Transcript Windows Vista Presentation Advances Daniel Moth Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft Ltd http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog Products Used • Windows Vista (Vista) • Visual Studio 2005 (VS) – C#

Windows Vista
Presentation Advances
Daniel Moth
Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft Ltd
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog
Products Used
• Windows Vista (Vista)
• Visual Studio 2005 (VS)
– C#
Overview
AGENDA
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Glass
Preview Handler
comctl32 v6
TaskDialog, CommonFileDialog
Search
Gadgets
Glass
Glass
• Helps user focus on the “important” area
• Free, in non-client areas
• In client areas
– Extend it inwards from any side
– Paint it black
– Arbitrary regions
– WPF even easier
• Don’t abuse it!
Managed Preview Handler
Framework
Preview Handlers
• Outlook
– Message Preview
– Attachment Preview
• Vista Shell Folder
– Preview Pane
TreeView auto scroll, Shield,
cue banner, CommandLink
Common Controls v6
• The basis of any Windows GUI
• System.Windows.Forms
– Same PMEs
• ...for now!
• commctrl.h
VistaBridge
Vista File Dialogs
“friendly” address bar
Quick Search box
enhanced column headers:
Live Icons
sort, group and filter
navigation
buttons
context-based
tasks
extensible
Favorite Links
file properties
Preview Pane
custom controls
Task Dialog
Windows Vista Desktop Search
• Search is fully integrated in Windows Vista
– Start Menu, Control Panel, Explorer Windows
• Single, built-in, client indexing platform and
a new Property System
– Used by Explorer, Outlook 2007 and
OneNote 2007
– Can be used by third party applications
• OLE DB Provider for Windows Search
• ISearchQueryHelper
Windows Desktop Search
OLE DB Provider for Windows Search
• The provider can be used from ADO.NET
– System.Data.OleDb classes
• Connection string format
• Query syntax
Search
Search Providers
3rd Party Applications
Property System
Query System
Indexer
Inverted
Index
&
Property
Cache
3rd Party
Schemas
System
Schemas
Property Handlers
Image
Media
Property Property
Handlers Handlers
Protocol Handlers
MAPI
File
Protocol
Protocol
Handler
Handler
File
System
MAPI
Store
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3rd Party
Property
Handlers
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3rd Party
Protocol
Handler
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Other
Stores
Gadgets for Windows Sidebar
• “Gadget”
– Lightweight and task-specific applet
• Sidebar is a container for gadgets and
more
– Manager, Picker, Installer, Host
• Developer model
– HTML + Script
• Installed to the local machine
– “c:\users\ … \gadgets”
– Packaged (Folder, Zip, CAB)
• Manifest, HTML file, HTML settings
Sidebar gadgets
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/events/nuggets.aspx
SideShow
Sample Scenarios
• Cached/Offline scenarios: Calendar, driving
directions, e-mail, weather, traffic
– Make use of data that is cached on a device
– User can interact when the PC is on or off
• Live/Online scenarios: Media control,
presentation control, instant messaging,
notifications
– Data and events sent during user interaction
– User can interact when the PC is on
Software Architecture
Gadget
Windows SideShow API
SCF
Data Sources
File System (e.g. pictures)
Application (e.g. contacts)
Web / Service (e.g. news)
Inter-process communication
Windows SideShow Driver
Transport Channel
Display Device
SideShow gadgets
Summary
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Glass
Preview Handler
comctl32 v6
TaskDialog, CommonFileDialog
Search
Sidebar gadgets
SideShow gadgets
Resources
• My blog
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/Labels/Vista.html
• Other launch resources
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/launch2007/dev/useful.mspx
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