Windows 8.1 Äpipäev

1. Windows 8.1 Äpipäev Ondrej Stastny Microsoft Premier Field Engineer

2. Agenda • UX/UI • App Packaging • Controls • Asynchronous Programming • Devices • DirectX • Files • Multimedia • Networking • Security • Tools • Windows Store

3. Windows 8 APIs User interface Accessibility Data binding Live tiles and toast Input Controls HTML5/CSS XAML Devices Graphics and media Communications and data Services Portable Geo-location Direct3D Direct2D Local storage SMS Skydrive Direct Write Playback Capture Streams Background transfer Bing Sensors Proximity PlayTo Canvas Syndication Networking Azure Mobile SVG Printing XML and JSON Contracts Xbox Live Fundamentals Application services Threading/timers Memory management Globalization Cryptography Authentication

4. Windows 8.1 updated APIs User interface Accessibility Data binding Live tiles and toast Input Controls HTML5/CSS XAML Devices Graphics and media Communications and data Services Direct3D Direct2D Local storage SMS Skydrive Direct Write Portable Geo-location Playback Capture Streams Background transfer Bing PlayTo Sensors Proximity Canvas Syndication Networking Azure Mobile SVG Printing XML and JSON Contracts Xbox Live Fundamentals Application services Threading/timers Memory management Globalization Cryptography Authentication

5. Windows 8.1 new APIs User interface Speech synthesis Accessibility Data binding Live tiles and toast Input Controls HTML5/CSS XAML Devices Graphics and media Communications and data Services Portable Geo-location Point of service Local storage SMS HTTP Direct3D Direct2D Skydrive Direct Write Playback Capture Bing Streams Background transfer Contacts Sensors Proximity USB PlayTo Canvas WebGL Azure Mobile SVG Appoint-ments Syndication Networking HID WiFi direct Bluetooth Printing Xbox Live Scanning 3D printing XML and JSON Contracts PDF Fundamentals Application services Threading/timers Memory management Globalization Cryptography Authentication Diagnostics

6. UX/UI

7. Tile updates New tile sizes: • Small (70×70) • No notification, Yes badges • Large (310×310) Old tile sizes: • Medium (150×150) • Wide (310×150) • Selectively choose tiles that show app title • Tile notification fallback to support Win 8 • Wide tiles (310×150 px) • Large tiles (310×310 px) • Square tiles (150×150 px) • Small tiles (70×70 px)

8. Resizable Windows • No more fixed-width view states • Enums deprecated • New Snapped view size defaults to 500px • Still can use 320px • More than one window for one app • App can launch another app

9. Search updates • Search box control • App-supplied search suggestions an results • App-specific search history • Full touch support

10. Share updates • DataPackageUri deprecated • (ContentSource)WebLink – ex/implicit sharing, http(s) • (ContentSource)ApplicationLink – ex/implicit sharing, custom schema • Not mutually exclusive • Programmatic contract dismissal

11. Integrate with People and Calendar • Query for user’s contacts • Work with appointments

12. Other • Speech synthesis • Alarm app on lock screen • Changed item scheduling priorities

13. App Packaging

14. Resource Package • For languages, resolutions, etc. • Strings, images… • NO code • App package contains default resources

15. App Bundle • Apppackages (.appx) • 1 or more • Resource package • 0 or more • App bundle manifest (.appxbundlemanifest) • App block map (AppxBlockMap.xml) • App signature (AppxSignature.p7x)

16. Package identity

17. Bundle deployment • Bundle validation • Manifest, Block Map, Signature • Deployment checks • Architecture, OS version, Disk, Dependencies, Signature • Package Applicability • Language, Scale, DirectX version • Package Staging • Download • Package Registration • Extensions, Resources

18. Controls

19. New Controls (C#) • AppBarcontrols • CommandBar • DatePicker & TimePicker • Flyout • Hub • Hyperlink • MenuFlyout • SettingsFlyout • In-App Search Control

20. Updated controls (C#) • FlipViewupdates • HeadersforComboBox, DatePicker, TimePicker, Slider, Edit controls • Placeholder text • Othercontrolupdates

21. AppBar controls • AppBar Button • AppBar Toggle Button • AppBar separator • Compact mode • Predefined symbols (glyphs)

22. Command Bar • Simplifies creation of App Bars • Automatic layout (primary and secondary commands) • Auto resize • Does NOT support images, progress bars etc.

