Resco Release New .NET Grid Control

[Peter Foot]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.resco.net/developer/smartgrid/' target='_blank'>http://www.resco.net/developer/smartgrid/</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/resco-smartgrid.gif" /><br /><a href="http://www.resco.net">Resco</a> has recently added a new SmartGrid control to it's range of .NET Compact Framework components. The control is optimised for device development and offers many features missing in the standard Compact Framework DataGrid control including: In place editing, detailed formatting and color support and direct connection to a database with a single line of code.

[Kathy_Harris]

Is anyone using this with the .NET framework? Can it do a multple state button like Listpro's 3 state button without the limitation of only 3 states?

I looked for a discussion group on Resco's site but there is none...

[Jimmy Dodd]

Is anyone using this with the .NET framework? Can it do a multple state button like Listpro's 3 state button without the limitation of only 3 states?

I looked for a discussion group on Resco's site but there is none...

I am currently working with the control in preperation for a full review here on Pocket PC Thoughts. Since the grid cells only support displaying of text and icons by default, there aren't any real "buttons" to support, 3-state or otherwise.

However, with some really simple code and by using a series of icons to display your states, any cell can support the functionality as in ListPro's 3 state button. Simply setting the cell's icon based on the value of the cell and then cycling through a known series of values everyime you tap the cell will allow you to effectively produce an n-state button.