Taking Your Application to the Next Level with Windows 7

LYNN LANGITDEVELOPER EVANGELIST – MICROSOFT

HTTP://BLOGS.MSDN.COM/SOCALDEVGAL

Taskbars Jump lists OverlaysBeyond Human Interaction with Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform

Today’s Agenda

Taking Your Application to the Next Level with Windows 7

Building Next Generation UI with Multitouch & Windows Ribbon in Windows 7

Design Goals For New Taskbar Single Launch Surface Easily controllable Clean, noise-free, and simple New opportunities for extensibility

The New Windows 7 Taskbar

Evolution of launch surfaces Clean, sleek, elegant design Enhances user productivity, making switching

between windows much easier Host of other useful features

Main Features Overlay icons & progress bars

Jump lists (destinations, tasks)

Thumbnail toolbars

Custom thumbnails

Tabbed thumbnails

Design Tip Build a great Taskbar Icon Forget about Quick Launch and the system tray

Windows® Taskbar Features

Windows 7 TaskbarA Tour

demo

Windows 7 TaskbarZooBar

demo

Summary

Build a great Windows 7 Application Get compatible Optimize Differentiate

Get the most out of Windows 7 Greater reliability Better performance Resource utilization Empower users to do more

Additional Windows 7 ResourcesTechnical Resources

Windows 7 Blog for Developers www.windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers.aspx

Windows 7 on Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/Windows+7

Windows Developer Center on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd433113.aspx

Windows Application Compatibility Developer Center http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/aa904987.aspx

Windows 7 Remediation Labs http://www.readyset7.com/workshops

Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9681321

“PhotoView” Reference Application (XP2Win7Project) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/XP2Win7

Training Offers—Exclusive for Launch Attendees www.microsoft.com/learning/careeroffers

Training Resources

Community Resources

SoCal Windows 7 Developer ResourcesTechnical Resources

Underground @PDC – Wed, Nov 18 – 7pm until late

CodeCampLA – Sat/Sun, Nov 20 – 21 - http://www.lacodecamp.com/

Slides – http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

Code samples – my blog (as above)

Recordings – from San Diego MSDN event – watch my blog for the link

Conference – PDC09 – Nov 17-19 in LA - http://microsoftpdc.com/

PreCon – FREE – Windows 7 Developer Bootcamp @PDC09 – Mon, Nov 16 in LA – must register http://microsoftpdc.com/Registration

Lynn’s blog series – http://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal #Win7DevSeries

Training Resources

Community Events