Frank Tse \(MS\)
7/24/2002 8:01:00 PM
Hi Harry,
Here are my comments
1. The main reason you would like to use mobile server controls over regular
ASP.NET server controls are the mobile ones can render different markups and
in different form factors according to the capabilities of the mobile
device, while ASP.NET server controls only renders HTML with javascript. If
you are targeting multiple mobile devices and not all of them render HTML
with javascript support, you should consider mobile server controls. MMIT
will also take into account of limitation of mobile devices, such as content
size limitation, and make sure the content can be rendered on the mobile
devices properly.
3. As long as the mobile device can render HTML with javascript, you can use
ASP.NET server controls for rendering. You may need to fine tune the
controls to make sure it fits on the smaller screen of such mobile device
though. One example of the mobile device is PocketPC.
Frank
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"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@nospamphgt.net> wrote in message
news:u9ZxzGZMCHA.2748@tkmsftngp13...
> Are the following statements correct?:
>
> 1. From an architectural standpoint, if you write a aspnet application and
> want to eventually render it on a mobile device, you really need to design
> app using mobile server controls vs regular aspnet server controls.
>
> 2. If standard ASPNET controls used, then controls layout needs to be flow
> rather than grid.
>
> 3. Same ASPNET code can be used for mobile and regular 800x600 screen
> designs.
>
> Harry
>
>