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Universal Windows apps are a total game-changer. You can now write once
and deploy your app to any modern PC, tablet, phone, or other Windows
device. Suddenly, it's quick and easy to serve new devices and form
factors, sharing unified assets ranging from code to styles to user
controls. It has never been easier to reach multiple-device markets!
Now, the world's #1 expert on Microsoft XAML brings together all the
knowledge Windows developers need to build universal apps that adapt
smoothly for any device running Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, or their
successors. Drawing on his unsurpassed personal experience and direct
input from Microsoft's Windows and Visual Studio teams, Adam Nathan
illuminates core development concepts, answers your most important
questions, and candidly assesses the technology's strengths and
limitations.
This full-color guide walks you through every key task involved in
building a universal Windows app: layout and input, working with the app
model, using advanced controls, leveraging XAML's powerful rich media
features, and much more.
Detailed information on how to...
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Quickly build universal, localized apps that exploit the vast global
scale of the Windows Store
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Size, position, and transform elements within layouts that gracefully
adapt to different devices
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Handle input from touch, mouse, pen, keyboard, and any sensor
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Monetize apps with Windows Store sales, in-app purchases, and
advertising
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Make the most of controls for managing content, items, text, images,
media, speech, and more
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Create efficient 2D vector graphics and animations
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Use styles, templates, and visual states to redesign controls without
losing functionality
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Bind data sources to simplify data presentation and updates
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Easily integrate data from apps, users, and networks
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Support Windows app commands: Search, Share, Print, Play, Project,
Settings
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Use contracts to build apps that cooperate to perform complex tasks
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Improve the user experience even when your app isn't running
