Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript

Book Description

Learn the key concepts of developing Windows Store apps using HTML5 and JavaScript

Overview

• Learn about the powerful new features in HTML5 and CSS3
• Quick start a JavaScript app from scratch
• Get your app into the store and learn how to add authentication

In Detail

Windows 8 has already been launched and been installed on millions of devices while the store is getting populated with apps, and soon enough everyone will want a Windows Store app. So start now and learn how to develop apps for Windows 8 using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript and you will be killing two birds with one stone by getting introduced to important features in HTML5 and CSS3 at the same time. You will gain the advantage of utilizing your web development skills to transform your website into an app or the other way round.

Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript is a practical, hands-on guide that covers the basic and important features of a Windows Store App along with code examples which will show you how to develop these features, all the while learning some of the new features in HTML5 and CSS3 which you can utilize in other areas of development.

This book starts with the new features in HTML5 and CSS3 that are incorporated with Windows 8 development, and then moves on to creating a blank Windows Store app and add features to it as we move through the chapters till we package the app and make it ready for publishing. Finally, we will have a look at how similar it is to develop the same app with XAML.

You will also learn how to add and use new controls dedicated for Windows 8 and then see how to fetch data for the app and bind it to the controls. We will also take a look at making the app adapt to change in screen sizes and rotation as well as how to make the app live with tiles and allow users to sign in using their email accounts. Also you will learn how to add an app bar, and lastly you learn how to finalize the app and publish it. If you want to leverage your web development skills and utilize it in developing for Windows 8, then you came to the right place. Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript is packed with examples and screenshots which will make it easy for you to implement all the things you learned throughout the book.

What you will learn from this book

• Using HTML5 elements
• Styling with CSS3
• Using Windows Library for JavaScript controls
• Getting data via web URLs and binding it to controls
• Creating a blank Windows Store JavaScript app
• Understanding view states and making the app responsive
• Adding live tiles and notifications for the app
• Creating a basic app using XAML
• Adding user sign-in features via email accounts
• Understanding the Windows Store and publishing the app

Approach

This book is a hands-on guide that follows a step-by-step tutorial approach which discusses Windows 8 application development with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

Who this book is written for

This book is great for developers who want to start developing for Windows 8 and it also targets developers who want to get introduced to powerful advancements in standards-based web technology, while using it to build Windows Store apps, as well as leveraging their existing skills and code assets in web development.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: HTML5 Structure
Chapter 2: Styling with CSS3
Chapter 3: JavaScript for Windows Apps
Chapter 4: Developing Apps with JavaScript
Chapter 5: Binding Data to the App
Chapter 6: Making the App Responsive
Chapter 7: Making the App Live with Tiles and Notifications
Chapter 8: Signing Users in
Chapter 9: Adding Menus and Commands
Chapter 10: Packaging and Publishing
Chapter 11: Developing Apps with XAML

中文：

书名：Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript

了解使用HTML5和JavaScript开发Windows应用商店应用程序的关键概念

Overview

• 了解HTML5和CSS3中强大的新功能
• 从头开始快速启动一个JavaScript应用程序
• 将您的应用程序放入应用商店并了解如何添加身份验证

In Detail

Windows8已经发布并安装在数百万台设备上，而商店里的应用程序越来越多，很快每个人都会想要一款Windows应用商店应用程序。因此，现在就开始学习如何使用HTML5、CSS3和JavaScript为Windows 8开发应用程序，通过同时了解HTML5和CSS3中的重要功能，您将一举两得。您将获得利用您的Web开发技能将您的网站转换为应用程序的优势，反之亦然。

使用HTML5和JavaScript开发Windows应用商店应用程序是一本实用的动手指南，它涵盖了Windows应用商店应用程序的基本和重要功能，并提供了代码示例，向您展示如何开发这些功能，同时学习HTML5和CSS3中的一些新功能，您可以在其他开发领域使用这些功能。

这本书从HTML5和CSS3中整合到Windows 8开发中的新功能开始，然后继续创建一个空白的Windows应用商店应用程序，并在我们浏览各章的过程中向其添加功能，直到我们将应用程序打包并准备发布。最后，我们将看看使用XAML开发相同的应用程序有多相似。

你还将学习如何添加和使用Windows 8专用的新控件，然后了解如何获取应用程序的数据并将其绑定到控件。我们还将研究如何让应用程序适应屏幕大小和旋转的变化，以及如何让应用程序与磁贴一起使用，并允许用户使用他们的电子邮件帐户登录。此外，您还将学习如何添加应用程序栏，最后您将学习如何完成应用程序并发布它。如果您想利用您的Web开发技能并将其用于Windows 8的开发，那么您来对了地方。使用HTML5和JavaScript开发Windows应用商店应用程序中有大量的示例和屏幕截图，这将使您可以轻松地实现您在本书中学到的所有内容。

What you will learn from this book

• 使用HTML5元素
• Styling with CSS3
• Using Windows Library for JavaScript controls
• 通过Web URL获取数据并将其绑定到控件
• 创建空白的Windows应用商店JavaScript应用程序
• Understanding view states and making the app responsive
• 为应用程序添加实时切片和通知
• Creating a basic app using XAML
• 通过电子邮件帐户添加用户登录功能
• 了解Windows应用商店并发布应用程序

Approach

这本书是一本实践指南，遵循循序渐进的教程方法，讨论使用HTML5、CSS3和JavaScript开发Windows 8应用程序。

这本书是为谁写的

这本书对于想要开始为Windows 8进行开发的开发人员来说非常棒，它也面向希望了解基于标准的Web技术的强大进步的开发人员，同时使用它来构建Windows应用商店应用程序，以及在Web开发中利用他们现有的技能和代码资产。

Table of Contents

第1章：HTML5结构
第2章：使用CSS3设置样式
第3章：适用于Windows应用程序的JavaScript
Chapter 4: Developing Apps with JavaScript
Chapter 5: Binding Data to the App
第6章：使应用程序具有响应性
第7章：使用磁贴和通知使应用程序实时运行
第8章：登录用户
第9章：添加菜单和命令
Chapter 10: Packaging and Publishing
第11章：使用XAML开发应用程序