Windows Phone 7 Silverlight cookbook : all the recipes you need to start creating apps and making money /

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Author / Creator:Marbutt, Jonathan.
Imprint:Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2011.
Description:1 online resource
1 online resource (11, iii, 284 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11120296
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Varying Form of Title:Windows Phone Seven Silverlight cookbook
Other authors / contributors:Schiefer, Robb.
ISBN:9781849691178
1849691177
1849691169
9781849691161
9781849691161
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Summary:All the recipes you need to start creating apps and making money.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; Foreword; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Layout and Design; Introduction; Downloading the tools; Understanding the tools; Creating simple navigation; Using Positioning controls; Discovering the various input controls; ViewStateManager introduction; Understanding the panorama control; Using the pivot control; Chapter 2: Creating Animation; Introduction; Using ViewStateManager to create simple animations; The basics of timelines; Using timelines for feedback to users; Chapter 3: Behaviors and Events
  • IntroductionUnderstanding events; Understanding basic behaviors; Custom behavior; Physics engine behavior; Chapter 4: DataBinding 101/MVVM; Introduction; A case for MVVM; Creating a simple model; Creating a ViewModel; Creating a view; Element-to-element binding; Chapter 5: Services, Data, and RSS; Introduction; Creating a WCF service to access a SQL database; Using a WCF service in a Windows Phone application; Building a simple RSS reader; Chapter 6: Location Services; Introduction; Tracking latitude and longitude; Tracking altitude, speed, and course
  • Saving battery by using a location wiselyUsing location services with the emulator; Mapping your location; Chapter 7: Push Notifications to the Phone; Introduction; Updating the tile background without push; Creating a service to send notifications; Registering for push notifications; Creating a notifications helper; Creating toast notifications; Chapter 8: Launchers and Choosers; Introduction; Automating e-mails; Handling common About Us tasks; Scanning barcodes; Enabling photo extras; Tombstoning; Chapter 9: Sensing with Sensors; Introduction; Orienting your app; That mic is hot
  • Accelerating your appsDeveloping the touch; Shaking it up; Pinching with ease; Chapter 10: Preparing Apps for the Marketplace; Introduction; Configuring capabilities; Maintaining responsiveness; Adding trial support; Creating iconography; Submitting an app; Index