls for Windows Mobile that might suite Windows CE as well as it is based on the compact framework, but I have not read this through nor tested it.
What components exactly are you looking for?
Windows CE6 R3 now supports Silverlight, so you can do some pretty cool things, although i think it's a little more complicated than typical Silverlight.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/silverlightforwe.mspx
HI ,
I was wondering if you could help me.
I know its not totally programing related but its sort of related
I am a junior web developer and I work mainly with PHP , MySQL , Javascript and HTML I dont really touch design.
I run a mac so if i go with VS I have will to run it using Bootcamp.
But what is the best VS or Dreamweaver ?
Also could you tell me what each is mainly focused for ?
Visual Studio is mostly .NET orientated, so Dreamweaver would be a better bet for PHP.
I think you should check out Aptana which I prefer to Dreamweaver, which has the advantage of being available for bothe platforms.
You are mixing apples and pears here :) The products are not comparable, because they are for entirely different tasks. Dreamweaver focuses on web design (HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc...) while visual studio focuses on programming (desktop applications for windows, mainly).
Dreamveaver and VS meet when you develop for the web on asp.net on visual studio: you can design the interface in dreamweaver and then integrate it in your asp.net project... but that's all...
Visual Basic (6, .net, etc) is a language and development environment all wrapped in one. It allows you to design forms(windows) and code them all within that one environment.
dreamweaver(also known as devil spawn) is a language editor that is not based on any one language. It's a notepad on steroids.
For what you're doing, I don't see a need for neither Visual Studio nor Dreamweaver. Why don't you check out Coda or Eclipse?
Visual Basic 6 = For development of Windows applications or COM-libraries
Current version of Visual Studio = For development of anything .net including web apps with html, javascript etcetera.
Dreamweaver = More a program for users than for developers, though I haven't used it in ages
I code in ColdFusion and PHP. Based on the your statement that you don't do much design, I would recommend Eclipse and the myriad of plugins you can use to make it into a fully customizable IDE.
Because of my job duties, I have to do some design and code. Dreamweaver is nice with their design view if you are working with HTML. Eclipse beats it hands down when it comes doing coding. Aptana is a good plugin for Eclipse (or as a standalone based on Eclipse) if you want more tools for HTML and popular Javascript library support.
Also, Eclipse is free.
Hope this helps.