News | August 1, 2008

Resco Announces Resco CustomKeyboard For .NET CF

A brand new keyboard control optimized for .NET Compact Framework.

Resco, a supplier of advanced developer components and tools for mobile devices, announces Resco CustomKeyboard for .NET CF, a brand new control allowing developers to design and create their own keyboard layouts and ship them together with their applications.

Until now, developers were unable to design custom keyboard layouts and choose which keyboard layout to display based on the needs of their application. Using the Resco CustomKeyboard for .NET CF developers will be able to use Visual Studio Designer to design custom layouts. The layout can be defined by a collection of keys with simple graphical representation, or by a skin which allows to use advanced graphic capabilities. Moreover, developers can define multiple layouts for the CustomKeyboard control, and the layout to display can be selected at run-time based on active input field. Limiting the user to a particular input makes the application easy to use and prevents input errors.

"Developers have always struggled to make filling-in forms in a Windows Mobile application simple and comfortable", says Gabriel Minarik, component developer at Resco, Enterprise Solutions. "The Resco CustomKeyboard for .NET CF will be the first keyboard product which can be used by developers of .NET CF applications as a Visual Studio control."

One of the main advantages of the control is that it will be licensed based on developer seats which includes royalty free distribution. This means that customers have to license the product based on the number of developer seats and don't need to purchase run time licenses.

For more information about Resco CustomKeyboard for .NET CF, visit http://www.resco.net/developer/mobileformstoolkit/customkeyboard.aspx.

Pricing and Availability
Resco CustomKeyboard for .NET CF is scheduled for release in October 2008. The beta version should be available in August 2008.

The product will be available as part of Resco MobileForms Toolkit 2008 Volume 3.

All existing customers with valid Resco MobileForms Toolkit subscription will be able to download it free of charge.

About Resco MobileForms Toolkit
The Resco MobileForms Toolkit is a suite of Visual Studio controls designed specifically for mobile devices.

The current version contains:

  • Resco SmartGrid for .NET - powerful grid control with built-in auto edit capabilities
  • Resco AdvancedList for .NET - professional list control suitable for small displays of mobile devices
  • Resco AdvancedTree for .NET - featured tree control excellent for displaying tree-organized data
  • Resco DetailView for .NET - elegant and quick way of creating user input forms
  • Resco CompactChart for .NET - charting control supporting 5 chart types
  • Resco OutlookWeekCalendar for .NET - Day/Week appointment scheduling control
  • Resco OutlookMonthCalendar for .NET - Month/Year scheduling control
  • Resco OutlookShortcutBar for .NET - popular shortcut control, common to all modern applications
  • Resco OutlookDateTimePicker for .NET - modern version of common control providing advanced styles
  • Resco InkBox for .NET - ink control suitable for quick notes or signatures
  • Resco ImageBox for .NET CF - versatile image control supporting various graphic formats
  • Resco ImageButton for .NET CF - adjustable, modifiable and skinnable button
  • Resco Audio for .NET CF - powerful library for playing and recording audio
  • Resco Zip for .NET - industry standard compression library

For more information about Resco MobileForms Toolkit, visit http://www.resco.net/developer/mobileformstoolkit/overview.aspx

About Resco
Resco is a developer of wide range of mobile software products for Windows Mobile. Besides the best selling end-user mobile applications, Resco offers also powerful developer controls and tools as well as business mobile solutions. For more information, visit www.resco.net/developer/default.aspx.

Source: Resco