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My goal is to make adding a parallax background in a C# Metro application as easy as possible. To that end, I created a library called ParallaxBackground.
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This sample pack includes all the app code examples developed for Windows 8. The sample pack provides a convenient way to download all the samples at once. The samples in this sample pack are available in C#, C++, VB.NET, and JavaScript.
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9/14/2011
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This sample shows how to create, read, write, copy and delete a file, how to retrieve file properties, and how to track a file or folder so that your app can access it again. This sample uses Windows.Storage and Windows.Storage.AccessCache API.
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9/14/2011
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This sample shows how to imitate the splash screen that Windows displays for your app by positioning a similar image correctly when Windows dismisses the splash screen that it displays. This sample uses the SplashScreen class in the Windows.Applicati...
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9/14/2011
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This sample demonstrates how to create master-detail ListBox in Windows Store app
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6/5/2013
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The Geolocation sample demonstrates how to use the Geolocation API to get the geographic location of the user's PC.
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9/14/2011
46,952 Downloads
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This sample demonstrates how to use the ApplicationSettings API and settings flyouts to integrate an app's settings UI with the Settings charm.
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2/29/2012
54,756 Downloads
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This sample provides completed versions of the apps you create by following the Create your first Windows Store app using JavaScript tutorial series.
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8/15/2012
15,262 Downloads
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This sample shows how to use an app tile, which is the representation and launch point for your app in the Start screen, and a badge on that tile, which is a method for the app to relay status information to the user when the app is not running.
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2/29/2012
55,122 Downloads
Daniel Roth - Microsoft
This sample uses ASP.NET Web API to build a simple contact manager application. The application consists of a contact manager web API that is used by an ASP.NET MVC application, a Windows Phone application, and a Windows 8 app to display and manage a list of contacts.
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2/16/2012
37,976 Downloads
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This sample demonstrates how to use a MessageDialog for displaying dialogs, setting commands and the actions they will perform, and changing the default button.
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2/29/2012
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