Resco ImageButton for .NET CF Beta
If you are a developer, here is an adjustable, modifiable and skinnable button for .NET Compact Framework.
Resco, a supplier of advanced developer tools and components for mobile devices, today announced the availability of Resco ImageButton for .NET CF Beta. A smart button control capable of not only visualizing the focus, but also displaying an arbitrary image as its surface. The image can change every time the button is clicked which provides for interesting visual effects.
“A nice looking and intuitive UI is the key for a successful mobile application,” said Gabriel Minarik, Resco’s component developer. “The Resco ImageButton for .NET CF allows developers to design custom shaped buttons with images and other visual effects, making applications more attractive.”
Resco ImageButton for .NET CF also offers the following functionality:
The ImageButton for .NET CF control can automatically detect whether it is running on a standard resolution device or a VGA device. If you set a different image for VGA devices and standard resolution devices the ImageButton automatically displays the correct one.
Are you a developer?
If you are then this release from RESCO just might be what you need for versatile image control supporting various graphics formats.
Resco, a supplier of advanced developer tools and components for mobile devices, today announced the availability of Resco ImageBox for .NET CF Beta. This professional Visual Studio control allows developers to open, display, modify and save images in various formats. Supported formats include jpg, bmp, multiframe gif, png, tiff, and more. The ImageBox control also supports the touch scroll feature which allows users to scroll images using their finger instead of the stylus.
“Having the ability to display and process images in .NET Compact Framework was really something that customers were missing and looking for,” said Roland Haulitusz, Resco’s component developer. “By implementing Resco ImageBox for .NET CF the developers will gain a fast and memory-conserving tool for image manipulation on mobile devices.”
Resco ImageBox for .NET CF offers the following functionality:
Take the Innovation Challenge
Posted by Jack Cook on 04/9/08 in Press Releases, Software
Nokia Mobile Games Innovation Challenge dares developers to ‘rock’ mobile games world
Three most innovative concepts offered Nokia Publishing pre-production contracts and cash prizes
Nokia launched the worldwide Mobile Games Innovation Challenge, a unique global competition with €70,000 in prizes, designed to encourage development of innovative game concepts with the power to positively disrupt the global mobile gaming industry and to help propel mobile gaming with handheld devices into a new and exciting future.
The first competition of its kind to encourage unique concepts in mobile gaming from developers of all backgrounds and all levels, the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge seeks the best in groundbreaking ideas and game concepts from the brightest and most creative minds in mobile gaming today.
Sponsored by Nokia Publishing, the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge invites developers to submit mobile gaming concepts to help drive mobile gaming to the next level, relying on the advanced features and functionalities of N-Gage compatible devices, and Java- or Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 devices from Nokia.
The three most innovative game concepts will be offered Nokia Publishing pre-production contracts, targeting publication of their winning concept on the corresponding Nokia device platform. In addition, the first winner will be awarded €40,000, the second €20,000, and the third €10,000 to enable the participant to further develop the concept.
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