SIP

Articles at Pocket PC Developer Network

• QA: Why does my child list view control repaints when the SIP is toggled?
  August 08, 2003. My MFC application has a CListCtrl as the CMainFrame's child. When I open or close the SIP the CListCtrl will always repaint itself. Why? How can I prevent this?
• Working with SIP
  December 07, 2001. The main input method on Pocket PC is SIP (Soft Input Panel). There are special SIP related user interface requirements that are discussed in this article.
• Custom input method for SIP
  December 21, 2001. This is a very simple sample input method for SIP (Soft Input Panel).
• QA: How can I disable SIP word completion?
  November 07, 2001. My application prompts for a password in an edit box. Although the 'password' style is set so that only asterisks are displayed when characters are entered, if a password has previously been entered then the 'Word Completion' feature causes the previous password to be suggested. How can I disable word completion for the password field?
• QA: How can I set the qwerty keyboard as the current input method?
  November 09, 2001. My application needs to set qwerty keyboard as current input method. How can I do it?

MSDN Technical Articles

• Showing and Hiding the Soft Input Panel in C++ Applications for the Pocket PC
  June 12, 2001. Protect screen real estate by controlling the Soft Input Panel in your C++ applications for the Pocket PC.
• Adding Software Input Panel Support to the Pocket PC Wizard Code
  May 22, 2001. Learn how to address software input panel issues in Pocket PC applications created with Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++R Code Wizards.

MS Knowledge base

• HOWTO: Activate the Soft Input Panel (SIP) from an eVB Application
  8/16/2001. This article illustrates how to call the SipShowIM function to activate the virtual keyboard on a Pocket PC device from an eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB) application.
• Q262039 - BUG: eVB: SIP Key Events (Up, Press, Down) All Fire at the Same Time
  7/27/2000. When you have a project that has code in the KeyDown or KeyPress event, and the device on which the project is running uses an SIP (Soft Input Panel) for user input, the code does not run until the stylus is released from a key.
• Q262410 - PRB: eVB: Raising SIP Erases Items Drawn or Printed on a Form
  10/20/2000. Raising the Soft Input Panel (SIP) when running a Windows CE for the Pocket PC or Windows CE Palm-size PC 1.2 project erases items drawn or printed on the form. This behavior occurs on the device with both project types; however, it only ha
• Q275182 - PRB: FormResize Appears to Have No Effect When the SIP Is Shown
  1/19/2001. When you use the FormResize property setting of 0 - vbFormFullSIPResize, the expected behavior is that the complete form is resized when the soft input panel (SIP) is displayed. This does not appear to happen because controls that are on the bottom of the form are covered by the SIP when it is shown.

Questions and Answers at www.cegadgets.com

• How can I determine the current SIP state?
  27-Mar-01.
• How can I change the current SIP state
  27-Mar-01.
• How can I enable or disable the Jot SIP?
  27-Mar-01.
• Predict.dll offers access to word prediction on Palm Size PC's
  27-Mar-01.

CodeProject

• Enable floating SIP control in IPAQ/WindowsCE.NET
  11 Dec 2002. This article give you the tips on how to have a floating SIP control in your PocketPC/WindowsCE.NET device. At the same time, you have learn on how to do a soft reset (without pressing any button) on your device.

DEVBUZZ.COM

• eVB Skinnable Keyboard
  6 May 2002. The Pocket PC's built-in SIP keyboard isn't the most efficient means of input for some data capture applications, and it's definitely not very eye-catching. This article describes how eVB programmers can develop their own custom keyboards, with modified layouts and enhanced graphics.

Sample Chapters from Books

• Writing an Input Method
  06/13/2001. The soft input panel, or SIP, provides Pocket PC users with a method of "keyboard"-style input. I put keyboard in quotes because although the application sees keyboard messages from the SIP, the user might be entering those characters using a handwriting recognizer. The Pocket PC comes bundled with two ways of entering character data: a tiny drawing of a keyboard on which the user can tap in characters and a handwriting recognizer that interprets strokes that the user makes with a stylus. You can also design your own method of input rather easily.

Libraries

• vbceSoftKeyboard
  ActiveX control. vbceSoftKeyboard allows you to control the soft input panel on Palm Sized PC devices. You can detect the current display state, or force the display to hide or appear.