I am new to windows phone development and i will like to create a page with buttons similar to the windows phone main page.
Something like this http://cdn.marketplaceimages.windowsphone.com/v8/images/b60e325c-ac45-4d7d-bdf9-f83762c23c90?imageType=ws_screenshot_large&rotation=0
Can you please suggest how I can achieve this?
You can either use the Windows Phone Toolkit (free) or Telerik Rad Controls (not free)
Both of them have a "Hub Tile" Component that allows you to create "Live Tiles" like those inside your app.
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I'm making a universal Windows Runtime 8.1 version of our app, originally an iOS app. I'm trying to find out how to display a page modally in the app.
In iOS, I'd use presentViewController:animated:completion: and dismissViewControllerAnimated:completion:, but I can't find an equivalent in WinRT. I've seen the task mapping which only mentions navigation frames (they're the equivalent of using pushViewController:, which isn't what I want) and I've seen this question which talks about a ContentDialog class, but that's only available for phone apps, not universal ones.
How do I show a page modally in a universal app?
We are building a Windows 8.1 mobile app. We are trying to open a local html file in the browser programmatically but do not know how to achieve this functionality. Please let us know how we can implement the same.
Thanks.
You can display web content using the WebBrowser control for Windows Phone 8
this Link may use for You
WebBrowser control for WP
OK. Questions.
I know there is no CameraCaptureUI in Windows phone 8.1, so I have to use MediaCapture class. That's fine but what about UI? Do I have to make and position button in my screen from scratch?(like flash button, front camera button etc)
About Nokia Imaging SDK. does it provide any UI? and can I use that API for taking picture instead of working directly with MediaCapture?. I tried to find out some information about initializing and taking picture using nokia imaging sdk, but I couldn't find.
Can you let me know any useful link for implementing MediaCapture in windows phone 8.1? There are lots of links but only for silverlight 8.0 not 8.1.
You can use FileOpenPicker and if you specify .png and .jpg in the list of file types, the picker will have a camera capture button that will open standard camera capture UI:
FileOpenPicker picker = new FileOpenPicker();
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".png");
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpg");
picker.ContinuationData["Data"] = "Something"; // Will be passed back to the app after the picker finishes
picker.PickSingleFileAndContinue();
If you still want to write your own UI, check this link: http://www.romasz.net/how-to-take-a-photo-in-windows-runtime/
I just started developing wp8 apps coming from android. What is the equivalent UI control for an app drawer (android) to be able to quickly change from page to page? I'm looking for the control used to change from page to page in OneNote
EDIT: I found out that Windows phone 8.1 offers flyouts which can be made to look like an app drawer.
The equivalent to the android app drawer is probably the windows phone appbar, but the appbar in windows phone is not used for navigation - only settings like actions.
In windows phone, navigation is done primarily through your own interface, with heavy use of the BACK button to go to previous pages. The main class you use in windows phone is the NavigationService
I don't believe the OneNote uses standard UI components, so you would probably have to create your own
There are plenty of solid resources online that should help. Start here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/ff626521(v=vs.105).aspx
I'm creating a windows app for windows 8.1 tablet. And I was wondering if it was possible to create a button within the app that will enable me to turn on and off the external display connected to the tablet. Similar to a computer when a projector is connected, a user must press a key in order to show or turn off the display on the projector.
Instead of swiping on the right edge and choosing devices and selecting the multiple display. I want to be able to do this within the app with a press of a single button to enable and disable the multiple display function. Is this possible to do?
Here's an sample from Windows 8.1 SDK that might guide you through the implementation:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Multiple-Views-Sample-2582fcf3