Windows 10 Hybrid Development

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Hybrid
Windows 10
10 Writeln 'Hi Developer';
20 Goto 10;
30 'Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000,
XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10';

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Agenda EKON
• Hybrid Development (desktop versus tablet)?
• What's important in Win10 Development?
• UX Design & Responsiveness
• Improve your Code (Dual Testing)
• Optimisation with Wine, UISpy & other Tools

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ITouch Questions first
● Are touch actions like mouse actions?
→ Yes Tip = LeftClick - Touch/Hold = RightClick.
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Do we need Intel CPU?
→ Yes like Win7 Asus Eee Slate EP121 (I5-470UM)
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Do we have a virtual Keyboard?
→ Yes like a focus Edit-Control or simulate keyboard code→
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Do I have Buttons, Trackbar, Pulldown, Listboxes...
→ Yes but make it bigger showMessagebig() code→ →
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What about third party components?
→ Yes or no like async pro (no serial) or video signals (no vga) or
barcode reader (various onkeypress)
http://docs.codehaus.org/display/SONAR/Plugin+Library

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Develop for Multiple Devices
Use cloud services to sync across devices.
• With Win 10 you no longer target an OS,
your app aims to 1 or n device families
(PC, IoT, Xbox, Mobile).
• A device family is a set of APIs collected
together & given name, version number.
demo: 15_pas_onedrive.txt

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Menus & Mouse are gone
Iterator Disable Structure
with MaxForm1.MainMenu1 do
for it:= 0 to items.count-1 do begin
TMenuItem(items).items[it].enabled:= false;
writeln(TMenuItem(items).items[it].name);
end;
Demo: 547_Win10_Develop_4_BASTA_EKON19.TXT

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Menu Methods to look for
• A TMenuItem component contains the properties,
methods, & events for each menu item on a
menu (TMainMenu or TPopupMenu).
• Each TMainMenu or TPopupMenu component may
contain multiple menu items.
• Relink your menu item object for each command
on the menu to other controls.
• Test mode with maXbox
if GetSystemMetrics(SM_TABLETPC) <> 0 then Showmessage('Tablet');

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Intro: Win 10 is hybrid
• The Start menu can also expand to fill the entire
screen, in a way that's similar to the Start screen in
Win 8 & in Win Phone.
• It definitely looks like it will be a solid compromise for
users who still want the freedom to use both
touchscreen & mouse-keyboard controls.
Multiple desktops. Win 10 lets you add virtual desktops so
you can organize work more strictly. For ex. you have a W32
app open in one desktop, & Wine test application in another.
Also better DOS prompt. → demo

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IMPLEMENTED FEATURES II
Basically, if you have a device like the Surface Pro 3 that
has a keyboard attached, the UI in Win 10 will work in
desktop mode.
If the keyboard is detached, or if it flips around to show
just the touchscreen, Win 10 will pop up an alert asking
the user to go into tablet mode.
Another feature aimed at tablet users is Continuum,
which prompts user to engage Win 10 “tablet mode” if a
tablet is undocked or keyboard on a convertible is folded
back. In tablet mode, apps including start menu run full-
screen.
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/getstarted/whats-new-windows-10

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Preparation Checklist
1. Set Compiler Directives
{$IFDEF TABLET}
2. Test functions since Delphi 2010 introduced some
nice touch and gesture support.
3. Check with GetSystemMetrics(SM_TABLETPC)
or registry for value of
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionImmersiveShellTabletMode
4. Check your TTouchKeyboard or virtual keyboard for
missing keys or strange signs. Complete?
5. Installation Issues, Licenses, Certs. Are there any?
TStringlist(dumpComponentsFtype(Application,'TMenuItem',cmplst));

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Win 10 Develop
• The Win32 & Win64 API is common to all
versions of Windows, & now that WinRT apps
also run in a window, there is no longer a
sharp distinction from user’s sight.
• This means that by writing to the full Win API
developers can support Win 7 or even Win XP
as well as running well in Win 10.
• Delphi has a WinRT bridge (wrapper classes).