23. DatePicker & TimePicker • System calendars • Text formatting • 12/24 hour modes

24. Flyout • Information or User Input • Button has a Flyout property • FlyoutBase.AttachedFlyout for other elements

25. Hub • “Entry point to an app” • Header – name of the app • Sections • Also contains (interactive) header • MinWidth • DataTemplate

26. Hyperlink

27. Menu Flyout • MenuFlyoutItem • ToggleMenuFlyoutItem • MenuFlyoutSeparator

28. Settings Flyout • Root element of the document • Header with back button, title andicon • Invoke from charm or code • Visual Studio support

29. In-App Search Control • Integrates with the Search contract • Supports app-supplied search • suggestions • results • Search history • full support for touch, keyboard, and mouse

30. Control Updates • Smooth animations for FlipView • Headers for ComboBox, DatePicker, TimePicker, Slider, and edit controls • Placeholder text for ComboBox, PasswordBox, RichEditBox, SearchBox, TextBox • WebView • XAML overlay • Render Transformations • Navigation API • And much more!

31. More Control Updates • ScrollView frozen properties • Binding fallback • Frame navigation • GetOpenPopups • MaxLines for TextBlock, RichTextBlock, and RichTextBlockOverflow • Prevent keyboard when changing focus programmatically • Custom Paste handling

32. NewControls (JavaScript) • BackButton • ItemContainer • NavBar • Repeater • WebView

33. Updated controls (JavaScript) • ListView

34. BackButton (JavaScript) • Automatically checks the navigation stack and disables

35. ItemContainer (JavaScript) • Swipe • Drag-and-drop • Hover

36. NavBar (JavaScript) • Consistentand predictablenavigationexperience • Top of the screen

37. Repeater (JavaScript) • Generate HTML from data • Not ListView replacement • More flexible • No advanced features

38. WebView(JavaScript) • Navigation API • HTML5 • No IndexDB, app cache, geolocation, etc.

39. ListView Improvements • Drag-and-drop • Reordering • CellSpanningLayout (multi-sized items)

40. Asynchronous programming (JS)

41. Scheduling Jobs // Schedule somework. var job1 = S.schedule(function () { window.output("Running job1"); }, S.Priority.normal); window.output("Scheduled job1"); // Schedule more work. var job2 = S.schedule(function () { window.output("Running job2"); }, S.Priority.normal); window.output("Scheduled job2");

42. Managing jobs varownerObject = S.createOwnerToken(); // Schedule somework. var job1 = S.schedule(function () { window.output("Running job1 with owner1"); }, S.Priority.normal); job1.owner = ownerObject; varjob2 = S.schedule(function () { window.output("Runningjob2with owner1"); }, S.Priority.normal); job2.owner = ownerObject; Window.output(“Canceling jobs”) ownerObject.cancelAll();

43. Devices

44. New or updated • Human Interface (HID) support • Point of Service (PoS) support • Custom USB devices • Bluetooth new protocols • 3D printer • Scanning

45. DirectX

46. New or updated • HLSL shaders • GPU overlayed 2D over 3D • Tiled resources • Low-latency API faster UI • Multithreaded surface access • DirectX composition of XAML elements • Batch updated surfaces

47. Files

48. New features • New file picker display modes (split screen…) • StorageLibrary (Music, Videos) • CameraRoll and Playlist access • Add items to Search index • SkyDrive in File picker

49. New features (continued…) • Retrieving parent folders • Neighbor files • TryGetItemAssync • Comparing files with IsEqual • DirectDrawSurface file format

50. Media