I don’t know about you, but working with streams in WinRT has proven to be a challenge- at least for me. I keep expecting things to be there that aren’t and my reads and writes collide in my mind. Aside from WinRT, there has also been changes in (welcoming changes) in .Net 4.5, and I [...]
In Windows Store Apps the Settings of an app has to be accessed the same way, through the settings charm in the charms bar. Both app and system settings can be accessed there. You add commands to the pane itself, and that’s all you can do with the pane. Each command can invoke one settings [...]
A couple of days ago I had the weirdest problem in Visual Studio 2012. I was working on some demo applications, Windows Store Apps, and in JavaScript and Html. But whatever I did I could not create or rename a folder. Whenever I did Visual Studio would hang, and become completely unresponsive until I basically [...]
[To celebrate my first year of programming I will ask a 'stupid' questions daily on my blog for a year, to make sure I learn at least 365 new things during my second year as a developer] Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing a talk for the Cocoaheads Gothenburg user group on the topic [...]
Still confused about WinRT? Today I came across one of the best articles I’ve read on WinRT, a very well written in-depth article that explains the story, the details and the discussion. I recommend everybody to read this! The article is written by Peter Bright (Twitter @drpizza) and is 7 pages long, and as several [...]
In XAML we often use the Grid element to create a fluid layout but at the same time keep the controls where we want them to be in relation to each other. Of course we don’t use just the grid, but it often serves as a main frame- or skeleton, for the app. If you [...]
If you do Windows Store App development you know they want you to get those margins correct! I got tired of looking up the margins guidelines for each app as my mind has problems remembering numbers (I can remember all my clothes and all the thousands of combinations I can create, but cannot remember a [...]
A pretty cool thing you can do to better connect your website with your Windows Store App Oddly enough most developers I’ve talked to are unaware of this little cool thing you can do to connect your Windows Store App with your website so I’ve decided to write up this little blog post, and also [...]
I’ve gotten quite a few requests in regards to blog posts showcasing JS/HTML and C#/XAML side by side. Seems appropriate as I’m just about to start the step by step guide for JS and HTML Windows Store Apps. I have to admit, JS is not my strongest language, so feel free to correct me if [...]
Did you know there are different types of pens, two main ones? One that is considered as touch and one as pen? Let’s take a step back and get some basics down. Responding to user interaction in Windows Store Apps is very easy. Reacting, filtering and responding to user interaction. Since Windows Store Apps are [...]