47Windows_7_Developer_Guide_v1.5

Windows7DeveloperGuidePublishedOctober2008UpdatedJune2009;May2009;February2009;December2008;November,2008;Formoreinformation,pressonly:RapidResponseTeamWaggenerEdstromWorldwide(503)[e-mail]edinthisdocumentrepresentsthecurrentviewofMicrosoftCorp.ontheissuesdiscussedasofthedateofpublication.BecauseMicrosoftmustrespondtochangingmarketconditions,itshouldnotbeinterpretedtobeacommitmentonthepartofMicrosoft,andMicrosoftcannotguaranteetheaccuracyofanyinformationpresentedafterthedateofpublication.Thisguideisforinformationalpurposesonly.MICROSOFTMAKESNOWARRANTIES,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INTHISSUMMARY.Complyingwithallapplicablecopyrightlawsistheresponsibilityoftheuser.Withoutlimitingtherightsundercopyright,nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyform,byanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise),orforanypurpose,withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofMicrosoft.Microsoftmayhavepatents,patentapplications,trademarks,copyrightsorotherintellectualpropertyrightscoveringsubjectmatterinthisdocument.ExceptasexpresslyprovidedinanywrittenlicenseagreementfromMicrosoft,thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents,trademarks,copyrights,orotherintellectualproperty.Unlessotherwisenoted,theexamplecompanies,organizations,products,domainnames,e-mailaddresses,logos,people,placesandeventsdepictedhereinarefictitious,andnoassociationwithanyrealcompany,organization,product,domainname,e-mailaddress,logo,person,placeoreventisintendedorshouldbeinferred.©2009MicrosoftCorp.Allrightsreserved.ABSTRACT...............................................................................................1INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................2SolidFoundation2RicherApplicationExperiences2TheBestofWindowsandtheWeb3SOLIDFOUNDATION...............................................................................4CompatibilityandReliability4Applications4Drivers4Devices5ReliabilityAccessMonitor5ManagementandDeployment5WindowsPowerShell2.06WindowsInstaller7Security7WindowsFilteringPlatform8UserAccountControl8Performance9BuildingPower-EfficientApplications9ServiceControlManager10WindowsTroubleshootingPlatform10DocumentsandDocumentPeripherals11OpenPackagingConventions12XPSDocuments12AccessibilityandGlobalSupport13WindowsAutomation14AccessibilitySupportTools14ImprovedMulti-LanguageUserInterfaceSupportandLinguisticServices14RICHERAPPLICATIONEXPERIENCES...............................................16IntuitiveUserExperience16Multi-TouchGestures,andManipulationandInertiaAPIs16CONTENTSSingle-FingerPanning17RawTouchInputData17HandwritingandInk18MathRecognition18HandwritingwithPersonalizedCustomDictionary19TheDesktopExperience20JumpLists—GettingUsersintoYourApplicationQuickly21EnhancedTaskbar22GadgetsPlatform23WindowsRibbon23Animation24ManagingFilesandData25Libraries25FileFormatsandDataStores26HighDPI27High-FidelityGraphicswithDirectX28Direct2D29DirectWrite29WindowsImagingComponent30Direct3D1130Direct3D10improvements31DirectX/GDIInteroperability32MediaPlatform32FormatSupport32HardwareDevices32SimplifiedProgrammingModel33PlatformImprovements33Devices34DeviceExperiencePlatform34WindowsBiometricFramework35THEBESTOFWINDOWSANDTHEWEB...........................................36Services36WindowsWebServices36DistributedRoutingTable37WindowsBranchCache™37FederatedSearch37SensorPlatform39InternetExplorer840Windows7DeveloperGuide1Buildingapplicationsthatareeasytouse,visuallyappealing,andofferhighperformanceisachallengethatdevelopersfaceeveryday.Innovativeapplicationscangreatlyimprovetheuserexperience,empoweringcompaniestodifferentiatetheirservicesandsolutions.However,developersareincreasinglyaskedtodomoreinlesstime,whilealsooptimizingthepowerandperformancerequirementsoftheirapplications.TheWindows7platformmakesiteasyfordeveloperstocreateengaging,user-friendlyapplicationsbyprovidingfamiliartoolsandrichdevelopmentfeaturesthatallowthemtotakeadvantageofthelatestPCcapabilities.ABSTRACTWindows7DeveloperGuide2Developingsoftwarehasneverbeenmoreexciting.Theworldhasneverbeenmoreconnected,interactiveandmobile.Userexperiencesandcontenthaveneverhadhigherfidelity.Advancesinconnectivity,mobility,naturalinterfaces,graphicsandmediaareenablingnewscenariosandopportunitiesfordevelopers.Atthesametime,expectationshaveneverbeenhigherforperformance,flexibilityandinteroperability.Aworld-classdeveloperplatformmustprovideaflexibleandcompletefoundationfordevelopersandtheirsolutions,empoweringthemtobuildapplicationsthatsetthemapartfromthecompetitionwhilemaximizingtheirinvestments.TheWindows®7operatingsystemistheessentialplatformfordevelopers.Listeningtoourcustomers,lookingaheadtothescenariosoftomorrow,andbuildingonthecapabilitiesofWindowsVista®,MicrosoftoffersdevelopersawidevarietyofchoicesandcapabilitieswithintheWindowsdeveloperplatform,whileempoweringdeveloperstodelivercreativesolutionsthataremobile-aware,connected,high-fidel