DEV363 Smart Client: Getting the Most out of Windows Forms and WPF Brad Abrams Group Program Manager.NET Framework Team

What we are going to talk about Presentation Technology Choices Key WinForms Strengths (and demo) Key WPF Strengths (and demo) WinForms\WPF Interop (and demo) Orcas Era Features (and demos) Occasionally Connected Applications Application Services ClickOnce

Presentation Technology Choices App Requirements 1.Leverage the client Offline Responsive 2.Offer compelling UX Provides operational Efficiency Business insight 3.Enable familiar development Low training costs Large skill pool JSP Swing Win32 ATL WPF\E “Atlas” ASP.NET FoxPro VB6 MFC WinForms & WPF Flash

WinForms + WPF = Success! Windows Forms RAD Great Designer Support Huge Ecosystem WPF Powerful and Flexible Rich Data Visualization Media Integration WinForms+WPF Productivity of WinForms Richness of WPF Seamlessly use together in the same app

Windows Forms Enables rapid development of powerful smart client application Low cost to deliver client solutions Focus on business logic rather than glue Productivity-focused tools support Extensive set of common of controls

WinForms 2.0 in action

Windows Presentation Foundation A unified approach to UI, media and documents to deliver unmatched UX Deliver Innovative User Interfaces Increase Developer-Designer Productivity Achieve Flexible Application Deployment Leverage Existing Code Base and Skills Set

WPF in action

WinForms and WPF Together Windows Forms Application HwnSource ElementHost Adapter WPF Elements Host WPF in Windows Forms applications A set of services provided to support co-existence scenarios Type conversions Focus management Keyboard management Extensible property mapping A hosted control model Ships with.NET Framework 3.0 Design Time experience in VS-Orcas Orcas Era

WPF / WinForms Interop: Runtime Light up existing WindowsForms app with WPF Full interaction between technologies Call events on controls of the opposite technology Data bind to the same data source Set control properties on the opposite technology End user can’t tell where WPF starts or ends Tab order, focus, all work seamlessly Fonts, Background Colors, visibility all are picked up automatically

WPF / WinForms Interop: DesignTime Drag-and-drop WPF UserControls directly onto WindowsForms Forms and UserControls Live preview of the WPF hosted content at design-time Edit content using the best designer for the job WindowsForms designer for Form layout WPF UserControl editor for WPF content Orcas Era

WinForms and WPF Together

Occasionally Connected Applications Easily enable client apps to work on-line and offline Local relational database Small (< 1.5 MB) Non impactful “install” Same data programming model Single file, code free format (.sdf) In-Proc with the hosting app Doesn’t run as a service Up to 4 gigabytes per database Multi connections for background data operations Simplified security with password and encryption Query Processor w/Transaction Sync Engine Proven, Lightweight, 2 Tier, Scalable Sync API (RDA) Full Featured Merge Replication Occasionally Connected Sync Framework Works great in WinForms and WPF Orcas Era

OCS Sync Component Architecture SyncAdapter ServerSyncProvider Sync Adapter commands Data Forms SyncAgent Data Access Work against local database Outlook Model Sync keeps the local and remote stores in sync Can push changes directly or via services Builds on your ADO.NET knowledge Componentized for your usage patterns Client SyncProvider SyncTable SyncGroup DBCommand SQL Server Compact Edition Transport Service ServiceProxy

Taking the Expense App offline

Vista Support Existing applications work seamlessly on Vista Applications auto upgraded to Vista look and feel

Vista Support … Auto upgrade for Common File Dialogs Windows Forms work seamlessly under UAC UAC Shield Icon support

Application Level Services Easily enable client apps to leverage ASP.NET application services Authentication Role Management Profile On the server WCF Exposure of ASP.NET 2.0 AppServices On the client Simple client library Offline enabled Works great in WinForms and WPF Orcas Era

AppServices

ClickOnce Improvements Firefox Support Will work with Non IE Browsers Out of the Box Plus Firefox plugin ready Corp deployment of ISV’s Applications Application Manifests can now provide App Trust information XCopy publishing Publish Location optional for Installed App Orcas Era

ClickOnce

Summary WinForms and WPF: The best marriage for client apps WinForms offers easy of use WPF offers power and flexibility “Orcas” Offers much more! Design time support for using WinForms and WPF together Framework occasionally connected applications Great Vista support Access to application level services on the client Seamless deployment with clickonce

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Vista Support Existing applications work seamlessly on Vista Applications auto upgraded to Vista look and feel

Vista Support … Auto upgrade for Common File Dialogs Windows Forms work seamlessly under UAC UAC Shield Icon support