XAML Spy and PixelSense

Monday, December 17, 2012

Did you know that XAML Spy works great with Microsoft PixelSense applications? Microsoft PixelSense (formerly called Microsoft Surface) is an interactive surface computing platform that allows one or more people to use touch and real world objects, and share digital content at the same time.

Create applications for Microsoft PixelSense using the Microsoft Surface 2.0 Software Development Kit. The SDK works with Visual Studio and targets the .NET Framework 4.0 running on Windows 7. Using the Surface SDK you can create Surface applications with a WPF user interface. And thanks to XAML Spy’s support for WPF you can then easily spy on these applications.

When debugging a Surface application on the local machine you can use the attach-to-process feature to connect XAML Spy to your app. Support for applications running on an actual PixelSense device is also included thanks to the remote debugging feature of XAML Spy.

Want to see for yourself? Go download the Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK and use XAML Spy to inspect the app at runtime.

The following screenshot demonstrates XAML Spy providing statistical information related to the Surface ScatterView control.