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Programming Microsoft Windows CE .NET is my book on Windows CE programming.
The new third edition is now over 1250 pages. It is updated to cover the latest version of Windows CE and contains new material covering Windows Mobile devices such as the Pocket PC and Smartphone. Windows CE device drivers. The book also comes with a CD-ROM containing not only the examples from the book but also the Microsoft Embedded Tools including embedded Visual C++ 4.0.
The first half of the book has been redesigned to present the introductory topics better. Dedicated chapters on Windows CE databases, notifications, and networking provide a better focus on these topics.
New topics in the third edition include:
- Programming the Smartphone
The structure of a Smartphone application
The Smartphone Menu bar
Smartphone specific controls
- .NET Compact Framework Applications
The Compact Framework runtime
Windows Forms applications
Efficiently dealing with strings
Calling into native code
- Bluetooth under Windows CE
Exposing a Bluetooth service
Discovering other devices and services
Communicating across Bluetooth
Chapter Outline
I. Windows Programming Basics
1. Hello Windows CE
2. Drawing on the Screen
3. Input: Keyboard, Stylus, and Menus
4. Windows and Controls
5. Dialog Boxes
II. Windows CE Basics
6. Common Controls and Windows CE
7. Memory Management
8. Files and the Registry
9. Windows CE Databases
10. Modules, Processes, and Threads
11. Windows CE Notifications
III. Communications
12. Serial Communications
13. Windows Networking
14. Device to Device Communication
15. Connecting to the Desktop
IV. Advanced Topics
16. The Explorer Shell
17. The Pocket PC
18. Extending the Pocket PC
19. Programming the Smartphone
20. GAPI
21. System Programming
22. Windows CE Drivers
23. The .NET Compact Framework |
