Common Controls

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Windows Mobile Not SupportedWindows Embedded CE Supported

8/28/2008

Common controls offer users a familiar interface for performing common tasks, which makes applications easier to learn and use. Windows Embedded CE supports the following common controls:

  • Command band
  • Command bar
  • Date and time picker
  • Header control
  • Image list
  • List view
  • Month calendar control
  • Windows Mobile 6 Professional Style ToolTips
  • Progress bar
  • Property sheet
  • Rebar
  • Status bar
  • Tab control
  • Toolbar
  • ToolTip
  • Trackbar
  • Tree view
  • Up-down control

Windows Embedded CE also supports CAPEDIT and SBEDIT for use in edit controls.

Note

Most common controls send the WM_NOTIFY message instead of the WM_COMMAND message that is sent by window controls.

For more information, see Working with Common Controls.

See Also

Concepts

Shell Components
Common Dialog Boxes (Shell)

Other Resources

Graphics, Windowing and Events (GWES)