Getting Started With Windows 8 Apps by Dewey, Ben -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with O’Reilly 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 Subscribing to the Bing Search API Service on Windows Azure Marketplace Using Code Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us How to Contact the Author Acknowledgements

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 APIJ: The Windows Runtime Language Support

JavaScript C# and Visual Basic C++

Hosted Application Model Single File Deployment Windows Store

Inside Windows 8 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 Search API Service class Calling the Bing Search API Wrapping Up the UI

Running the BingSimpleSearch App Unlocking WinRT (the FileSavePicker) Summary

3. Application Architecture

The Bing Image Search App 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 Summary

4. Interacting with the Operating System

Declaring Your Search Intentions Handling SearchPane.QuerySubmitted Launching Your App Directly into Search Mode

Tiles

Updating the Tile with a Collection of Images Updating Multiple Tiles with a Single Command

Pickers

FileOpenPicker

Declaring the FileOpenPicker in the manifest Launching the FileOpenPicker Handling the FileOpenPickerUI

FileSavePicker

Sharing

ShareDataRequestedMessagePump ShareUriHandler ShareImageResultsHandler

Sensors LockScreen Summary

5. Windows Store

Marketing

Windows Store App Opening Your Developer Account Selling Your App Ratings and Reviews

Distribution

Packaging Your App

Packaging your app from Visual Studio Packaging your app from the Appx Packager

Inside your Appx Running Windows App Cert Kit Publishing Your App

Global Reach

Exposure to Global Markets Localization

Setting up resources Localizing text in XAML Localizing text in code

Summary

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