PacktLib: Windows Phone 7 Silverlight Cookbook

Windows Phone 7 Silverlight Cookbook

Credits

Foreword

About the Authors

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Layout and Design

Introduction

Downloading the tools

Understanding the tools

Creating simple navigation

Using Positioning controls

Discovering the various input controls

ViewStateManager introduction

Understanding the panorama control

Using the pivot control

Creating Animation

Introduction

Using ViewStateManager to create simple animations

The basics of timelines

Using timelines for feedback to users

Behaviors and Events

Introduction

Understanding events

Understanding basic behaviors

Custom behavior

Physics engine behavior

DataBinding 101/MVVM

Introduction

A case for MVVM

Creating a simple model

Creating a ViewModel

Creating a view

Element-to-element binding

Services, Data, and RSS

Introduction

Creating a WCF service to access a SQL database

Using a WCF service in a Windows Phone application

Building a simple RSS reader

Location Services

Introduction

Tracking latitude and longitude

Tracking altitude, speed, and course

Push Notifications to the Phone

Introduction

Updating the tile background without push

Creating a service to send notifications

Registering for push notifications

Creating a notifications helper

Launchers and Choosers

Introduction

Automating e-mails

Sensing with Sensors

Introduction

Orienting your app

Preparing Apps for the Marketplace

Introduction

Configuring capabilities

Index