book

Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps

by Ben Dewey

August 2012

Beginner to intermediate

108 pages

2h 46m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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The Windows RuntimeDisclaimerWho This Book Is ForHow This Book Is OrganizedConventions Used in This BookWhat You Need to Use This BookSubscribing to the Bing Search API Service on Windows Azure MarketplaceUsing Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsHow to Contact the AuthorAcknowledgements
A User Interface for TouchStart ScreenStart BarSearchShareDevicesSettingsWindows Programming ReimaginedA New Native APIJ: The Windows RuntimeLanguage SupportJavaScriptC# and Visual BasicC++Hosted Application ModelSingle File DeploymentWindows StoreInside Windows 8 AppsApplication BarSemantic ZoomAnimationOutside Your AppTilesPickersCharmsSensors and DevicesSummary
Where Is the Hello World app?Bing Search APIGetting Started: The BingSimpleSearch AppBing Search API Service classCalling the Bing Search APIWrapping Up the UIRunning the BingSimpleSearch AppUnlocking WinRT (the FileSavePicker)Summary
The Bing Image Search AppGoalsUsabilityNon-functionalDevelopment Process GoalsDesign of the User InterfaceApplication DiagramModel-View-ViewModel (MVVM)Who Comes First: the View or the ViewModel (the ViewModelLocator)?CommandsInversion of Control (IoC) ContainerNavigationNavigationServiceMessageHubSending a MessageAlternatives to the MessageHubApplication Storage and TombstoningSettingsSummary
SearchDeclaring Your Search IntentionsHandling SearchPane.QuerySubmittedLaunching Your App Directly into Search ModeTilesUpdating the Tile with a Collection of ImagesUpdating Multiple Tiles with a Single CommandPickersFileOpenPickerDeclaring the FileOpenPicker in the manifestLaunching the FileOpenPickerHandling the FileOpenPickerUIFileSavePickerSharingShareDataRequestedMessagePumpShareUriHandlerShareImageResultsHandlerSensorsLockScreenSummary
MarketingWindows Store AppOpening Your Developer AccountSelling Your AppRatings and ReviewsDistributionPackaging Your AppPackaging your app from Visual StudioPackaging your app from the Appx PackagerInside your AppxRunning Windows App Cert KitPublishing Your AppGlobal ReachExposure to Global MarketsLocalizationSetting up resourcesLocalizing text in XAMLLocalizing text in codeSummary

Overview

Get a head start on building apps for Windows 8. With a series of examples, this hands-on guide takes you through the process of creating complete touch-enabled apps that respond to native sensors. Through the course of the book, you’ll learn how to work with the Windows Runtime application model while building a Bing Image Search app.