The Mimic app.config in Windows Store Apps sample was updated. The app.config file used by the app can be selected via Settings Charm, independend from build configuration.
MDI / Multiple Tabs Flat Navigation App Bar in Windows Store Apps
Summary The Windows 8 User Experience Guidelines mentions two different navigation designs: the hierarchical and the flat system. As said in the guidelines, most Windows Store apps use the hierarchical system. But I needed a flat navigation. And in addition, I needed a way to implement a Multiple Document Interface …
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First App Made It to the Windows Store
Today, Instance Factory’s first app was launched in the Windows Store. It’s a slightly enhanced version of the AdControl Config Sample. It passed the certification in the first attempt 🙂
Microsoft Advertising Services AdControl Error Handling in XAML/C#
Preface The Do’s + Don’ts of the Advertising SDK say “DO plan for times when no ads are available.” The links of that item leads to the ErrorCode enumeration and a rudimentarily error handling sample, writing text to debug output. In this post, I will show an error handling where …
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Implement Settings Popup Pages for Windows Store Apps
Preface No, this is not the first sample to be found in the internet on this topic. Anyway, I decided to add another one because the two I was looking at (see links below) gave good ideas, but did not satisfied me at all. Changes to App.xaml.cs To begin, new …
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Use OpenFileDialog and FileBrowserDialog in WPF
WPF does not contain a OpenFileDialog or FileBrowserDialog. Nevertheless, I needed them in a WPF application. Searching the web, I found several approaches. One published on GitHub (https://github.com/tillias/wpFolderPicker) implements a new control for folder browsing. But I wanted a “cheap” solution. And found the starting point here: WPF OpenFileDialog and …
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Microsoft Advertising Services AdControl Transition in XAML/C#
Preface According to the documentation, AdControls are hosted in a WebView control. For some reasons I was not able to figure out, WebView controls do not slide in when a page loads (or pop in, whatever the correct wording is). This means that your AdControl will not slide in neither. …
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Configure Microsoft Advertising Services’ AdControl using XAML/C#
Preface The Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8 allows developers to show ads in their apps. When you look at the walkthrough for putting ads in an app using XAML/C#, you can see that you have to set the ApplicationId and AdUnitId property of each AdControl control in your app. …
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Make Custom Class Item Templates for Windows Store Apps Visible in VS 2012
Make the Item Visible One very helpful feature of Visual Studio is the ability to create custom item or project templates. I’m using this feature for years to get a pre-formatted C# class, containing several regions. In VS 2012, one can set the directory where these custom item templates are …
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