Building Tablet PC Applications

Philip Su, Rob Jarrett

Building Tablet PC Applications
  • 出版商: MicroSoft
  • 出版日期: 2002-10-05
  • 售價: $2,350
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,233
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 576
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0735617236
  • ISBN-13: 9780735617230

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The authoritative source of Tablet PC programming information for developers and independent software vendors

Many pen-based software platforms have been introduced in the last decade, but only recently has the introduction of faster processors and hardware enabled mainstream introduction of tablet-sized pen-based PCs. This book tackles the challenge of writing compelling Tablet PC software on two fronts. First, it distills decades of usability research into pen-based computing to present an authoritative discussion of the optimal design of pen-based user interfaces. Second, it provides an in-depth exposition of the Tablet PC Ink SDK, complete with tips and tricks on how developers can produce the most powerful and natural “ink-aware” applications.

• Distills decades of usability research into pen-based software to present an authoritative discussion of the optimal design of pen-based user interfaces
• Provides an in-depth exposition of the TabletPC Ink SDK, complete with tips and tricks on how developers can produce the most powerful and natural pen-based, “ink-aware” applications
• Co-written by the lead software developer on the Microsoft TabletPC team

 

Table of Contents:

Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
PART I  THE TABLET PC AND ITS APPLICATIONS  
1  Tablet Computing Comes of Age 3
    What Makes a Tablet Computer 4
        Form Factor 4
        Pen Input 5
        Stand-Alone and General-Purpose 5
        What Isn't a Tablet Computer 6
        The Role of Tablet Computers 7
    A Brief History of Tablet Computing 9
        GRiD GRiDPad 10
        GO PenPoint 11
        Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 12
        Apple Newton 13
        Palm Computing PalmPilot 15
        Microsoft Pocket PC 16
        In a Little While 17
    The Microsoft Tablet PC 18
        The Birth of Microsoft Tablet PC 19
        Microsoft Tablet PC Hardware Guidelines 20
        Microsoft Tablet PC Software 20
        Could This Be the One? 22
2  Designing Tablet PC Applications 25
    User Research 25
        Tablet Usability 26
        Application Usability 27
        Pen Usability 31
    Of Mice and Pen 32
        Tablet Displays 32
    Digitizer Technology 33
        Digitizer Distortion 37
        Parallax 39
        Still Motion 41
        Handedness 44
    Thinking in Ink 46
        Ink Modeling 47
        Ink Interaction 50
        Ink Realism 57
PART II  THE TABLET PC PLATFORM SDK  
3  Introduction to the Tablet PC Platform SDK 65
    A Sort of Homecoming 65
        Finding the Right Operating System for the Job 68
        Managed APIs 69
        Ink Controls 70
        COM Automation APIs 70
        Sample Applications 71
    Installing the Tablet PC Platform SDK 72
        System Requirements 72
        Getting the SDK 73
        Setting Up Your Environment 73
        Anatomy of the Tablet PC Platform SDK 78
    Overview of the Managed API 79
        All That You Can't Leave Behind 81
        Design Goals of the API 82
        Managed API Object Survey 87
        Ink Data Management API 90
        Ink Recognition API 91
    Ink Control Comparison with Managed API 92
    Welcome to the Great Adventure 94
4  Tablet PC Platform SDK: Tablet Input 95
    Sample Applications 95
    Capturing Input from the Pen 96
        Requirement #1—Mouse Emulation 96
        Requirement #2—Digital Ink 97
        Requirement #3—Pen-Based Actions 98
        Summing Up the Requirements 98
    Anatomy of the Tablet PC's Tablet Input Subsystem 98
        Tablet Hardware 100
        Chock-full of HID-y Goodness 101
        The Center of the TIS Universe: Wisptis.exe 102
        Winlogon Desktop Support 108
    What About Ink? 109
    Platform SDK Support for Tablet Input 109
        Getting Ink from a Tablet 109
        When Ink Is Not Enough 112
        InkCollector Events 121
        InkOverlay Events 142
        Specifying the Tablet Data to Capture—Packet Properties 142
        Extending InkOverlay Behaviors 155
        Sample Application: TopOfPenErase 155
        Sample Application: ModelessSwitch 160
    Getting Introspective 163
        Tablets Collection 163
        Tablet Class 163
        Common Properties on InkCollector and InkOverlay 170
    Best Practices for InkCollector and InkOverlay 172
5  Tablet PC Platform SDK: Ink Data Management, Part I 175
    Ink and Stroke Objects 176
        Introduction to the Ink, Stroke, and Strokes Classes 178
        Using Strokes Collections 186
        Creation, Deletion, and Ownership of Stroke Objects 193
    Rendering Digital Ink 208
        Renderer Class 208
        Adding Style—The DrawingAttributes Class 225
    Special Rendering Effects 240
6  Tablet PC Platform SDK: Ink Data Management, Part II 245
    Stroke Geometry 245
        Computing the Bounding Box of a Stroke 246
        Retrieving the Points of a Stroke 248
        Computing Intersections of a Stroke 251
        Retrieving and Setting the Packet Data of a Stroke 258
        Retrieving the Cusps of a Stroke 260
        Putting It Together—the StrokeDataViewer Example 263
        Transforming Strokes 276
    Targeting and Hit-Testing Ink Strokes 281
        Different Types of Hit-Testing 281
        Hit-Testing Functions 284
    Splitting and Trimming Ink 311
        Splitting Strokes 311
        Clipping/Trimming Strokes 312
    Serialization, the Clipboard, and Drag and Drop 325
        Serialization 325
        Using the Clipboard 334
    Implementing Drag and Drop 341
7  Tablet PC Platform SDK: Ink Recognition 347
    Recognizer Architecture 348
        Text vs. Object Recognition 348
        Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Recognition 349
        Recognition Results 350
    Performing Simple Recognition 351
        Recognizing Text 351
        Recognizing Application Gestures 354
    Using the Recognition Classes 367
        Obtaining a Recognizer to Use 367
        Initiating a Recognition Session 368
        Supplying Strokes to the Recognizer 371
        Getting Results I: Easy Synchronous Recognition 372
        Getting Results II: Electric Boogaloo (a.k.a. Harder Synchronous Recognition) 376
        Getting Results III: The Final Chapter (a.k.a. Asynchronous Recognition) 384
        Working with Recognition Results 391
        Storing Recognition Results 412
        Recognition Properties 413
        Improving Recognition Results 415
8  Ink Controls 421
    Achtung Baby 421
    InkEdit 422
        InkEdit Basics 423
        Working with Ink 433
        Recognizing Ink and Gestures 435
        InkEdit Parting Thoughts 444
    InkPicture 446
PART III  ADVANCED TABLET PC TOPICS  
9  Updating Existing Applications 459
    Even Better than the Real Thing 459
        User Benefits of Integration 460
        Business Benefits of Integration 462
    Technical Considerations 463
        Application Design 463
        Performance 469
    InkPadJunior 491
PART IV  APPENDIXES  
A  BuildingTabletApps Library Reference 501
B  Tablet PC Hardware Guidelines 511
INDEX 515

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