Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps

Get a head start on creating "Metro"-style apps for the approaching release of Windows 8. If you're new to .NET programming, this introductory guide will quickly get you up to speed on the tools you need to build user interfaces with Microsoft's new design language, code-named Metro. Learn how to use WinRT and the preview version of the upcoming Visual Studio release, and get tips and tricks for having your app published in the Windows Store. Windows 8 brings some dramatic changes to the way users interact with computers and devices, and the Metro design language plays a key role. Whether you're an experienced .NET developer, or build apps with HTML and Javascript, this book gets you in on the ground floor.

Preface	p. vii
Windows 8: A Quick Tour	p. 1
A User Interface for Touch	p. 1
Start Screen	p. 2
Start Bar	p. 3
Windows Programming Reimagined	p. 4
A New Native APIJ: The Windows Runtime	p. 5
Language Support	p. 6
Hosted Application Model	p. 7
Single File Deployment	p. 8
Windows Store	p. 8
Inside Metro Style Apps	p. 8
Application Bar	p. 8
Semantic Zoom	p. 9
Animation	p. 10
Outside Your App	p. 11
Tiles	p. 11
Pickers	p. 12
Charms	p. 12
Sensors and Devices	p. 12
Summary	p. 13
Getting Started	p. 15
Where Is the Hello World app?	p. 15
Bing Search API	p. 15
Getting Started: The BingSimpleSearch App	p. 18
Bing Search API Service class	p. 21
Calling the Bing Search API	p. 22
Wrapping Up the UI	p. 22
Running the BingSimpleSearch App	p. 23
Unlocking WinRT (the FileSavePicker)	p. 23
Summary	p. 26
Application Architecture	p. 27
The Bing Image Search App	p. 27
Goals	p. 27
Usability	p. 28
Non-functional	p. 29
Development Process Goals	p. 30
Design of the User Interface	p. 30
Application Diagram	p. 32
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)	p. 32
Who Comes First: the View or the ViewModel (the ViewModelLocator)?	p. 33
Commands	p. 35
Inversion of Control (IoC) Container	p. 35
Navigation	p. 37
NavigationService	p. 39
MessageHub	p. 40
Sending a Message	p. 41
Alternatives to the MessageHub	p. 42
Application Storage and Tombstoning	p. 42
Settings	p. 44
Summary	p. 45
Interacting with the Operating System	p. 47
Search	p. 48
Declaring Your Search Intentions	p. 48
Handling SearchPane. QuerySubmitted	p. 48
Launching Your App Directly into Search Mode	p. 53
Tiles	p. 54
Updating the Tile with a Collection of Images	p. 55
Updating Multiple Tiles with a Single Command	p. 57
Pickers	p. 59
FileOpenPicker	p. 60
FileSavePicker	p. 65
Sharing	p. 68
ShareDataRequestedMessagePump	p. 69
ShareUriHandler	p. 71
SharelmageResultsHandler	p. 71
Sensors	p. 74
LockScreen	p. 75
Summary	p. 75
Windows Store	p. 77
Marketing	p. 77
Windows Store App	p. 78
Opening Your Developer Account	p. 79
Selling Your App	p. 81
Ratings and Reviews	p. 82
Distribution	p. 82
Packaging Your App	p. 83
Inside your Appx	p. 86
Running Windows App Cert Kit	p. 87
Publishing Your App	p. 88
Global Reach	p. 89
Exposure to Global Markets	p. 90
Localization	p. 91
Summary	p. 92
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