Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference)

Creating Windows Forms

You can create Windows Forms applications for smart devices using Visual Studio .NET in much the same way that you can create Windows Forms applications for the desktop. Most of the commonly used controls are available in the .NET Compact Framework, and examples of these are shown later in this chapter. You can also create your own custom controls with the .NET Compact Framework by inheriting from the System.Windows.Forms.Control class or from one of the other Windows Forms controls in the System.Windows.Forms namespace. For more information on creating custom controls, see Chapter 18.

The Forms Designer

The Forms Designer allows you to add controls to the form by dragging them from the toolbox, to position controls on the ...