add custom menu item to start programs

Lisa Pearlson

Hi,

When you press Start, and see program icons, you also have menu items "More"
on left soft key and "Menu" on right soft key. Menu on my device contains
only 1 menu item "Add Speed Dial".

Is there a way for me to add my own menu items to it? If not the front-door
way, is there a hack? I can probably fetch handle to the menu and add an
item to it, but I'd be faced with following things:
- when to know that that window is created. Constantly calling FindWindow,
probably is bad idea.
- when menu item is selected, windows message will be sent to which window?
- when menu is destroyed, how can I ensure memory associated with the new
item is released?

Unrelated question, how can I create extra items in the Settings menu? I
know how to create control panel applets for Pocket PC but on Smartphone
this is different.

Lisa

Helio Diamant - MS-MVP/Mobile Devices

One way to add things there is to install additional programs.

In case you want to add things that are already in the device, and you know
where they are, you can just use the file explorer to "Copy" and "Paste
Shortcut" to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs.

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Helio Diamant
MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Editor - PocketPCFreak.com



"Lisa Pearlson" <> wrote in message
news:.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> When you press Start, and see program icons, you also have menu items
> "More" on left soft key and "Menu" on right soft key. Menu on my device
> contains only 1 menu item "Add Speed Dial".
>
> Is there a way for me to add my own menu items to it? If not the
> front-door way, is there a hack? I can probably fetch handle to the menu
> and add an item to it, but I'd be faced with following things:
> - when to know that that window is created. Constantly calling FindWindow,
> probably is bad idea.
> - when menu item is selected, windows message will be sent to which
> window?
> - when menu is destroyed, how can I ensure memory associated with the new
> item is released?
>
> Unrelated question, how can I create extra items in the Settings menu? I
> know how to create control panel applets for Pocket PC but on Smartphone
> this is different.
>
> Lisa
>