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Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed

by Adam Nathan

December 2013

Intermediate to advanced

848 pages

27h 22m

English

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Who Should Read This Book?Software RequirementsCode ExamplesHow This Book Is OrganizedConventions Used in This Book
Creating, Deploying, and Profiling an AppUnderstanding the App PackageUpdating XAML and C# CodeMaking the App World-ReadyMaking the App AccessibleSubmitting to the Windows StoreSummary
Elements and AttributesNamespacesProperty ElementsType ConvertersMarkup ExtensionsChildren of Object ElementsMixing XAML with Procedural CodeXAML KeywordsSummary
Controlling SizeControlling PositionApplying 2D TransformsApplying 3D TransformsSummary
Discovering Your Window Size and LocationPanelsHandling Content OverflowSummary
Dependency PropertiesRouted EventsCommandsSummary
Touch InputMouse InputPen InputKeyboard InputSummary
KillingSuspendingResumingTerminatingLaunchingActivatingManaging Session State with SuspensionManagerProgrammatically Launching AppsSummary
Understanding the Threading Model for Windows Store AppsDisplaying Multiple WindowsNavigating Between PagesSummary
Adding Advertisements to Your AppSupporting a Free TrialSupporting In-App PurchasesValidating Windows Store ReceiptsTesting Windows Store FeaturesSummary
ButtonAppBarButtonHyperlinkButtonRepeatButtonToggleButtonAppBarToggleButtonCheckBoxRadioButtonToolTipApp BarsSummary
Items in the ControlItems PanelsComboBoxListBoxListViewGridViewFlipViewSemanticZoomMenuFlyoutSummary
TextBlockRichTextBlockTextBoxRichEditBoxPasswordBoxSummary
The Image ElementMultiple Files for Multiple EnvironmentsDecoding ImagesEncoding ImagesRendering PDF Content as an ImageSummary
PlaybackCaptureTranscodingSpeech SynthesisSummary
Range ControlsSearchBoxPopup ControlsHubDate and Time ControlsProgressRingToggleSwitchWebViewSummary
ShapesGeometriesBrushesSummary
Theme TransitionsTheme AnimationsCustom AnimationsCustom Keyframe AnimationsEasing FunctionsManual AnimationsSummary
StylesTemplatesVisual StatesSummary
Introducing BindingControlling RenderingCustomizing the View of a CollectionHigh-Performance Rendering with ListView and GridViewSummary
An Overview of Files and FoldersApp DataUser DataNetworkingSummary
The Search CharmThe Share CharmThe Devices CharmThe Settings CharmSummary
Account Picture ProviderAutoPlay Content and AutoPlay DeviceFile Type AssociationsProtocolFile Open PickerFile Save PickerContact PickerThe New Contact ContractThe New Appointments Provider ContractBackground TasksSummary
AccelerometerGyrometerInclinometerCompassLight SensorOrientationLocationProximitySummary
Fingerprint ReadersImage ScannersBarcode ScannersMagnetic Stripe ReadersCustom Bluetooth DevicesCustom Bluetooth Smart DevicesCustom USB DevicesCustom HID DevicesCustom Wi-Fi Direct DevicesSummary
Live TilesBadgesSecondary TilesToast NotificationsSetting Up Push NotificationsThe Lock ScreenSummary
Integrating as an Image SourceIntegrating the Swap ChainSummary
Creating a User ControlCreating a More Complex ControlCreating a Templated ControlCreating a Windows Runtime ComponentSummary
Communication Between Parents and ChildrenCreating a SimpleCanvasCreating a SimpleStackPanelCreating a UniformGridSummary

Overview

Full color: Learn how to build great Windows Store apps! Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio.

Windows 8.1 enables you to build stunning applications that integrate with each other, Web services, and Windows itself. You can sell them in the Windows Store, with more options than ever before, for tablets such as Surface, laptops, and traditional desktop PCs! World-renowned Microsoft programming guru Adam Nathan shows you exactly how to write first-class apps for this significant update to Windows. Don’t let the minor name change fool you--Windows 8.1 contains an incredible amount of new developer opportunities compared to Windows 8.

Clear, accessible, and intensely practical, this guide teaches through concise code examples, in full color to match their appearance in Visual Studio--the same approach that made Nathan’s WPF Unleashed so popular. Writing with unprecedented depth and insight, Nathan guides you through creating advanced user interfaces with XAML and exploiting key Windows 8.1 features. Whether you’re already comfortable with Microsoft programming or relatively new to it, Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed will take you to the cutting edge of Windows 8.1 development.

Detailed information on how to...

Use XAML to represent state-of-the-art user interfaces, even across multiple windows

Handle touch, mouse, keyboard, and pen input, including handwriting recognition

Use new Windows 8.1 controls for creating hubs, flyouts, better app bars, performing in-app searches, rendering PDFs, and much more

Encode, decode, and transcode multimedia content and speech-enable your app

Leverage rich XAML vector graphics and animation

Interact with built-in functionality such as the Camera app, file picker, the lock screen, new contacts and appointments integration, and more

Exploit the Windows 8.1 charms bar

Integrate DirectX graphics seamlessly

Work with the rich set of available sensors: accelerometer, compass, light sensor, location (with geofencing support), proximity, and more

Control devices such as fingerprint readers, image and bar code scanners, magnetic stripe readers, and custom Bluetooth, USB, HID, or Wi-Fi Direct devices