Windows Phone 8 in Action

Part 3. XAML for Windows Phone

Even though XAML for Windows Phone is similar to Silverlight for the browser, and by extension to Windows Presentation Foundation, there are new controls and concepts found only in the Windows Phone SDK. In part 3, you’ll learn how to use new XAML features to build applications that match the look and feel of Windows Phone.

Although you’ve used the ApplicationBar and Pivot controls in sample applications throughout this book, this part takes a deep dive into these new controls. Chapter 13 explains features of the application bar that you haven’t seen yet, such as dynamically enabling and disabling buttons and menu items, as well as learning how to display pop-up context menus. Chapter 14 shows you all the ins ...