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&lt;img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=518126" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Developing for the Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump into Jump Lists – Part 3</title><link>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/05/18/windows-7-managed-code-apis.aspx#518121</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:518121</guid><dc:creator>Windows 7 for Developers</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;So far, you have seen how you can opt into the Windows 7 Taskbar Jump List experience by creating a Jump&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=516557" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Windows 7 Managed Code APIs</title><link>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/05/18/windows-7-managed-code-apis.aspx#516487</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:29:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:516487</guid><dc:creator>xyzzer</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Check out the new version of the code pack at &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack"&gt;code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=516487" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Windows 7 Managed Code APIs</title><link>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/05/18/windows-7-managed-code-apis.aspx#516486</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:26:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:516486</guid><dc:creator>xyzzer</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Check out the new version at&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack"&gt;code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=516486" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET Framework</title><link>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/05/18/windows-7-managed-code-apis.aspx#516404</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:05:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:516404</guid><dc:creator>Windows @ Brasil</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Está disponível no MSDN Code Gallery a Windows API Code Pack. Esta biblioteca fornece uma série de recursos&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=516404" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Windows 7 Managed Code APIs</title><link>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/05/18/windows-7-managed-code-apis.aspx#516268</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:33:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:516268</guid><dc:creator>fuchueh</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #10] bootscreen delete &amp;quot;Starting Windows&amp;quot; text for other language&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you use Japanese / Chinese / Korean / Thai / Other Language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In FULLSCREEN look bootscreen, the other language &amp;quot;Starting Windows&amp;quot; text very big, very ugly. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;bootscreen remove &amp;quot;Starting Windows&amp;quot; text for other language&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view snapshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/bootscreen_delete_text.png/x/560"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #11] Windows Journal update to Ribbon-based UI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bill Gates say: We&amp;#39;ll Use the Ribbon/Fluent User Interface across Windows 7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But why only the Paint and WordPad?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He forget Windows Journal and some application. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Windows Journal update to Ribbon-based UI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view snapshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/Windows.Journal.need.ribbon.png/x/560"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #12] Windows PowerShell ISE update to Ribbon-based UI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bill Gates say: We&amp;#39;ll Use the Ribbon/Fluent User Interface across Windows 7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But why only the Paint and WordPad?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He forget Windows PowerShell ISE and some application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Windows PowerShell ISE update to Ribbon-based UI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view snapshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/Windows_PowerShell_ISE_need_Ribbon.png/x/560"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1579"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../1579&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #13] Windows Photo Viewer support GIF, MNG format&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Windows Photo Viewer can&amp;#39;t open .GIF, MNG, APNG format&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. IE8 can&amp;#39;t open MNG, APNG format &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;support required&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GIF &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format"&gt;en.wikipedia.org/.../Graphics_Interchange_Format&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MNG &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-image_Network_Graphics"&gt;en.wikipedia.org/.../Multiple-image_Network_Graphics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;APNG &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_Portable_Network_Graphics"&gt;en.wikipedia.org/.../Animated_Portable_Network_Graphics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://windowsteamblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=516268" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Windows 7 Managed Code APIs</title><link>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/05/18/windows-7-managed-code-apis.aspx#516267</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:30:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:516267</guid><dc:creator>fuchueh</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1811"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../1811&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #1] keep Menu color layout consistency for Windows 7&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;to improve Appliaction Menu color. (discriminated Appliaction Menu color very difficult, looked vague.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is no consistency between the Start Menu and the Appliaction Menu.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To keep Start Menu and Appliaction Menu color style consistency, like Windows XP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Windiows Explorer Menu has 2 color layout styles in Windows7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please keep color layout consistency for Menu.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why the &amp;#39;Include in libary&amp;#39; used another color layout?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;keep Menu color layout consistency for Windows 7&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view screenshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/keep_Menu_color_layout_consistency.png/x/560"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1648"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../1648&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #2] keep Details Columns style consistency for Windows 7&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Details Columns has 2 styles in Windows7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please keep style consistency for Details Columns. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;keep Details Columns style consistency&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view screenshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/Details_style.png/x/560"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1622"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../1622&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #3] keep UI theme style consistency for Windows 7&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;keep UI theme style consistency for Menu bar &amp;amp; Tool bar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;like Windows XP theme style&amp;#39;s consistency. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;keep UI theme style consistency for Windows 7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view snapshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/UI_Style_Consistency.png/x/700"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/2095"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../2095&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[suggestion #4] improve color layout for currently using task icon&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Problem: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Taskbar color layout too bad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you using light color desktop background, you will don&amp;#39;t know what is the using task icon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Its brightness too high, so looks too blurred when light color desktop background.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Currently using task icon is recognize hard when light color desktop background. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Solution: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;improve color layout for currently using task icon&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;view snapshot:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/to_improve_color_layout_task_icon.png/x/560"&gt;www.windows7taskforce.com/.../560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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