Full color: Learn how to build great Windows Store apps!
Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio.
Windows 8.1 enables you to build stunning applications that
integrate with each other, Web services, and Windows itself. You
can sell them in the Windows Store, with more options than ever
before, for tablets such as Surface, laptops, and traditional
desktop PCs! World-renowned Microsoft programming guru Adam Nathan
shows you exactly how to write first-class apps for this
significant update to Windows. Donโt let the minor name
change fool you--Windows 8.1 contains an incredible amount of new
developer opportunities compared to Windows 8.
Clear, accessible, and intensely practical, this guide teaches
through concise code examples, in full color to match their
appearance in Visual Studio--the same approach that made
Nathanโs WPF Unleashed so popular. Writing with unprecedented
depth and insight, Nathan guides you through creating advanced user
interfaces with XAML and exploiting key Windows 8.1 features.
Whether youโre already comfortable with Microsoft programming
or relatively new to it, Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C#
Unleashed will take you to the cutting edge of Windows 8.1
development.
Detailed information on how to...Use XAML to represent state-of-the-art user interfaces, even
across multiple windowsHandle touch, mouse, keyboard, and pen input, including
handwriting recognitionUse new Windows 8.1 controls for creating hubs, flyouts, better
app bars, performing in-app searches, rendering PDFs, and much
moreEncode, decode, and transcode multimedia content and
speech-enable your appLeverage rich XAML vector graphics and animationInteract with built-in functionality such as the Camera app,
file picker, the lock screen, new contacts and appointments
integration, and moreExploit the Windows 8.1 charms barIntegrate DirectX graphics seamlesslyWork with the rich set of available sensors: accelerometer,
compass, light sensor, location (with geofencing support),
proximity, and moreControl devices such as fingerprint readers, image and bar code
scanners, magnetic stripe readers, and custom Bluetooth, USB, HID,
or Wi-Fi Direct devices