Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference)

Programming Form Activation and Deactivation on Pocket PC

The Pocket PC user interface guidelines have been created to ensure that applications running on these devices give good ergonomics and behave in a consistent manner. There are two significant recommendations relating to applications that differ from a desktop Windows PC. The first is that there should be only a single occurrence of an application running at any time. When you start an application from the Start menu, if the application is already running, that copy is reactivated. If it’s not already running, a new copy is started. The .NET Compact Framework runtime automatically ensures that there is only a single occurrence of your application; there is no need to write any code to look ...