Contents tagged with Metro
Metro Design Language at Ignite Tampa Bay
Here’s a great video from the Ignite Tampa Bay event on the Metro Design Language.
Visual Studio 11 Power Tip 1 Extension Manager
One of my favorite features of Visual Studio 2010 was the Extensions Manager. If it was your favorite feature, too, then you will be glad to know it’s back. Naturally, it’s has a brand new shiny monochromatic icon and its accessible from the Tools menu. Once the Extension Manager dialog comes up, …
Visual Studio 11 Power Tip #2: Getting the Tools
Yesterday, in my enthusiasm for Windows 8 development, I posted a tip about the Extension Manager in Visual Studio 11.
Let me rewind a bit and detail the process to get started.
First, browse on over the download site. I’ve even made a short bit.ly link that’s easy to remember: …
Visual Studio 11 Power Tip #3: Creating an App
Now that you’ve downloaded the tools for Metro development, you’re ready to start creating apps. Start up Visual Studio 11 and you’ll see a familiar, if monochromatic, interface. Just as in its predecessors, creating a new app is quick and easy. You can either click on “New Project” or use File …
Fast Track Your App at the Metro Accelerator Lab Next Week in Chevy Chase
Do you have an app idea? Are you working on an app and you’ve hit a wall, then come to the Metro Accelerator lab next week at the Chevy Chase Microsoft office. Seating is limited, so register now. Please join us for a special, event that you simply don't want to miss – the Metro Accelerator Lab. …
Strange Stock Photo Guy
In my last post about the Metro Accelerator Lab in Chevy Chase next week, I didn’t notice how out of place the choice of stock photo was. Of all the options available, this was the best one? Seriously? How about this: Chevy Chase. Get it?
Speaking Tomorrow at SilverlightDC SIG on Windows 8
Thursday, April 19th @ 7PM at 2300 Wilson Follow us on Twitter => @SilverlightDC Creating Windows 8 Metro Apps in JavaScript/HTML5 Frank La VigneThursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM Where: 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA [map] Everything web developers must know to build Metro …
Clearing Up Some Confusion About the Metro Labs
Tomorrow is the Metro Accelerator Lab in Chevy Chase. You can register here: http://aka.ms/MetroLabCC. This event is your chance to sit down with Windows 8 Metro app experts to help take your idea from concept to a workable prototype. You do the code, we do the coaching. Here are some other …
Y U No Metro All Things
After a while using Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8, it’s easy to get frustrated at other UI paradigms on other platforms. To capture this frustration, I created a little meme.
Metro Friday Hackathons in the DC Area
If you’re a developer in the DC metro area working on a Metro style app for Windows 8, then you don’t want to miss these special events. Metro Friday Hackathons Join us on three Fridays in May for Metro Friday Hackathons. We simply want to provide you with an event where you can sit …
Adventures in Windows 8: Writing WinRT Components
Earlier today, I opined the finer points of JavaScript/HTML development after earlier on the same day pointed out something that couldn’t be done in JavaScript and I added a WinRT component written in C#.
This is one of the best parts of Metro style app development: WinRT components.
Pay …
Adventures in Windows 8: UX Considerations When Migrating from Windows Phone 7
For my first real Windows Metro style app, I decided to port my Area Code Look Up app from the phone over to Windows Metro.
The word “port” is somewhat misleading: there’s not really a lot of code sharing: the phone version is Silverlight and the Metro version is JavaScript. Yes, …
Adventures in Windows 8: Another Look at the Area Code Look Up App UX
One of the places designers found inspiration for the Metro design language is transportation graphics.
Taking a look at my Area Code Look Up app, I needed the key piece of content to stand out in a big way.
Fortunately, I found a great example on the Metro design language WikiPedia page.
Take a …
Adventures in Windows 8: Introducing the Simulator
You may be thinking to yourself: “Self, I’d really like to get into Window 8 Metro style, but I don’t own a touch screen device or tablet. So, I’ll just wait until I get one.” Wrong answer! If you’re serious about app development, you’ll want to start now to get a jump on everyone else. And, believe …
Adventures in Windows 8: Another Look at the Simulator
In my last post, I did a tour of the simulator function in Visual Studio 2012. But I left two burning questions unanswered as a cliffhanger. Now, here are the answers. Why Is It Called a Simulator and Not an Emulator? The answer to this question is simple: it’s not doing any emulation. Unlike the …
Adventures in Windows 8: What is a Design Language?
When you hear the word “Metro” what comes to mind? If you live in the DC area, you may think of the local mass transit system. If you're a developer learning about Windows 8, you may be wondering what this whole Metro thing means. The term Metro refers to different things based on the context. In …
Adventures in Windows 8: HTTP Post Helper WinRT Component
Are you writing a Metro style app in JavaScript and dealing with a pesky HTTP 302 server response? Are you using the WinJS.xhr to send an HTTP POST request and everything appears to work fine, but you don’t see any cookies come back from the server? Then I may have your answer. For more details on …
New How Do I Series on Channel9 for Windows 8 Metro Dev
Channel9 has just launched a new series of screencasts designed to help you write Windows Metro style apps. It’s called “HDI,” short for “How Do I?” and it’s got some great content. I’ve signed up to do a few of these videos, so expect to see mine up there soon. In the meantime, download the SDK and …
Windows 8 Developer Camps and Hackathons
A new series of Windows 8 developer events are coming soon! These are special two-day events, with a DevCamp on day one featuring a full day of sessions plus an InstallFest, followed on day two by a Hackathon with Lightning Talks where you can bring app ideas to life with Microsoft and …