Tag: Windows 8

Tools for Developing Windows 8 Apps

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows 0

You can develop Windows 8 Metro Apps using the Windows 8 Developer Tools/SDK . This includes the necessary tools and SDK for developing the Windows 8 Metro Apps like Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 , Microsoft Expression Blend for Visual Studio 2012 for Windows 8 . At the time of writing this article , the Release Candidate of Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 was…

File Templates for developing Windows 8 App using XAML

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows 0

The Windows 8 SDK provides the developers to choose from several types of file templates for creating the Windows 8 Modern UI App. These file templates include Basic Page Split Page Items Page Item Detail Page Grouped Items Page Group Detail Page Resource Dictionary Templated Control User Control File Open Picker Contract Search Contract Search Target Contract

How to Detect the Current device in Universal App ?

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in C# 0

To detect the current device platform in the Windows Universal App , the developers can use the predefined ifdirectives WINDOWS_PHONE_APP and WINDOWS_APP . How to Detect the Current device in Universal App ? Eg : #if WINDOWS_PHONE_APP // wp8.1 #elseif WINDOWS_APP // windows 8.1 #endif

List of Files Created by the Blank App JavaScript template in Windows 8

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows 1

When a new JavaScript project is created in the Windows 8 ( Windows Store App ) , the Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8 creates the following files 1. default.html – This is the default html startpage of the Windows Store App 2. default.js – Javascript file 3. default.css – CSS file 4. Images – set of logos to display in the Windows 8…

How to force the .NET Winforms Application to run as Administrator in Windows 8?

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows Forms 0

The Winforms or the Console Application developed in .NET can be made to run in the Administrator mode once the application is installed on client machine. You can do this by setting the requestedExecutionLevel to the requireAdministrator mode in the application manifest file. How to force the .NET Winforms Application to run as Administrator in Windows 8 ? To force the .NET Winforms app to…

How to Get a developer license to develop Windows Phone store app ?

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in C# 0

When you installed the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK and try to create and run the first Windows Phone application . You will be prompted to get a free developer license which is necessary to develop and test the windows phone store app on the Windows 8.1 PC before publishing and getting it certified in the store . How to Get a developer license to develop…

Templates for developing Windows 8 App using XAML

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows 0

The Windows 8 SDK provides the following templates for developing Windows 8 (Metro/Modern UI) apps using XAML . Blank App (XAML) Grid App (XAML) Split App (XAML) Class Library(Metro style apps) Windows Runtime Component Unit Test Library (Metro style apps)

Can Windows Phone 8 SDK be installed on 32 bit Windows 8 system?

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in C# 0

This is one of the most frequently asked question by most of the developers. Can I install Windows Phone 8 SDK on 32 bit Windows 8 machine? The simple answer is no. The Windows Phone 8 SDK is supported on Windows 8 64 bit (x64) client versions. Know more about the Windows Phone 8 SDK prerequisites here

How to Get the Developer License for Evaluating Windows Store Apps ?

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows 0

One of the advantages that the Windows 8 developer license provides for the dvelopers is that it enables them to easily develop , test and then evaluate the Windows Store (code named “Metro”) App . The Developer license is free and you can get it and later renew it via a Microsoft Account . Note that there is a diffrence between the store account and…

Creating a Windows 8 App using HTML , CSS and JavaScript

AbundantCode 2 weeks ago in Windows 0

This is the first of the series of blog post on the Windows 8 app development using HTML , JavaScript and CSS. To create a new Windows 8 App using HTML , JavaScript and CSS , follow the below steps. Make sure that you have installed Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8. Launch Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8 and Navigate to File…