Books for professionals by professionals® Companion eBook W ith detailed code samples and rapid walkthroughs to support you every step of the way, Windows Phone Recipes has everything you need to develop first-class Windows Phone applications This book utilizes a proven problem-solution approach First, a problem is identified Then, a clear explanation of the solution is given, supported by a fully worked code sample that demonstrates the feature in action Inside Windows Phone Recipes, you’ll find recipes that unlock advanced user interface features, deal with data storage, integrate with cloud services, add media and location services, and work with Silverlight and Expression Blend You’ll learn how to use sensors such as the camera, GPS, and accelerometer to build cutting-edge applications as well as new ways to interact with applications using the gestures library both from the XNA Framework library and the Silverlight Windows Phone Toolkit library With Windows Phone Recipes, you’ll learn: How to design, develop, test, and distribute your Windows Phone applications To create compelling user interfaces using Silverlight and Expression Blend How to work with device data using isolated storage, LINQ, and XML serialization How your application can be extended into the cloud using push notifications and web-based services To distribute your application for sale using the Windows Phone Marketplace • • • • • Existing NET and Windows Mobile developers will discover that this is just the book for them Developers moving to Windows Phone programming from other areas, such as iOS development, will equally find its quick-reference format especially valuable Put a professional polish on your Windows Phone development with Windows Phone Recipes! 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MainViewModel.cs, 133 Microsoft.Phone.Controls.dll assembly, 131 MVVM architecture, 131 Title property, 131 TvSchedule7 application, 131 TvSchedulePivot7, 137 predefined styles emulator, 123 Font static resource styles, 120 Pivot control, 118, 120, 122 Resource property, 118 Settings system page, 117 static resource styles, 118 SIP keyboard Duration text box, 114 emulator, 115 InputScope Enumerator, 113 InputScope property, 113 Number virtual keyboard, 116 Theme Template emulator, 110 PhoneBackgroundBrush resource, 109 ResourceDictionary class, 109 UpdateUI method, 109 with Silverlight Toolkit AutoCompleteBox control, 139, 140, 154 ContextMenu control, 139, 141 DatePicker and TimePicker control, 139 DatePicker control, 143 DateTimeConverters, 139 ExpanderView control, 139 GestureService/GestureListener controls, 139 HubTile control, 139 ItemTemplate, 145 ListPicker control, 139, 143 LongListSelector control, 139, 144, 145 MenuItem tag, 141 official application, 153 Page Transitions, 139 PerformanceProgressBar control, 139, 148 See method, 151 SelectionChanged event, 146 TiltEffect control, 139, 149 TimePicker control, 143 ToggleSwitch control, 140, 149 Transitions control, 151 Transitions effects, 150 464 WrapPanel control, 140, 152 V Vertical Drag gesture, 203 W Wi-Fi sensor, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), 381–387 Windows Live ID, 29 Windows Mobile, Windows Phone Accelerometer sensor, A-GPS sensor, Application template, Audio Playback Agent, Back button, camera sensor, Certification Requirements, 32 Class Library template, customization, Databound Application template, deployment Application Deployment tool, 29 target combo box, 30 using Visual Studio 2010, 29 Windows Phone Developer Registration tool, 29 Zune software, 29 Developer Registration tool, 29, 30 Developer Tools, 29 development tools IL code, installation steps, NET applications, setup, Silverlight applications, XNA applications, execution model (see Execution model) hardware buttons usage, 2–3 hardware overview, hubs, live tiles, Location service, Marketplace (see Windows Phone Marketplace) memory, Metro user interface, ■ INDEX multitasking, multi-touch screen, Office service, Pictures hub, predefined styles, 123 push notifications, screen resolution, Search button, sensors and services, Silverlight application (see Silverlight Windows Phone application) Soft Input Panel (SIP), Start button, trial version Draw method, 37 DrawString method, 37 Guide class, 34, 35 Initialize method, 37 MarketplaceDetailTask, 35 MarketplaceReviewTask, 35 OnExiting event handler, 37 ShowMarketplace method, 37, 39 SilverlightApplication, 41 Silverlight framework, 34, 35 SilverlightTrialApplication, 39 sprite font object, 37 spritefont file, 36 XNA framework, 34, 35 XNATrialApplication, 41 using XNA application (see XNA Windows Phone application) Wi-Fi sensor, Windows Phone Emulator (see Windows Phone Emulator) XNA and Silverlight mixed application (see XNA and Silverlight mixed application) Windows Phone Emulator accelerometer tool, 27 application, 13–14 location tab, 27 multi-touch capabilities, 27 screenshot tool, 27 target combo box, 25, 26 Windows Phone Game (4.0) project template, 14 Windows Phone Marketplace applications, 32 developer rules, 32–33 Microsoft Authenticode certificate, 32 Visual Studio 2010, 33 Windows Phone Certification requirements, 32 Windows Phone Panorama Application template, Windows Phone Performance Analysis testing, 447 Windows Phone Pivot Application template, Windows Phone resource dictionary, 11 Windows Phone Scheduled Task Agent, Windows Phone Silverlight and XNA Application, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) framework, 281 WMAppManifest file, WMAppManifest.xml, 32 WPConnect.exe program, 31 X, Y XAML markups See Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) markups XElement class, 134 XNA application, XNA and Silverlight mixed application ApplicationLifetimeObjects section, 21 AppServiceProvider class, 20 GameTimer object, 21, 22 InitializeXnaApplication method, 21 OnNavigatedFrom method, 23 OnNavigatedTo method, 23 SharedGraphicsDeviceManager class, 19 XNA Content project and library, 20 XNA Windows Phone application Draw method, 17 Game1.cs file, 15 GraphicsDeviceManager object, 16 initialize method, 17 LoadContent method, 17 update method, 16 using Windows Phone Game (4.0), 14 on Windows Phone Emulator, 18 X-NotificationClass, 412, 414 Z ZIndex property, 218 Zune software, 29–31 465 ... requirements, 32 Windows Phone Panorama Application template, Windows Phone Performance Analysis testing, 447 Windows Phone Pivot Application template, Windows Phone resource dictionary, 11 Windows Phone. .. XNA Windows Phone application) Wi-Fi sensor, Windows Phone Emulator (see Windows Phone Emulator) XNA and Silverlight mixed application (see XNA and Silverlight mixed application) Windows Phone. .. 25, 26 Windows Phone Game (4.0) project template, 14 Windows Phone Marketplace applications, 32 developer rules, 32–33 Microsoft Authenticode certificate, 32 Visual Studio 2010 , 33 Windows Phone