I'm making a universal Windows app that uses the Windows.UI.Popups.ContentDialog class in the Windows Phone section. What I need is that class for Windows (it is only supported in Windows Phone). I can't seem to find anything about it, so I was wondering if any of you did.
Thanks!
I'm sure there's plenty of information available about this, see this and this.
There is no equivalent control available for Windows. You'll have to implement it yourself. You can use a Flyout.
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For some reason everything I've found online says that the Accelerometer class is only for winRT applications and I can't use it unless I code against winRT. I dont understand what winRT is. And my app can't be a metro style app because I need special access to different APIs that I've read can only be accessed in a WPF app. Also windows 8 metro style apps wont work with windows 7 which I would like my app to work for. Also I've only recently started programming so explain it to me like I'm a 4 year old.
Thanks!
The accelerometer you are referring to is a specific WinRT (Windows RunTime) class which is not available in .NET.
WinRT API was made for phones and tablets, but also integrated in Windows 8 / 8.1. It's basically the API for 'Metro' apps and therefore requires such an app. It will definitely not work for Windows 7, since WinRT is not available for this OS. I'm also somehow wondering, why you would need an accelerometer on Win7 (Notebook?), but that is a different topic.
I've once tried to get WinRT stuff working in C#.NET, and to my knowledge, this is not possible.
If you can provide us any additional information about your idea, maybe we can offer you an acceptable alternative.
I wonder how to create Zune-like apps (I mean Metro style). But I don't want them to be Windows Store apps (I have already installed Windows 8 platform with VS2012). Could you tell me if I should download some style pack or something like that? Maybe there are some libraries implementing Metro? If yes, plese make me know which one is the best.
Thanks in advance.
There is a Theme for WPF called Cosmopolitan that emulates the Metro style. Now it just gives you the flattened look on the controls for free. You're on your own with Layout, Animations, and Navigation.
Consider WPF UI framweork for building apps like zune
http://mahapps.com/MahApps.Metro/
Due to naming issues (read: MS didn't want to get sued and apparently couldn't properly trademark the word Metro, go figure) there is no such thing as Metro anymore.
That style was renamed to be "Windows Store". So I'm not 100% certain of what it is you are asking for.
Also, contrary to the name and potentially misleading marketing speak on their site, a Windows Store App does not have to be published and sold through the Windows Store.
You might read this for some "clarification":
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-finally-comes-cleaner-on-post-metro-naming-plans-7000004151/
I have been trying to find a way to control my winmo phone from my pc. (HTC S740)
What I want is to be able to call a number from an application, answer the phone from an application and hangup the phone from an application. It should also be able to track how long the ongoing call has been.
Any libraries out there that lets me make such an application with C#?
(The phone is connected to the pc via usb in Windows 7.)
You can use RAPI to invoke functionality on the device. You might need to write a wrapper.
I believe that this answer by ctacke should help you perform the task.
You can look at OpenNETCF library, which have many utilities to call native APIs that can help you, but i didn't hear of any library to help control your phone remotely.
I would like to create a basic webdesktop in silverlight 4.
How can I do a windows manager ?
I want to move, resize, minimized, maximized each windows like http://mesh.com...
Does it exist something to create easily a windows manager ?
Do I have to create everything from scratch ?
How ?
Creating a desktop-like environment inside of Silverlight is definitely possible (there are examples out there) but it is not something that is included in the framework. You will need to build each of these features yourself or use a third party library.
You might want to look at projects such as the C64 emulator
Are you looking to do something similar to this Vectorlight sample?
Also, take a look at this blog post about simulating a windows desktop in Silverlight.
The new Windows 7 taskbar features, like jump lists, previews, etc. are really cool, and I want to allow my C# applications to use them. I have two questions:
First of all, how can I use these functions (in general)? I found two articles by Microsoft about this, but I'm not really sure what to do. Could you provide links to a library, as well as some sample code?
Next, let's say that I figure out how to use these Taskbar functions. My question is, is there some built-in way of checking whether the OS is Windows 7, and thus enabling the taskbar functions? If I didn't have this logic in my app, would it have problems if it was run on a non-Win7 machine?
Thanks!
In the first article you link to there is a sample library that you can download that makes use of the new Windows 7 features.
This article shows how to check the version of Windows your application is running on.
As always, if you call an API that isn't in existence, then yes, your app will experience some turbulence. Remember, it's (almost) always better to check for a condition and act accordingly once (as in application startup) than to try something over and over in code and catch exceptions.
Windows API Code Pack for .NET Framework is your one stop shop for a ton of .NET API for Windows programming, including Taskbar. This library gives you a complete API set to work with Windows 7 Taskbar and then some. It also includes samples for WPF, and Winform.
Another good source for Windows 7 content is the Windows Team Blog