Coding4Fun Developer Kit

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Easy to use drag 'n drop controls including 10+ Windows Vista APIs and 8+ Web Service wrappers Complete source code in both Visual Basic and Visual C# for all controls and samples

The C4F Dashboard is a great launching ground for playing with the C4F Developer Kit and the C4F Vista P2P Developer Kit
Gain access to all the project solutions, documentation and samples via Windows® Start Menu or the C4F Dashboard

Communication
- Bluetooth – The Bluetooth controls and samples show you how to write applications that connect to and communicate with Bluetooth devices across several different Bluetooth profiles.
- Messaging – The Messaging controls and sample application provide a managed-code wrapper for the Windows Messaging API (MAPI) and the built-in Messaging support within the .NET Framework.

Vista APIs
- Calendar – The Calendar controls and sample application shows examples of interacting with and manipulating Windows® Vista Calendar through an easy-to-use interface.
- Speech API – The Speech controls provide developers the tools to include speech capabilities into their applications. Features include the ability to convert text and Speech Synthesis Mark-up Language (SSML) to speech and to take speech and convert it to text.
- Preview Handlers – Leveraging the existing framework built-in to Microsoft Vista that provides a lightweight, rich, read-only preview of a file’s contents in reading page. Includes built-in support for many common file types. Using the Preview Handler API, developers can create preview handlers for their own file types.
- Contacts – The Contacts controls and sample applications provide the tools for developers to interact with the Windows® Vista Contacts.

Utilities
- Picture Acquisition – Includes controls and samples for the Picture Acquisition SDK for retrieving and importing pictures and video from a device like digital camera.
- Power Management – Using the Power Management sample application, developers can learn how to programmatically interact with power schemes and power events in Windows® Vista.
- Telephony – The Telephony API provides methods which enable applications to make and receive telephone calls, send and receive digits using DTMF, and record and play back calls.
- Windows Desktop Search – Using the Windows Desktop Search, developers can write search-enabled applications that take advantage of the filtering and indexing. Includes pre-defined filters for common file types.