Windows 7 developer guide v1.5

Windows 7 Developer Guide

Published October 2008
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Contents
ABSTRACT 1
INTRODUCTION 2
Solid Foundation 2
Richer Application Experiences 2
TheBest of Windows and the Web 3
SOLID FOUNDATION 4
Compatibility and Reliability 4
Applications 4
Drivers 4
Devices 5
Reliability Access Monitor 5
Management and Deployment 5
Windows PowerShell 2.0 6
Windows Installer 7
Security 7
Windows Filtering Platform 8
User Account Control 8
Performance 9
Building Power-Efficient Applications 9
Service Control Manager 10
Windows TroubleshootingPlatform 10
Documents and Document Peripherals 11
Open Packaging Conventions 12
XPS Documents 12
Accessibility and Global Support 13
Windows Automation 14
Accessibility Support Tools 14
Improved Multi-Language User Interface Support and Linguistic Services 14
RICHER APPLICATION EXPERIENCES 16
Intuitive User Experience 16
Multi-Touch Gestures, and Manipulation and Inertia APIs 16Single-Finger Panning 17
Raw Touch Input Data 17
Handwriting and Ink 18
Math Recognition 18
Handwriting with Personalized Custom Dictionary 19
The Desktop Experience 20
Jump Lists—Getting Users into Your Application Quickly 21
Enhanced Taskbar 22
Gadgets Platform 23
Windows Ribbon 23
Animation 24
Managing Files and Data 25
Libraries 25
File Formats and Data Stores 26
High DPI 27High-Fidelity Graphics with DirectX 28
Direct2D 29
DirectWrite 29
Windows Imaging Component 30
Direct3D 11 30
Direct3D 10 improvements 31
DirectX/GDI Interoperability 32
Media Platform 32
Format Support 32
Hardware Devices 32
Simplified Programming Model 33
Platform Improvements 33
Devices 34
Device Experience Platform 34
Windows Biometric Framework 35
THE BEST OF WINDOWS AND THE WEB 36Services 36
Windows Web Services 36
Distributed Routing Table 37
Windows BranchCache™ 37
Federated Search 37
Sensor Platform 39
Internet Explorer 8 40

ABSTRACT
Building applications that are easy to use, visually appealing, and offer high performance is a challenge that developers face every day. Innovative applications can greatly improve the user experience, empowering companies to...