I've tried the following:
ComboBox combo;
combo.ForeColor = Color.White;
combo.BackColor = Color.Black;

Is writing a RAPI DLL really limited to eVC++? Or can I write a RAPI DLL
using Visual Studio 2003 too? (if so, any pointers really appreciated)
What I'd like to do from the RAPI DLL is to call into managed code -
mixing native with managed C++ would be easiest of course (see my

Can we port an application developed for windows 2003 based smart phone for
Palm OS and others too? Is there any intermediary step required for this. I
heard that Crossfire does this step. Are there any features included in
VS.Net itself that make an application run in other OS's ...

I download a software based on smartphone platform,and want to use it on
smartphone simulator.Is it feasible?
I remember it isn't feasible on ppc simulator because of its CPU type.
Thanks.

I want to set the background and foreground color of ListBox> I did this way:
   HWND hLstWnd = GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_LISTBOX);
   HDC  hdcListBox=GetDC(hLstWnd);
   COLORREF crColor = RGB( 50, 210, 240 );

I am a vb programmer with basic C/C++ knowledge. I am trying to import the
evC++ code I found in the link bellow to my VB.NET program. This code returns
the phone number of the smartphone, without needing to be a priviledged app.
http://blogs.msdn ...

Looks like I'm missing something real key.
How does one debug in VS.NET with a SmartPhone 2003 SE emulator?  All I get
is the deployment, activiation of the emulator, then it times out on
"Launching Application".  I can run the app in "Start without Debugging".

It is possible to create a background application able to know the
action of the user in
the system menu ? Or the key manipulation ?
For example, how to know if the user click the Start, the menu or the

Are there any disassemblers for Smartphone .exe files?
I'm still trying to find out how to trap the power key!
-Will

   I needed to develop two plug ins saying : Code : # and Channel : # in
the Home Screen, where # is a digit from 1 to 9, This plug in is very
similar to standard Profile: # and should appear after the appointment
plug in,

I am working on bringing up a pointing device
technology in Windows CE and Smartphone using a TI
OMAP P2 development board. Right now I have the TI
board up and running with the Smartphone 2003 Second

I have been trying to add icons with the Shell_NotifyIcon API function.
I don't end up seeing the icons in the bar at all.  Can anyone tell me
why this is?  I should see them at the top of the screen right?  I have
this going on in a dialog box.

I'd like to be able to use a smartphone as a control device for some simple
custom hardware, currently this has an rs232 interface. Is there any way to
use the phone's usb port as a simple rs232 interface? How would I interface
to it from a vb.net app?

Hi to all, i'm new here!
I'm Luca from Italy, a Visual Basic 6 programmer.
Do you have some links to download samples source code, tutorials, etc. to
start develope software for Smarphone (Windows Mobile 2003).

Where can I find a list of events?  I want to do something when the person
clicks the down arrow.  How do I go about this?
Thanks!!