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Jabez Gan Ming TeikWindows Server – File System/Storage MVPEmail: mingteikg@blizhosting.comBlog: http://www.msblog.org

Overview of Windows ® 7 How it stands out from the crowd

Jabez Gan Ming TeikWindows Server – File System/Storage MVPEmail: mingteikg@blizhosting.comBlog: http://www.msblog.org Level 200

7 Ways to make you App Shine on Windows 7

Fundamentals

Taskbar

Libraries

Multi Touch

Ribbon

Sensor and Location

Graphics

Windows Vista: Lessons Learnt

Minimize change Keep Laser sharp focus on OS stability, reliability and performance. More importantly avoid disruptions

Help bolster productivity

Reduce learning curve and provide improved toolsets and documentation

Create new and exciting

experiences

Build next generation software experiences that make your users lives richer

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.

Windows 7

Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements

Windows 7 Builds on Windows Vista

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

networking

Fundamentals

Improved Fundamentals

MemoryReference set, Graphics

Disk I/ORegistry Reads, Indexer

PowerDVD Playback, Panel, Timers

SpeedFaster Boot, Device Ready

ResponsivenessStart menu, Taskbar

Scale256 cores

IncreaseDecrease

Responsive and Ready

Power Efficient applicationsExtended operation on battery power Leverage latest energy-efficient hardwareNew infrastructure and tools for developers and testers

Service Control ManagerTrigger-starting of system services

Windows Troubleshooting PlatformAutomated troubleshooting problem resolutionHighly configurable and integrated with Windows 7 Solution Center

Improved Fundamentals

Troubleshooting in Action

Demo

Call to Action: Fundamentals

Read the application quality cookbookMake your application Windows 7 compatible

Become UAC aware, Support x64, Sign files & drivers, no OS version checking, support multi user sessions…. Install to correct folders / transactional uninstallSelf Certified with new Logo automatic tool

Windows 7 resources optimizationBecome power awareRetire old “XP” services to Windows 7 tasks Use triggered Services

Help your users by providing a troubleshoot pack and Windows Error Reporting

Basic Windows 7 Light-up

Basic Windows 7 Light-up

Taskbar and Jump ListsLibraries and Windows Explorer

Windows 7 TaskbarJump Lists Thumbnail Toolbars Custom SwitchersIconsOverlay IconsProgress Bars

Enhanced user experienceQuick and easy launch of applicationsEasier to manage windows The user is in controlClean and lightweightStandard Windows UX guidelines

All of Microsoft’s products

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

Windows 7 Taskbar – Icons

Icon OverlaySurface important notificationsAppears over your program’s icon

Progress barSurface important notificationsAppears in your taskbar button

Mini Start Menu for your programSurface key destinations and tasksCustomizableAccessible via right-click and via dragAPIs use the name “Destination List”

Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists

Custom thumbnails for each windowAppears in your program’s window list

Windows 7 Taskbar – Custom Switchers

Basic Light Up

Windows 7 Taskbar in action

Demo

Windows Explorer

Massive growth in digital content

Users demand powerful and intuitive tools to custom visualization, search, organize and browse

Two primary ways for finding data:Browse by location, context, visual cuesSearch by name, metadata and full-text

Rich Metadata

Cleaner navigation

Easy Previews

Powerful Instant SearchArrangement Views

Federated Search

Libraries

Windows 7 "New" Explorer

Libraries

Libraries

New entry points to user datai.e. FOLDERID_ MusicLibrary

Collections of user foldersCommon storeEach folder is indexed

Storage backedDefault save locationWork like folders

Windows Explorer and Libraries in Action

DemoBasic Light Up

Supporting and Using LibrariesYour application should:

