Opis: Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed - Adam Nathan

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 devicesIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Hello, Real World! 9 Creating, Deploying, and Profiling an App 9 Understanding the App Package 12 Updating XAML and C# Code 22 Making the App World-Ready 30 Making the App Accessible 36 Submitting to the Windows Store 40 Summary 42 Chapter 2: Mastering XAML 43 Elements and Attributes 44 Namespaces 45 Property Elements 47 Type Converters 48 Markup Extensions 49 Children of Object Elements 51 Mixing XAML with Procedural Code 56 XAML Keywords 59 Summary 61 Part II: Building an App Chapter 3: Sizing, Positioning, and Transforming Elements 63 Controlling Size 64 Controlling Position 68 Applying 2D Transforms 71 Applying 3D Transforms 79 Summary 82 Chapter 4: Layout 83 Discovering Your Window Size and Location 84 Panels 89 Handling Content Overflow 105 Summary 116 Chapter 5: Interactivity 117 Dependency Properties 117 Routed Events 124 Commands 129 Summary 131 Chapter 6: Handling Input: Touch, Mouse, Pen, and Keyboard 133 Touch Input 134 Mouse Input 156 Pen Input 159 Keyboard Input 168 Summary 174 Part III: Working with the App Model Chapter 7: App Lifecycle 175 Killing 177 Suspending 178 Resuming 181 Terminating 181 Launching 182 Activating 185 Managing Session State with SuspensionManager 187 Programmatically Launching Apps 190 Summary 193 Chapter 8: Threading, Windows, and Pages 195 Understanding the Threading Model for Windows Store Apps 195 Displaying Multiple Windows 200 Navigating Between Pages 204 Summary 211 Chapter 9: The Many Ways to Earn Money 213 Adding Advertisements to Your App 214 Supporting a Free Trial 220 Supporting In-App Purchases 224 Validating Windows Store Receipts 232 Testing Windows Store Features 235 Summary 240 Part IV: Understanding Controls Chapter 10: Content Controls 241 Button 244 AppBarButton 247 HyperlinkButton 254 RepeatButton 256 ToggleButton 256 AppBarToggleButton 256 CheckBox 257 RadioButton 258 ToolTip 259 App Bars 262 Summary 269 Chapter 11: Items Controls 271 Items in the Control 272 Items Panels 274 ComboBox 277 ListBox 279 ListView 281 GridView 285 FlipView 287 SemanticZoom 289 MenuFlyout 292 Summary 293 Chapter 12: Text 295 TextBlock 295 RichTextBlock 308 TextBox 313 RichEditBox 321 PasswordBox 324 Summary 326 Chapter 13: Images 327 The Image Element 328 Multiple Files for Multiple Environments 337 Decoding Images 342 Encoding Images 351 Rendering PDF Content as an Image 359 Summary 365 Chapter 14: Audio, Video, and Speech 367 Playback 368 Capture 380 Transcoding 392 Speech Synthesis 397 Summary 399 Chapter 15: Other Controls 401 Range Controls 401 SearchBox 404 Popup Controls 411 Hub 421 Date and Time Controls 426 ProgressRing 429 ToggleSwitch 429 WebView 430 Summary 436 Part V: Leveraging the Richness of XAML Chapter 16: Vector Graphics 437 Shapes 438 Geometries 444 Brushes 452 Summary 466 Chapter 17: Animation 469 Theme Transitions 470 Theme Animations 481 Custom Animations 486 Custom Keyframe Animations 500 Easing Functions 505 Manual Animations 509 Summary 511 Chapter 18: Styles, Templates, and Visual States 513 Styles 514 Templates 524 Visual States 533 Summary 543 Chapter 19: Data Binding 545 Introducing Binding 545 Controlling Rendering 554 Customizing the View of a Collection 562 High-Performance Rendering with ListView and GridView 566 Summary 569 Part VI: Exploiting Windows 8.1 Chapter 20: Working with Data 571 An Overview of Files and Folders 571 App Data 573 User Data 579 Networking 584 Summary 595 Chapter 21: Supporting Charms 597 The Search Charm 597 The Share Charm 603 The Devices Charm 611 The Settings Charm 620 Summary 625 Chapter 22: Leveraging Contracts 627 Account Picture Provider 629 AutoPlay Content and AutoPlay Device 631 File Type Associations 634 Protocol 636 File Open Picker 637 File Save Picker 641 Contact Picker 642 The New Contact Contract 644 The New Appointments Provider Contract 648 Background Tasks 650 Summary 659 Chapter 23: Reading from Sensors 661 Accelerometer 661 Gyrometer 665 Inclinometer 665 Compass 665 Light Sensor 665 Orientation 666 Location 666 Proximity 674 Summary 677 Chapter 24: Controlling Devices 679 Fingerprint Readers 679 Image Scanners 680 Barcode Scanners 684 Magnetic Stripe Readers 687 Custom Bluetooth Devices 689 Custom Bluetooth Smart Devices 692 Custom USB Devices 695 Custom HID Devices 698 Custom Wi-Fi Direct Devices 700 Summary 702 Chapter 25: Thinking Outside the App: Live Tiles, Notifications, and the Lock Screen 703 Live Tiles 703 Badges 718 Secondary Tiles 720 Toast Notifications 722 Setting Up Push Notifications 728 The Lock Screen 736 Summary 738 Part VII: Advanced Features Chapter 26: Integrating DirectX 739 Integrating as an Image Source 740 Integrating the Swap Chain 747 Summary 752 Chapter 27: Custom Controls and Components 755 Creating a User Control 756 Creating a More Complex Control 759 Creating a Templated Control 771 Creating a Windows Runtime Component 776 Summary 779 Chapter 28: Layout with Custom Panels 781 Communication Between Parents and Children 782 Creating a SimpleCanvas 785 Creating a SimpleStackPanel 789 Creating a UniformGrid 792 Summary 798 Index 799

Szczegóły: Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed - Adam Nathan

Tytuł: Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed
Autor: Adam Nathan
Producent: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 9780672337086
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 848
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.09 kg

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