Archives for posts with tag: _Win7

Introduction to Project Hilo

July 26, 10 //

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Project “Hilo” is a series of articles and sample applications that demonstrate how you can leverage the power of Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010 and Visual C++ to build high performance, responsive rich client applications. Hilo provides both source code and guidance that will help you design and develop compelling, touch-enabled Windows applications of your own. Join Yochay Kiriaty and James Johanson for an introduction of Project Hilo, a quick tour of its architect and design principles.

Additional information about the project can be found in the Introducing Project HILO post, and on MSDN – Hilo: Developing C++ Application for Windows 7

Windows 7 Federated Search

April 16, 10 //

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This is the fourth and last screencast about programming the Windows 7 libraries, and it is not really focused on libraries, but a different topic related to Windows Shell and Windows Explorer.

Windows 7 introduces support for search federation to remote data stores using OpenSearch technologies that enable users to access and interact with their remote data from within Windows Explorer – this is called Federated Search.

This Video describes how to build a Web-based data source that can be searched using Windows federated search. By following the best practices described here, you can enable the rich integration of your remote data sources with Windows Explorer without having to write or deploy any Windows client-side code.

The code shown in the screencast is available to download. Other screencasts in this series are:

Integrating with Shell Libraries, Part 2

April 15, 10 //

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This is the third of four screencasts about programming the Windows 7 libraries. In this video we’ll focus on the coding for integration with libraries, specifically on how to create libraries, add and remove folders from libraries, and receive notifications about changes to a library structure.

The code shown in the screencast is available to download. Other screencasts in this series are:

Integrating with Shell Libraries, Part 1

April 14, 10 //

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This is the second of four screencasts about programming the Windows 7 libraries. In this video we’ll focus on the coding for integration with libraries, specifically on how to retrieve data from a library and register for change notifications to receive an update when a library structure changes.

The code shown in the screencast is available to download. Other screencasts in this series are:

Introduction to Windows 7 Libraries

April 13, 10 //

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Welcome to this short series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use Libraries to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.

Windows 7 introduces the concept of Libraries as the new entry point for users’ data. In Libraries, users can find and organize their data as collections of items that may span multiple locations across multiple folders and computers.

This screencast provides a quick overview of the Windows 7 library functionality and shows an example of a cool WPF application that allows users to control, monitor, and manage libraries.

This is the first of four screencasts about programming the Windows 7 libraries. You can download the code shown in the screencast. The other screencasts in this series are:

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Tabbed Thumbnails

February 25, 10 //

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This is the six and last screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use the taskbar to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.

Out of the box, the Windows 7 taskbar provides support for tabbed thumbnails. For example, when Internet Explorer uses tabs, they show up on the taskbar preview as if they were regular windows. Cool as this functionality is, it doesn’t come for free. As a developer, you need to manage these tabs and make sure they appear on your application’s taskbar button. This screencast shows you how to add tab support to your application.

The code shown in this screencast is available to download.The other screencasts in this series are:

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Custom Previews and Thumbnail Clips

February 24, 10 //

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This is the fifth screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use the taskbar to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.

Out of the box, the Windows 7 taskbar provides support for thumbnail and previews, which make it easier for users to preview running applications and switch between application windows with greater confidence. But sometimes you want to override the default behavior; this screencast shows how you can create custom thumbnail previews and thumbnail clips to provide your unique preview implementation.

The code shown in this screencast is available to download. The other screencasts in this series are:

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists, Part 2

February 23, 10 //

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This is the fourth screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use the taskbar to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.

This screencast is the second of two screencasts focused on Windows 7 taskbar Jump List functionality. In the first jump list screencast you learned the basics of using file association and the default Recent and Frequent categories. In this part you dive into customizing jump list tasks and creating your own custom category.

The code shown in this screencast is available to download. The other screencasts in this series are:

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Using the Taskbar Button Overlay Icons and Progress Bars

February 23, 10 //

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This is the second screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use the taskbar to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.

This screencast explains how to use the Win 32 API to control the taskbar’s Overlay Icons and Progress bar. Both taskbar features exists to compensate for the deprecated Notification Area (AKA as Sys-Try)

The code shown in this screencast is available to download. The other screencasts in this series are:

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists, Part 1

February 19, 10 //

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This is the third screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use the taskbar to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.

This screencast is the first of two screencasts focused on Windows 7 taskbar Jump List functionality. In these screencasts you can learn how to work with and customize Windows taskbar jump lists in your application. First you need to handle the basics of using file association and the default Recent and Frequent categories. In the second part you dive into customizing jump list tasks and creating your own custom category.

The code shown in this screencast is available to download. The other screencasts in this series are:

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