Salakhetdinov Shamil
mcp2004 at mail.ru
Fri Dec 9 13:11:07 CST 2011
Hi, Gustav, Ok, I will also register for App Hub. Thank you. Shamil P.S. Replied from Nokia Lumia 800 - rural area 70+ km from St.Petersburg 09 декабря 2011, 18:37 от "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>: > Hi Shamil > > Yes, I've even signed up at the App Hub: > > http://create.msdn.com/en-US/home/about/developer_registration_walkthrough > > as we received a one-year subscription in favour of the registration fee (only > ~USD18.00). > > Also, I learned that more attention should be payed to Microsoft Expression > Blend. This is an amazing design environment capable of all sorts of > web-centric graphics, including animations, and with a amazing Windows Phone > graphics designer and emulator featuring drag-n-drop design of many things > with automatic sync to and from a code window as well. You have to work with > it to believe it. Requires DirectX 10 minimum. > > It contains some additional tools/controls too, and I did see special controls > like the one for the alarm selector, but I can't remember the name of the > dlls. > > /gustav > > > >>> Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru> 09-12-2011 13:18 >>> > Hi Gustav -- > > Thank you for your information. > So you're ready to start your custom Windows Phone 7.5 Development? > > Did they tell how "scrolling selection" UI feature is implemented, e.g. when > you set date (selecting day, month, year) while setting a calendar > appointment? > > Thank you. > > -- Shamil > > > 09 декабря 2011, 15:56 от "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>: > > Hi all > > > > I went to the two-day course in programming Windows Phone 7. A developer > track and a UX track were offered; I picked the UX track as I found it best to > have a solid foundation here - the coding stuff is easier to pick up later. > > > > That was a good pick. The session was lead by Arturo Toledo, Sr. User > Experience Designer at Microsoft for the Windows Phone Design Studio. > > He also runs a comprehensive site which I believe contains or links to > anything you may wish to know about design for WP7: > > > > http://ux.artu.tv/ > > > > His partner was Jared Potter (Design Integration Lead) - also called the > Pixel Manager as his team approves any graphics going to the phone interface. > > > > Should you ever come across a session with either of these, do sign in. They > know just about anything about what's happening at the screen surface of a > Windows Phone, and both are men of great humour who it's a pleasure to spend > some time with. > > > > /gustav > > > > >>> Gustav at cactus.dk 02-12-2011 22:17 >>> > > 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