Kris Kumar
05-18-2004, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.opennetcf.org/PermaLink.aspx?guid=3a013afd-791e-45ef-802a-4c1dbe1cfef9' target='_blank'>http://www.opennetcf.org/PermaLink.aspx?guid=3a013afd-791e-45ef-802a-4c1dbe1cfef9</a><br /><br /></div>"OpenNETCF.org announced today the release of version 1.1 of their Smart Device Framework, the leading shared source software library for the Microsoft.NET Compact Framework application developers. <br /><br />"The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework is a subset of the full .NET optimized for Windows mobile-based devices like the PocketPC and Smartphone. The Smart Device Framework helps developers bridge the very large API gap between the two frameworks by providing classes that replicate features found in the Full Framework yet omitted in the Compact Framework as well as adding controls and classes missing from both Frameworks.<br /><br />"Replacement classes to replicate desktop functionality include class libraries such as ThreadEx, MonitorEx, MarshalEx, and a full Configuration namespace. New libraries include IO.Serial.Port, RoundGauge, HTMLViewer, InkX, OwnerDrawnList and WAV audio, as well as Phone APIs for Pocket PC Phone Edition and Microsoft Smartphone."<br /><br />As a developer, I always complain about how limited the .NET CF is. Thanks to OpenNETCF.org I will be complaining less from now on. :-)