Mobile PC Development in Windows Vista

This Silverlight 1.0 sample implements a writing surface by using the Silverlight InkPresenter element. The InkCanvas class in this sample includes some of the functionality found in the WPF InkCanvas class including writing and drawing, erasing, selection, and more. Requirements: Silverlight 1.0 runtime RTM or later.

Use the Windows Journal Reader Supplemental Component to convert handwriting and drawing in Windows Journal notes to a Microsoft Silverlight Web application. Once in the Silverlight application, you can view and edit the notes in the Web browser. Download the sample code or play with the interactive Silverlight version of a converted Journal note.

Check out Gavin Gear's Tech Blog to learn how to use Silverlight to create an inkable surface on a Sidebar gadget.

Which applications work best when you're on the go with your notebook, Tablet PC, Ultra-Mobile PC, or Windows SideShow device? This new webcast series provides an in-depth look at applications built for Windows Vista mobility. Special features include: data synchronization, power management, ink annotation, ink recognition, network awareness, data access, enhanced UI for touch, and Windows SideShow gadgets.

In addition to updating many of our labs to Windows Vista, we also have three great new Windows Presentation Foundation labs addressing: InkCanvas Element, Ink Analysis, and Adding Ink and Custom Rendering to Video. Use this step-by-step information to learn to build mobile PC and Tablet PC applications.

Learn more about the ultra-mobile PC (UMPC)—a device-like computer that is small, mobile, and runs the full Windows operating system (currently Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and soon Windows Vista). Check out the Development Quick Start Guide for information on transferring your applications to a UMPC. Download the UMPC Display Emulator to test your application's layout and screen behavior as it appears on a UMPC.

As mobile computers become increasingly prevalent, battery life has become more important. Hardware manufacturers are aware of this and design mobile devices with battery consumption in mind. But can the same be said for your software? If not, maybe you should begin to think about coding software that is power-aware.

Demonstrates how to write an application for colorizing digital photos using the inking support provided by Tablet PC APIs.

This white paper demonstrates how to compile an encoded custom dictionary, compatible with the Tablet PC Platform.

Jeff Richter focuses on SideShow hardware devices and how to write a SideShow gadget to communicate with these devices. The article uses the managed Windows SideShow .NET Framework Components 1.0 API.

This paper describes the Windows Vista power policy store, demonstrates common power policy configuration tasks, and provides reference information about native power settings in Windows Vista.