Working with screen resolutions

[Nycran]

Hi all, just wondering if some experienced PPC developers can shed some light on screen resolutions?

I have a Dell AXIM X51v, and the first app I compiled and tested appeared in a very small section of the screen. So, I adjusted the screen size to 480 x 640, and it looked much better. However, this has some other problems:

A) The SIP line is no longer accurate, as the SIP comes up over the top of the bottom of the screen.

B) Does this mean I have to create multiple versions of the app, so I can support different screen resolutions?

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Cheers,
Andrew.

[Erel]

How did you change the screen size?
The settings on the desktop IDE only affect desktop applications.
High resolution screens use double pixeling method to stretch the form to the whole screen.

[Nycran]

Thanks for your help Erel.

It's really strange though as I'm definitely seeing the IDE setting impact the device screen size. For example, if I change the screen size in the IDE back to 240 x 320 by selecting Tools --> Screensize (from the designer window), and then if I recompile the app for Device.exe, the controls appear very small. Moreover, the default screen size is appearing really tiny on the Axim.

I don't know if the way I'm installing it is making a difference... because I'm using Vista (no activesync), I'm copying across the ARMV4 Cab file directly to the device and then running it on the device - this installs the application.

Any thoughts?

[Erel]

How do you see Basic4ppc IDE on the device?

[Nycran]

I'm using the IDE only on the desktop at the moment. I compile on the desktop, and then copy the CAB to the PPC using the Windows file explorer. Should I be trying the IDE on the PPC device?

[Erel]

Just to test if it shows correctly or not.
It will help me understand the problem.

[Nycran]

Actually, that in itself is a problem. When I run the setup program to install the device IDE, it fails because ActiveSync is not installed (I can't install ActiveSync on Vista I don't think). Is there a CAB download for the IDE? Should I be using Basic4PPC on a non-vista PC?

[agraham]

Originally Posted by Nycran

I can't install ActiveSync on Vista I don't think

The ActiveSync equivalent for Vista is Windows Mobile Center 6. Works much the same as ActiveSync for installing programs on the device.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...icecenter.mspx

[Erel]

If you don't succeed, send me an email to erel@basic4ppc.com and I'll send you the Cab file.

[Nycran]

Thanks for that guys. I installed the Windows Mobile Center 6 software and now I can install programs onto the device.



Ok, moving on. The IDE on the device works fine, and if I write a new test application on the device then the form appears as you would expect. I dragged a button and a list box onto a new form, and checked the width of the listbox which was about 200px.

So, it seems my problem only occurs when I make an application via the desktop IDE.

To confirm the issue, I made a brand new application using the desktop that simply had a button and a listbox. I've attached a couple of screenshots to this post.

Designer.jpg is the design of the form on the desktop. form_on_axim.jpg is a screen shot taken on the device itself.. you can see how the controls are almost half the size they should be.

Hope that helps.
Thanks!
Andrew.