‘XamlUIPresenter’ , what are you ? :)
Published by on 26.04.2012 at 17:00

There is an interesting API in the WinRT XAML namespace that sounds damn interesting BUT no public examples of how to use it. Even the MS folks are quiet about it .. What does “XamlUIPresenter” do? XamlUIPresenter The documentation explains … Continue reading →

In the categories   'Blend; Silverlight; Win8; Xaml'
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Custom Effects – Ripple Effect (Pixel Shader)
Published by on 25.04.2012 at 09:24

DirectX11.1 introduced a bunch of built in effects into Direct2D that span the following categories In my previous posts I showed how you could use SharpDx to call and render some of these effects inside your XAML Managed Metro apps. … Continue reading →

In the categories   'Win8; Xaml'
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Toying with the idea of a Metro “Ribbon” (part 1)
Published by on 25.04.2012 at 04:52

I’ve seen a couple of interesting comps of metro apps that have a ribbon, they actually look decent especially if your building a business productivity app. I wanted to prototype a metro app with a ribbon to see what it … Continue reading →

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Win8 Concept : App Manager
Published by on 16.01.2012 at 03:12

So this concept design for an “APP MANAGER” poped up on the interwebs and I must say I like it, clean and totally inline with the Win8 metro style of the rest of the OS. reference : Win8China Filed under: … Continue reading →

In the categories   'Metro App; Win8'
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