Opis: Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed - Adam Nathan

Windows 8 enables you to build stunning applications that integrate with each other, services, and Windows itself like never before. And you can sell them in the Windows Store for tablets such as Surface, laptops, and traditional desktop PCs! Now, world-renowned Microsoft programming guru Adam Nathan shows you exactly how to write first-class apps for this radically new version of Windows. Clear, accessible, and intensely practical, this guide teaches through concise code examples, fully color-coded to match their appearance in Visual Studio--the same approach that made Nathan's WPF 4 Unleashed so popular. Writing with unprecedented depth and insight, Nathan guides you through creating advanced user interfaces with XAML and exploiting key Windows 8 features such as touch, sensors, charms, and live tiles. Whether you're already comfortable with Microsoft programming or relatively new to it, Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed will take you to the cutting edge of Windows 8 development. Detailed information on how to...* Use XAML to represent state-of-the-art user interfaces* Ensure app usability on multiple devices and form factors* Handle touch, mouse, pen, and keyboard input* Manage the high-performance, low-power Windows 8 app lifecycle* Use Windows 8 controls for managing lists, rich text, images, multimedia, and more* Encode, decode, and transcode multimedia content* Leverage rich XAML vector graphics and animation* Make the most of styles and templates* Interact with built-in functionality such as the Camera app, file picker, contact picker, the lock screen, and more* Exploit the Windows 8 charms bar with contracts and extensions* Work with the rich set of available sensors: accelerometer, compass, light sensor, location, proximity, and moreIntroduction 1 Who Should Read This Book? 3 Software Requirements 3 Code Examples 3 How This Book Is Organized 3 Conventions Used in This Book 5 Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Anatomy of a Windows Store App 7 Launching a New App 8 The Package Manifest 9 The Main Page 19 The Application Definition 21 Summary 25 Chapter 2: Mastering XAML 27 Elements and Attributes 28 Namespaces 29 Property Elements 31 Type Converters 33 Markup Extensions 34 Children of Object Elements 36 Mixing XAML with Procedural Code 40 XAML Keywords 44 Summary 45 Part II: Building an App Chapter 3: Sizing, Positioning, and Transforming Elements 47 Controlling Size 48 Controlling Position 52 Applying 2D Transforms 55 Applying 3D Transforms 62 Summary 64 Chapter 4: Layout 65 Discovering the Current Dimensions 66 Discovering the Current View State 67 Discovering the Current Orientation 70 Panels 71 Handling Content Overflow 87 Summary 99 Chapter 5: Interactivity 101 Dependency Properties 101 Routed Events 108 Commands 113 Summary 114 Chapter 6: Handling Input: Touch, Mouse, Pen, and Keyboard 115 Touch Input 116 Mouse Input 138 Pen Input 140 Keyboard Input 142 Summary 147 Chapter 7: App Model 149 Understanding the App Lifecycle 150 Programmatically Launching Apps 163 Interacting with the Windows Store 166 Leveraging Navigation 174 Summary 182 Part III: Understanding Controls Chapter 8: Content Controls 185 Button 188 HyperlinkButton 189 RepeatButton 191 ToggleButton 191 CheckBox 192 RadioButton 192 ToolTip 194 AppBar 196 Summary 205 Chapter 9: Items Controls 207 Items in the Control 208 Items Panels 210 ComboBox 213 ListBox 214 ListView 216 GridView 219 FlipView 221 SemanticZoom 223 Summary 226 Chapter 10: Text 227 TextBlock 227 RichTextBlock 235 TextBox 240 RichEditBox 248 PasswordBox 251 Summary 252 Chapter 11: Images 253 The Image Element 253 Multiple Files for Multiple Environments 263 Decoding Images 267 Encoding Images 276 Summary 284 Chapter 12: Audio and Video 285 Playback 286 Capture 294 Transcoding 305 Summary 311 Chapter 13: Other Controls 313 Range Controls 313 Popup Controls 316 A Few More Controls 325 Summary 330 Part IV: Leveraging the Richness of XAML Chapter 14: Vector Graphics 333 Shapes 334 Geometries 340 Brushes 348 Summary 363 Chapter 15: Animation 365 Theme Transitions 366 Theme Animations 376 Custom Animations 382 Custom Keyframe Animations 395 Easing Functions 400 Manual Animations 404 Summary 406 Chapter 16: Styles, Templates, and Visual States 409 Styles 410 Templates 418 Visual States 428 Summary 438 Part V: Exploiting Windows 8 Chapter 17: Data Binding 439 Introducing Binding 439 Controlling Rendering 447 Customizing the View of a Collection 455 Summary 459 Chapter 18: Data 461 App Data 461 User Data 466 Networking 469 Summary 474 Chapter 19: Charms 477 Search 477 Share 486 Devices 492 Settings 503 Summary 508 Chapter 20: Extensions 509 Account Picture Provider 509 AutoPlay Content and AutoPlay Device 512 Contact Picker 514 File Type Associations 516 Protocol 518 Background Tasks 519 Summary 527 Chapter 21: Sensors and Other Devices 529 Accelerometer 529 Gyrometer 532 Inclinometer 532 Compass 533 Light Sensor 533 Orientation 533 Location 534 Proximity 535 Summary 538 Part VI: Advanced Topics Chapter 22: Thinking Outside the App: Live Tiles, Toast Notifications, and the Lock Screen 539 Live Tiles 539 Toast Notifications 552 The Lock Screen 556 Summary 557 Index 559

Szczegóły: Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed - Adam Nathan

Tytuł: Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed
Autor: Adam Nathan
Producent: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 9780672336010
Rok produkcji: 2012
Ilość stron: 624
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.15 kg

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