Programming Windows: Writing Windows 8 Apps With C# and XAML

Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps Windows provides a platform for reaching new users in new ways In response programming legend Charles Petzold is rewriting his classic Programming Windowsmdashone of the most popular programming books of all timemdashto show developers how to use existing skills and tools to build Windows apps Programming Windows Sixth Edition focuses on creating Windows apps accessing the Windows Runtime with XAML and C The book also provides C code samples The Sixth Edition is organized in two parts Part I ldquoElementalsrdquo begins with the interrelationship between code and XAML basic event handling dynamic layout controls templates asynchronous processing the application bar control customization and collections You should emerge from Part I ready to create sophisticated page-oriented collection-based user interfaces using the powerful ListView and GridView controls Part II ldquoSpecialtiesrdquo explores topics you might not need for every program but are essential to a well-rounded education in Windows These include multitouch bitmap graphics interfacing with share and search facilities printing working with the sensors GPS and orientation text obtaining input from the stylus including handwriting recognition accessing web services calling Win and DirectX functions and bringing your application to the Windows app store.