1. Building a great Metro style device app for your printer
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HW-652T
Building a great Metro style device app for your printer
Marc Pottier
Senior Lead Program Manager
Microsoft Corporation
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2. Agenda Introduction to Metro style device apps Build a great start app
Add print settings
Add rich notifications
You’ll leave with examples of how to
Build a Metro style app for your printer in Windows 8
Find other related sessions at //build/ that tell you how you can participate

3. Windows 8 enables print partners to differentiate their products while providing users with full access to their printer’s capabilities

4. Building a Metro Style Printer App
Device Metadata
A great device! v4
V4 Print Driver +
app
Metro Style Printer App +

5. Building a Metro Style Printer App
Core Experience
Print Settings
TBD
Notifications

6. 1. Build a Core Experience

7. Core Experience What is it?
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Core Experience What is it?
Metro style app for your software and services
Installed automatically with device
Live tile on Start
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8. Metro style printer app (HP) Metro style printer app (Canon)
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demo
Metro style printer app (HP) Metro style printer app (Canon)
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

9. Core Experience What you need to do
Build a v4 print class driver
Specify device metadata
Write a Metro style app for your printer
Submit your app to the store

10. 2. Add Print Settings

11. Print Settings What is it?
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Print Settings What is it?
Inline access to your printer’s unique capabilities
Accessed through “more settings” in the print dialog
Can include both standard and device specific settings
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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demo
Built-in print experience Metro style printer app (HP) Metro style printer app (Canon)
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

13. Print Settings Default Settings
Default settings may be easily added to your experience:
Input Bin
Color Mode
Stapling
Quality
Hole Punch
Binding
Orientation
Duplex Printing
Collate
Multiple Pages Per Sheet
Media Size
Media Type

14. Printer Extension Context
Print Settings Sample Flow
Windows
App Package
Printer Extension Context
.NET Interop. Library
Driver Logic Library (C#)
Custom ABI (C#)
Presentation Layer
Metro Style Print Dialog
Click on “More Settings” link - Activation and Context

15. Print Settings What you need to do
Add custom extensions to your v4 print driver
Register your application for the PrintTaskSettings contract in your application manifest

16. 3. Add Rich Notifications

17. Notifications What are they?
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Notifications What are they?
Full screen notification designed to help solve problems
Activated by spooler during a print job (Async UI / BiDi)
Notifications are actionable:
Step by step instructions on how to fix an issue
Inline ecommerce to purchase ink for the specific device
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

19. Presentation Layer (HTML/JS) Background Event Handler
Notifications Sample Flow
Driver
Windows
App Package
V4 Driver
Spooler
Custom ABI (C#)
Presentation Layer (HTML/JS)
System Event
Broker
Background Event Handler
(C#)
Toast with Context

20. Print Settings What you need to do
Add custom extensions to your v4 print class driver
Associate events with device via device metadata
Register your app to receive background events

21. Takeaways

22. Building a Metro Style Printer Experience
Device Metadata
A great device! v4
V4 Print Driver +
app
Metro Style Printer App +

23. Building a Metro Style Printer Experience
app
Metro Style Printer App
Core Experience
Print Settings
TBD
Notifications

24. Opportunity
Build a Metro style printer app to differentiate your devices and extend the Windows experience
Customize your v4 driver to include rich device capabilities and notifications
Add immersive offerings, such as creative printing, support, and supplies

25. Related sessions [408] Integrating with the Windows Device Experience
[283] Introducing Metro style device apps
[275] Building and delivering a great Metro style app for your device
[238] Connecting printing devices to Windows using v4 Printer Drivers
[679] Take it “to go”: building Metro style apps that print

26. Further reading and documentation
Windows 8 Guide
Devices: Overview
Metro style apps Learn landing page
Metro style apps home
Windows Hardware Development
Authoring a Metro style Device App for Printing
The Device Software Lifecycle – Deployment, Acquisition, Uninstall and Update Process
Windows Dev Center home
Contact info – (optional)

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© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.