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More Win32/64 Codebase
●
Another advantage of coding to the Win API,
rather than WinRT, is that applications will run
on Win 7 as well as Win 8 & 10.
●
Despite Microsoft’s ambitions, not everyone will
move quickly to Win 10 & retaining Win 7
compatibility means a larger installed base for
your application.
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Hence RAD Studio 10 doesn't currently compile
WinRT apps; W32/64 are first class citizens.

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Universal Win Platform
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“Windows as a service,” which means that the
operating system will be continuously updated.
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An “All apps” hierarchical view menu on the left.
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Win 10 makes it easier to develop apps for the
UWP with just one API set, one app package, &
one store to reach all Win 10 devices – PC,
tablet, phone & more gadgets.
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support for screen sizes, & also a variety of
interaction models, whether it be touch, mouse
& keyboard, a game controller, or a pen.
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn894631.aspx

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Win 10 Core Optimisation
demo: 630_multikernel3.TXT

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Win 10 API
• The core APIs, it will run on any Win 10 device.
• There's a common API ((UWP) core APIs) surface
across device families.
• Extension SDKs make your app light up on specialized
devices (specialized APIs for each device family).
• Adaptive Controls & input UI elements are additional
• You target device families, not an OS.
http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2015-june-windows10-notifications-vcl-winrt.html

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Components or Services?
• Tablet with Services or REST binding
• Desktop with Components or COM binding
You probably need to break up the API design in
Service Components (Strategy, Composite, Decorator)
TWebModule1 = class(TWebModule) → WSDL is out – JSON is in
HTTPSoapDispatcher1: THTTPSoapDispatcher;
HTTPSoapPascalInvoker1: THTTPSoapPascalInvoker;
WSDLHTMLPublish1: TWSDLHTMLPublish;
DataSetTableProducer1: TDataSetTableProducer;

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Hybrid Design
• Check Services as Backup (ex. Geolocation)
• Call Contracts in a sandbox (WinRT)
• Call Services First CSF (map comp or service)
MyPublicIP:= GetHTM('http://ipinfo.io/ip');
function GetGeoWeather(const location: string;
const UrlRestAPI: string): string;
Demo: 640_rest_weather_report2.txt

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Hybrid 1 Interface n Implements

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UX Touch Responsive
• We use more services that prevents user from data input.
We include loose coupling through services.
Think how to use multiple input modalities. → sound video!
• When you design your UWP app, you're designing in
effective pixels, not actual physical pixels.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/dn958435.aspx
Whenever you want to call an API, you'll need to know
whether the API is implemented by the device family that
your app is targeting! Demo: 640_weather_report.txt

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Finally you can test with
• Duplicated code in hybrid
• UWP Coding standards & guidelines
• Unit tests for Code Coverage
• Wine Reference or RealVNC on Android
• UISpy to find Components & Controls
• Comments & Compiler Directives
• Design CSF demo: 393_QRCode3.TXT
http://docs.codehaus.org/display/SONAR/Developers%27+Seven+Deadly+Sins

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On touch don't touch (use)
Entity Refactoring Function Why not
Small Splitter Refactor Default VCL To small but make it larger
Menus Move Method Can't touch it right
BringToFront
fsStayOnTtop
Windows message
WM_SETTINGCHANGE
Focus on background, sent by switching
between desktop mode and tablet mode
Toolbar grips
Controlbar, list
Introduce Parameter Orientation is most times locked, consider
one display direction.
Small Fonts Extract Method Fonts and pixels it does so by multiples of 4
WSDL Extract Interface WSDL is out – JSON is in
F1..F12 Keys User Interface No keys on virtual Keyboards
Only Sound Background Sound Getter- und Setter to log sound
Sanduhr Responsiveness User will not wait for hourglass

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Win 10 Developer Links
• Remote Delphi App from Android:
https://www.realvnc.com/products/android/
http://www.modelmakertools.com/
https://github.com/maxkleiner/maXbox3/releases
Whitepaper_Windows_10_Big_New_Opportunity.pdf
http://www.softwareschule.ch/download/maxbox_starter41.pdf
• UWP Guideline https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-→
us/library/windows/apps/dn726767.aspx
• http://nemo.sonarsource.org/ (Live Sonar)
• Dev News in Win 10:
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/getstarted/whats-new-windows-10

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May the source be with you!
max@kleiner.com
www.softwareschule.ch

Windows 10 Hybrid Development

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