Developing Rich, Compelling User Interfaces for Windows Mobile

Tony WhitterPrincipal, Whitter Technologytony@whittertechnology.comWMB401

AuthorJeff NeafseyMobility ArchitectMicrosoft

Anatomy of a Rich, Compelling User InterfaceWhat makes a rich, compelling user interface?

Fast

Simple navigation

Maximise content

Rich controls

Animation

Touch support

One-handed operation

Rich, Compelling User Interfacesdemo

Make it FastApplication startup

Screen transitions

Network operations

Delayed loading

Caching / staging

Double buffering

Making it Fastdemo

Simple Navigation

Consistency

Stacks

Paging

Bread crumbs

Model View Controller

Navigation Controller

Simple Navigationdemo

Maximising Content

TransparencyMessage Boxes

HUDToolbars

Sliding panels

Wasted screen pixelsTitle bars

Menu bars

Scroll bars

Maximising Contentdemo

Rich Controls

Buttons

Panels

List Views

Images

GradientsShading

Dimensionality

Rich Controlsdemo

Animation

Application startup

Screen transitions

Navigation cues

Physics engine

Animationdemo

Controls

Kinetic scrolling

List views

Touch

Touchdemo

One-Handed Operation

Thumb input

Index finger input

Stylus input

Windows Mobile 6 SDKs

Frameworks

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/uiframework http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/IPhoneUI

Native Managed

UI Framework for .NET Compact Framework 3.5

Alternate UI Samples

UI Frameworksdemo

question & answer

www.microsoft.com/teched

International Content & Community

http://microsoft.com/technet

Resources for IT Professionals

http://microsoft.com/msdn

Resources for Developers

www.microsoft.com/learning

Microsoft Certification & Training Resources

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Related Content

WMB303 - What's New for Developers in Windows Mobile 6.5Mon 3 Aug 10:45 - 11:45 Session Room C3

WMB302 - Windows Mobile Tips & Tricks for DevelopersTue 4 Aug 08:00 - 09:00 Session Room D4

WTB229 - Real World Windows Mobile DevelopmentTue 4 Aug 09:15 - 10:15 Session Room D2

WMB401 - Developing Rich, Compelling User Interfaces for Windows MobileWed 5 Aug 10:15 - 11:15 Session Room A1

Track Resources

Presentation and demo source codehttp://www.whittertechnology.com

Graphics and Drawing in the .NET Compact Frameworkhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hf85w92t.aspx

Creating a Compelling UI for Windows Mobile and Microsoft .NET Compact Frameworkhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd630622.aspx

Alex Yakhnin's Blog : Implementing MVC pattern in .NET CF applications (Part 1)http://blogs.msdn.com/priozersk/archive/2007/08/06/implementing-mvc-pattern-in-net-cf-applications-part-1.aspx

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