ATF Application Basics and Services

This section discusses the basic structure of an ATF-based application, for both WinForms and WPF. It also discusses the Application Shell Framework, which consists of the core application services and interfaces needed for applications with a GUI.

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WinForms Application: Show a Main() function pattern common in WinForms application ATF samples and what it accomplishes.
WPF Application: Discuss how WPF applications differ from WinForms ones in basic application structure.
ControlHostService Component: This component is responsible for exposing client Controls in the application's main form.
CommandService Component: Show the basics of supporting commands in ATF.
SettingsService Component: This component manages preferences and their persistence.
StatusService Component: Show how to use this component to display status messages.
Other ATF Services: Describe other services: document management, file dialogs, Help dialog, and resources.

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