Alan Le

WPF Intra-App Drag Drop

I wanted to learn about drag and drop to a WPF application so I created this little demo. It's a simple app that accepts jpeg images and will display them when you drag files from windows explorer or photo gallery.  It also shows a copy DragDropEffect and a nsupported effect whether the files are supported or not.

This msdn help article explains more about Drag and Drop support in WPF.

Source: http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/files/alan/dragdropmedia.zip

Photo Gallery and Windows Experience Index

I found out recently that your Windows Experience Index score can affect the feature set for certain programs in Vista, in addition to whether you can run Aero and Flip 3D.

For example, with a score of 3.0 or higher, the slideshow feature in Windows Photo Gallery is more robust.  It has nice transitions and themes support for the slideshow, which is very cool.  Definately check this out if you have a score higher 3. With a lower score you get static images that are replaced without transitions or blends between images.

You can read more about the Photo Gallery slideshow feature here.  “On par with the requirements to run Aero Glass, you’ll need a ‘Graphics’ score of at least 3.0. “

For in-depth look at the Windows experience index, check out the Vista Team Blog.

I did a quick search but didn't find a simple way to retrieve the Index score with C#.