1. Sessions about to start – Get your rig on!

2. Using Visual Studio and Blend to build Beautiful Universal Applications
Nick Randolph
WPD307

3. Overview Application Structure XAML Resources Shared XAML
Lists and Grids
XAML Tips and Tricks

4. Application Structure

5. Separation of Concerns
Why do I still need PCLs?
How much reuse can I get?
Do I need an MVVM Framework?
Where does navigation belong?
Separation of Concerns
UX/UI v’s Business Logic
MVVM
PCLs v’s Shared Projects
Other Platforms

6. Navigation and Pages Forward and Back Navigation Page Hierarchy
Screen Size and Resolution

7. Build me an app! Nick Randolph
Getting Started with MVVMCross and Visual Studio Online APIs

8. XAML Resources

9. What’s a Resource “XAML entity referenced by key”
Common: Colors, Brushes, Styles, Templates………
Where can I define a resource?

10. Defining resources Nick Randolph
Using styles to group and reuse property values Defining control, page and application resources

11. Shared XAML

12. Sharing XAML for Windows Platform
Shared Page
Shared Controls
Platform Specific Controls, Styles or Templates

13. Shared Resources Nick Randolph Creating shared pages and layout
Creating shared and platform specific resources

14. Lists and Grids

15. Basics: ListView and GridView
ItemTemplate How each item is presented
ItemsPanel How items relates to adjacent items
ItemContainerStyle How items behave when interacted with

16. ListView and GridView Grouping
Grouped items
CollectionViewSource – IsGrouped
GroupStyle

17. Advanced: ListView and GridView
Non-homogenous items ItemsTemplateSelector
Custom Behaviour ListViewItemExpanded
Animations

18. Templating Lists and Grids
Nick Randolph
Defining templates and grouping

19. XAML Tips and Tricks

20. Designing
Use Blend
Use Design time data
Use Visual States

21. Development Lifecycle
Converting wireframes to application structure
Using visual designs as templates

22. Polish
Icons and Splashscreens
Alignment
Pixel Perfect

23. Designing with Blend Nick Randolph
Design time data and layout development in Blend

24. Summary Application structure XAML resources Grids and lists
Final application polish

25. Questions Nick Randolph
@btroam skype:nick_randolph

26. 12/6/2018 2:46 AM
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