Developing Applications with Visual Studio 2005 (part 2)

Marcus PerrymanMarcus.perryman@microsoft.comhttp://blogs.msdn.com/marcpe

Agenda

Windows Mobile 5.0 design goals

Native only features

Managed code features

May 2005:Windows Mobile 5.0New Security &

Device Management

Options

Improved Integration with Microsoft Office

System

Faster Application

Development

• Tighter integration between Microsoft Office Outlook on the desktop and Windows Mobile devices increases mobile workforce productivity

• New Office Mobile for Pocket PC provides immediate access to Office attachments while mobile

• Enabling Partner Differentiation

• Better support for mobile line-of-business application development.

Security improvements make it easier to protect corporate data

Additional provisioning and support functionality makes it easier to deploy and update Windows Mobile devices.

The best mobile enterprise platform for integration with Office, Exchange

and for line of business application development.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/windowsmobile/howto/windowsmobile5/default.aspx

Native Code

GPS Intermediate Driver

Today GPS feed is single clientSerial port limitation

GPS Intermediate:Parses, multiplexes, notifies

GPSOpenDevice()

GPSCloseDevice()

GPSGetPosition()

GPSGetDeviceState()

Digital Rights ManagementFile-based rights protection

Device-lockedCert specific to device

Time or count-bases limits

Pluggable enginesFor encryption / decryptions

API:FileDrmVerifyRights – verify file protectionFileDrmCreateFile – as per CreateFileFileDrmCommitRights – for count based limit

Local Auth. Sub-SystemReplaces Power-on password

architectureReplacement authentication via Local Authentication Provider (LAP)Integrates with power on events and through control panel

Audio & Visual

Image IntegrationNew COM object for image load and display.

Supports: png, bmp, gif, jpg, ico

Sound SettingsManage user’s sound settings:

Ring tones, Global sound settings (PPC Only)

Use SndSetSound API

Direct Show filterEnables camera stream capture and manipulation

Window Media 10 ActiveX controlCan be hosted in Internet Explorer or custom application

Managed Code

Windows.Forms Controls

DateTimePicker

MonthCalendar

DocumentList

LinkLabel

Notification Bubble

Help

WebBrowser

DataContainer

UserControl

Clipboard supportAdditional properties, methods, events by customer request including

Control.DoubleClickToolBarButton tooltipsMore Treeview events

More Keyboard SupportForm.KeyPreviewTabIndex, TabStop

More Windows.Forms Features

HPHP43004300

Integrated Integrated keyboardskeyboards

Smartphone Features.NET Compact Framework 2.0

Data SupportSQL MobileDataGrid

Textbox IME switching

InputModeEditor

Enable multiple menu items on left softkey

State And Notification BrokerUnified broker model for propagating system or application events in a publisher / subscriber model

Driven through registry keys

Transient and Persistent notification model

Conditional notification

Extensible model

State And Notification Broker Transient Notifications

Notified only when app is runningWindows message, MSMQ, direct callback

Requests do not survive soft resetInvalid hWnd removes registration

Persistent NotificationsApplication launched if not already runningNotification methods

Command line, Windows message

Persists across reboot

Conditional Notifications

DWORD conditional operators==, !=, >, >=, <, <=

String conditional operators==, !=, >, >=, <, <=, contains, starts with, ends with

No conditions on binary data

Managed D3D MobileIncluded in WinCE 5.0 and Windows Mobile 5.0

Native API is DX8 inspired

Managed APIs are DX9 inspired

FeaturesComplete access to the underlying native D3DM API

Fixed point support (Vertex Data, Matrices, Lights, and Materials)

Sprite

Font

Mesh

TextureLoader

Tutorials and Samples

Runtime Improvements:Performance – remove OLEDB for managed codeRe-use spent storage pagesQuery hintsUpdateable scrollable cursors.Multi User

Tools:Integration to SQL WorkbenchDTSData Designer in Visual Studio 2005

SQL Mobile

CAB Project Features

CAB DesignerFile System Editor

Project Output

Content

Shortcuts

RegistryCustom Actions

One CAB format for Pocket PC and Smartphone

Richer Platform

.NET CF 2.0

MFC 8.0, ATL 8.0Broad managed code support Notifications Broker, Location, Camera, Watson, D3DM

.NET CF SP2

VGA (PPC)QVGA (SP)SquareLandscape

ATL 4.2, .NET CF Enhanced Emulator Configuration Mgr,Bluetooth, SMS

MFC, ATL

Active SyncConnection MgrMAPIOBEXTelephony

MFC

Win32, POOM

BetterDevelopment

Visual Studio 2005(C#, VB.NET, C++)

eVC 3 (C++)eVC 4 (C++)

VS.NET 2003 (C#, VB.NET)

eVC 3 (C++)eVC 4 (C++)

VS.NET 2003(C#, VB.NET)

eVC 3 (C++)eVB 3 (VB)

eVC 3 (C++)eVB 3 (VB)

Core OS WinCE 5.0WinCE 4.2WinCE 4.2WinCE 3.0 WinCE 3.0

MoreDevice Choices

Windows Mobile 5.0

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Developer Roadmap

Summary

Rich platform and hardware

Windows Mobile 5.0

Rich and robust platform on which to build and deploy Mobile applications

Visual Studio 2005

Single environment for managed and native applications

State of the art IDE spans desktop, web and device

.NET Compact Framework

Brings mobile device development to mainstream developer community

Windows MobileResources

Windows Mobile Developer Tools and Resourceswww.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/developer

Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kithttp://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/windowsmobile/howto/kits/default.aspx

Case studies and white papers

Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK for Pocket PC

Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK for Smartphone

Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2

ActiveSync version 4.0

Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 Community Preview

Windows Mobile 5.0 and Visual Studio 2005 white papers and videos

Free

Windows MobileResources

Windows Mobile Developer Communitieswww.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/communities/developer

Windows Mobile Application Developer Centrewww.msdn.com/mobility

Mobile2Marketwww.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/mobile2market

Online Learningwww.learn247.net

Online European Communitywww.codezone.info

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