xTechnology - The future of Managed Windows Mobile applications.
Introduction - xPositioning - xGui - xInput - xFramework - Documentation - Trial - Purchase - License
Are you a Windows Mobile Developer? Have you ever wanted to add a fancy user interface to you're Windows Mobile application? Have you ever tried to do something like adding transparent labels or gradients to an application, or wondered how to use transparency in images in order to use nifty icons in an application? If you did, you will know that both the Windows Mobile platform and System.Windows.Forms API do not allow fancy graphical effects out of the box. When needed, graphical stunning applications require advanced development techniques and ALLOT of low-level knowledge of both the Windows CE operating system and Windows Mobile Shell.
With the xGui Toolkit, this problem is now history.
| Sample application running on a 286MHz clocked HTC Wizard |
It allows mobile developers to use advanced visual enhancements within no-time. Developers can now easily boost the usability of their applications to the max, and can realize easy-to-use applications like the ones found on the Iphone within no time.
The core of the xGui Toolkit is a completely abstracted set of components. From this set, there is absolutely no need to use the controls found in the System.Windows.Forms namespace, and have thus none of the problems and issues found in these controls. Furthermore the complete independent construction makes for speedy operation on even the older devices, and ensures even nice animational effects are possible.
The xGui Toolkit features:
Full graphical freedom.- A set of user interface components that are completely independent of the System.Windows.Forms namespace.
- None of the problems that Microsoft Controls have to cope with.
- True indexed transparancy out of the box, even on the user interface elements.
- No weird issues like found in the DateTimePicker, ComboBox, Label and other Microsoft controls.
| Sample application running on a HTC Kaiser |
Advanced conceptual user interface technology.
- The xGui Toolkit is conceptual based on both the Microsoft Controls and Java AWT, but completely redesigned from scratch and optimized to run on a Windows Mobile device.
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- In contrast with the Microsoft Controls, the xGui Toolkit is especially designed to make optimal use of the limited screenspace available in mobile devices. No comboboxes that cannot be resized for better access, radiobuttons that require a stylus and are too small to operate by hand, and textboxes that cannot be graphically tuned to the whole theme of the application.
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- A set of assemblies, easily available to the developer in the referenced assemblies dialog.
- Lightweight components that expose and implement only the required functionality.
- Exposes only the TouchScreen events Down, Drag and Up. No mouse events because these do not exist on the Windows Mobile platform.
- Exposes only the Keyboard
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The xTechnology Suite advances Windows Mobile application to the next level… And beyond…
