Introduction to Windows 7 Development

By Kate Gregory
Gets you started developing for Windows 7 using the Windows API Code Pack, a managed library from Microsoft
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By Kate Gregory
Gets you started developing for Windows 7 using the Windows API Code Pack, a managed library from Microsoft
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Light Up on Windows 7
24m 1s
Introduction and lighting Up 5m 0s Version checking 9m 19s Demo: Enabling user interface components and notifying the User 6m 16s Demo: Exceptions on older versions 3m 26s
Windows 7 Jumplists
38m 36s
Introduction 0m 49s Windows API Code Pack 5m 25s Windows 7 Taskbar - Jumplists, overlays, thumbnails 11m 9s Jumplist terminology 4m 2s Demo: Recent and frequent destinations 6m 14s Demo: Custom categories in your jumplist 4m 40s Demo: Tasks in your jumplist 6m 17s
Taskbar Overlays on Windows 7
16m 3s
Introduction 1m 14s Demo: Icon Overlays 7m 10s Demo: Progress Bar Overlays 7m 39s
Taskbar Thumbnails on Windows 7
26m 32s
Introduction 1m 47s The purpose for thumbnail buttons 3m 31s Demo: Thumbnail buttons 8m 55s Demo: Thumbnail Clipping 3m 41s Demo: Tabbed Thumbnails 7m 30s Taskbar Wrapup 1m 8s
Network Awareness on Windows 7
15m 6s
Introduction to Network Awareness 1m 22s How Network Awareness helps 2m 14s Demo: Online or Offline? 5m 34s Know Your Networks 2m 27s Demo: Know Your Networks 3m 29s
Power Awareness on Windows 7
23m 6s
Introduction to Power Awareness 1m 8s Why Power Awareness matters 2m 26s Demo: Monitoring Power Usage 4m 24s How Can Your App Extend Battery Life? 5m 14s Power Awareness and Events 9m 54s
Windows 7 Libraries
22m 45s
Introduction to Windows 7 Libraries 1m 5s How libraries help productivity 2m 52s Reading from and writing to a library 3m 23s Demo: Known libraries 2m 24s Demo: Library properties 5m 1s Demo: Managing libraries 8m 0s
Windows 7 UAC and Manifests
29m 51s
Introduction 1m 15s UAC - What and why 3m 54s Demo: UAC in action 3m 51s What makes an application elevate? 1m 14s Demo: Manifests 10m 59s Demo: Other elevation issues 5m 23s What should you do about UAC? 3m 15s
Partitioning Administrative Tasks for Windows 7
16m 59s
Introduction to partitioning 1m 24s Some applications are for standard users but have administrative portions 4m 18s Demo: A partitioned app 7m 36s When and how to partition 3m 41s
Known Folders for Windows 7
24m 7s
Introduction to Known Folders 1m 31s A hardcoded path is a bug 2m 18s The Environment.Specialfolder enum 2m 48s Demo: Writing to AppData 4m 38s Code Pack's Known Folders 3m 1s Demo: Using a known library 4m 33s Demo: Exploring Known Folders 5m 18s
Scheduled Tasks on Windows 7
23m 55s
Introduction to Windows 7 Scheduled Tasks 0m 51s What is a Scheduled Task? 1m 48s Setting up a Scheduled Task 5m 48s Scheduled Tasks and Services 4m 35s Setting up a Scheduled Task from code 10m 53s
This tutorial is aimed at Windows developers (Windows Forms or WPF) who want to add Windows 7 capabilities to their application. The emphasis is on providing a helpful and efficient user experience by hooking into what Windows 7 has to offer. You do not need to know how to interop to native code or how the Windows 7 features work internally.
Table of Contents
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Light Up on Windows 7
24m 1s
Introduction and lighting Up 5m 0s Version checking 9m 19s Demo: Enabling user interface components and notifying the User 6m 16s Demo: Exceptions on older versions 3m 26s
Windows 7 Jumplists
38m 36s
Introduction 0m 49s Windows API Code Pack 5m 25s Windows 7 Taskbar - Jumplists, overlays, thumbnails 11m 9s Jumplist terminology 4m 2s Demo: Recent and frequent destinations 6m 14s Demo: Custom categories in your jumplist 4m 40s Demo: Tasks in your jumplist 6m 17s
Taskbar Overlays on Windows 7
16m 3s
Introduction 1m 14s Demo: Icon Overlays 7m 10s Demo: Progress Bar Overlays 7m 39s
Taskbar Thumbnails on Windows 7
26m 32s
Introduction 1m 47s The purpose for thumbnail buttons 3m 31s Demo: Thumbnail buttons 8m 55s Demo: Thumbnail Clipping 3m 41s Demo: Tabbed Thumbnails 7m 30s Taskbar Wrapup 1m 8s
Network Awareness on Windows 7
15m 6s
Introduction to Network Awareness 1m 22s How Network Awareness helps 2m 14s Demo: Online or Offline? 5m 34s Know Your Networks 2m 27s Demo: Know Your Networks 3m 29s
Power Awareness on Windows 7
23m 6s
Introduction to Power Awareness 1m 8s Why Power Awareness matters 2m 26s Demo: Monitoring Power Usage 4m 24s How Can Your App Extend Battery Life? 5m 14s Power Awareness and Events 9m 54s
Windows 7 Libraries
22m 45s
Introduction to Windows 7 Libraries 1m 5s How libraries help productivity 2m 52s Reading from and writing to a library 3m 23s Demo: Known libraries 2m 24s Demo: Library properties 5m 1s Demo: Managing libraries 8m 0s
Windows 7 UAC and Manifests
29m 51s
Introduction 1m 15s UAC - What and why 3m 54s Demo: UAC in action 3m 51s What makes an application elevate? 1m 14s Demo: Manifests 10m 59s Demo: Other elevation issues 5m 23s What should you do about UAC? 3m 15s
Partitioning Administrative Tasks for Windows 7
16m 59s
Introduction to partitioning 1m 24s Some applications are for standard users but have administrative portions 4m 18s Demo: A partitioned app 7m 36s When and how to partition 3m 41s
Known Folders for Windows 7
24m 7s
Introduction to Known Folders 1m 31s A hardcoded path is a bug 2m 18s The Environment.Specialfolder enum 2m 48s Demo: Writing to AppData 4m 38s Code Pack's Known Folders 3m 1s Demo: Using a known library 4m 33s Demo: Exploring Known Folders 5m 18s
Scheduled Tasks on Windows 7
23m 55s
Introduction to Windows 7 Scheduled Tasks 0m 51s What is a Scheduled Task? 1m 48s Setting up a Scheduled Task 5m 48s Scheduled Tasks and Services 4m 35s Setting up a Scheduled Task from code 10m 53s
Description
This tutorial is aimed at Windows developers (Windows Forms or WPF) who want to add Windows 7 capabilities to their application. The emphasis is on providing a helpful and efficient user experience by hooking into what Windows 7 has to offer. You do not need to know how to interop to native code or how the Windows 7 features work internally.
Course info
Level
Beginner
Rating
(39)
Duration
4h 21m
Released
5 May 2010
Course authors
Kate Gregory

Kate Gregory is in her fourth decade of being paid to program. Her firm, Gregory Consulting Limited, is based in rural Ontario and helps clients adopt new technologies and adjust to the changing business environment. Current work makes heavy use of .NET and Visual C++ for both web and client development, especially for Windows 7 and 8. Managing, mentoring, technical writing, and technical speaking occupy much of her time, but she still writes code every week.

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