Windows 7 will feature not only a redesigned GUI, but also new user interface guidelines, a fresh API along with an interface component, native code runtime and the ability to use markup in order to develop UIs.
A startup team working on the Windows 7 project is responsible for not only the vision for the next-generation Windows UI, but also the design and implementation of a new framework into the operating system. The work is focused on the actual Windows 7 GUI and also on the infrastructure set in place for developers to put together rich interactive user interfaces for applications running on top of Windows.
“We’ll eliminate much of the drudgery of Win32 UI development by using markup based UI and a small, high performance, native code runtime. We will be determining the new Windows user interface guidelines and building a platform that supports it.
In the next version of Windows we’ll deliver our first major public API and interface component as a key part of several Windows experiences including Internet Explorer,” promised the Windows Client user Interface Platform team representative."
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