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The compositor tag on WindowsForum.com covers topics related to the Windows compositor and composition APIs, particularly in the context of Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Silverlight development. Discussions include the Windows.UI.Composition APIs for creating engaging user experiences, interoperability between XAML and the Visual Layer using hand-out and hand-in visuals, and performance optimization on Windows Phone 7 with Silverlight. Key themes involve the compositor thread versus the UI thread, cross-thread issues, and techniques for enhancing app performance and visual appeal. These threads are aimed at developers looking to leverage composition for better UI responsiveness and creativity in Windows applications.
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Interop between XAML and the Visual Layer
The Composition APIs empower Universal Windows Platform (UWP) developers to do beautiful and powerful things when they drop down to the Visual Layer (as in the sample below). One of the remarkable things about these APIs is that they are designed, end-to-end, to integrate with the XAML Layer...- News
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Awaken Your Creativity with the new Windows.UI.Composition
We live and work in a fast-paced, real-time, information environment where the scarcest resource of all is not information itself, but human attention to that information. This is why user experiences and UI need to evolve to more effectively target human attention amid the cacophony of data and...- News
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- animation api build 10586 composition compositor customization development effects engagement graphics performance programming real-time effects user experience uwp visuals windows 10 windows ui xaml
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Windows 7 SIlverlight TV 47: Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 Performance Tips
Performance is always a critical topic in development, especially when it comes to a mobile device. Jeff Wilcox shares several performance tips and dives deep into how he made the ProgressBar perform even better. Jeff retemplated the ProgressBar control via a style and made it very simple to...- News
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- compositor cross thread development performance silverlight styling tips ui thread windows phone
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