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The latest version of Microsoft® Visual Studio® includes a lot of new treats for mobile developers. In addition to new debugging tools and emulators, it includes the Windows® Mobile 5 SDK, .NET® Compact Framework 3.5, and SQL® Server Compact Edition 3.5 out of the box, without additional installs. This walkthrough gives you the code and assets for a fully functional Hangman-style game called “W80 Words” (weighty words), which takes advantage of the new platform and coding environment.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 includes a lot of useful features for mobile developers, especially those of the database persuasion. On the one hand, you have the latest and greatest version 3 emulators, Windows Mobile 5 libraries and project templates pre-installed, and unit testing for mobile. (See the Windows Mobile Team Blog for an overview.) On the other hand, you have LINQ, a new syntax for working directly with datasets. But what is the sound of two hands clapping without touching? That’s right—silence.
Here’s the scoop on LINQ for mobile: technically, LINQ works with .NET Compact Framework 3.5, though with limitations. According to MSDN you get standard query operators, LINQ to DataSet, and LINQ to XML. However, the more useful LINQ to SQL designer is not supported in SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 (see this thread). Nor will you find any LINQ objects available in your mobile project, despite having a System.Linq reference added by default. In fact, I can find neither details nor code samples regarding LINQ for Mobile on the Internet. Nor can I get any additional information from the fine folks at Microsoft.
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With the release of Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft has also updated the .NET Compact Framework. Unlike its desktop counterpart, there is no version 3.0 of the .NET Compact Framework. Instead, to align with the .NET Framework versioning on the desktop, the latest version of the .NET Compact Framework is now 3.5, up from its previous version number of 2.0.
The .NET Compact Framework 3.5 adds new APIs and, most notably, it now supports the new Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) features that are standard on the .NET Framework (the WCF feature will be covered in more depth in an upcoming article). On the Visual Studio 2008 front, there are new tools to make testing and development work much easier and robust.
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FileView.Net Control 9.0 brings a drop-in Windows Explorer-like listview UI to your application.
It provides a familiar yet powerful file/folder browsing UI right inside your own forms and dialogs and is a perfect replacement for the plain, inflexible, modal APIs which UI developers are currently limited to.
We are pleased to announce the new Q2 2007 release of the .NET Vision Suite. The new version introduces AJAX support for Web Forms, New Charting Types, Gauges for .NET, Improved Grid and Mesh Surface, Data Binding with Custom Data Sources, New Diagram Shapes, ListView control, Rotator control, Gallery Panel and more.
With the new version of the .NET Vision controls suite and the new set of Gauges you will be able to build professional Dashboards, add stunning visualization capabilities and functionality to your new or existing projects, speed up your development and meet your project deadlines.
EZShellExtensions.Net 2.0 is a set of components for fast, painless and easy development of Windows shell extensions. EZShellExtensions eliminates the time-consuming, error-prone and complicated process of developing shell extensions using an innovative yet simple and easy-to-use object model.
EZShellExtensions can be used to develop any kind of shell extensions including context menu extensions, property sheet extensions, infotip extensions, thumbnail extensions, “Send To” extensions, icon extensions, overlay icon extensions, drag-drop extensions, disk cleanup extensions, background menu extensions, drop extensions, Taskbar bands and IE toolbands and explorer bars.
EZShellExtensions fully supports all Visual Studio and .Net versions including Visual Studio 2005 and .Net 2.0.
For Product Information, visit, http://www.ssware.com/.
Microsoft has released a new version of its Visual Studio toolset for Windows Vista development.
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On March 6, Microsoft released the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista, so that developers building applications on Microsoft’s new operating system platform can enjoy an improved user experience that builds on the enhancements Microsoft provided with the release of Visual Studio 2005 SP1 in December, the company said.
The code can be downloaded here.
ShellObjects.Net 8.0 is a set of components brings a variety of powerful shell functionality to your app.
The ShellPopupNotification displays multiple MSN/Office2003 style popups with slide and fade animations and complete customization and behavior control. ShellAppBar allows you to create Quick Launch-like appbars with drag-docking and auto-hide functionality. ShellNotifyIcon adds icons to the shell tray notification area with advanced features such as XP balloon style infotips, animated icons and automatic context menus.
Smart PropertyGrid.Net Version 2.0 is a major milestone for developers because it supersedes the Microsoft PropertyGrid in every way. The addition of several critical features makes this custom PropertyGrid developed entirely from scratch the best choice for those who want to include such a control into their desktop applications and who care about the experience of their end users.