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《Windows程序设计(第6版英文版上下)》由佩措尔德著，系经典图书《Windows程序设计》的第6版，全书为最新的Windows 8操作系统进行了改写。作者在《Windows 程序设计(第6版 英文版)》中细致地介绍了如何使用现有的C#技能和XAML以及Windows Runtime，创建全屏幕的Windows 8触摸应用程序，内容包括创建和初始化对象、管理和试验动态布局、创建Windows Runtime库、使用MVVM进行数据绑定和控制、使用及编写异步方法、动画过渡和创建2D和3D特效等，此外书中还介绍了操纵位图和富文本、使用GPS和方向传感器、调用Win32和DirectX函数、启用共享、搜索和打印等应用开发技能。

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PART I ELEMENTALS

Chapter 1 Markup and Code 3

 The First Project 3

 Graphical Greetings 9

 Variations in Text 13

 Media As Well 22

 The Code Alternatives 23

 Images in Code 27

 Not Even a Page 29

Chapter 2 XAML Syntax 31

 The Gradient Brush in Code 31

 Property Element Syntax 34

 Content Properties 37

 The TextBlock Content Property 41

 Sharing Brushes (and Other Resources) 43

 Resources Are Shared 47

 Exploring Vector Graphics 48

 Stretching with Viewbox 58

 Styles 60

 A Taste of Data Binding 66

Chapter 3 Basic Event Handling 69

 The Tapped Event 69

 Routed Event Handling 72

 Overriding the Handled Setting 78

 Input, Alignment, and Backgrounds 80

 Size and Orientation Changes 83

 Bindings to Run? 87

 Timers and Animation 89

Chapter 4 Presentation with Panels 97

 The Border Element 97

 Rectangle and Ellipse 101

 The StackPanel 103

 Horizontal Stacks 106

 WhatSize with Bindings (and a Converter) 108

 The ScrollViewer Solution 112

 Layout Weirdness or Normalcy? 118

 Making an E-Book 119

 Fancier StackPanel Items 122

 Deriving from UserControl 124

 Creating Windows Runtime Libraries 127

 The Wrap Alternative 130

 The Canvas and Attached Properties 132

 The Z-Index 136

 Canvas Weirdness 137

Chapter 5 Control Interaction 139

 The Control Difference 139

 The Slider for Ranges 141

 The Grid 146

 Orientation and Aspect Ratios 152

 Slider and the Formatted String Converter 154

 Tooltips and Conversions 154

 Sketching with Sliders 157

 The Varieties of Button Experience 159

 Defi ning Dependency Properties 167

 RadioButton Tags 177

 Keyboard Input and TextBox 184

 Touch and Thumb 187

Chapter 6 WinRT and MVVM 193

 MVVM (Brief and Simplifi ed) 193

 Data Binding Notifi cations 194

 A View Model for ColorScroll 196

 Syntactic Shortcuts 201

 The DataContext Property 204

 Bindings and TextBox 206

 Buttons and MVVM 212

 The DelegateCommand Class 213

Chapter 7 Asynchronicity 221

 Threads and the User Interface 221

 Working with MessageDialog 222

 Callbacks as Lambda Functions 228

 The Amazing await Operator 229

 Cancelling an Asynchronous Operation 231

 Approaches to File I/O 233

Application Local Storage 234

File Pickers 234

Bulk Access 235

 File Pickers and File I/O 235

 Handling Exceptions 240

 Consolidating Async Calls 241

 Streamlined File I/O 243

 Application Lifecycle Issues 245

 Your Own Asynchronous Methods 250

Chapter 8 App Bars and Popups 261

 Implementing Context Menus 261

 The Popup Dialog 265

 Application Bars 268

 The Application Bar Button Style 271

 Inside the Segoe UI Symbol Font 276

 App Bar CheckBox and RadioButton 283

 An App Bar for a Note Pad 286

 Introducing XamlCruncher 293

 Application Settings and View Models 308

 The XamlCruncher Page 311

 Parsing the XAML 316

 XAML Files In and Out 318

 The Settings Dialog 322

 Beyond the Windows Runtime 327

Chapter 9 Animation 329

 The Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation Namespace 329

 Animation Basics 330

 Animation Variation Appreciation 334

 Other Double Animations 340

 Animating Attached Properties 347

 The Easing Functions 350

 All-XAML Animations 359

 Animating Custom Classes 364

 Key Frame Animations 367

 The Object Animation 371

 Predefi ned Animations and Transitions 373

