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Learn about Windows 7: Touch

The Windows 7 platform enables developers to create new experiences that go beyond simple mouse pointing, clicking, and dragging. The latest Touch API supports gestures, such as pan, zoom, and rotate, as well as raw touch data inputs and advance manipulation and inertia.

Videos:

Developing Multitouch Applications (Reed Townsend, PDC 2008)
Developing Multi-touch Applications for Natural Experiences (Vineet Sarda, October 2011)
Windows 7 Multitouch Overview (Reed Townsend and Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)
Exploring Touch Support in Windows 7
Windows 7 Text Input Panel

Get Started with Windows Touch

Written Content

Windows Touch Guidance (Code Gallery, February 2011)
Touching Windows 7 (Engineering Windows 7 blog, March 2009)
Introducing the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 (The Windows 7 Team blog, May 2009)
Multitouch Capabilities in Windows 7 (MSDN Magazine article, August 2009 )
Windows Touch Architecture (Product documentation, MSDN)

Sample Applications

Manipulation and Inertia Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Scratchpad Sample (MTScratchpadWMTouch) (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Scratchpad using the Real-time Stylus Sample (MTScratchpadRTStylus) (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Gesture Sample (MTGestures) (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Gestures in C# Sample (MTGesturesCS) (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Manipulation Sample (MTManipulation) (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Scratchpad Sample in C# (MTScratchpadWMTouchCS) (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Windows Touch Scratchpad using the Real-time Stylus in C# Sample (MTScratchpadRTStylusCS) (Windows SDK, August 2009)

Integrate Windows Touch into Your Application

Written Content

Getting Started with Windows Touch Messages (Product documentation, MSDN)
Getting Started with Windows Touch Gestures (Product documentation, MSDN)
Going Places: Enhancing Windows Touch Applications for Mobile Users (Gus Class, MSDN Magazine, December 2009)
Windows User Experience Guidelines for Touch (Product documentation, MSDN)

Videos

Multi-touch on Microsoft Surface in Windows 7 for .NET Developers (PDC 2009)
Defrag: Windows 7 Multitouch (Larry Larsen, August 2009) Windows Touch Deep Dive (PDC 2009)
Programming Windows 7 Multitouch - Part 1 (Reed Townsend, Ian Mendiola, and Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)
Programming Windows 7 Multitouch - Part 2 (Reed Townsend, Ian Mendiola, and Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)

Learn More

Hands On Labs

Windows 7 Online Training: Multitouch (Windows 7 Online Training: Jaime Rodriguez, Yochay Kiriaty)

Written Content

Windows Touch Programming Guide (Product documentation, MSDN)
Windows Touch Programming Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)

Sample Applications

Cog Stacking Example (Code Gallery, November 2009)

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