Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming

Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming covers sidebar and sideshow gadget development each in their own part of the book. Part 1 will cover Sidebar gadgets while Part 2 covers SideShow gadgets. In each part, the book first explains the motivation behind each technology and its features. Then, the reader is taken on a quick walkthrough of how to develop a simple gadget, using the traditional Hello World approach to quickly introduce the key concepts. After the quick walkthrough, subsequent chapters will then dive into each specific API that is relevant to enhancing the gadget. Finally, when the reader has mastered all the important APIs, each part will end with a chapter covering two or more projects, detailing step-by-step how each is built. Some of the specific topics covered include: Sidebar gadgets architecture and components including XML manifest Debugging gadgets in Visual Studio 2005 Deploying gadgets The Gadget system APIs Localizing gadgets and sidebar security sidebar projects Sideshow devices, UI components, and SDK Sideshow architecture, managed code, and classes Sideshow simple content format (SCF) Interacting with sideshow devices and handling sideshow device events SideShow projects

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Title of ebook: Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming
ISBN: 9780470277140
parent-ISBN: 9780470176610
Publisher: Wrox
Internet download file size: 7756 kb
Pages: 379
Published: 01-2008
Released online for download: 01-07-2008
Author of eBook: Lee, Wei-Meng

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Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming

Chapter One

Introduction to Windows Sidebar

After working on the successor to Windows XP for more than five years, Microsoft finally unveiled the latest version of the Windows operating system - Windows Vista - in early 2007. Windows Vista touts many new and improved features, most notably its enhanced security and reliability. Apart from that, there are a lot of face lifts, particularly in the way in which users interact with the operating system and how they manage the huge influx of information.

Two important new features in Vista - Sidebar and SideShow - are the focus of this book. Windows Sidebar is a translucent panel anchored on your desktop that contains mini-applications known as Sidebar gadgets. These gadgets are designed for specialized purposes, such as displaying weather information, RSS news feeds, and more. The main use of gadgets is to provide a quick and easy way for users to obtain information, eliminating the need to launch ... read full excerpt from Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming ebook

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