Already comfortable with JavaScript and HTML? Microsoft has just empowered you to build breakthrough apps for Windows 8. It’s a remarkable opportunity--and best-selling Microsoft web development author Stephen Walther will show you how to take full advantage of it. Offering the same deep insight and practical code that has made his ASP.NET Unleashed the #1 ASP.NET book of all time, Walther covers everything you need to build, test, and distribute outstanding Windows 8 software with JavaScript and HTML5. Walther clearly demonstrates the unique advantages Windows 8 offers to web developers. He guides you through using Microsoft’s new WinJS library to develop apps for Microsoft’s brand-new version of Windows--you learn how to use JavaScript templates, controls, and data binding. You’ll find in-depth coverage of everything from displaying data with a ListView control to supporting SkyDrive cloud storage, creating games to using IndexedDB and HTML5 forms. If you’re a web developer, Windows 8 gives you millions of new potential users--and you already have many of the skills you’ll need to reach them. Get this book, master the tools and techniques you don’t already know--and go after that huge new market! Detailed information on how to... Get your app published in the Windows Store Create apps that work great with touch, keyboard, stylus, and mouse Use JavaScript controls such as the Tooltip, Rating, DatePicker, and FlipView controls Thoroughly master using the WinJS ListView control to display, sort, and filter data Use HTML5 Canvas to build arcade games Store data on the local file system, via remote web services, or in IndexedDB databases Use Live Services to authenticate users, retrieve user profiles, and interact with SkyDrive Create custom WinJS controls with Page Controls Build apps that gracefully adapt to different screen resolutions and orientations Take pictures from your computer’s webcam and play sounds

Table of Contents:
Introduction   1 1 Building Windows Store Apps   5 What Is a Windows Store App?    5 Microsoft Design Style Principles   6 Common Features of Windows Store Apps   8 Creating Your First Windows Store App   13 Creating the Visual Studio Project  13 Declaring App Capabilities   15 Creating the HTML Page   16 Creating the Style Sheet   17 Creating the JavaScript File   Running the App   20 Elements of a Windows Store App   21 JavaScript   21 HTML5   21 Cascading Style Sheets 3     22 Windows Runtime   22 Windows Library for JavaScript   23 What about jQuery?    23 Building Windows Store Apps with Visual Studio   26 Windows Store App Project Templates   26 Running a Windows Store App   34 Debugging a Windows Store App  35 Using the Visual Studio JavaScript Console Window   35 Setting Breakpoints   37 Using the DOM Explorer   37 Publishing to the Windows Store   38 Register as a Windows Developer   38 Submitting Your App   39 Passing App Certification   41 Summary   42 2 WinJS Fundamentals   45 Namespaces, Modules, and Classes   45 Using Namespaces   46 Using the Module Pattern   48 Using Classes   51 Asynchronous Programming with Promises   56 Using Promises   57 Using then() versus done()    58 Creating Promises   Creating a Timeout Promise   61 Canceling Promises   62 Composing Promises   63 Retrieving DOM Elements with Query Selectors   63 Performing Queries with the WinJS.Utilities.query() Method   64 Retrieving a Single Element with the WinJS.Utilities.id() Method   66 Using the WinJS.Utilities.children() Method   67 Working with the QueryCollection Class   68 Performing Ajax Calls with the xhr Function   69 Specifying Different Response Types   72 Customizing the Properties of the XmlHttpRequest Object   73 Summary   75 3 Observables, Bindings, and Templates   77 Understanding Observables   77 Creating an Observable   78 Creating Observable Listeners   79 Coalescing Notifications   81 Bypassing Notifications   82 Working with the WinJS.Binding.List Object   83 Creating an Observable Collection of Observables   86 Understanding Declarative Data Binding   86 Declarative Data Binding and Observables   89 Capturing the Contents of an HTML Form   91 Declarative Data Binding and WinJS Controls   94 Declarative Data Binding and Binding Converters   96 Understanding Templates   100 Creating an Imperative Template   100 Creating a Declarative Template   103 Applying a Template with a Query Selector   104 Creating External Templates   106 Summary   108 4 Using WinJS Controls   109 Introduction to WinJS Controls   109 Creating a WinJS Control Declaratively   111 Creating Controls Imperatively   113 Setting Control Options   114 Retrieving Controls from an HTML Document   115 Using the Tooltip Control   116 Using the contentElement Property   117 Styling a Tooltip   117 Using the ToggleSwitch Control   118 Determining