
Windows 8 Application Development with HTML5 For Dummies
Bill Sempf(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 19. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-118-17335-0 (ISBN)
Description
The fast and easy guide for creating Windows 8 apps using popular technologies!
This book offers a primer for building HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript applications for Windows 8. It includes an up-to-date guide for dusting off an aging HTML skill set and adapting to the Windows 8 apps and provides a reference for Windows and.NET programmers not familiar with HTML5. The overall design principles of MetroUI (the new design paradigm for Windows) are discussed.
The book also addresses visual design with HTML and CSS, which are the visual design languages to bring MetroUI applications to the screen. Finally, there is a section on using JavaScript for inter- and intra-functional components.
* Contains the design principles for MetroUI, the new design paradigm for Windows
* The author is an enterprise architect, seasoned programmer and web developer who specializes in implementing Microsoft solutions at his client sites
* Shows how to develop HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript applications for Windows 8
This is the ideal resource for current Microsoft developers who need a primer or refresher for developing in HTML and JavaScript for Windows.
This book offers a primer for building HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript applications for Windows 8. It includes an up-to-date guide for dusting off an aging HTML skill set and adapting to the Windows 8 apps and provides a reference for Windows and.NET programmers not familiar with HTML5. The overall design principles of MetroUI (the new design paradigm for Windows) are discussed.
The book also addresses visual design with HTML and CSS, which are the visual design languages to bring MetroUI applications to the screen. Finally, there is a section on using JavaScript for inter- and intra-functional components.
* Contains the design principles for MetroUI, the new design paradigm for Windows
* The author is an enterprise architect, seasoned programmer and web developer who specializes in implementing Microsoft solutions at his client sites
* Shows how to develop HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript applications for Windows 8
This is the ideal resource for current Microsoft developers who need a primer or refresher for developing in HTML and JavaScript for Windows.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.2 cm
Width: 18.6 cm
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-17335-0 (9781118173350)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Discovering Windows 8 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Windows 8 9
Chapter 2: Embracing Windows 8 Style 25
Chapter 3: Getting a Grip on Windows 8 Development 49
Chapter 4: Setting Up a Windows 8 App 63
Part II: Working with the Externals 81
Chapter 5: Using Everyday Controls 83
Chapter 6: Laying Out the App 111
Chapter 7: Presenting Data 137
Chapter 8: Building Tiles and Using Notifications 159
Part III: Digging into the Internals 187
Chapter 9: Programming to Contract 189
Chapter 10: Talking to the Internet 209
Chapter 11: Managing the Process Lifecycle 227
Chapter 12: Keeping Local Storage 243
Part IV: Getting Ready to Publish 261
Chapter 13: Integrating with Hardware 263
Chapter 14: Preparing for the Store 279
Chapter 15: Going to the Cloud 299
Chapter 16: Making Money with Your App 311
Part V: The Part of Tens 327
Chapter 17: Ten App Ideas 329
Chapter 18: Ten Places to Find Samples and Info 335
Index 341
Part I: Discovering Windows 8 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Windows 8 9
Chapter 2: Embracing Windows 8 Style 25
Chapter 3: Getting a Grip on Windows 8 Development 49
Chapter 4: Setting Up a Windows 8 App 63
Part II: Working with the Externals 81
Chapter 5: Using Everyday Controls 83
Chapter 6: Laying Out the App 111
Chapter 7: Presenting Data 137
Chapter 8: Building Tiles and Using Notifications 159
Part III: Digging into the Internals 187
Chapter 9: Programming to Contract 189
Chapter 10: Talking to the Internet 209
Chapter 11: Managing the Process Lifecycle 227
Chapter 12: Keeping Local Storage 243
Part IV: Getting Ready to Publish 261
Chapter 13: Integrating with Hardware 263
Chapter 14: Preparing for the Store 279
Chapter 15: Going to the Cloud 299
Chapter 16: Making Money with Your App 311
Part V: The Part of Tens 327
Chapter 17: Ten App Ideas 329
Chapter 18: Ten Places to Find Samples and Info 335
Index 341