Paul FosterDeveloper EvangelistMicrosoft

Windows 7 – Top Features for your Applications

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Building A Great Windows 7 Application Multitouch Windows Ribbon Sensors

Windows Taskbar Libraries Fundamentals

Version Checking User Account Control Removed

Components

Get Compatible

Optimize

Differentiate

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Improved Fundamentals

MemoryReference set, Graphics

Disk I/ORegistry Reads, Indexer

PowerDVD Playback, Panel, Timers

SpeedFaster Boot, Device Ready

ResponsivenessStart menu, Taskbar

Scale256 cores

IncreaseDecrease

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AgendaAgenda Subtitle

The importance of looking modernTaskBarJumplistsRestart and recovery

Context AwarePerformance and EfficiencySensorsLocation

The Importance of looking modern

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Few Changes: Most software that runs on Windows Vista® will run on Windows® 7 – exceptions will be low-level code (AV, Firewall, Imaging, etc.).

Hardware that runs Windows Vista well will run Windows 7 well.

Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements

Windows 7 Builds on Windows Vista

Deep Changes: New models for security, drivers, deployment, and networking

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What is Code Pack?Managed class library to access to Win 7 features

Windows Shell namespace Windows Vista and Windows 7 Task Dialogs.Support for Shell property systemTaskbar Jumplists, Icon Overlay and Progress barCommon file dialogsDirect3D 11.0 and DXGI 1.0/1.1 APIs Sensor Platform APIs Extended Linguistic Services APIs

http://code.msdn.com/windowsAPICodePack

Gap filler

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The New Windows 7 TaskbarEvolution of launch surfacesClean, sleek, elegant designEnhances user productivity, making switching between windows much easierWhat users do most they can reach quickestInformation is always present

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Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists

Mini Start Menu for your programAccess to key destinations and tasksCustomizable

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Destinations(“nouns”)

Tasks(“verbs”)

Known categories

Custom categories

User Tasks

Taskbar Tasks

Pinned category

Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists

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Taskbardemo

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Windows 7 Taskbar – Icons

Face of your programLarge and small iconsOnly customer can pinColor hot-track

Icon OverlayBest place for notificationsAppears over your program’s large icon

Progress barBest place for updates on progressAppears on your taskbar button

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Windows 7 Taskbar – Thumbnails

Remote-control for a windowFor vital commandsAccessible from taskbar thumbnail Up to seven buttons

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Taskbardemo

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Windows 7 Taskbar and WPF 4

XAML support for JumpListsSupported

Overlay Icons and Progress BarJumpListsThumbnail Toolbars

Not SupportedCustom thumbnail and thumbnail PreviewThumbnail clipping

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Taskbar using XAML

<JumpList.JumpList> <JumpList> <JumpTask ApplicationPath="notepad.exe" CustomCategory="External Tools" Description="Take Notes" Title="Start Notepad" IconResourcePath="notepad.exe" IconResourceIndex="0" /> <JumpTask ApplicationPath="calc.exe" CustomCategory="External Tools" Description="Perform some calculations" Title="Start Calculator" IconResourcePath="calc.exe" IconResourceIndex="0" /> </JumpList></JumpList.JumpList>

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Register for RecoveryChance to save your information on another threadOS calls your code for you

Register for RestartOS will run your app again (with a hint) after it dies

Restart and Recovery

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Restart and Recoverydemo

Context Aware

X

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Power ManagementIs the machine running on battery?What can your application do to extend battery life?

Autosave less frequentlyAutosave before critical battery reached

Scale back the user experienceGraphics richnessReduce the frequency of data updatesStop spinning the CD for sound effects access

Reduce CPU work loadsNumber of threads, thread prioritiesUse hardware (not software) rendering for graphics

Turn off or constrain background processingDefer unnecessary tasks

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Power Managementdemo

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Windows Sensor and Location PlatformDevelop better and more productive

user experiences Enable environmentally based applications

Uniform APIs for working with sensors

No need to target vendor-specific APIsConsistent interface for sensors, extensions for locationAccess control and privacy

Application

Sensor API

Sensor Device

UMDF Driver

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Windows 7 Sensor PlatformC++ Sensor App

Sensor API

C++ Sensor App

Sensor Devices

Windows 7Sensor andLocation Platform

Applications

Sensor MCU

Sensor Driver

Sensor Class Extension

Sensor MCU

Sensor Driver

Accelerometer Ambient Light Sensor

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Sensorsdemo

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Windows 7 Location Platform

Default WANGPS Lookup

Location GadgetC++ Location App

LocationSensors

Windows 7Sensor andLocation Platform

Applications

Win32 COM IDispatch

Location API

Sensor API

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.NET 4 Location API

Default WANGPS Lookup

.NET Location APP

Windows 7 Location API

.NET Location APP

LocationSensors

Windows 7Location API

.NET Applications

.NET 4 Location API.NET Framework

Sensor API

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Location APIdemo

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Q2 / Q32010

Ver 2.0Expanded Shell

API coverageVer 1.5

Fundamentals

June2010

Ver – 1.0.1Bug-fixes

Nov2009

Ver - 1.0Initial release

Aug2009

Ver - 0.9Preview

June 2009

Windows API Code Pack Roadmap

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Code PackGets managed developers working on Windows 7 NOW

WPF or WinformsC# or VB

Not the only way to get thereSome of this is coming in WPF (.NET 4)You could do your own interop – but why?Others have written other wrappers

Documentation and samplesDiscussions on Code GalleryIf you need to change or redistribute, you can

http://code.msdn.com/WindowsAPICodePack

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