CHAPTER 20

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Working with Settings & App Data

In this chapter, I show you how to present the user with application settings and how to make them persistent. Almost every app will have some features that the user can customize, and presenting the options to the user in a way which is consistent with other apps is an important way of ensuring that your users are able to build on their previous Windows experience when working with your app.

There are special provisions for apps that make working with settings simple and relatively easy. I’ll show you different techniques for presenting settings and the Windows features for storing settings (and other ...

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