Professional: Windows 7 Development Guide -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Introducing Windows 7 -- Chapter 1: Windows 7 Improvements -- Is Windows 7 Really Just Vista Fixed? -- Considering the Major Improvements from a Developer Perspective -- Understanding the User Interface Improvements -- Considering the Security Improvements -- Developing Extended Applications -- Considering Windows XP Mode -- Developing for Windows PowerShell 2 -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 2: Developing a Windows 7 Strategy -- Determining the User Windows 7 Comfort Level -- Defining Usage Requirements -- Considering Training Requirements -- Keeping the User Happy -- Considering Whether to Move -- Testing Issues in Your Application -- Defining the Advantages of Moving to Windows 7 -- Working with Windows XP Mode -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 3: Understanding .NET 4.0 -- Understanding Why You Need .NET 4.0 -- Defining Application Compatibility and Deployment -- Considering the New Core Features and Improvements -- Working with the Managed Extensibility Framework -- Implementing Parallel Computing -- Considering Networking -- Understanding the Data Improvements -- Obtaining and Installing .NET 4.0 -- Considering the Windows 7 Extended Functionality -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Part II: Working with the Windows 7 User Interface -- Chapter 4: Interacting with the Taskbar -- Viewing the New Taskbar in Windows 7 -- Considering the Subtle Features -- Understanding the Importance of Application Settings -- Considering the Taskbar Updates -- Using the Taskbar as an Application Interaction Tool -- An Overview of the New Taskbar Features -- Creating the Basic Taskbar Application -- Obtaining the Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework -- Creating the Solution -- Adding the Jump List Code.

Testing the Code Pack Result -- Using the .NET 4.0 Approach -- Creating the Solution -- Adding the Code -- Avoiding Taskbar Overload -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 5: Advanced Taskbar Techniques -- Using Jump Lists -- Adding Common Categories -- Adding Custom Categories -- Performing Custom Tasks -- Going Places Using a Jump List -- Using Progress Bars -- Configuring the Progress Bar Application -- Managing the Progress Bar -- Changing States -- Using Thumbnail Toolbars -- Defining the Thumbnail Toolbar Application -- Drawing the Button Icon -- Creating the Toolbar and Event Handler -- Using Overlay Icons -- Combining Taskbar Controls -- Creating a Complete Interface -- Application Interaction Using Jump Lists and Thumbnail Toolbars -- Displaying Status Using Overlay Icons and Progress Bars -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 6: Working with the Ribbon Interface -- Considering the Ribbon as a Whole -- Precisely What Is the Ribbon? -- Understanding How the Ribbon Can Help Novice Users -- Viewing the Ribbon in Windows -- Viewing the Ribbon in Office -- Understanding the Office Document Connection -- Considering How Office Technology Extends to Windows 7 -- Defining the Ribbon Functionality in Windows 7 -- An Overview of Ribbon Controls in Windows 7 -- Understanding the Control Attributes -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 7: Creating Custom Ribbon Interface Applications -- Getting Started with the Ribbon -- Obtaining the Windows 7 SDK -- Obtaining RibbonLib -- Configuring the Application -- Defining a Ribbon Interface -- Creating the Application -- Using the Ribbon with WPF -- Obtaining Microsoft Ribbon for WPF -- Configuring the WPF Application -- Defining the Ribbon Interface for the WPF Application -- Creating the WPF Application -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7.

