Windows phone 7 interactive demo

Let say you have a list of contacts that you would like to display with the typical A-Z short cuts as shown here. This includes showing group titles that contain no child records too!

One is derived to create the key value. If your data is changing then you should implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. I have left it out here for simplicity. This can then be called on to group everything up. In my projects I am usually populating a collection of objects either from a database or web service. I strongly recommend using it. Skip to content Category: Windows Phone 7 There are a bewildering number of screen sizes when publishing a cross platform app See also Icons, Tiles, Splash screens and other images when publishing phone apps with Xamarin.

Use Photoshop Script Download the Photoshop script from here. The script is JavaScript, so you can open it in a text editor and have a look. On a mac or if you have the bit version your local path will vary. Then run the script by selecting it from the menu. If you have a landscape just repeat the process for that. For information on all image sizes, including Icons, Tiles and the rest, when deploying cross-platform apps, have a look at my other blog article Icons, Tiles, Splash and other images when publishing phone apps with Xamarin Here is the full code listing of the Photoshop script.

NO; app. No image appears to be loaded. Script cancelled! Like this: Like Loading See also Creating Splash or Launch images for Cross-platform apps with a Photoshop script Icon and Tile Images Useful web apps are about for creating some of the necessary icon sizes.

Windows Phone 8 Update 3 will default to using the p splash screen file on a p phone. Used to refresh a control. ParentBinding; cntrl. ToLower this. ObjectModel; namespace PhoneTester1. ObjectModel; using System. Linq; using PhoneTester1. Model; namespace PhoneTester1. Name select con. ToString select con. I have included my whole ViewModel below. Hopefully the comments make it self explanatory!

ObjectModel; using System. Linq; using PhoneTester1. Model; namespace PhoneTester1. Name select con. ToString select con. I have included my whole ViewModel below. Hopefully the comments make it self explanatory! Text; using GalaSoft. MvvmLight; using PhoneTester1. Functions; using PhoneTester1.

I'm not saying I'd abandon my iPhone for it, only that I could see myself using and enjoying a Windows Phone. In other words, mission accomplished, Microsoft. You gave me a little hands-on time with your redheaded stepchild of a mobile OS, and got me thinking about adoption.

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Test-drive Windows Phone 7 on your Android phone or iPhone Just point your mobile browser to Microsoft's new interactive demo, which gives you a nice taste of the mobile OS. Rick Broida. Hey, what's Windows Phone 7 doing on my iPhone?