Chapter 10 Transforms 377

 A Brief Overview 377

 Rotation (Manual and Animated) 380

 Visual Feedback 386

 Translation 388

 Transform Groups 391

 The Scale Transform 396

 Building an Analog Clock 400

 Skew 406

 Making an Entrance 409

 Transform Mathematics 410

 The CompositeTransform 418

 Geometry Transforms 421

 Brush Transforms 422

 Dude, Where’s My Element? 427

 Projection Transforms 430

 Deriving a Matrix3D 437

Chapter 11 The Three Templates 449

 Data in a Button 450

 Making Decisions 460

 Collection Controls and the Real Use of DataTemplate 463

 Collections and Interfaces 474

 Tapping and Selecting 475

 Panels and Virtualizing Panels 481

 Custom Panels 484

 The Item Template Bar Chart 497

 The FlipView Control 500

 The Basic Control Template 502

 The Visual State Manager 513

 Using generic.xaml 520

 Template Parts 521

 Custom Controls 530

 Templates and Item Containers 535

Chapter 12 Pages and Navigation 539

 Screen Resolution Issues 539

 Scaling Issues 545

 Snap Views 549

 Orientation Changes 554

 Simple Page Navigation 557

 The Back Stack 562

 Navigation Events and Page Restoration 564

 Saving and Restoring Application State 568

 Navigational Accelerators and Mouse Buttons 572

 Passing and Returning Data 575

 Visual Studio’s Standard Templates 581

 View Models and Collections 588

 Grouping the Items 608

PART II SPECIALTIES

Chapter 13 Touch, Etc. 615

 A Pointer Roadmap 616

 A First Dab at Finger Painting 619

 Capturing the Pointer 622

 Editing with a Popup Menu 630

 Pressure Sensitivity 633

 Smoothing the Tapers 637

 How Do I Save My Drawings? 646

 Real and Surreal Finger Painting 647

 A Touch Piano 649

 Manipulation, Fingers, and Elements 655

 Working with Inertia 663

 An XYSlider Control 667

 Centered Scaling and Rotation 673

 Single-Finger Rotation 676

Chapter 14 Bitmaps 683

 Pixel Bits 684

 Transparency and Premultiplied Alphas 691

 A Radial Gradient Brush 696

 Loading and Saving Image Files 703

 Posterize and Monochromize 714

 Saving Finger Paint Artwork 722

 HSL Color Selection 747

 Reverse Painting 758

 Accessing the Pictures Library 763

 Capturing Camera Photos 772

Chapter 15 Going Native 779

 An Introduction to P/Invoke 780

 Some Help 786

 Time Zone Information 786

 A Windows Runtime Component Wrapper for DirectX 808

 DirectWrite and Fonts 809

 Confi gurations and Platforms 821

 Interpreting Font Metrics 824

 Drawing on a SurfaceImageSource 831

Chapter 16 Rich Text 845

 Private Fonts 847

 A Taste of Glyphs 850

 Font Files in Local Storage 852

 Typographical Enhancements 856

 RichTextBlock and Paragraphs 858

 RichTextBlock Selection 862

 RichTextBlock and Overfl ow 862

 The Perils of Pagination 870

 Rich Editing with RichEditBox 877

 Your Own Text Input 886

Chapter 17 Share and Print 893

 Settings and Popups 894

 Sharing Through the Clipboard 898

 The Share Charm 903

 Basic Printing 904

 Printable and Unprintable Margins 911

 The Pagination Process 915

 Custom Printing Properties 922

 Printing a Monthly Planner 928

 Printing a Range of Pages 937

 Where To Do the Big Jobs? 948

 Printing FingerPaint Art 948

Chapter 18 Sensors and GPS 953

 Orientation and Orientation 953

 Acceleration, Force, Gravity, and Vectors 958

 Follow the Rolling Ball 969

 The Two Norths 973

 Inclinometer = Accelerometer + Compass 976

 OrientationSensor = Accelerometer + Compass 980

 Azimuth and Altitude 986

 Bing Maps and Bing Map Tiles 999

Chapter 19 Pen (Also Known as Stylus) 1013

 The InkManager Collections 1014

 The Ink Drawing Attributes 1017

 Erasing and Other Enhancements 1023

 Selecting Strokes 1029

 The Yellow Pad 1038

Index 1057