Windows VistaPresentation Advances

Daniel MothDeveloper & Platform Group, Microsoft Ltdhttp://www.danielmoth.com/Blog

Products Used

• Windows Vista (Vista)

• Visual Studio 2005 (VS)– C#

Overview

AGENDA

• 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 DialogsQuick Search box

extensibleFavorite Links

file properties

navigation buttons

context-based tasks

“friendly” address bar enhanced column headers: sort, group and filter

Live Icons

Preview Pane

custom controls

Task Dialog

Windows Vista Desktop Windows Vista Desktop SearchSearch

• Search is fully integrated in Windows VistaSearch is fully integrated in Windows Vista– Start Menu, Control Panel, Explorer WindowsStart Menu, Control Panel, Explorer Windows

• Single, built-in, client indexing platform and Single, built-in, client indexing platform and a new Property Systema new Property System– Used by Explorer, Outlook 2007 and Used by Explorer, Outlook 2007 and

OneNote 2007OneNote 2007– Can be used by third party applicationsCan be used by third party applications

• OLE DB Provider for Windows SearchOLE DB Provider for Windows Search• ISearchQueryHelperISearchQueryHelper

Windows Desktop SearchWindows Desktop SearchOLE DB Provider for Windows SearchOLE DB Provider for Windows Search

• The provider can be used from The provider can be used from ADO.NETADO.NET– System.Data.OleDb classesSystem.Data.OleDb classes

• Connection string formatConnection string format• Query syntaxQuery syntax

Search

Search Providers

File System

MAPIStore

Other Stores

Property System

3rd PartySchemas

SystemSchemas

Property Handlers

3rd PartyPropertyHandlers

ImagePropertyHandlers

MediaPropertyHandlers

…

…

Indexer

InvertedIndex&PropertyCache

Query System

3rd Party Applications

Protocol HandlersFileProtocolHandler

MAPIProtocolHandler

3rd PartyProtocolHandler

…

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 ScenariosSample Scenarios

• Cached/Offline scenarios: Calendar, driving Cached/Offline scenarios: Calendar, driving directions, e-mail, weather, trafficdirections, e-mail, weather, traffic– Make use of data that is cached on a deviceMake use of data that is cached on a device– User can interact when the PC is on or offUser can interact when the PC is on or off

• Live/Online scenarios: Media control, Live/Online scenarios: Media control, presentation control, instant messaging, presentation control, instant messaging, notificationsnotifications– Data and events sent during user interactionData and events sent during user interaction– User can interact when the PC is onUser can interact when the PC is on

Software ArchitectureSoftware Architecture

Windows SideShow APIWindows SideShow API

GadgetGadget

Windows SideShow DriverWindows SideShow Driver

Display DeviceDisplay Device

Inter-process communicationInter-process communication

Transport ChannelTransport Channel

Data SourcesData Sources

File System (e.g. File System (e.g. pictures)pictures)

Application (e.g. Application (e.g. contacts)contacts)

Web / Service (e.g. news)Web / Service (e.g. news)SCF

SideShow gadgets

Summary

• Glass• Preview Handler• comctl32 v6 • TaskDialog, CommonFileDialog• Search• Sidebar gadgets• SideShow gadgets

Resources

• My bloghttp://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/Labels/

Vista.html

• Other launch resourceshttp://www.microsoft.com/uk/launch2007/dev/

useful.mspx

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