Salakhetdinov Shamil
mcp2004 at mail.ru
Fri Dec 2 17:42:26 CST 2011
Hi Gustav -- Thank you for your notes and links - I have got a few other ones (see P.S.), which allowed me to start WP7 test development I have already got all the development stuff installed and I can create WP7 solutions, build and run them in emulation mode on my PC... So we are just two here - happy owners on Windows Phone 7/7.5? Anybody else? BTW, I have given my WP7.5 to play to my son (he is 10+ years old) and to compare to his Samsung Fit with Android 2.x - and my son wasn't impressed by my WP at all :( (:) Yes, MS has to do quite a lot on this "frontline" to get kids and teens "back to Windows (Phones)". "Angry Birds", "Doodle Jump" and many other popular games are free for Android - very important option for kids. Even with 1-3USD price for "Angry Birds" and "Doodle Jump" MS risks to miss WP market for children... Have you got registered on Windows Phone Development Registration page http://create.msdn.com/en-US/ ? I'm considering registering there if it will give some additional information on WP7, if not, then I will stay unregistered till I'll get something ready to publish on that site. Registration is 99USD/year. I'm also interested will WP7.5 Internet Tethering work here in Russia with my mobile provider or not (http://www.winrumors.com/windows-phone-7-5-internet-tethering-feature-only-available-on-new-devices/) - they say this feature is opened/blocked by mobile operators. I have mobile USB modem which I use with my laptop when on the road or outside of my broadband Internet connection - if WP7 Internet Tethering will be available here then I will use it instead of USB modem... As for Northwind.WP7 - I do not plan to make it having "fancy graphics" interface - I plan to use the basic Silverlight controls for this interface - the main challenges I see currently are: - 1) to make it working and looking well in both portrait and landscape layouts; - 2) to simulate combo-box selection by using Silverlight list control - as e.g. it's done in WP7 "Alarm clock" application when selecting date or time - have you seen any samples presenting this UI development technique? - 3) to make reports by using grid controls hosting other controls; And I do not plan to have any backend communication for the first version of Northwind.WP7 - I'm going to just put all the sample data into resources, which will be compiled and deployed together with application... We will see - as I noted previously I'd currently setting deadline for this project as 6 months as I have quite some other work to do and as WP7 "learning curve" promise to be rather steep.. P.S. Some WP7 resources Windows Phone Development - fundamential concepts http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff626521(v=vs.92).aspx Windows Phone Development http://create.msdn.com/en-us/home/getting_started Silverlight QuickStart http://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/quickstarts/Navigation 03 декабря 2011, 01:14 от "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>: > Hi Shamil et al > > Very well! > > Quite often app development starts with just some sketches. I've learned that this is called UX sketching (for User eXperience). > > Tools exist for this. Here is one by Sara Summers for the panorama view of Metro: > > http://www.uxarray.com/2010/11/18/prototyping-sketch-sheets-wp7/ > > and the sheet to print and cut and draw upon: > http://www.uxarray.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/PaperPrototype_Sketchbook_WP7_Metro.pdf > > Another one by Rashid Ali is here: > Windows Phone 7 UX Sketch Templates > http://blog.merrycode.com/windows-phone-7-ux-sketch-templates/ > > The official guide is here: > User Experience Design Guidelines for Windows Phone > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202915(v=VS.92).aspx > > Also, a single, full download of everything needed to get started with WP7+ development is here: > Windows Phone SDK 7.1 > http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27570 > > The Windows Phone SDK includes a major collection of software: > > * Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone > * Windows Phone Emulator > * Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Assemblies > * Silverlight 4 SDK and DRT > * Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Extensions for XNA Game Studio 4.0 > * Microsoft Expression Blend SDK for Windows Phone 7 > * Microsoft Expression Blend SDK for Windows Phone OS 7.1 > * WCF Data Services Client for Window Phone > * Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone > > Please note the upscaled system requirements. No WinXP here, and DirectX 9 is an absolute minimum (DirectX 10 is needed for games). The 3 GB is a minimum too, as the Windows Phone Emulator (which on-screen mimics a physical phone) alone eats a whopping 800 MB. > > Note that the Ultimate ($)version of Expression Blend does feature SketchFlow to create sketches on screen: > > http://blogs.microsoft.nl/blogs/ux/archive/2011/06/16/sketchflow-for-windows-phone-the-real-one.aspx > > As for the Northwind.Net porting to WP7, I'll have to think about it. Some challenge - both for the UI design as well as the database connection. Not the first project to work with for me. > > Finally, don't forget the free 1000-page Microsoft Press ebook: Programming Windows Phone 7: > > http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=24519 > > /gustav > > >>> Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru> 02-12-2011 01:11 >>> > Hi All -- > > FYI:* I have got purchased today Nokia Lumia 800 with WP 7.5 Mango. > > First impression: it's a very nice toy and a very user friendly device. :) > > I have never used smart-phones before (I have been waiting when something useful will come released by MS) - and here I have got it. > > One have to touch it, feel its weight and to use it to get a feeling how well it's done - Gustav noted here at Access-D/dba-VB several times how smooth his Windows phone is - and now I understand Gustav :) > > And, again as Gustav noted here previously, getting accustomed to use this device virtual keyboard takes a few minutes - and I have never felt myself comfortable with mobile phones keyboards when typing SMS messages - but with Windows Phone virtual keyboard typing text is an easy exercise, even using one hand to keep the phone and the same hand palm's just one finger - the thumb one - I can type text rather quickly - well done! > > I have got connected to my Wi-Fi WAP and used Windows Phone to browse Internet, follow hyperlinks, type search keywords and run searches - nice! > > Now an interesting and useful challenge would be to make our Northwind.Net project's (http://northwind.codeplex.com/) ASP.NET version with Windows Phone 7.5 friendly UI - anybody interested to discuss/participate in such a project with deadline currently set for, say, 6 months? > > Thank you. > > -- Shamil > > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >