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　　《Windows 程序设计(第6版 英文版)》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。　　《Windows 程序设计(第6版 英文版)》适合各个层级的Windows开发爱好者阅读使用。

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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