Questions tagged [windows-8]
Windows-8 is the code name for the next version of the Windows 8, that will succeed Windows 7. It's proposed to bring many ground breaking changes with it, including an all new runtime, WinRT.
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Live tiles layout algorithm
Windows 8/10 live tiles are varying-size (small (1x1), medium (2x2), wide (4x2), large (4x4)) non-overlapping blocks floating anywhere, across different non-overlapping groups; though, while dragging ...
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Windows Installer: Software updates and hot-fixes
I am looking for a way for providing customers with hot-fixes and patches of my product.
The patch could contain one or more hot-fixes, and customer should be able to check/uncheck any of hot-fix(es) ...
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Window 8.1 app deployment
I have the following scenario: client asks to develop an application for his company. It will be a simple frontend, rest api and Oracle database. It needs to be installed on 15 devices which will work ...
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Is it possible to use the framework behind Metro UI to make Exposé?
Is it possible to use the framework behind the Windows 8 Metro UI to make Exposé-like application for Windows? I tried Mac and I really like this feature, on another side i like that I can drag the ...
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Using WPF rather than WinRT for Windows 8 Pro tablet app: good or bad idea?
Our business is considering writing a line of business application for tablets to enable road warriors and executives access our data.
This will be primarily used for dashboards, reports and some form ...
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Is abusing Application.UnhandledException for login redirection okay?
I'm programming a windows phone 7 app which needs authentication for news-like read access.
I use Application.UnhandledException to handle (my) AuthFailedException, which can be thrown from any page, ...
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JSON or XML for parsing for a Windows Store 8 applicaiton?
I am getting some data from Gov tracker (http://www.govtrack.us/developers/api)
and creating a Windows 8 Store application..
I started out trying to use the HttpClient to get the JSON and then use ...
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Would this development environment cover the bases for iOS and Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 apps?
I'm an experienced C# developer. I've created a couple Windows Phone apps and a Windows 8 app but have wanted to develop for iOS too. What I'm thinking is adding the following equipment and software ...
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What capabilities of Adobe Flash are not present in the WinRT API?
As from March 2013, Microsoft allows Adobe Flash content to play by default on its immersive Internet Explorer 10: http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/03/11/new-ie-10-flash-policy.aspx
When asked ...
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Use Windows Store controls in a Windows 8 desktop app?
Is it possible to use the Windows 8 Store controls in a Windows 8 desktop app? Controls like the FlipView and SemanticZoom would be useful.
I haven't found any information about this and would ...
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Future of desktop applications on Windows 8 [closed]
There are a lot of threads discussing existence of WPF/Silverlight/HTML5 on Windows 8, I just need to clarify the picture about desktop applications only, I have following queries to the experts
What ...
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Does async/await makes simple thing unnecessary complicated?
After exposing to Windows App Store development for a month, I begin to feel that async / await programming model does more harm than good. It makes simple thing complicated.
Take an example, folder ...
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Does the windows 8 store only support windows RT?
I'm in a project for creating a game engine and eventually a game, and we need ideas on how to get our game out into the internet.
I had an idea with putting it onto the windows 8 store at a low cost(...
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Will an app made for windows store support WindowsRT, windows8 and windows 8 mobile? [closed]
I am very much confused about these.
I would like to develop app for windows 8 , Windows RT , and windows mobile.
I have windows 8 OS installed in my laptop.
As far as I know, Windows RT is for ARM ...
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Microsoft Dev Centre accounts [closed]
Looks like Microsoft is offering a special offer of 95% of the yearly subscription for the Phone Dev Centre (I didn't say anything about desperate).
What I was wondering is do you need a seperate ...
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