Programming Windows, Sixth Edition
Writing Windows 8 Apps with C# and XAML
Like Windows itself, this classic book has been reimagined for a new world of programming and user experiences. Guided by developer legend Charles Petzold, Programming Windows, Sixth Edition teaches how to use your existing C# skills with XAML and the Windows Runtime to create full-screen, touch apps for Windows 8.Master the elementals
- Create and initialize objects with code or XAML
- Handle user-input events such as taps
- Manage and experiment with dynamic layout
- Visually redefine a control´s appearance
- Create Windows Runtime libraries
- Use MVVM for data binding and commanding
- Work with asynchronous methods; write your own
- Animate transitions and create 2D and 3D effects
- Manage resolution, scaling, and navigation
Extend your skills and apps
- Handle pointer, manipulation, tap, and hold events
- Manipulate bitmaps and rich text
- Work with GPS and orientation sensors
- Call Win32 and DirectX functions
- Enable share, search, and print
About the Sixth Edition
- Completely rewritten for Windows 8
- Focuses on creating apps using C#, XAML, and the Windows Runtime
- Expertly teaches essential skills in Part 1: Elementals
- Rounds out your Windows 8 education in Part 2: Specialties
- Provides code samples in both C# and C++
The Table of Contents of: Programming Windows, 6th Edition
Introduction- The Versions of Windows 8
- The Focus of This Book
- The Approach
- Source Code
- My Setup
- The Programming Windows Heritage
- More in the Future
- Behind the Scenes
- Errata & Book Support
- We Want to Hear from You
- Stay in Touch
Part 1: Elementals- Markup and Code
- XAML Syntax
- Basic Event Handling
- Presentation with Panels
- Control Interaction
- WinRT and MVVM
- Asynchronicity
- App Bars and Popups
- Animation
- Transforms
- The Three Templates
- Pages and Navigation
Part 2: Specialties- Touch, Etc.
- Bitmaps
- Going Native
- Rich Text
- Share and Print
- Sensors and GPS
- Pen (Also Known as Stylus)
About the Author Charles Petzold:
Charles Petzold wrote the classic Programming Windows, which is currently in its fifth edition and one of the best-known and widely used programming books of all time. He was honored in 1994 with the Windows Pioneer Award, presented by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Windows Magazine. He has been programming with Windows since first obtaining a beta Windows 1.0 SDK in the spring of 1985, and he wrote the very first magazine article on Windows programming in 1986. Charles is an MVP for Client Application Development and the author of several other books including Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software.
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