Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for asynchronous handling of a user interface manipulation. These techniques handle a user interface manipulation with two or more asynchronous processes. One asynchronous process, for example, may determine a position responsive to the user interface manipulation while another asynchronous process determines the pixels to render. By so doing, these techniques enable a quick and/or consistent response to a user interface manipulation.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for predictive tiling. These techniques predict tiles of content to pre-render so that an application will be ready to render content quickly in response to a user manipulation. By so doing, these techniques enable fast manipulation of content without unduly impacting drawing resources.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for asynchronous handling of a user interface manipulation. These techniques handle a user interface manipulation with two or more asynchronous processes. One asynchronous process, for example, may determine a position responsive to the user interface manipulation while another asynchronous process determines the pixels to render. By so doing, these techniques enable a quick and/or consistent response to a user interface manipulation.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for asynchronous handling of a user interface manipulation. These techniques handle a user interface manipulation with two or more asynchronous processes. One asynchronous process, for example, may determine a position responsive to the user interface manipulation while another asynchronous process determines the pixels to render. By so doing, these techniques enable a quick and/or consistent response to a user interface manipulation.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for asynchronous handling of a user interface manipulation. These techniques handle a user interface manipulation with two or more asynchronous processes. One asynchronous process, for example, may determine a position responsive to the user interface manipulation while another asynchronous process determines the pixels to render. By so doing, these techniques enable a quick and/or consistent response to a user interface manipulation.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for predictive tiling. These techniques predict tiles of content to pre-render so that an application will be ready to render content quickly in response to a user manipulation. By so doing, these techniques enable fast manipulation of content without unduly impacting drawing resources.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of the intent-oriented user interface Application Programming Interface, a user interface platform includes an Application Programming Interface (API). An indication of multiple commands to be exposed for an application via a user interface is received from the application. For each of the multiple commands, a manner of display of a control corresponding to the command and a position for the control is determined on behalf of the application. Additionally, for each of the multiple commands the control corresponding to the command is displayed in accordance with the determined manner of display and the position for the control. The application is notified of user interactions with the user interface.

Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating a buffer from a buffer pool and for performing buffered rendering with animated transitions are described. An illustrative computer-implemented method includes steps of receiving, from a thread, a request for a buffer from a buffer pool associated with the thread, determining whether a first pre-existing buffer from the buffer pool associated with the thread can be allocated to the thread, and upon determining that the first pre-existing buffer can be allocated, allocating the first pre-existing buffer to the thread. Another illustrative computer-implemented method includes steps of receiving a request to render to a display, initiating a function to obtain a buffer for rendering to the display, receiving transition parameter data specifying how content of the buffer transitions to the display over a period of time, and rendering the content of the buffer in accordance to the transition parameter data.