I have discovered a problem in the Compact Framework that can only be
reproduced by running the same code against an English and German
emulator/device.

I am setting ColumnHeader.Width to -1 and -2, to find the best fit for each
column. Setting the width to -1/-2 does autosize the column on my English
devices/emulator, but fails completely when run against a German emulator
(the width is only set to 0). Example of the code:

foreach (ColumnHeader ch in listView.Columns)
{
    // get width by column header text
    ch.Width = -2;
    int w = ch.Width;

    // now get longest item width
    ch.Width = -1;

    // is this less than the column header width?
    if (ch.Width < w)
    {
        // yes - then use the column header width
        ch.Width = w;
    }
}

More example code at end of post...

There is seemingly no rhyme or reason for this, and I cannot say I expect to
get much more than confirmation back from you guys that this is an issue, but
that at least would make me feel sane!!

Working around this issue is also proving most difficult, as I am having
difficulty creating the graphics object for the listView control.

Merry Christmas!

Rob

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More example test case code:

public Form1()
{
    this.mainMenu1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu();
    this.listView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();

    this.listView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
    this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 184);
    this.listView1.HeaderStyle = ColumnHeaderStyle.Nonclickable;
    this.listView1.View = View.Details;

    this.Controls.Add(this.listView1);
    this.Menu = this.mainMenu1;
    this.Text = "Form1";

    this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
}

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
        ColumnHeader ch = new ColumnHeader();
        ch.Text = "Column" + i;
        listView1.Columns.Add(ch);
    }

    foreach (ColumnHeader ch in listView.Columns)
    {
        // get width by column header text
        ch.Width = -2;
        int w = ch.Width;

        // now get longest item width
        ch.Width = -1;

        // is this less than the column header width?
        if (ch.Width < w)
        {
            // yes - then use the column header width
            ch.Width = w;
        }
    }
}