Nathan, A: Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed

272 Items Panels 274 ComboBox 277 ListBox 279 ListView 281 GridView 285 FlipView 287 SemanticZoom 289 MenuFlyout 292 Summary 293 Chapter 12: Text 295 TextBlock 295 RichTextBlock 308 TextBox 313 RichEditBox 321 PasswordBox 324 Summary 326 Chapter 13: Images 327 The Image Element 328 Multiple Files for Multiple Environments 337 Decoding Images 342 Encoding Images 351 Rendering PDF Content as an Image 359 Summary 365 Chapter 14: Audio, Video, and Speech 367 Playback 368 Capture 380 Transcoding 392 Speech Synthesis 397 Summary 399 Chapter 15: Other Controls 401 Range Controls 401 SearchBox 404 Popup Controls 411 Hub 421 Date and Time Controls 426 ProgressRing 429 ToggleSwitch 429 WebView 430 Summary 436 Part V: Leveraging the Richness of XAML Chapter 16: Vector Graphics 437 Shapes 438 Geometries 444 Brushes 452 Summary 466 Chapter 17: Animation 469 Theme Transitions 470 Theme Animations 481 Custom Animations 486 Custom Keyframe Animations 500 Easing Functions 505 Manual Animations 509 Summary 511 Chapter 18: Styles, Templates, and Visual States 513 Styles 514 Templates 524 Visual States 533 Summary 543 Chapter 19: Data Binding 545 Introducing Binding 545 Controlling Rendering 554 Customizing the View of a Collection 562 High-Performance Rendering with ListView and GridView 566 Summary 569 Part VI: Exploiting Windows 8.1 Chapter 20: Working with Data 571 An Overview of Files and Folders 571 App Data 573 User Data 579 Networking 584 Summary 595 Chapter 21: Supporting Charms 597 The Search Charm 597 The Share Charm 603 The Devices Charm 611 The Settings Charm 620 Summary 625 Chapter 22: Leveraging Contracts 627 Account Picture Provider 629 AutoPlay Content and AutoPlay Device 631 File Type Associations 634 Protocol 636 File Open Picker 637 File Save Picker 641 Contact Picker 642 The New Contact Contract 644 The New Appointments Provider Contract 648 Background Tasks 650 Summary 659 Chapter 23: Reading from Sensors 661 Accelerometer 661 Gyrometer 665 Inclinometer 665 Compass 665 Light Sensor 665 Orientation 666 Location 666 Proximity 674 Summary 677 Chapter 24: Controlling Devices 679 Fingerprint Readers 679 Image Scanners 680 Barcode Scanners 684 Magnetic Stripe Readers 687 Custom Bluetooth Devices 689 Custom Bluetooth Smart Devices 692 Custom USB Devices 695 Custom HID Devices 698 Custom Wi-Fi Direct Devices 700 Summary 702 Chapter 25: Thinking Outside the App: Live Tiles, Notifications, and the Lock Screen 703 Live Tiles 703 Badges 718 Secondary Tiles 720 Toast Notifications 722 Setting Up Push Notifications 728 The Lock Screen 736 Summary 738 Part VII: Advanced Features Chapter 26: Integrating DirectX 739 Integrating as an Image Source 740 Integrating the Swap Chain 747 Summary 752 Chapter 27: Custom Controls and Components 755 Creating a User Control 756 Creating a More Complex Control 759 Creating a Templated Control 771 Creating a Windows Runtime Component 776 Summary 779 Chapter 28: Layout with Custom Panels 781 Communication Between Parents and Children 782 Creating a SimpleCanvas 785 Creating a SimpleStackPanel 789 Creating a UniformGrid 792 Summary 798 Index 799