Chapter 8: Programming for Aero Glass Functionality -- Considerations for Designing Applications for Aero Glass -- Working with the Windows 7 Common File Dialogs -- Considering the Common File Dialog Controls -- Configuring the Common File Dialogs Example -- Defining a File Open Dialog -- Defining a File Save Dialog -- Working with the Windows 7 Task Dialogs -- Using the Task Dialog Effectively -- Configuring the Task Dialog Example -- Defining a Task Dialog -- Making an Automatic Selection -- Providing Extended Linguistic Services -- Understanding the Role of Extended Linguistic Services -- Configuring the Extended Linguistic Services Example -- Adding Extended Linguistic Services to an Application -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 9: Working with the Multi-Touch User Interface -- Considering Where Most Companies Use Multi-Touch -- Defining the User Requirements for Multi-Touch -- Adding Multi-Touch to Your Application -- Obtaining the Multi-Touch Platform Interop Library -- Configuring the Application -- Adding Multi-Touch Interface Functionality -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Part III: Developing Secure Applications -- Chapter 10: Using Standard NT Security Features In Windows 7 -- Considering Basic NT Security Feature Changes -- Understanding Basic NT Security -- Working with ACLs -- Understanding the Security Descriptors -- Understanding the ACEs -- Working Directly with Windows NT Security -- Checking User Permissions -- Changing User Permissions -- Auditing User Actions -- Checking File and Directory Permissions -- Changing File and Directory Permissions -- Auditing Files and Directories -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 11: Understanding the User Account Control -- Understanding the UAC -- Considering the Need for the UAC -- Why It Isn't a Good Idea to Override the UAC.

Developing Applications with Fewer Rights -- Interacting with the UAC -- Adding UAC Support to Your Application -- Creating a Manifest -- Executing as a Separate Process -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 12: Developing Applications with Enhanced Security -- Considering Modern Application Security Requirements -- Using Traditional NT Security -- Using New NT Security Features -- Working with Zones -- Adding Security Roles -- Adding Permissions -- Working with Security Policies -- Defining Your Application's Security Needs -- Creating an Application with Enhanced Security -- Developing for Zones -- Developing for Security Roles -- Developing for Permissions -- Devising and Implementing a Security Policy -- Configuring the ClickOnce Intranet Example -- Debugging and Installing the ClickOnce Intranet Example -- Configuring the ClickOnce Custom Example -- Avoiding Too Much Security -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 13: Interacting with the Built-In Security Features -- Working with the Firewall -- Interacting with the Firewall -- Verifying the Firewall Status -- Modifying a Setting -- Adding and Deleting Ports -- Adding Applications -- Using the GPO Technique -- Working with Automatic Updates -- Configuring the Automatic Update Example -- Writing the Settings Code -- Writing the Update Code -- Accessing AppLocker -- Seeing the AppLocker Entries in the Registry -- Configuring the AppLocker Demo Example -- Reading AppLocker Entries -- Creating an AppLocker Entry -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Part IV: Advanced Windows 7 Programming -- Chapter 14: Working In the Background -- Advantages of Working in the Background -- Developing Trigger-Start Services -- Triggering a Service -- Obtaining the ServiceNative.CS File -- Configuring the TriggerStartService Example -- Writing Code for the TriggerStartService Example.

Testing the TriggerStartService -- Providing Power Management -- Configuring the Power Management Example -- Getting the Power Management State -- Detecting a Change in Monitor State -- Implementing Application Restart and Recovery -- Configuring the Application Restart Example -- Writing the Application Restart Example Code -- Working with the Network List Manager -- Configuring the Network List Manager Example -- Writing the Network List Manager Code -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 15: Using the Windows 7 Libraries -- Working with Known Folders -- Configuring the Known Folders Example -- Writing the Known Folders Example Code -- Using Non-Filesystem Containers -- Configuring the Non-Filesystem Example -- Writing the Non-Filesystem Example Code -- Considering User-Defined Collections -- Configuring the User-Defined Collection Example -- Listing Libraries -- Adding Libraries -- Using the Explorer Browser Control -- Adding the Explorer Browser to Your Toolbox -- Configuring the Explorer Browser Example -- Writing the Explorer Browser Example Code -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 16: Writing 64-Bit Applications for Windows 7 -- Considering the Advantages of 64-Bit Applications -- Understanding the Requirements for 64-Bit Applications -- Overcoming 64-Bit Development Issues -- Dealing with Programming Issues -- Accessing the Registry in Windows 7 -- Hosting Older DLLs -- Writing a 64-Bit Application -- Configuring the Large-Number Example -- Working with the Configuration Manager -- Writing the Large-Number Example Code -- Running the Large-Number Test -- Moving Your Applications to Windows 7 -- Chapter 17: Using Parallel Programming in Windows 7 -- Considering the Advantages of Parallel Processing -- Understanding the Requirements for Parallel Processing -- Evaluating the Task Length -- Evaluating the Task Type.

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