I am trying to create a custom control using the .net framework sdk. I want
a context menu to popup when the control is clicked. Right now, the context
menu pops up only when the user taps and holds the stylus for a while. How
do I make this happend when the control is clicked ...

I have an iPAQ 5550 with a fingerprint scanner.  I have read about the HP Biometric Toolkit and how it is so nicely integrated with VS7.  Drag and drop, Biometric project template, ...  However, I feel really stupid.  I have looked all over the HP site, the Microsoft site, ...

Attached herewith part of my code for your references.  My code is working
fine in normal dotnet frameworks but it's giving me errors while I am
applying the same way in Compact Framework.
ListView1.Items.Clear()

I've noticed that if I call System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert( false ), I'll
see a stack trace.  I'm acutely aware that exceptions in the compact
framework do not contain stack trace information, but I'm wondering how the
Assert method gets this information.  Would it be possible to ...

The problem happens on Dell Axim 300. When my application is minimized by clicking on the 'X' button or go out to Settings or somewhere else, SOMETIMES my application would not show up again. And it's not listed in the current running programs in Settings->Memory, but actually ...

I don't understand this behavior I'm getting. I'm working with the
latest compact framework on pocketPC 2003. Basically, the KeyPress
event doesn't get fired under this one scenario: the textbox has text
in it that selected, and the transcriber is used to write more than 1

I have a worker thread calling Invoke on the mainform of the application while the main thread is executing a ShowDialog. Invoke is blocked until ShowDialog returns
Howcome Invoke blocks when it is concurrent to a ShowDialog
How can you do multithread GUI apps on .NET CF if that ...

I have some code in my from to use a mainmenu and hide the SI
however, the SIP refuses to go away (the code i have is basically what has been reposted here several times, it's no different. the strange thing is, once the form loads and i call a message box, when the message box is ...

I have written a very simple test program in C# to connect to a
database.  It displays a button.  When the user clicks the button it
invokes the code below to connect to the database.
This works fine in the emulator but I get a SQLException when I run it

Can anyone guide me through the steps required to integrate help in .net compact framework application..
Thanks in advanc

Im using a listview on my pocket pc application and this code checks which
item was clicked:
Private Sub MainList_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object,
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MainList.SelectedIndexChanged

Has anyone managed to get serial comms working on a Smartphone 2003 device,
I'm thinking of getting an Orange SPV E200, but would like to know if serial
comms works first.
Thanks,

Dim hIP As TreeNode
hIP = New TreeNode("Peter")
Dim myNodeCollection As TreeNodeCollection = Me.treeResults.Nodes
If Not myNodeCollection.Contains(hIP) Then

I need to have a grid or list with two columns.  One column needs to have a
font that can be selected by the user the second is just normal.  On the
DataGrid you seem to be able to only set the font on the whole grid.  Is
this possible with the CF?  If so what is the best approach?

Does anyone know a way to detect (for Pocket PC) if a PDA has an
embedded (or attached) keyboard to it; to determine if firing up the
Soft Input Panel (SIP) is necessary or not? I am adding the SIP
control to my app, and using event handlers to enable it or disable it