Crossword

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This code sample is named Crossword. It demonstrates how to build system metric awareness into an application. Crossword can detect screen resolution and orientation.

Feature Area

• High DPI Display
• Screen Orientation Modes

Relevant APIs

• ChangeDisplaySettingsEx function
• GetDeviceCaps function
• GetSystemMetrics function
• SHGetUIMetrics function
• WM_SETTINGCHANGE message
• WM_SIZE message

Projects

This solution consists of three projects.

• BaseSample
  The basic application, which is a crossword game.
• HiDpiAware
  The HiDPI-aware version of BaseSample.
• LandscapeAware
  The Landscape/Portrait-aware version of BaseSample.

Usage

To run the code sample

1. Navigate to one of the solution files (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution files are copied to the following folders:

   C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Crossword\BaseSample\``BaseSample.sln

   C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Crossword\Landscapeaware\``LandscapeAware.sln

   C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Crossword\Hidpiaware\``HidpiAware.sln

   Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.

2. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).

3. Deploy the solution (F5).

Requirements

Pocket PC SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK.
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.0.

See Also

Code Samples | How Applications Detect and Respond to Screen Rotation | WM_SETTINGCHANGE Code Example

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