XAML and UI, whever it is found. Phone, Surface, Silverlight or WPF
Posted in Windows Phone, WP7 on Nov 12th, 2010
Microsoft created a compact on-screen keyboard for the Windows Phone 7. The keyboard is winning praise among users for being fast and easy to use, even if you have big fingers. But there is one task that seems to stump a lot of new users ; how to find certain symbol keys on the keyboard. [...]
Posted in Windows Phone, WP7 on Nov 9th, 2010
I heard this nugget from Derek Lakin on Twitter: Press and Hold is the discovery combination that every Windows phone 7 user should know. We were having a conversation around the Windows Phone 7 on-screen keyboard. In order to keep the keyboard compact Microsoft stows alternate character beneath common keys. Take punctuation for example. [...]
Posted in Windows Phone, WP7 on Nov 1st, 2010
All Windows Phone 7 applications undergo a security analysis when uploaded to the Windows Phone Marketplace. The analyzer checks to see what services your app requires and verifies that you have requested those services in the Application Manifest. Windows Phone provides a capabilities-driven security model where a user must opt-in to certain functionality within the [...]
