Design and Rendering Concepts for ASP.NET Mobile Controls 

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Designing pages for mobile devices differs from designing pages for traditional Web sites, because pages for mobile devices break content into groups of data that can be presented in a linear manner. This section describes control containers and techniques that you can use to render content for ASP.NET mobile controls.

There are three primary container controls available for mobile controls: the MobilePage, Form, and Panel controls. The rules for using these containers are:

  • Each ASP.NET mobile Web page creates an instance of a MobilePage control.

  • A mobile Web page contains one or more Form controls.

  • A Form control can contain zero or more Panel controls.

  • Panel controls can contain other Panel controls.

  • Any number of other controls can be in a Form control.

  • Any number of other controls can be in a Panel control.

In This Section

  • Forms
    Provides the criteria to use when organizing mobile controls on forms.
  • Pages
    Contains information about mobile Web Forms pages and when to use them.
  • Pagination
    Provides a detailed look at the types of pagination in mobile controls.
  • Panels
    Describes the function of panels in relation to forms.
  • Styles
    Suggests guidelines for designing mobile Web pages.

See Also

Other Resources

Developing ASP.NET Mobile Web Pages