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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Updated for Windows 8.1
..................................................................... 2
Prerequisites for This Book
.................................................................... 3
Source Code
........................................................................................ 3
1 Building Windows Store Apps 5
What Is a Windows Store App?
............................................................. 5
Microsoft Design Style Principles
.................................................. 6
Common Features of Windows Store Apps
..................................... 7
Creating Your First Windows Store App
............................................... 13
Creating the Visual Studio Project
............................................... 14
Declaring App Capabilities
......................................................... 15
Creating the HTML Page
............................................................ 17
Creating the Style Sheet
............................................................. 18
Creating the JavaScript File
......................................................... 18
Running the App
....................................................................... 21
Elements of a Windows Store App
....................................................... 21
JavaScript
.................................................................................. 21
HTML5
..................................................................................... 22
Cascading Style Sheets 3
............................................................. 22
Windows Runtime
..................................................................... 23
Windows Library for JavaScript
................................................... 23
What About jQuery?
.................................................................. 24
Building Windows Store Apps with Visual Studio
................................. 26
Windows Store App Project Templates
......................................... 27
Running a Windows Store App
................................................... 31
Debugging a Windows Store App
........................................................ 33
Using the Visual Studio JavaScript Console Window
..................... 33
Setting Breakpoints
.................................................................... 34
Using the DOM Explorer
............................................................ 35
Publishing to the Windows Store
........................................................ 36
Register as a Windows Developer
................................................ 36
Submitting Your App
................................................................. 37
Passing App Certification
........................................................... 39
Migrating from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
......................................... 41
Summary
.......................................................................................... 42
