Compact Framework API Question

[Shaggy Hiker]

I was playing around with the compact framework for PDA programming, and found some problems. The set of features included in the compact framework is a little odd. Most notably, you can't change the colors of buttons. Since PDA's are basically touch screen devices, being able to change the backcolor of buttons is a pretty valuable means of supplying user feedback. You can do it with eVB, you can do it with eVC++, but you can't do it directly with .NET.

Therefore, my question is: Can anybody point me towards a reference for API for PDA that would allow me to overcome this limitation in the .NET compact framework.

[MrPolite]

are you positive about this? I dont know anything about PDAs or palms or whatever, and never tried the compact framework, but there may be a way around it... can you DRAW on the button perhaps?

[Shaggy Hiker]

It's not well documented. When you look at the list of button properties and methods in the help, they're all there. Some of them include a line that says "This is implemented in the Compact Framework". Everything without the line is not implemented. Backcolor is not implemented. There must be a way to do this, but not within the framework.