.NET Framework - Menu while showing Notification
Asked By Thomas
24-Jan-07 01:48 PM
Hello CF Programmers out there!
I am using Notification balloons
(Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.Notification) to show state changes within
my Application. When the Notification shows up, the Menu bar changes
during the notification is shown. This menu has only one Item called
something like "hide". I am wondering where this menu is came from and
if I can add other Items (like Close) to it.
When my PDA receives a Short Message (SMS), it also pops up in a
ballon, but this Balloon has more Menu Items (like "Close", "Close as
read", "Delete", etc..). I also want to add a "Close" Button for my
Notification, because the solution with a button inside the HTML does
not work well for me.
Does anybody know how to access or extend the Menu when a Notification
is shown?
Thanks and Greets
Thomas
Application
(1)
Balloon
(1)
Button
(1)
Delete
(1)
srharton replied...
See if this link helps:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsce.forms.notification.aspx
(for CF2)
Simon.
Thomas replied...
Hello
I've seen the MSDN Description of Notification class, but there is no
information about this issue. The response submitted is only fired when
i place a button inside the HTML form. I was looking for controlling or
accessing the menu while showing the Notification.
Could anybody help?
Thanks,
Tom
yoat4 replied...
[Bump]
Has a resolution to this been found? I'm afraid I'm going to have to
use the native API to handle this unless someone has some advice.
Does anyone know of a way to simply stop the Hide menu from
appearing? I can change the menu myself in the OnBalloonChanged event
handler but it's only visible briefly before the "Hide" menu clobbers
my menu. Does anyone know if this default Hide menu can be ignored or
overwritten?
Thanks,
-Matt Senne
Oxcar replied...
I am pretty sure the managed Notification control does not allow you to
build your own menuItems. With the manged version, you will need to embedd
HTML controls and use the ResponseSubmitted event.
Matt....you say you were able to add your own menuItem but it gets covered
by the "Hide" item? Did you create a menuItem1 object (the left softKey)? If
that it what you did, the left softKey (menuItem1) is not going to fire if
you click the "hide" item. I think the "Hide" sends a cmd:2 to the
Notification control and the ResponseSubmitted does not get triggered in this
case.
Anyway, if someone smarter or better looking than me knows of a way to
create menuItems for the managed control I would like to hear about it. It
will save us from mucking around in the API.
Ox
Theo Chakkapark replied...
Any new developments on this notification issue? it is totally abysmal
that this feature was never included in the managed control.
srharton replied...
No not really. I will be writing a wrapper soon as we need the functionality
the new WM5 API offers.
See here for the new SHNOTIFCIATIONDATA structure it contains a few new
fields SOFTKEYMENU, SOFTKEYNOTIFY within the union and a couple others:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa455987.aspx
The old structure is defined here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa458065.aspx
I will post on my blog when I have written it.
--
Simon Hart
http://srhartone.blogspot.com
Theo Chakkapark replied...
Any new developments on this so far?
srharton replied...
No, I have not had time to look at this for the last month or so.
--
Simon Hart
http://simonrhart.blogspot.com
c.edward replied...
I have the same issues as everyone here. Has anyone done anything on
this? If not I suppose I will have to do it myself :)
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