WPF isn a true wrapper for Direct3D, it may use Direct3D 10, but it doesnt expose any of the raw direct3d functions.

Anyway, I thought I would make a quick post to let you guys know that I have had to put this project on hold for the time being. Work is really picking up and I dont have enough time to dedicate to it. I will upload some of my test source code if anyone wants to have a play, but I warn you now, its not commented and alot of it is just experimenting with wpf drawing, so it doesnt actually do anything useful yet.

Pleh

I think I speak for lots of folks who are anxiously waiting to see your work...how can we get it!?

Ok, here it is. As you can see its far far from anything that serembles a product, but it is a working proof of concept that shows how to render any window in a WPF canvas that allows rotation. With some work, this can be used to create a complete shell for vista (and probably xp) that will allow window resize/rotation through a multitouch interface.

The code is a little bit all over the place at the moment as I havnt had a chance to tidy it all up. I thought I would release it anyway to give some of you guys a chance to see what I have in mind, and hopefuly integrate some of it into the .Net multitouch framework that donovan is working on.

If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to answer them.

Source files attached, Enjoy

So how about an SVN on google code project to host this?
i’d be up for contributing on that

Siwu is making some serious progress towards unlocking the true power of Vista’s DWM. I may soon be able to create the true project I set out to make. I will keep you guys posted and start a SVN on Google if and when Siwu releases some code or a library.

The future for Vista MultiTouch is looking bright indeed :D

Has anyone been tracking the developments with Windows 7, i.e. the announcements that it’s going to natively support multi-touch.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that kind of functionality came out in a service pack for Vista along the line.

MS already has a multitouch sdk:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a137998b-e8d6-4fff-b805-2798d2c6e41d&DisplayLang=en

Though I believe support for it is being deprecated in favor of WPF solutions (Routed Events).

This is not multitouch sdk. This is “multi-mouse” sdk for WPF applications.

It is a multipoint SDK and CAN be used for touch.  Mouse input is just the most common example.

Video on MSDN explains more http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=266221

I have already played arround with Microsofts MultiPoint, and quite frankly it sucks ass. I have already implemented something that is similar for me to debug with at work where i dont have my table except my implementation will work accross multiple apps, MultiPoint will only work for single apps.

I have made quite a bit of progress with this project but its not quite ready for release, however I may upload what I have done so far because I wont be able to work on this project for a while and someone else may like to continue my work in the mean time.