Windows API Code Pack V1.1

In previous blog posts about Windows 7 Development, Windows API Code Pack V1.0.1 is used. In August this year, Microsoft released the latest V1.1. Windows API Code Pack provides a powerful Code library for developing applications with features related to Windows 7 and Windows Vista. All features supported by Windows API Code Pack V1.1 are listed below.

Features

· Windows 7 Taskbar

-Jump Lists, Icon Overlay, Progress Bar, Tabbed Thumbnails, and Thumbnail Toolbars

·Windows Shell

-Windows 7 Libraries
-Windows Shell Search API support
-Explorer Browser Control
-A hierarchy of Shell Namespace entities
-Windows Shell property system
-Drag and Drop for Shell Objects
-Windows Vista and Windows 7 Common File Dialogs, including custom controls
-Known Folders and non-file system containers
-Shell Object Watcher
-Shell Extensions API support

·DirectX

-Direct3D 11.0, Direct3D 10.1/10.0, DXGI 1.0/1.1, Direct2D 1.0, DirectWrite, Windows Imaging Component (WIC) APIs

·Windows Vista and Windows 7 Task Dialogs

·Sensor Platform APIs

·Extended Linguistic Services APIs

·Power Management APIs

·Application Restart and Recovery APIs

·Network List Manager APIs

·Command Link control and System defined Shell icons

 

New update content

· Revoke FxCop violations and PREfast warnings have been addressed

· Bug fixes loss SS various features and samples

-Supported des workflow API improvements

· New features

-Shell Object Watcher
-Preview Handler APIs
-Thumbnail Handler APIs

· New samples for the new features

· Visual Studio 2010 compliance

· Initial xUnit test coverage

· String localization

· Signed assemblies

 

Manual documentation

Many documents have been added in V1.1 to help developers find relevant materials.

· API References

-Windows API Code Pack Help. chm
-Windows API Code Pack DirectX Help. chm

· API Changes since the previous release

-Windows API Code Pack API Changes.html

· Overview of the release (including new features)

-Windows API Code Pack Release Notes.htm

 

Address: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack