Windows CE for the Palm-size PC version 1.2 provides a world-wide update to the Palm-size PC device line. Targeted originally for the Japanese personal digital assistant (PDA) market, Palm-size PC version 1.2 expands on the capabilities of the original Palm-size PC with additional support for color and localization capabilities. This section describes the new features and API available on the Palm-size PC version 1.2.
The following list describes the new features of the Palm-size PC Version 1.2.
Palm-size PC version 1.2 is based on Windows CE 2.10. This version of Windows CE contains a number of additional features to the core operating system. For more information, see the Windows CE Programmer's Guide.
Palm-size PC version 1.2 supports color displays. For more information, see Working with Graphics.
Palm-size PC version 1.2 supports TrueType (TTF) fonts . Palm-size PC version 1.2 includes Tahoma and Courier New fonts, while the Japanese localized version adds MS PGothic for displaying Japanese characters. For more information, see Working with Graphics.
As an operating system, Windows CE for the Palm-size PC version 1.2 requires 16 MB of ROM for Japanese support, while the minimum world-wide English (WWE) version requires 8 MB. Depending on the device, some Windows CE components may be compressed.
Palm-size PC version 1.2 supports both the MIPS and SH3 CPUs. The following table describes the processors that have been successfully tested on the localized versions of Palm-size PC version 1.2
Localization |
Processor Support |
| English | 41xx, SH3, R3000 |
| Japanese | 41xx |
| European | R3000 |
In addition to Japanese, Palm-size PC version 1.2 supports world-wide English (WWE), German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese,. Palm-size PC version 1.2 also includes national language support (NLS) for displaying date, currency, and other locale-dependent information. (and the Euro currency)
Palm-size PC version 1.2 ships with full Windows CE OLE32 support in ROM. For more information, see COM and ActiveX Object Services in the Win32 SDK.
The HTML control has been updated in order to display Asian characters. For information on programming the HTML control, see Creating an HTML Control for Palm-size PC.
Due to increased language support, Palm-size PC version 1.2 supports the input method manager (IMM) and input method editor (IME) API. In addition to a unique API set, Palm-size PC version 1.2 supports the standard Windows CE 2.10 SIP and IMM/IME API. For more information, see Receiving User Input and Using the Input Panel to Communicate With the Input Method Editor.