[dba-VB] Localizing Silverlight Business Application

Shamil Salakhetdinov shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru
Mon Jan 31 18:08:44 CST 2011


Hi Gustav --

I'm looking here for Windows Phone 7 OS features (it's not your device -
just because I have found interesting review for Win Phone 7 OS and apps on
this page)

http://www.amazon.com/HTC-hd7-t-mobile-htc-locked/product-reviews/B004B3KANO
/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Here is one excerpt:

"The built in applications like Office let you view/edit word documents,
view/edit excel documents, view powerpoint presentations, view/edit onenote,
outlook - view your email from multiple providers - hotmail, google, yahoo,
any email provider - very intuitive and easy to use interface. Internet
Explorer - optimized and is a really good browser now; pinch to zoom and
scrolling in internet explorer works perfectly, loading pages is excellent
and fast - no real faults at all with the new internet explorer.
Music/Videos player is basically the zune interface - beautiful; manages all
your videos and music here and if you have a zune pass you can listen to
your music from right here - this works in the background too and you can
play games and surf the web using this application in the background. "

Sounds useful.

But this is what I'm not sure I'm understanding properly:

"- No multitasking for third party apps - we need the ability to multi-task
and choose what we want running in the background. Some apps really do need
multitasking. "

What third party apps are they talking about?

SIlverlight custom apps do come loaded from Internet - right? 
If so - once loaded they block all the other apps? Sounds strange.
Or do they mean custom XNA apps?

Thank you.

-- Shamil



 


Thank you.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: 31 ?????? 2011 ?. 23:56
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Localizing Silverlight Business Application

Hi Shamil

The Phone Connect is only needed for running apps that stream video and the
like. I have no specifics, sorry.

WP7 apps are Silverlight only for "normal" apps or XNA for games and highly
graphic apps. No WinForms.

Thanks for the link. That seems relevant to study. Scott Gu is a good
presenter.

/gustav


>>> shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru 31-01-2011 19:26 >>>
Hi Gustav --

Do Silverlight 4 applications need to use Windows Phone Connect Tool or
Silverlight applications can be run locally in debug mode (with database
backend used via a Web Service as you noted).

Does Windows Phone support WinForms at all? Or all Windows Phone 7 apps run
within Silverlight "shell"? (<- Sorry that question may sound silly...) 

BTW, here is ScottGu's link blog entry on Windows Phone 7 Developers tools:

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/09/16/windows-phone-7-developer-
tools-released.aspx

Thank you.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: 31 ?????? 2011 ?. 21:20
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Localizing Silverlight Business Application

Hi Shamil

Well, to some degree and probably for you and me. However, for media
applications you may need the Windows Phone Connect Tool and a physical
phone as I understand it (not tested by me).

/gustav


>>> shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru 31-01-2011 19:00 >>>
Hi Gustav --

Thank you for the additional information and the links you have provided - I
will use them for Windows Phone 7 "must have" set of links first place.

And I guess Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools do have Windows Phone 7 Device
simulator running under VS2010 when debugging/testing?


Thank you.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: 31 ?????? 2011 ?. 18:08
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Localizing Silverlight Business Application

Hi Shamil

No, WP7 does not support databases - you set up a service for data
communication. That's one of the things I wish to check out.
As for development software, start here:

Getting Started with Windows Phone Development
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402529(v=vs.92).aspx 

and visit the download page:

Installing Windows Phone Developer Tools
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402530(v=vs.92).aspx 

Code Samples for Windows Phone
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431744(v=vs.92).aspx 

Windows Phone 7 Design Guidelines * Cheat Sheet
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlight_sdk/archive/2011/01/07/windows-phone-7-d
esign-guidelines-cheat-sheet.aspx


Also:
How to Use the Windows Phone Connect Tool
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg180729(v=VS.92).aspx 

/gustav


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