Shell OS Design Development (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
The shell provides the user with an interface to the objects necessary for running applications and managing the Windows Embedded CE operating system on a target device. These can be real objects on the target device, such as files and folders; virtual objects, such as the Recycle Bin; or remote objects accessed through a network.
In This Section
- Shell Overview
Provides information about the modules and components that implement the Shell functionality in Windows Embedded CE.
- Command Processor
Provides a description of the command processor shell.
- Configuring System Sound Events
Describes the sound events available through the shell.
- Control Panel
Describes the implementation details for creating Control Panel applications.
- Creating a Welcome Application
Describes how to add an application to your OS design that runs once when the user starts the Windows Embedded CE-based device for the first time.
- Enabling Shell Callback Functions
Describes the callback functions that your shell application must support.
- How to Customize the Shell
Describes how to work with the standard shell source code in your own OS design.
- Including a Command Processor
Provides a description of the command line processor.
- Including the Standard Shell
Provides a description of the standard shell.
- Including the Taskman Shell
Provides a description of the Taskman shell.
- Installing a Custom Shell
Describes how to register your own application as a shell.
- Selecting Shell Components
Describes the shell components that are available for an OS design.
- Shell Components
Describes the elements hosted by the shell, such as common controls and Control Panel.
Related Sections
- Developing OS Design Elements
Provides a list of topics related to adding and customizing elements of an OS design.