the State of a ToggleSwitch   118 Using the Rating Control   120 Customizing the Ratings   121 Submitting a Rating   121 Using the DatePicker Control   123 Formatting the Year, Month, and Date   124 Displaying Only Years, Months, or Days   126 Capturing the Selected Date   127 Using the TimePicker Control   128 Getting and Setting the Current Time   130 Formatting the Hour, Minute, and Period   131 Using the FlipView Control   132 Displaying Page Numbers   135 Creating Custom FlipView Buttons   137 Summary   139 5 Creating Forms   141 Using HTML5 Form Validation   141 Using the required Attribute   142 Using the pattern Attribute   142 Performing Custom Validation   143 Customizing the Validation Error Style   144 Resetting a Form   146 Using HTML5 Input Elements   Labeling Form Fields   148 Entering a Number   149 Entering a Value from a Range of Values   151 Entering Email Addresses, URLs, Telephone Numbers, and Search Terms   151 Entering a Value from a List of Values   153 Selecting Files   154 Creating a Rich Text Editor   155 Displaying Progress   156 Summary   158 6 Menus and Flyouts   161 Using the Flyout Control   161 Using the Menu Control   163 Using the AppBar Control   167 Creating a Simple App Bar   168 Using App Bar Commands   170 Showing Contextual Commands   173 Configuring App Settings   175 Creating About Page Settings.    176 Creating Personal Settings   178 Displaying Windows Dialogs   182 Summary   184 7 Using the ListView Control   185 Introduction to the ListView Control   185 Using List Layout versus Grid Layout   190 Preventing Overlapping ListView Items   193 Selecting Items in a ListView Control   197 Creating a Master/Detail View   198 Selecting Multiple Items   202 Sorting Items in a ListView Control   204 Filtering Items in a ListView Control   206 Grouping Items in a ListView Control   208 Switching Views with Semantic Zoom   211 Switching a ListView Template Dynamically   216 Loading ListView Items Incrementally   219 Summary   221 8 Creating Data Sources   223 Creating Custom Data Sources   223 Creating the Data Source Class   224 Creating a Data Adapter   224 Implementing the getCount() Method   225 Implementing the itemsFromIndex() Method   225 Implementing the insertAtEnd() Method   227 Implementing the remove() Method   227 Implementing the change() Method   228 Handling Errors   228 Implementing the setNotificationHandler() Method   229 Creating a File Data Source   230 Using the File Data Source   231 Creating a Web Service Data Source   236 Creating the Data Source   236 Creating the Web Service   237 Using the Web Service Data Source   240 Creating an IndexedDB Data Source   241 Overview of IndexedDB   241 Using the IndexedDB Data Source   245 Summary   252 9 App Events and States   253 App Events   253 Handling the Activated Event   254 Handling the Error Event   255 Deferring Events with Promises   256 Creating Custom Events   257 Suspending, Terminating, and Resuming an App   257 Detecting When an App Is Suspended and Terminated   258 Detecting the Previous Execution State   258 Testing Application State with Visual Studio   259 Storing State with Session State  260 Application View States   61 Snapped, Filled, Portrait, and Landscape   261 Using Media Queries   264 Using the JavaScript mediaMatch Method   266 Defining a Viewport   267 Summary   270 10 Page Fragments and Navigation   273 Using the HtmlControl Control   273 Creating a Page Control   276 Creating Multipage Apps   280 Creating a Navigation App   280 Understanding the Navigation App default.html Page   281 Adding New Page Controls to a Navigation App   283 Navigating to Another Page   285 Understanding the Navigation API   286 Understanding the PageControlNavigator Control   287 Understanding Navigation State   287 Summary   291 11 Using the Live Connect API   293 Installing the Live SDK   294 Adding a Reference to the Live SDK   294 Registering Your App   294 Initializing the Live Connect SDK   296 Specifying Different Scopes   296 Authenticating a User   299 Using WL.login()    299 Using the SignIn Control   300 Authentication Events   302 Passing an Authentication Token to a Web Service   303 Sending the Authentication Token from a Windows Store App   303 Verifying the Authentication Token in a Web Service   306 Retrieving the User ID   308 Retrieving Basic User Information   309 Uploading and Downloading Files from SkyDrive   311 Listing SkyDrive Folders and Files   312 Downloading Files from SkyDrive   314 Uploading Files to SkyDrive   316 Summary   318 12 Graphics and Games   319 Overview of the Game   320 Creating the Game Tiles   321 Playing the Game Sounds   322 Creating the Game Canvas   323 Capturing User Interaction   325 Creating the Update Loop   327 Creating the Render Loop   329 Summary   331 Index   333