Full Screen - Intermec 700 Series User Manual

SECTION 7

Full Screen

Pocket PC is a hardware specification created by Microsoft Corporation. Devices
that wish to carry the Pocket PC logo must meet the minimum hardware re-
quirements set in the Pocket PC specification. Manufacturers are free to add ex-
tra hardware functionality.
Pocket PC 2002 devices also use a specialized version of the CE operating sys-
tem. This OS is built from Windows CE 3.0 but contains customizations, most
notably the lack of a desktop and the addition of the Today Screen.
To carry the Pocket PC logo, all devices must be tested at an Independent Test
Laboratory. The ITL testing is done based on Microsoft requirements. The test
lab then reports the findings back to Microsoft Corporation and Intermec
Technologies. If the 700 Series Computer passed all tests, Intermec is allowed to
ship the device with the Pocket PC logo. Each time the operating system is mod-
ified, Intermec must resubmit to ITL testing.
This means we cannot change the operating system much and still be a Pocket
PC device. For example, if we remove Word from the Start menu, the device
would fail ITL testing and we would not be able to ship devices with the Pocket
PC logo.
Although many customers want a Pocket PC device, some customers would pre-
fer that their users not have access to all of the Pocket PC features. Intermec
cannot customize the operating system in any way but a custom application can:
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Should you want your 700 Series Computer to display a full screen, keep in mind
that your computer is Pocket-PC certified by Microsoft Corporation. Check out
resources on programming for the Pocket PC, using the following links. These
instructions give full instructions on how to display full screen.
Delete items from the Start menu, and Programs folder. These items are
just shortcuts in the file system so the application is not really being de-
leted. Cold booting the device will bring these items back so the application
will need to be run on every cold boot.
Use the RegFlushKey() API to save a copy of the registry to a storage de-
vice. See Section 3, "Installing Applications and Updating System Soft-
ware," for more information on how to do this. Saving a copy of the registry
will allow most system settings to be restored in a cold boot situation.
Use the SHFullScreen() API in conjunction with other APIs to make the
application take up the entire display and prevent the start menu from be-
ing available.
Remap keys and disable keys on the keypad.
Create a custom SIP.
Make changes to the registry to configure the device.
Instructions on how to create a full screen application for eVC++ applica-
tions using an SHFullScreen() API:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q266/2/44.ASP
Instructions on how to create a full screen application for eVB applications
also using the SHFullScreen() API:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q265/4/51.ASP
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