Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed, PDF, ePub, Mobi, , Other Digital Version | Page 517 Code sample at the top of the page |
The first parameter passed to SetValue is incorrect. It should be "instance", not "propertyName". The full line should be: |
Sean McKenna |
Jun 17, 2013 | Jun 10, 2013 |
Printed, PDF, ePub, Mobi, , Other Digital Version | Page 16 Note immediately after "Capability detection in Windows Phone 8" |
The note saying that developers can continue to use the CapDetect tool to determine which capabilities they need is no longer true and should be removed. The CapDetect tool is not supported for apps targeting Windows Phone 8. |
Sean McKenna |
Jun 17, 2013 | Jun 10, 2013 |
Page 60 code lines point.X -= 20; and point.Y -= 20; |
The algorithm for centering the ellipse to the tap is incorrect. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Juha Eskelinen | Mar 08, 2013 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 39 Last paragraph |
It states "Although the inter-app Note from the Author or Editor: |
Jani Nevalainen | Jan 08, 2013 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 16 Bullet 4 |
... in the HYPERVISOR row and dashes elsewhere else. |
Anonymous | Nov 15, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 224 1st Paragraph |
Missing word "the" |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 218 speechAppBarButton_Click |
White space Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 217 SRGS XML |
White space Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 215 ReceiveItemNameBySpeechWithCustomUI |
Method whitespace |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 211 1st Paragraph |
Remove "showing" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 208 SetPriorityListPicker |
Additional whitespace not required Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 206 3rd Paragraph |
Missing word "have" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 200 1st Paragraph |
Missing space between period and "The" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 157 Figure 16-1 |
Duplication of titles "Windows Phone 7 app", one should be "Windows Phone 8 app" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 155 4th Paragraph |
Incorrect spelling of "or" (for) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 152 2nd Paragraph |
Incorrect spelling of "negigible" (negligible) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 150 5th Paragraph |
Incorrect spelling of "isToaskOk" (isToastOk) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 09, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 97 Figure 4-13 |
Multiple uses of LineOne against Item - Should this be LineOne, LineTwo and LineThree Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 08, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 95 The Model-View-ViewModel Pattern |
Missing word - "Blend" - "...UI designers work in Expression, whereas code developers..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 08, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 59 OnNavigatedTo event handler |
Formatting of code snippet includes extra new line characters. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 08, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 57 Figure 2-14 |
The incorrect diagram is used for the figure. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 08, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 39 Note |
Unwanted space at the end of the paragraph (between technique and period). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 07, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 34 Paragraph 4 |
Missing "as" : "As Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 07, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 28 Below Note |
Maybe too many uses of "or" in the following : "There are several ways by which a user can start an app, including via a toast notification, from Note from the Author or Editor: |
Paul Diston | Nov 07, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 22 Bulleted List |
Remove period (full stop) from the end of "The list of security capabilities it requires, such as location and photos, and any hardware |
Paul Diston | Nov 07, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 18 Under Figure 1-8 Windows Phone 8 adds multiple enterprise deployment options. |
Space between "of.NET" |
Paul Diston | Nov 07, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 13 Windows and Windows Phone: Together at last |
Space required : "PCcounterpart" |
Paul Diston | Nov 07, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 33 figure 2-3 in the botom of the page |
in the orange box, it's written "isApplicationInstancePreserved = true" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Thierry Colier | Nov 06, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 25 3rd paragraphe |
in page 24, when the Button is created, the name given is "Button_click_1" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Thierry Colier | Nov 06, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 31 Figure 2-1 |
The diagram shows the Phone OS calling the MainPage OnNavigatedFrom function twice. This is probably a mistake. If it is not a mistake, it should be discussed in the text. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Sushovan De | Oct 31, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 14 Figure 1-6 |
Both the block diagrams are titled "Windows Phone 8" The block on the right should read "Windows 8" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Sushovan De | Oct 31, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 | |
Page 14 Figure 1-6 |
Two typos : Note from the Author or Editor: |
Christopher MANEU | Oct 31, 2012 | Jun 10, 2013 |