Pocket PC applications run indefinitely to allow users to navigate between them quickly. The smart minimize feature allows an application to remain running but not visible, but easily reactivated and at the location in the application where the user left off.
Form Style Properties
The following table describes how to set form properties to allow the user to close an application, use smart minimize, and access other Pocket PC features.
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| OK button on upper-right corner. This closes the application. | Me.MinimizeBox = False | this.MinimizeBox = false; |
| X button on upper-right corner. (both statements required) This minimizes the application and is the default setting. | Me.ControlBox = True Me.MinimizeBox = True | this.ControlBox = true; this.MinimizeBox = true; |
| No X or OK button on upper-right corner. Note In non-Pocket PC applications running Windows CE, the Minimize and Maximize buttons remain when ControlBox = false. | Me.ControlBox = False | this.ControlBox = false; |
| Full sized form | Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized Me.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None Me.ControlBox = False Me.Menu = Nothing | this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized; this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None; this.ControlBox = false; this.Menu = null; |
| Bottom menu bar and soft input panel (SIP) icon | Me.Menu = New MainMenu() | this.Menu = new MainMenu(); |
| Form that can be resized. Forms with borders are full sized and cannot be resized. | Me.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None | this.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None; |
| No bottom menu bar and SIP icon | Me.Menu = Nothing | this.Menu = null; |
A form has the following default values:
The SIP icon is always visible when the bottom menu bar is displayed.