Why would one want to use C++ when developing modern applications for Windows? A lot of developers see C++ as an old, aging, clumsy giant. Why program using C++ when…
Man those little problems that should never be problems can be annoying – I just solved another one and would like to share. In short: make sure your resource files…
Did you know you can control how Blend interprets your drag’n dropping of UI elements when modifying your Visual State changes? Until recently I did not, so let me show…
I have looked into some videos and MSDN articles about the Search Contract and created a cleaner MVVM example without using the Visual Studio template for Search Contracts. The result is a fully working app also showing concepts like Search suggestions, Converters, Horizontal Listbox, XAML Resources, Blendability and INotifyPropertyChanged injection without becoming complex. Source code is included.
I am working on a Windows Store app where one of the features is to share shortened links. This is a brief description on how I solved it.
I came across this problem recently: You can´t navigate using only the keyboard to a Hyperlink inside a RichTextBox in a desktop program on Windows 8. First I thought that…
I am involved in a side project to create a minor visitor management application. One feature is to print name badges. This post is about my first experience to use DYMO:s LabelWriter 450 and their .NET SDK to communicate with it.
Yesterday we hosted some guests in a double session event regarding lessons learned developing Windows Store apps. First of all, thank you to all visitors! Secondly, thank you to Peter…
This is the final exam in the roadmap towards MCSD: Windows Store Apps Using C#. Having just taken and passed the exam, I thought I’d share my links for this…
The name of a Windows Store app can be changed, and it’s quite easy to do. Here I’ll walk you through the steps and show you how it’s done. Background…
As I said in my last post I’m about to dig down into one of my favorite controls, the button. It may seem like something simple but in all it’s…
I have looked into how to use Google Analytics in a WinRT app and would like to share my findings.
I enjoy working with WP- and Win8 projects. New cool hardware, new application architectures, new tools and no more battleship-grey experiences! The developer scene has changed, especially at the frontend. I have collected some useful design resources for developers in this post.
Last week I had a session called “Windows 8 XAML-based metro apps with Visual Studio 2012 and Blend 2012”. The thought behind it was to highlight the fact that Visual…
Now your app is getting some style, we got the colors nailed down and now we also got a workflow for how fonts and text styles should be handled in…