Migrating to Windows phone
Helps developers upgrade their existing programming knowledge to begin and develop their own applications for the Windows Phone
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[New York]
Apress
2012
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| Series: | The expert's voice in Microsoft
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The ApplicationBarMenuItemCustomizing the Appearance of the ApplicationBar; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Get the Data; Binding Data to Controls; Creating the Data; Creating Controls; Adding DataContext; ListBoxes and DataTemplates; Binding Data with the DataBound Template; Storing Data in Isolated Storage; Storing Data in a Local Database; Building the UI; Accessing Local Storage; Adding Relationships; Querying the Local Database; Database Performance Optimization; Summary; CHAPTER 4 Get a Life; Understanding the Application Lifecycle; Fast Application Switching; Managing State; Page State
- Reusing a StoryboardCreating Custom (and Distracting) Page Transitions; Creating the Page Turn Animation; Adding the Animation to Your Page Events; Summary; CHAPTER 7 Get a Job: Interacting with User Data; Distinguishing Launchers and Choosers; Setting up a Launcher; Setting up a Chooser; Bing Tasks; BingMapsDirectionsTask; BingMapsTask; SearchTask; Camera Tasks; CameraCaptureTask; PhotoChooserTask; Communication Tasks; EmailComposeTask; PhoneCallTask; ShareLinkTask; ShareStatusTask; SmsComposeTask; Contacts Tasks; AddressChooserTask; EmailAddressChooserTask; PhoneNumberChooserTask
- Planning Button ActionsConnecting Button Results to the Display; Handling the Number Buttons; Handling Other Buttons; Summary; CHAPTER 2 Get Control: Exploring Windows Phone Controls; Introducing Layout Controls; The Grid Control; The Canvas Control; The StackPanel Control; Recap; Building a Real User Interface; Getting Started; Adding Missing Controls to Your Toolbox; Using the Panorama Control; Adjusting Background and Accent Colors; Adding Images to a Page; Navigating Between Pages; Dealing with the Back Stack; Using TextBoxes; Using the ApplicationBar; The ApplicationBarIconButton
- Debugging with TombstoningUsing Background Agents; Summary; CHAPTER 5 Get Blended; Using Styles & Templates; Creating a Style; Modifying Visual State; Applying a Style; Using Behaviors; Defining Visual States; Look Ma, No Code; Creating Sample Data; Sample Data Generated by Expression Blend; Sample Data Generated from a Class; Binding Data; DataItem Template; Data Converter; Summary; CHAPTER 6 Get Moving: Adding Animation to Your Apps; Understanding the Lexicon of Animation; Creating a Simple Animation; Using Expression Blend to Create a Storyboard; Calling Our Storyboard from Code
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Migrating; Migrating from Other Phones; Migrating from Silverlight or WPF; CHAPTER 1 Get to Work: Your First Windows Phone Program; Creating a New Application with Visual Studio; Building the User Interface with Expression Blend; Setting the Application Title; Adding the Calculator Buttons; Create a Surface for the Keypad; Add the Display Panel; Design a Button; Buttons Layout; Programming the Calculator; Examining the Button Xaml