CHAPTER 5

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The Look and Feel

Are you excited about starting your first Windows 8 Store app? Excellent. Let’s get cracking! This chapter will be a quick rundown on how to make your Windows 8 Store app look professional right out of the gate. You will implement some of the coveted Windows 8 silhouette and make your app a delight to use from get go.

What if your app presents so much data that it causes navigation headaches for users? Will you be ready when the user does a pinch-and-zoom on your app content? Break no sweat, because I will talk about data binding and Semantic Zoom in detail in this chapter.

Imagery

Let’s start with the use of images ...

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