i get a exception like
exception
MISC: HandlerAr + 0x5b
InputPanel::.ctor + 0x3c

I'm looking for feedback from developers using the .NET Compact Framework
for consideration in future releases.  We've got lots of ideas and are
looking to focus on what's important to our customers.
To submit your feedback, email it to: SDWISH@microsoft.com.

is there any chance to calculate the Height of a RectangleF in a easy
way for a given String if i had allready set the Font and the Widht of
the RectangleF?
.... or do i need some tricky statements...

I want to add an auto-updating feature to my SmartPhone app, iPodderSP.
I have managed to get as far as checking an RSS feed for newer versions
and downloading the new .CAB to the phone. However, upon shelling the
CAB via the CreateProcess P/Invoke, I get a message saying

I have an application that I wrote and I need to debug it on a ce 4.2
device. I cannot get visual studio to connect to the device. Active sync
connects fine but visual studio 2003 says it cannot find the device.
The device is a Symbol MC3000.

For the first time, I've come to use the native 'ListView' control and
have a couple of problems. Searching the newsgroups, I see there seem
to be a few problems reported with this control, but none appear to
match what I am experiencing, so I'll have to ask you knowledgable

i try to organize some db fields in a listbox. e.g. one datarow consists of
'id', 'name', 'street' and 'location' fields. now I want to add these 'items'
in my listbox.
id and name in line one, street and location in line 2. no problem yet.

Does ILmerge (http://research.microsoft.com/~mbarnett/ilmerge.aspx)
work with compact framework?
I just tested it with a my small piece of software, but when I run on
a smartphone, it just doesn't start without any error message.

I am a final year software engineering student.  I am developing an
application using c# to run on a pda.  The problem i am faced with is that i
need to send a xml file over to a pc using bluetooth.  I was wondering if
there was anyone who could shed some light on this problem.

I'm really stuck on this problem.  I can't get it to work and really need
it to.  I've seen the C# example for this code and translated it to
vb.net.  I'm using the Smartphone emulator.  
I have a bunch of text boxes and combo boxes that get rearranged during

LS,
We have build a graphics application on top of a GIS (mapping) application
where the user has to draw on the screen. When drawing it happens quite often
that the user touches the mousepad on the Ipaq and that the map (on the

I am currently using a custom made listbox, which has some more
features than the normal Listbox. There is however one area where I
would very much like the normal listbox functionality back - the Text
method.

Can we change the back ground color of Tab pages in Compact Framework.
One more thing,
   When I used
       TabControl.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color(Blue);

Is it possible to run a .net CF application straight from an SD card on a
PocketPC? Or does it have to be installed on the PocketPC first?

Hello All,  I really need help creating a scheduled task.  I have tried
using CeRunAppAtTime and CeSetUserNotificationEx however have not had any
luck.  The problem is that it does work however, it is very inconsistent.
One day, 90% of the devices with run the task and then one ...