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Author Ferracchiati, Fabio Claudio.

Title Windows Phone recipes : a problem-solution approach / Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati, Emanuele Garofalo
Edition 2nd ed
Published Berkeley, CA : Apress ; New York : Distributed to the Book trade by Springer, ©2011

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Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Windows Phone Application Development -- 1-1. Examining Windows Phone -- Problem -- Solution -- 1-2. Understanding the Development Tools -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- 1-3. Creating a Simple Silverlight Windows Phone Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Usage -- 1-4. Creating a Simple XNA Windows Phone Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Usage -- 1-5. Creating a Simple XNA and Silverlight Mixed Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Usage -- 1-6. Deploying the Application to the Windows Phone Emulator -- Problem -- Solution -- Usage -- 1-7. Deploying the Windows Phone Application on the Device -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Usage -- 1-8. Sending a Windows Phone Application to the Marketplace -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- 1-9. Creating a Trial Windows Phone Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Usage -- ch. 2 Windows Phone Execution Model And Multitasking -- 2-1. Navigating Between Pages -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-2. Passing Data Through Pages -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-3. Navigating Between Pages Using Global Application Variables -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-4. Navigating Between Pages with State -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-5. Managing Tombstoning in Windows Phone Silverlight Applications -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-6. Managing Tombstoning in Windows Phone XNA Applications -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-7. Implementing Multitasking -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-8. Scheduling Alarms and Reminders -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 2-9. Managing Obscured and Unobscured Events -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 3 User Interface -- 3-1. Creating an Animated Splash Screen -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-2. Using the ApplicationBar Control -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-3. Detecting Changes in the Theme Template -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-4. Customizing the Soft Input Panel Keyboard to Accept Only Numbers -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-5. Using the Windows Phone Predefined Styles -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-6. Localizing Your Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-7. Using Panorama and Pivot Controls -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-8. Spicing Up the User Interface with the Silverlight Toolkit -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-9. Using Launchers and Choosers -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-10. Accessing to the Contacts Library -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 3-11. Adding Advertising to Your Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 4 User Interface with Expression Blend -- 4-1. Getting Ready for Light and Dark -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 4-2. Changing the Skin of Your App -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Usage -- 4-3. Creating Some Cool Animation -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 4-4. Customizing a Control -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 5 Gestures -- 5-1. Managing Gestures in a Silverlight Windows Phone Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 5-2. Adding Gestures Management to Click-less Silverlight Controls -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 5-3. Handling Gestures in a Graphical Context, Such as a Game Menu -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 5-4. Managing Gestures from the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 6 Sensors -- 6-1. Resetting a Form by Shaking the Phone -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 6-2. Creating a Seismograph -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 6-3. Indicating the User's Position on a Map -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 6-4. Displaying Sunset and Sunrise -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 6-5. Indicating the User's Position via Coordinates -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 6-6. Using the Radio -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 6-7. Building an Augmented Reality Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 7 Media Management -- 7-1. Taking a Photo from Your Phone Camera -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-2. Capturing Photo Camera Video Frames -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-3. Picking a Photo from Your Media Library -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-4. Add Integration Between Your Application and Windows Phone -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-5. Using Media Player to Shuffle Songs in Your Media Library -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-6. Playing Music Streamed from SkyDrive -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-7. Using the Microphone in the Funny Repeater Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-8. Using the MediaElement Control to Play Both Music and Video -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 7-9. Adding Integration with the Music-Videos Hub -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 8 Isolated Storage -- 8-1. Saving and Loading a File in Isolated Storage -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 8-2. Saving Serialized Data -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 8-3. Implementing the Local Database -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 8-4. Modifying the Settings of Your Application -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 8-5. Saving a Photo in Isolated Storage -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 8-6. Using Isolated Storage Explorer -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 8-7. Implementing Background File Transfer -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch. 9 In the Cloud -- 9-1. Interacting with WCF -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 9-2. Accessing OData Services -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 9-3. Creating a Feed Reader -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 9-4. Creating a Google API -- based Translator -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 9-5. Pushing Your Notification -- Problem -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- ch
10 Testing Windows Phone Applications -- 10-1. Implementing MWM on Windows Phone Using MWM Light -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 10-2. Implementing MWM on Windows Phone Using Prism -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 10-3. Using MWM and Performing Unit Testing -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 10-4. Using Application Profiling -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage -- 10-5. Following Certification Test Steps -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Code -- Usage
Summary Annotation Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named Mango) marks a significant upgrade to Microsofts smartphone products. Packed with sophisticated new features and functionality, the device is a .NET developers dream, easily programmable using Silverlight, XNA and C♯. Windows Phone Recipesutilizes a proven problem-solution approach, providing a concise guide to all the phones features in recipe book format. First, the problem you're facing is identified. Then, a clear explanation of the solution is given, supported by a fully-worked code sample that demonstrates the feature in action. Allaspects of development, configuration, testing, and distribution are covered. You'll find recipes that unlock advanced user interface features, deal with data storage, integrate with cloud services, add media and location services, and much more. It's everything you'll need to put a professional polish on your Windows Phone 7.5 applications!What youll learnUnderstand how to design, develop, test and distribute your Windows Phone 7.5 applicationsCreate compellinguser interfacesusing all the phone's features, including the camera, GPS and accelerometerLearn how to debug your applications and package them for distribution and sale though the Windows Phone Marketplace and beyondExtend your application into the cloud using push notifications and web-based services to take advantage of off-device processing and storageWho this book is forThis book is for existing .NET and Windows Mobile developers. Its concise recipe format will also appeal to new Windows Phone developers and those looking for an insightful reference to support their day-to-day coding efforts. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Developing Windows Phone ApplicationsWindows Phone Must KnowsWindows Phone Execution ModelThe User InterfaceThe User Interface With Expression BlendGesturesSensorsMedia ManagementIsolated StorageIn the CloudTesting Windows Phone ApplicationsDeploying your Application
Analysis Computer science
Notes Copyright © Apress 2011
SUBJECT Windows phone (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010077421
Windows phone (Computer file) blmlsh
Windows phone (Computer file) fast
Subject Application software -- Development.
Smartphones -- Programming
Informatique.
Application software -- Development
Form Electronic book
Author Garofalo, Emanuele, 1983-
ISBN 9781430241386
1430241381
9781430233725
1430233729
9781280392696
128039269X