Windows® Phone 7 Developer Guide · Building connected mobile applications with Microsoft Silverlight® by Betts, Dominic -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Windows® Phone 7 Developer Guide: Building connected mobile applications with Microsoft Silverlight®

Foreword Foreword Preface

Who This Book Is For Why This Book Is Pertinent Now How This Book Is Structured The Example Application What You Need to Use the Code Who’s Who Where to Go for More Information

Acknowledgments 1. Introducing Windows Phone 7

A Standardized Platform Data-driven Applications Developing for the Windows Phone 7 Platform

Resources for Developers

Resources for Silverlight Developers Resources for XNA-Based Application Developers Resources for Web and Service Developers

Terminology More Information

Blogs, Code Samples, Training Kits, and Windows Marketplace

2. Designing Applications for Windows Phone 7

Basic Design Considerations

Type of Application Design and Implementation Resource Management Remote Services

Mobile Phone Client Applications

Suitable Application Types for Mobile Phones Silverlight and Windows Phone 7

Design Considerations for Windows Phone 7 Applications

User Interface Design and Style Guidelines Application Deactivation and Tombstoning User Input Considerations Storage Considerations Connectivity Considerations Security Considerations Data Formats and Accessing Remote Services

Data Format and Synchronization Considerations Microsoft Data and Synchronization Technologies for Windows Phone 7

Resource Management and Performance

Minimize Device Resource Usage Apply Good Practice Programming Techniques Optimize Memory Usage Maximize GPU Usage

Availability of Components and Frameworks

Questions

3. The Tailspin Scenario

The Tailspin Company

Tailspin’s Strategy Tailspin’s Goals and Concerns

The Surveys Application Architecture

The Actors

Tailspin - the ISV Fabrikam and Adatum - the Subscribers The Surveyors - Windows Phone 7 Users

The Business Model The Application Components

4. Building the Mobile Client

Overview of the Mobile Client Application

Goals and Requirements

Usability Goals Non-Functional Goals Development Process Goals

The Components of the Mobile Client Application The Structure of the Tailspin Surveys client Application

Dependency Injection The Contents of the TailSpin.PhoneClient Project

The Design of the User Interface

Navigation User Interface Description User Interface Elements

The Pivot Control The Panorama Control Styling and Control Templates Context Menus

Using the Model-View-ViewModel Pattern

The Premise

Overview of MVVM Benefits of MVVM

Connecting the View and the View Model

Inside the Implementation

Testing the Application

Inside the Implementation

Displaying Data

Inside the Implementation

Data Binding on the Settings Screen Data Binding and the Pivot Control Data Binding and the Panorama Control Handling Focus Events

Commands

Inside the Implementation

Handling Navigation Requests

Inside the Implementation

User Interface Notifications

Informational/Warning Notifications Error Notifications Inside the Implementation

Accessing Services

Questions More Information

5. Using Services on the Phone

The Model Classes Using Isolated Storage on the Phone

Overview of the Solution

Security Storage Format

Inside the Implementation

Application Settings Survey Data

Handling Activation and Deactivation

Overview of the Solution Inside the Implementation

Reactivation and the Panorama Control

Handling Asynchronous Interactions

Using Reactive Extensions Inside the Implementation

Synchronizing Data between the Phone and the Cloud

Overview of the Solution

Limitations of the Current Approach

Inside the Implementation

The getNewSurveys Task The saveSurveyAnswersTask

Using Location Services on the Phone

Overview of the Solution Inside the Implementation

Acquiring Image and Audio Data on the Phone

Overview of the Solution

Capturing Image Data Recording Audio Data

Inside the Implementation

Using a Chooser to Capture Image Data Using XNA Interop to Record Audio

Logging Errors and Diagnostic Information on the Phone Conclusion Questions More Information

6. Connecting with Services

Installing the Mobile Client Application

Overview of the Solution Inside the Implementation

Authenticating with the Surveys Service

Goals and Requirements Overview of the Solution

A Future Claims-Based Approach

Inside the Implementation

Notifying the Mobile Client of New Surveys

Overview of the Solution Inside the Implementation

Registering for Notifications Sending Notifications Notification Payloads

Accessing Data in the Cloud

Goals and Requirements Overview of the Solution

Exposing the Data in the Cloud Data Formats Consuming the Data Using SSL

Inside the Implementation

Creating a WCF REST Service in the Cloud Consuming the Data in the Windows Phone 7 Client Application

Filtering Data

Overview of the Solution

Registering User Preferences Identifying Which Devices to Notify Selecting Surveys to Synchronize

Inside the Implementation

Storing Filter Data Building a List of Devices to Receive Notifications Building a List of Surveys to Synchronize with the Mobile Client

Summary Questions More Information

7. Interacting with Windows Marketplace

The Application Development and Publishing Life Cycle Application Certification Requirements

Application Code Restrictions Run-time Behavior, Performance, and Metrics User Opt-in and Privacy Application Media and Visual Content

Packaging the Application

The Windows Marketplace Repackaging Process

Summary of the Submission and Validation Process Displaying Advertisements in an Application Accessing Windows Marketplace within an Application Questions

I. Appendices

A. Tools, Frameworks, and Processes

Setting Up a Development Environment for Windows Phone 7

Expression Blend for Windows Phone Additional Silverlight Controls for Windows Phone 7

Using a Hardware Device during Development

Connecting a Physical Device Registering and Unlocking the Device Deploying Applications to the Device

Using the Windows Phone Connect Tool

Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications

Developing Trial Applications for Windows Phone 7

Testing Trial Versions in an Emulator or Device

Developing Web Applications for Windows Phone 7

Debugging Windows Phone 7 Applications Unit Testing Windows Phone 7 Applications

Automated Unit Testing

Additional Tools and Frameworks

B. Silverlight and XNA in Windows Phone 7

Basic Differences between Silverlight and XNA

Execution Model Performance Sounds Screen Display Summary of the Basic Differences

The XNA Game Execution Model Using Interop from Silverlight to XNA

Creating and Using an XNA Dispatcher Service

Excluded Classes and Assemblies

C. Leveraging Device Capabilities

Scenarios for Device Capabilities Accelerometer Camera Contacts and Messaging Device Information Location and Mapping

Asynchronous Location Service Operation Synchronous Location Service Operation Using Location Information and Displaying a Map

The Bing Maps Silverlight Control

Media

Selecting a Photo on the Device

Search Sound Recording Sound Playback Touch and Gestures

Gesture Detection using Silverlight Manipulation Events Gesture Detection Using the GestureListener Control Gesture Detection Using XNA

Vibration Alerts Web Browser Windows Marketplace Reactive Extensions

D. Prism Library for Windows Phone 7

About Prism for Windows Phone 7 Contents of Prism for Windows Phone 7 Library

Microsoft.Practices.Prism Namespace Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands Namespace Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Events Namespace Microsoft.Practices.Prism.ViewModel Namespace Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Interactivity Namespace Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Interactivity.InteractionRequest Namespace

E. Microsoft Sync Framework and Windows Phone 7

About the Microsoft Sync Framework

Components of the Sync Framework Sync Framework Providers

Using the Sync Framework Synchronization for Windows Azure and Windows Phone 7

F. Answers to Questions

Chapter 2: Designing Windows Phone 7 Applications Chapter 4: Building the Mobile Client Chapter 5: Using Services on the Phone Chapter 6: Connecting with Services Chapter 7: Interacting with Windows Marketplace

G. More Resources for Developers

Microsoft Press® books

Visual Studio Web Development .Net Framework Data Access/Data Base Other Topics

Index About the Authors

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