Windows Animation Manager

Purpose
The Windows Animation Manager (Windows Animation) is a new platform that enables rich animation of user
interface elements.

Developer Audience
Windows Animation is designed for use by experienced C/C++ developers.

Recommended proficiencies:

· COM programming
· Windows API programming

Recommended foundational knowledge:

· UI programming concepts
· General animation concepts

Run-Time Requirements
Full support for the Windows Animation Manager is built into the Windows 7 operating system.

The Platform Update for Windows Vista and is a set of run-time libraries that enables developers to target
applications to both Windows 7 and Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The Platform Update for Windows
Vista will be available to all Windows Vista customers through Windows Update. Third-party applications that
require Platform Update for Windows Vista can have Windows Update detect whether it is installed; if it is not,
Windows Update will download and install it in the background. For more information, see About Platform Update
for Windows Vista.