Opis: Essential Windows Phone 8 - Shawn Wildermuth

"Shawn has created a guide that is easy to read, up-to-date, and comprehensive-covering the entire application surface area for Windows Phone developers. Enjoy!" -Jeff Wilcox, Senior Software Development Engineer, Microsoft Essential Windows(R) Phone 8 is the definitive guide to creating powerful mobile apps with Microsoft's dramatically improved Windows Phone 8 platform. Ten-time Microsoft MVP Shawn Wildermuth draws on his extensive experience teaching Windows Phone development, helping you to get started fast and master techniques that lead to truly outstanding solutions. Updated throughout, this edition reflects new APIs and development best practices, ranging from new WinRT APIs to voice integration. It also contains a comprehensive new chapter on developing enterprise solutions for business. After introducing the platform and its key improvements, Shawn dives directly into the essentials. Using realistic code, he illustrates today's best techniques for delivering robust, well-performing apps. You'll build a complete app from start to finish and then deepen your skills with increasingly sophisticated techniques. From planning through delivery, Shawn guides you through the entire lifecycle, helping you make the most of Windows Phone 8's valuable capabilities. Whether you're a Windows developer going mobile or a mobile developer moving to Windows Phone, here are all the skills you'll need. Coverage includes * Setting up the WP8 development environment, including the emulator* Using XAML to fully control the look and feel of your app's interface* Providing robust user interactivity through controls* Creating mobile experiences built around the real needs of Windows Phone users* Localizing your app for native languages and global markets* Utilizing vibration, motion, sound, the camera, or other hardware features* Supporting voice commands such as "Call Mom" or "Open Twitter"* Integrating features that use Contacts, Appointments, Alarms, the media library and hubs, and the lock screen* Storing data in simple files, caches, or a full-fledged database* Multitasking in the background without compromising performance* Implementing location-aware apps that can track where users are* Retrieving external data and assets via REST, Web services, push notifications, or Windows Live* Preparing your application for the Windows Phone Store* Building and distributing enterprise apps for your company's internal customers1 Introducing Windows Phone 1 A Different Kind of Phone 1 Phone Specifications 7 Input Patterns 10 Designing for Touch 11 Hardware Buttons 12 Keyboards 12 Sensors 15 Application Lifecycle 15 Driving Your Development with Services 17 Live Tiles 18 The Windows Phone Store 19 Distributing Your Application Through the Windows Phone Store 20 App Hub Submissions 20 Application Policies 22 Content Policies 25 Where Are We? 26 2 Writing Your First Phone Application 27 Preparing Your Machine 27 Creating a New Project 29 Visual Studio 29 XAML 34 Designing with Blend 39 Adding Code 48 Working with Events 51 Debugging in the Emulator 52 Debugging with a Device 53 Using Touch 58 Working with the Phone 61 Where Are We? 66 3 XAML Overview 67 What Is XAML? 67 XAML Object Properties 69 Understanding XAML Namespaces 70 Naming in XAML 71 Visual Containers 72 Visual Grammar 77 Shapes 77 Brushes 79 Colors 80 Text 81 Images 82 Transformations and Animations 84 Transformations 84 Animations 87 XAML Styling 90 Understanding Resources 91 Understanding Styles 93 Where Are We? 96 4 Controls 97 Controls in XAML 97 Simple Controls 100 Content Controls 106 List Controls 107 Phone-Specific Controls 108 Panorama Control 108 Pivot Control 112 Data Binding 115 Simple Data Binding 115 Using a DataTemplate 117 Improving Scrolling Performance 118 Binding Formatting 120 Element Binding 121 Converters 121 Data Binding Errors 123 Control Templates 125 Windows Phone Toolkit 130 AutoCompleteBox Control 131 ContextMenu Control 133 DatePicker and TimePicker Controls 135 ListPicker Control 137 LongListSelector Control 140 PerformanceProgressBar Control 144 ToggleSwitch Control 145 ExpanderView Control 146 PhoneTextBox Control 147 CustomMessageBox 149 WrapPanel Layout Container 153 Where Are We? 156 5 Designing for the Phone 157 The Third Screen 157 It Is a Phone, Right? 