Smart Clients: What’s New In Orcas?
Saurabh PantProgram Manager
UI Fx and Services Team http://msdn.blogs.com/saurabh
Smart Client Orcas Investments
Sync Services for ADO.NET
Client Application Services
Designer support for WPF developers
Spicing Up existing Windows Forms Applications using WPF
Addressing Top Customer concerns for ClickOnce, Windows Forms and WPF
Sync Services for ADO.NET• Simplifying the Client “Golden Nugget”
● Application works against a local data cache and periodically synchronizes with the server
● Experience unchanged on lost connectivity
• “Want local caching, but can’t spend time getting the basics right”
● All the heavy lifting handled by the Framework
• “Want to leverage/extend your my ADO.NET knowledge”
• “Want to build real world N tier Application”● Sync via services with pluggable proxy/service● Server Data Components can use any ADO.net Provider
• Application supports Occasionally Connected Scenarios
Sync Component Architecture
Data Forms
SyncAgent
Data Access
Work against local databaseOutlook Model
Sync keeps the local and remote stores in syncCan push changes directly or via services
SyncTableSyncAdaptercommands
SyncAdapter
ServerSyncProvider
DBCommand
SQL Server Compact
Edition 3.5
Transport
ServiceServiceProxy
ClientSyncProvider
SyncGroup Server DB
DemoSync Services for ADO.NET
ResourcesProduct Information & CTP Downloadwww.Microsoft.com/SQL/Compact
SQL Server Compact Edition Q&ABlogs.msdn.com/SqlServerCompact Blogs.msdn.com/SteveLasker
Sync ServicesForums.Microsoft.com/MSDN Microsoft Sync Services for ADO.NET www.SyncGuru.comblogs.msdn.com/Synchronizer
Client Application Services• Scenario Facilitated …
● Application authenticates users, custom tailors UI for the logged in user and retrieves/stores users settings to/from a central web store
● Experience unchanged on lost connectivity
• Consistent Web/Client interaction with App Services
• Application supports Occasionally Connected Scenarios
Web Server / IIS
Web
Laptop
Client Application
Web Services
Web Page
DemoClient Application Services
Client App Services Resources
Client Application Services TalkAvailable here
• WPF is for Experience First apps
• VS Orcas for WPF development is focused on fundamentals● Aimed at early adopter developer● Covers production, e.g. build, debug, deploy● WPF designer and XAML editor● Facilitate designer/developer collaboration
VS Orcas Designer support for WPFCode named “Cider”
Microsoft Confidential
Cider Feature Summary• Rich Layout Tools• Live Updating between Designer/XAML• Selection Thumbnails Everywhere• Live XAML Intellisense• Selection Synchronization• Element + XAML Navigation• XAML Round-tripping• Control Extensibility
DemoDesigner Support for WPF Developers
Cider ResourcesCider WikiChannel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Cider.HomePage
Cider MSDN ForumClick Here
• Provide a solution that allows Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to coexist within the context of a single, hybrid application● Spice up your existing Windows Forms application
with WPF content
● Add Windows Forms Line of Business controls to your WPF application
• Developer can interact fully across technologies• End user cannot detect technology transitions
WPF / Windows Forms InterOpCode named Crossbow
Windows Forms Design Time InterOp Support• Drag and drop WPF user controls directly onto
your Forms• Live preview of the WPF hosted content • Edit content using the best designer for the job
● WindowsForms designer for Form layout● WPF UserControl editor for WPF content
DemoWindows Forms Designer InterOp Support
Crossbow ResourcesCrossbow TalkAvailable Here
Crossbow BlogBlogs.msdn.com/mhendersblog
Addressing Top Customer Concerns
Mitigating ClickOnce Adoption BlockersAddressing Top Customer reported Bugs“White Screen of Darn” Redesigned
ClickOnce Enhancements “ClickOnce would work great for us but …”
• ClickOnce now supports FireFox● Out of the Box experience “Save and Launch”● API provided to facilitate IE parity
• XCopy publish scenario enabled● Application no longer tied to a publish location on signing
• ISVs can now maintain ‘Branding’ of Apps● Application Manifests can now provide Auth Certificates
• Auth Certificates now renewable across Updates• ClickOnce works across Authenticated Proxies
ClickOnce ResourcesClickOnce “What’s new in Orcas” TalkAvailable here
ClickOnce BlogBlogs.msdn.com/saurabh/archive/tags/ClickOnce
Customer, Customer, Customer …
• Listened to your feedback• Fixed top customer reported bugs• Made targeted improvements throughout the
Windows Forms Designer● Fixed bugs that caused ‘White Screen of Darn’
to show up● Designer Performance● Smart Tag Stability● Toolbox Population …
White Screen of Darn
• Similar to Build Error List
• Prevents controls from disappearing
• List was :● Vague● Cluttered● Imposing● Frustrating
White Screen of Darn Redesigned• Provide
Targeted Help
• Less Scary• Remove
Clutter• Help unblock
you as fast as possible
Talk ResourcesLatest Orcas CTPs/BetasAvailable Here
Smart Client Resourceswww.WindowsForms.Net
Slide Deck Available atBlogs.msdn.com/Saurabh
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