Getting Started With Metro Apps by Dewey, Ben -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Getting Started with Metro Apps Preface

The Windows Runtime Disclaimer Who This Book Is For How This Book Is Organized Conventions Used in This Book What You Need to Use This Book Creating a Bing Search API AppId Using Code Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us How to Contact the Author

1. Windows 8: A Quick Tour

A User Interface for Touch

Start Screen Start Bar

Search Share Devices Settings

Windows Programming Reimagined

A New Native API, the Windows Runtime Language Support

JavaScript C# and Visual Basic C++

Hosted Application Model Single File Deployment Windows Store

Inside Metro-style Apps

Application Bar Semantic Zoom Animation

Outside Your App

Tiles Pickers Charms Sensors and Devices

Summary

2. Getting Started

Where is the Hello World app? Bing Search API Getting Started: The BingSimpleSearch App

Bing ImageSearchResponse Model Calling the Bing Search API Handling the Response Wrapping up the UI

Running the Bing Simple Search app Summary

3. Application Architecture

How Will the Bing Image Search App Change Going Forward? Goals

Usability Non-functional Development Process Goals

Design of the User Interface Application Diagram Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)

Who Comes First the View or the ViewModel (the ViewModelLocator) Commands

Inversion of Control (IoC) Container Navigation

NavigationService

MessageHub

Sending a Message Alternatives to the MessageHub

Application Storage and Tombstoning Settings Error Handling Summary

About the Author