Introduction p. 1 Getting Started Hello, Real World p. 9 Creating, Deploying, and Profiling an App p. 9 Understanding the App Package p.

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1 Introduction p. 1 Getting Started Hello, Real World p. 9 Creating, Deploying, and Profiling an App p. 9 Understanding the App Package p. 12 Updating XAML and C# Code p. 22 Making the App World-Ready p. 30 Making the App Accessible p. 36 Submitting to the Windows Store p. 40 Summary p. 42 Mastering XAML p. 43 Elements and Attributes p. 44 Namespaces p. 45 Property Elements p. 47 Type Converters p. 48 Markup Extensions p. 49 Children of Object Elements p. 51 Mixing XAML with Procedural Code p. 56 XAML Keywords p. 59 Summary p. 61 Building an App Sizing, Positioning, and Transforming Elements p. 63 Controlling Size p. 64 Controlling Position p. 68 Applying 2D Transforms p. 71 Applying 3D Transforms p. 79 Summary p. 82 Layout p. 83 Discovering Your Window Size and Location p. 84 Panels p. 89 Handling Content Overflow p. 105 Summary p. 116 Interactivity p. 117 Dependency Properties p. 117 Routed Events p. 124 Commands p. 129 Summary p. 131 Handling Input: Touch, Mouse, Pen, and Keyboard p. 133 Touch Input p. 134 Mouse Input p. 156 Pen Input p. 159

2 Keyboard Input p. 168 Summary p. 174 Working with the App Model App Lifecycle p. 175 Killing p. 177 Suspending p. 178 Resuming p. 181 Terminating p. 181 Launching p. 182 Activating p. 185 Managing Session State with SuspensionManager p. 187 Programmatically Launching Apps p. 190 Summary p. 193 Threading, Windows, and Pages p. 195 Understanding the Threading Model for Windows Store Apps p. 195 Displaying Multiple Windows p. 200 Navigating Between Pages p. 204 Summary p. 211 The Many Ways to Earn Money p. 213 Adding Advertisements to Your App p. 214 Supporting a Free Trial p. 220 Supporting In-App Purchases p. 224 Validating Windows Store Receipts p. 232 Testing Windows Store Features p. 235 Summary p. 240 Understanding Controls Content Controls p. 241 Button p. 244 AppBarButton p. 247 HyperlinkButton p. 254 RepeatButton p. 256 ToggleButton p. 256 AppBarToggleButton p. 256 CheckBox p. 257 RadioButton p. 258 ToolTip p. 259 App Bars p. 262 Summary p. 269 Items Controls p. 271 Items in the Control p. 272 Items Panels p. 274

3 ComboBox p. 277 ListBox p. 279 ListView p. 281 GridView p. 285 FlipView p. 287 SemanticZoom p. 289 MenuFlyout p. 292 Summary p. 293 Text p. 295 TextBlock p. 295 RichTextBlock p. 308 TextBox p. 313 RichEditBox p. 321 PasswordBox p. 324 Summary p. 326 Images p. 327 The Image Element p. 328 Multiple Files for Multiple Environments p. 337 Decoding Images p. 342 Encoding Images p. 351 Rendering PDF Content as an Image p. 359 Summary p. 365 Audio, Video, and Speech p. 367 Playback p. 368 Capture p. 380 Transcoding p. 392 Speech Synthesis p. 397 Summary p. 399 Other Controls p. 401 Range Controls p. 401 SearchBox p. 404 Popup Controls p. 411 Hub p. 421 Date and Time Controls p. 426 ProgressRing p. 429 ToggleSwitch p. 429 WebView p. 430 Summary p. 436 Leveraging the Richness of XAML Vector Graphics p. 437 Shapes p. 438

4 Geometries p. 444 Brushes p. 452 Summary p. 466 Animation p. 469 Theme Transitions p. 470 Theme Animations p. 481 Custom Animations p. 486 Custom Keyframe Animations p. 500 Easing Functions p. 505 Manual Animations p. 509 Summary p. 511 Styles, Templates, and Visual States p. 513 Styles p. 514 Templates p. 524 Visual States p. 533 Summary p. 543 Data Binding p. 545 Introducing Binding p. 545 Controlling Rendering p. 554 Customizing the View of a Collection p. 562 High-Performance Rendering with ListView and GridView p. 566 Summary p. 569 Exploiting Windows 8.1 Working with Data p. 571 An Overview of Files and Folders p. 571 App Data p. 573 User Data p. 579 Networking p. 584 Summary p. 595 Supporting Charms p. 597 The Search Charm p. 597 The Share Charm p. 603 The Devices Charm p. 611 The Settings Charm p. 620 Summary p. 625 Leveraging Contracts p. 627 Account Picture Provider p. 629 AutoPlay Content and AutoPlay Device p. 631 File Type Associations p. 634 Protocol p. 636 File Open Picker p. 637

5 File Save Picker p. 641 Contact Picker p. 642 The New Contact Contract p. 644 The New Appointments Provider Contract p. 648 Background Tasks p. 650 Summary p. 659 Reading from Sensors p. 661 Accelerometer p. 661 Gyrometer p. 665 Inclinometer p. 665 Compass p. 665 Light Sensor p. 665 Orientation p. 666 Location p. 666 Proximity p. 674 Summary p. 677 Controlling Devices p. 679 Fingerprint Readers p. 679 Image Scanners p. 680 Barcode Scanners p. 684 Magnetic Stripe Readers p. 687 Custom Bluetooth Devices p. 689 Custom Bluetooth Smart Devices p. 692 Custom USB Devices p. 695 Custom HID Devices p. 698 Custom Wi-Fi Direct Devices p. 700 Summary p. 702 Thinking Outside the App: Live Tiles, Notifications, and the Lock Screen p. 703 Live Tiles p. 703 Badges p. 718 Secondary Tiles p. 720 Toast Notifications p. 722 Setting Up Push Notifications p. 728 The Lock Screen p. 736 Summary p. 738 Advanced Features Integrating DirectX p. 739 Integrating as an Image Source p. 740 Integrating the Swap Chain p. 747 Summary p. 752 Custom Controls and Components p. 755

6 Creating a User Control p. 756 Creating a More Complex Control p. 759 Creating a Templated Control p. 771 Creating a Windows Runtime Component p. 776 Summary p. 779 Layout with Custom Panels p. 781 Communication Between Parents and Children p. 782 Creating a SimpleCanvas p. 785 Creating a SimpleStackPanel p. 789 Creating a UniformGrid p. 792 Summary p. 798 Index p. 799 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.