23.5. Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar

Although WPF provides no direct support for Aero glass, it does a much better job with one the key innovations in Windows 7: the revamped taskbar. Not only does WPF provide basic support for jump lists (the list that appears when you right-click a taskbar button), but it also has deep integration for the taskbar features that let you to manage the taskbar icon and configure the thumbnail preview. In the following sections, you'll see how to use these features.

NOTE

You can safely use the Windows 7 taskbar features in an application that will target earlier versions of Windows. Any markup or code you use to interact with the Windows 7 taskbar is harmlessly ignored on other operating systems.

23.5.1. Using ...

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