Implementing Notifications

Notifications are a method of informing a user and applications that an event has occurred. When an application is registered for specific event notification, Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET generates a notification when that event occurs. The type of notification that is generated depends on the hardware capabilities of the particular device. For example, one device may notify a user that a meeting is set to occur by sounding an alarm, while a different device may activate a vibrating mechanism.

To receive notifications, an application must register the following information with the system:

• The application name.
• An event trigger specifying the event that should activate the notification.

Optionally, an application can also register user interface (UI) parameters that determine how the system should present the notification to a user. Once registered, an application is ready to receive notifications.

In This Section

• Supporting Notifications on Your Platform
  Provides steps used to support notifications on your platform.
• Using the Base Notification Engine
  Describes the core notification component for Windows CE.
• Implementing the Notification UI
  Describes the design requirements to integrate a customized notification component into your platform.
• Generating Notifications
  Describes how to handle a notification within your customized notification user interface.
• Customizing Notification Events
  Describes how to create new types of notification events to suit your platform.
• Notification Interaction with a Shell
  Describes how the notification subsystem interacts with the shell.
• Debug Messages for the Notification Subsystem
  Provides a list of the debug messages that you can use while developing a customized notification system.
• Notification Reference
  Contains reference information for platform developers customizing their own notification components.

Related Sections

• Developing Platform Elements
  Provides a list of topics related to adding and customizing elements of a platform.
• Notify Reference
  Provides reference information for application developers.

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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