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Charles Petzold has been writing about Windows programming for 25 years. A Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, ProgrammingWindowsPhone7 and more than a dozen other books.
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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.
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· Chapter 1: Markup and Code
· Chapter 2: XAML Syntax
· Chapter 3: Basic Event Handling
· Chapter 4: Presentation with Panels
· Chapter 5: Control Interaction
· Chapter 6: Win RT and MVVM
· Chapter 7: Asynchronicity
· Chapter 8: App Bars and Popups
· Chapter 9: Animation
· Chapter 10: Transforms
· Chapter 11: The Three Templates
· Chapter 12: Pages and Navigation
· Chapter 13: Touch
· Chapter 14: Bitmaps
· Chapter 15: Going Native
· Chapter 16: Rich Text
· Chapter 17: Share and Print
· Chapter 18: Sensors and GPS
· Chapter 19: Pen (Also Known as Stylus)
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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.
· Markup and Code
· XAML Syntax
· Basic Event Handling
· Presentation with Panels
· Control Interaction
· Win RT and MVVM
· Asynchronicity
· App Bars and Popups
· Animation
· Transforms
· The Three Templates
· Pages and Navigation
· Touch
· Bitmaps
· Going Native
· Rich Text
· Share and Print
· Sensors and GPS
· Pen (Also Known as Stylus)