Support open and save in librariesSelect and consume library contentsStay in sync with library locations

e.g. Windows Media Player

The Windows 7 enables this via:Common File Dialog

Native: IFileDialogManaged: System.Windows.Forms.FileDialog

Shell abstractions (i.e. IShellFolder)New Library API to manage libraries

Richer Experiences

Richer Application Expereinces

Multi-touchRibbon User InterfaceSensor and LocationEnhanced Graphics

Multi - Touch Is HereMT is defined a two or more independently traceable touch points.Consumers

MT scored very favorably in user testingProven successful touch interfacesMulti-Touch offers clear differentiation with a high “WOW” factor for consumersMulti-touch enhances on-the-go use and enable new scenarios

HardwareMulti-touch capable machines in market today in a broad set of form factors

Windows Ribbon

Proven and very successful UX concept

Improve usability and discoverability Increase user productivity

Improve developer productivityBased on common architectural Eliminate much of Win32 UI development

Application Menu

Quick Access Toolbar

Tab Contextual Tab Set

Contextual Tab

Help

Group (aka “Chunk”)

Dialog Launcher

In-box with Windows 7, redistribution available to VistaWin32 API, Feature parity (or close) with Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon, and WPF Ribbon

Windows Ribbon

Categorized Menus

Tabs & Groups

Color Pickers

Mini Toolbar &Contextual Menu

Dropdown GalleriesTooltips

Check Boxes

Spinners

Font Control

Group Dialog Launchers

“In-Ribbon” Galleries

Combo Boxes

Buttons & Split Buttons

Windows Ribbon - Controls

Sensor And Location Platform

Provides unified driver model for all types of sensor devices

Physical sensors (e.g. Motion, GPS, Light Sensors)Logical sensor (e.g. Wi-Fi triangulation, IP resolver)

Provides standard APIs for accessing sensorsSensor API: C++/COM / Managed codeLocation API: C++/COM, Idispatch Managed code

Puts user in control of information disclosure

Direct2D

Direct3D Segoe UIDirectWrite

DXVA & WIC

Graphic ImprovementsWindows 7 DWM memory consumption is cut by 50% per windowTake advantage of the GPU’s computation powerHigh-DPI support & High ColorGreat interoperability across technologies

DirectWrite

Modern TypographyClearType advancesWorks with any rendering technologyHardware accelerated via Direct2DBest reading experience for the PC

Integrate Windows and the Web

Federated SearchConsistent experience across providers

Document Repository

Enterprise Data Store

Enterprise Application

Internet Explorer 8

PerformanceFastest browser for page loads

StandardsFull CSS 2.1 test suite compliance

Malware / Phishing AttacksProtects against 4x as many attacks as other browsers

Page Load Times# Site Firefox Chrome IE

1 google.com

2 yahoo.com

3 live.com

4 msn.com

5 youtube.com

6 microsoft.com

7 wikipedia.com

8 blogger.com

9 facebook.com

10 qq.com

11 baidu.com

12 myspace.com

13 wordpress.com

# Site Firefox Chrome IE

14 ebay.com

15 sina.com.cn

16 mozilla.com

17 adobe.com

18 aol.com

19 amazon.com

20 apple.com

21 soso.com

22 xunlei.com

23 163.com

24 google.cn

25 ask.com

Total 4 9 12

Call to ActionWindows 7 Application CompatibilityOptimize for Windows 7

Use Windows 7 new Taskbar & jump listsBecome library aware

Manage files & data with libraries

Create next generation software:Develop for Multi-Touch Use the Ribbon were appropriateEnhance User Experience with Sensor and LocationAdopt the new DirectX Graphic APIs

Resources

Developer for Windows 7 on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd433113.aspx Application Compatibilityhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/aa904987.aspx

E7 bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/e7

Windows 7 Developers Bloghttp://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/default.aspx

Windows API Code Pack http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack

Windows API Code Pack

Managed class library to ease .NET access to Windows 7 features

Shell, Libraries, Taskbar, Sensor, Graphics, Multi Touch, UAC, Power management, Restart and recovery, Network awareness, Aero Glass and more.

It is a library not a full productOpen source with no support

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack

Q&A

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