Screen Orientation Modes
Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ software for Pocket PCs allows users to view applications in either portrait or landscape mode and to switch between the two modes at any time. This means that developers might need to program applications with the ability to detect screen rotation events and to respond to those events appropriately. The topics in this section provide the necessary background, technical details, and design guidelines to help you adapt your application for the different modes.
In This Section
- Design Options for Screen Rotation
Discusses the various approaches you can take when designing application screens. - Rotation Behavior in Older Applications
Provides possible behavior scenarios when older applications are rotated into landscape mode. - How Applications Detect and Respond to Screen Rotation
Describes the programming mechanism that signals a screen rotation and explains how to use it. - WM_SIZE Code Example
Illustrates how a typical application detects and handles screen rotation using the WM_SIZE message. - WM_SETTINGCHANGE Code Example
Illustrates how a typical application detects and handles screen rotation using the WM_ SETTINGCHANGE message.
See Also
Architecture for Mobile Device Applications
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