Pro Windows Phone App Development by Software, Falafel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents at a Glance Contents About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Chapter 1: Introduction

Why Upgrade to Windows Phone 8? What You Need to Know What You Need to Have

PC Hardware Requirements Phone Hardware Requirements Operating System Requirements The Windows Phone 8 SDK Visual Studio

Summary

Chapter 2: Getting Started

Creating a Windows Phone 8 Project Windows Phone 8 Solution Anatomy Running Applications from Visual Studio Using the Emulator

The Emulator User Interface Additional Tools

Creating, Configuring, and Testing an Application

Prerequisites Building the Example Application Customizing Application Settings Customizing Page Elements

Summary

Chapter 3: Building the UI with XAML

Working with XAML

Namespaces XAML Syntax Attached Properties Markup Extensions

Resources and Styles

Resource Scope Style Inheritance Implicit Styles Merging Resources Themes Define and Use a Style

Templates

ControlTemplate Define and Use a ControlTemplate

Key Classes and Dependency Properties Data Binding

Binding Basics Binding in Code Binding Collections Bind Objects Binding to Other Elements Converters Implement and Bind a Converter Binding the DataTemplate Bind a Template

Change Notification

Property Change Notification Collection Change Notification

MVVM

Create and Bind a ViewModel Binding Commands Implement and Bind a Command

Summary

Chapter 4: Phone Controls

Layout Controls

Canvas StackPanel Installing the Windows Phone 8 Toolkit Grid Border ScrollViewer Viewbox

Button Controls

Binding ThreeState Buttons

Input Controls

TextBox PasswordBox RichTextBox AutoCompleteBox Slider DatePicker and TimePicker

List Controls

LongListSelector ListPicker

Menu Controls

ApplicationBar Context Menus

Media Controls

Resources vs. Content Image MultiScaleImage MediaElement

Popups LongListSelector with Menus

Prepare the Project Build the SubjectViewModel Build the AppViewModel Build the User Interface Code the Main Page Test the Application

Summary

Chapter 5: Navigation

Navigation between Pages

PhoneApplicationFrame PhoneApplicationPage NavigationService

Navigation to external URIs

Calling JavaScript from the Browser

Navigation within Pages

Getting Started with Pivot and Panorama Binding Panorama and Pivot Visual Studio Project Templates Customizing the Visual Studio Project Design Guidelines Navigate using the Panorama Example

About Phone Resource Styles Summary

Chapter 6: Application Lifecycle

Understanding the Application Lifecycle Saving and Restoring Application State

Storing Transient Data Tombstoned vs. Dormant Storing Persistent Data

Saving and Restoring Page State

Using the Page State Property Persisting User Entry Example

Summary

Chapter 7: Gestures

The Touch Object UIElement Events Manipulation Events

Dragging an Element Flicking an Element

GestureService

Using GestureService Dragging an Element Flicking, Rotating, and Sizing an Element

Summary

Chapter 8: Device Capabilities

Device Support Sensors

Using the Accelerometer Sensor Combined Motion Displaying Combined Motion Readings Shake Gesture

Camera

Camera Preview Capturing an Image Using the Camera with a ViewModel Adding Sound Effect Feedback Camera Focus

Video Capture

Preview Record Playback Video Capture Example

Summary

Chapter 9: Mapping

Adding Maps to Your Application Positioning the Map Adding Pushpins Binding Pushpins to the Map Styling Pushpins Geocoding

Geocode Queries Reverse Geocode Queries Setting the View on Results

Getting Your Location Directions Summary

Chapter 10: Live Tiles and Notifications

Live Tiles

Introducing Live Tiles Creating Tiles in XML Creating Tiles in Code Iconic Flip Cyclic Updating Tiles

Notifications

Background Agents Alarms and Reminders Toasts Push Notifications

Customizing the Lock Screen

Adding Lock Screen Images Editing the Manifest Configuring Access to the Lock Screen Providing Access to Lock Screen Settings

Summary

Chapter 11: Data Sources

Consuming XML

Loading and Parsing XML Project Files Loading XML from a Resource Handling XML Namespace Issues

Serializing Objects

XMLSerializer DataContractSerializer DataContractJsonSerializer

Consuming Web Resources

WebClient HttpWebRequest

Consuming OData

Generating a Proxy Class Building an OData Client

Using a Local Database

Building a Data Model Creating a Data Context Creating the Database Performing CRUD Operations Building a Local Database Application Versioning the Database

Summary

Chapter 12: Using Data in the Cloud

Getting Started With Windows Azure A Closer Look Building a Mobile Service Application from Scratch

Create the Azure Service and Table Build the Windows Phone 8 Application

Push Notifications from Azure Building the Push Notification Application

Create the Azure Service and Tables Build the Windows Phone 8 Application

Summary

Chapter 13: Designing In Blend

Introducing Blend

Getting Started Blend Project Types Simplifying the Blend User Interface

Blend User Interface

Projects Assets Properties Objects and Timeline Device Tools The Artboard

Creating Controls

Make Into Control Make Into UserControl

Custom Templates

Custom Templates Tour Styling a Control with Templates

Animation

Storyboarding Handling Visual State Custom Visual States

Summary

Chapter 14: Taking Your App to Market

Certification Requirements for Windows Phone Store Using the Store Test Kit Submitting Your App to the Windows Phone Store After the Windows Phone Store Summary

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