160 Deciding on an Application Paradigm 162 Panorama 164 Pivot 166 Simple Pages 169 Microsoft Expression Blend 169 Creating a Project 170 A Tour Around Blend 171 Blend Basics 180 Layout 180 Brushes 186 Creating Animations 191 Working with Behaviors 196 Phone-Specific Design 199 The ApplicationBar in Blend 199 Using the Panorama Control in Blend 203 Using the Pivot Control in Blend 206 Previewing Applications 209 Designing with Visual Studio 210 Implementing the Look and Feel of the Phone 212 Where Are We? 215 6 Developing for the Phone 217 Application Lifecycle 217 Navigation 220 Tombstoning 227 The Phone Experience 233 Orientation 233 Designing for Touch 236 Application Client Area 245 Application Bar 247 Understanding Idle Detection 249 The Tilt Effect 250 Localizing Your Phone Application 252 Where Are We? 258 7 Phone Hardware 261 Using Vibration 261 Using Motion 262 Emulating Motion 266 Using Sound 268 Playing Sound with MediaElement 269 Using XNA Libraries 270 Playing Sounds with XNA 270 Adjusting Playback 271 Recording Sounds 272 Working with the Camera 275 Using the PhotoCamera Class 276 Raw Hardware Access 281 Camera Lens App 284 The Clipboard API 286 Location APIs 287 Location Permission 287 Accessing Location Information 289 Turning Coordinates into Addresses 294 Emulating Location Information 295 Voice Commands 299 Speech Recognition 306 Speech Synthesis 310 Bluetooth and VOIP 316 Where Are We? 316 8 Phone Integration 317 Contacts and Appointments 317 Contacts 318 Appointments 323 Alarms and Reminders 324 Creating an Alarm 327 Creating a Reminder 328 Accessing Existing Notifications 329 Using Tasks 330 Launchers 333 Choosers 344 Media and Picture Hubs 355 Accessing Music 355 Playing Music 359 Accessing Pictures 360 Storing Pictures 363 Integrating into the Pictures Hub 364 Integrating into the Music and Videos Hub 367 Live Tiles 371 Main Live Tile 375 Secondary Tiles 377 Other Ways of Launching Your App 380 Using a Custom Protocol 380 Using a File Association 384 Where Are We? 387 9 Databases and Storage 389 Storing Data 389 Storage 390 Serialization 395 Local Databases 401 Getting Started 402 Optimizing the Context Class 408 Associations 412 Using an Existing Database 418 Schema Updates 420 Database Security 422 Where Are We? 423 10 Multitasking 425 Multitasking 425 Background Agents 426 Periodic Agent 428 Resource-Intensive Agent 436 Audio Agent 439 Location-Aware Apps 448 Background Transfer Service 452 Requirements and Limitations 453 Requesting Transfers 454 Monitoring Requests 456 Where Are We? 461 11 Services 463 The Network Stack 464 The WebClient Class 464 Accessing Network Information 467 Consuming JavaScript Object Notation 470 Using JSON Serialization 472 Parsing JSON 473 Web Services 477 Consuming OData 482 How OData Works 483 The URI 484 Using OData on the Phone 492 Generating a Service Reference for OData 492 Retrieving Data 493 Updating Data 496 Using Push Notifications 497 Push Notification Requirements 499 Preparing the Application for Push Notifications 499 Setting Up the Server for Push Notifications 501 Raw Notifications 504 Sending Toast Notifications 516 Creating Live Tiles 519 Handling Push Notification Errors 522 Where Are We? 524 12 Making Money 525 What Is the Store? 525 How It Works 527 Charging for Apps 529 Getting Paid 531 Submitting Your App 533 Preparing Your Application 533 The Submission Process 538 After the Submission 545 Modifying Your Application 548 Dealing with Failed Submissions 548 Using Ads in Your Apps 551 Where Are We? 552 13 Enterprise Phone Apps 553 Enterprise Apps? 553 Registering Your Company 554 Buying a Symantec Code-Signing Certificate 556 Installing the Certificate 558 Application Enrollment Token 563 Registering Phones 564 Preparing Apps for Distribution 566 Building a Company Hub 567 Where Are We? 571 Index 573

Szczegóły: Essential Windows Phone 8 - Shawn Wildermuth

Tytuł: Essential Windows Phone 8
Autor: Shawn Wildermuth
Producent: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780321904942
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 624
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.95 kg

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