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Re: Unable to obtain Bytes sent and received using MB APIs on Win8

Sharath C V24-Oct-12 23:51

Sharath C V

24-Oct-12 23:51

Setting this solved the issue: internetClient capability in app manifest.

Windows 8, Get list of drives

USAFHokie8021-Sep-12 5:39

USAFHokie80

21-Sep-12 5:39

Hi guys... I'm just starting with Windows 8/Metro... I'm trying to figure out how to get a list of drives on the machine. The MSDN says Environment.GetLogicalDrives should work or System.IO.Directory.GetLogicalDrives but I can't seem to find either. I assume the framework for Metro apps is limited similar to how Silverlight is a subset of the .Net libraries... Anyone have any idea how to do this?

Re: Windows 8, Get list of drives

BrowniePoints26-Oct-12 10:29

BrowniePoints

26-Oct-12 10:29

You cannot enumerate drives using the WinRT APIs. You only have access to isolated storage or you can use the open/save file dialogs to allow the user to browse for a file/folder.

Save Canvas as image in WINRT using C#

Vivek Deshmukh20-Sep-12 0:56

Vivek Deshmukh

20-Sep-12 0:56

Hi ,

I have one canvas in my application. I am drawing on this.
I need to save this canvas as image file using c#.

Can you please guide me for this ?

Re: Save Canvas as image in WINRT using C#

Richard MacCutchan20-Sep-12 2:32

Richard MacCutchan

20-Sep-12 2:32

You already received an answer to this in the Quick Answers[^] forum. Please post in one forum only.

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Re: Save Canvas as image in WINRT using C#

Vivek Deshmukh20-Sep-12 2:35

Vivek Deshmukh

20-Sep-12 2:35

Hi Rechard,

I didn't get proper answer there. So i thought may be i will get here.
Thats why posted again.

Will keep in mind next time.

metro torrent

sealmu18-Sep-12 6:51

sealmu

18-Sep-12 6:51

In WinRT Metro app can I develop some background tasks as torrent or alarm clock or files manager likes same android applications? Because we don't have full futured background work and of course not in switched off mode. Confused | :confused:

Metro Camera AP snap shot event

ej_evo17-Sep-12 19:59

ej_evo

17-Sep-12 19:59

Hi Does anyone knows how to get the snapshot event from windows 8 native metro camera ap?
I would like to trigger some specific function when user click the webcam screen to snap a photo in metro ap.
I had try to using SPY++ and also check the Driver MFT document but found nothing Frown | :(

Could anyone give me a hint?
Thank you for your help.

good day.

Re: Metro Camera AP snap shot event

pramod.hegde17-Sep-12 23:31

pramod.hegde

17-Sep-12 23:31

Have a button in the UI, called 'btnCapture' and an image called 'imgPhoto'
In the click event of this button, have the following code. Also, make the click event async.

private async void btnCapture_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
   CameraCaptureUI dialog = new CameraCaptureUI();
   StorageFile file = await dialog.CaptureFileAsync(CameraCaptureUIMode.Photo);
   if (file != null)
   {
     BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
     using (IRandomAccessStream fileStream = await file.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read))
     {
       bitmapImage.SetSource(fileStream);
     }
     imgPhoto.Source = bitmapImage;
   }
}

In case of system resource access, Metro Apps work in the same way as Silverlight. So you need to explicitly provide access for the application to access Webcam and Microphone. You can give this permission in Capabilities tab of Application Manifest.

Re: Metro Camera AP snap shot event

ej_evo19-Sep-12 0:01

ej_evo

19-Sep-12 0:01

Thanks, but i only want to get the snap shot message from windows "native" camera metro AP. I think it may need implement a driver for it, not develop a application. is my understand right?

ej IS ME

How To Create Draggable and Drappable List Of Controls?

Bardiamarzbani13-Sep-12 12:36

Bardiamarzbani

13-Sep-12 12:36

Hi.I have a ItemControl and i set ItemPanel Property to Horizontal StackPanel and I Bound it to ObservableCollection of Icons.Now I Wanna user be able to remove icons with drag drop them to out of ItemControl and also can change items positions with each other by drag and Drop.
(Look likes MacOSX DocBar).Can i do this with above controls ,if yes,please tell me how.if not,i appreciate to tell me i should use which controls and how

Thanks In Advance.

Show UserControls In “ItemsControl” with custom option in XAML

Bardiamarzbani13-Sep-12 11:53

Bardiamarzbani

13-Sep-12 11:53

I have a ItemsControl in ScrollViewer and I set ItemsPanel of my ItemsControl to Horizontal StackPanel and i bound it to ObservableCollection of userControls.Now I wanna when user click on icons of open UserControls in my ItemsControl,automatically scrollviwer's offset change to show icon clicked UserControl.( I have a Icon for my each usercontrols)

And Also when user open new UserControl ,i wanna my ItemsControl automatically show it ( now when i open a new usercontrol i should scroll my ItemControl to reach it),
can i do this with above controls ,if yes,please tell me how.If not,i appreciate to tell me I should use which controls and how.

Regard.

modified 13-Sep-12 18:44pm.

what is winRT?

vishalgpt2-Sep-12 7:20

vishalgpt

2-Sep-12 7:20

I have read many articles but failed to understand that winRT is based on Win32 Platform or Managed Framework Platform or a alternate to MFC.

Regards,
Vishal

Re: what is winRT?

SoMad2-Sep-12 9:54

SoMad

2-Sep-12 9:54

When I Google "what is winRT", the first link is to Wikipedia[^]. I think that page explains the basics in a nice and clear way.

Soren Madsen

A question about mixing technologies...

Super Lloyd25-Aug-12 19:00

Super Lloyd

25-Aug-12 19:00

Just learning experimenting with WinRT..

I can see you can mix and match C++ and C# WinRT component, they feel like being in the "same realm"..

But how do I mix with Javascript/HTML component?

Say I have a normal DirectX C++ WinRT app, with some AI in C# and I want to show some information text panel with lots of interactive rich text, a job for Javascript.
How do I show the Javascript/HTML in my XAML app?
Further, ideally, I'd like to use some of my 'business data' to customize the text / HTML, any sample?

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Re: A question about mixing technologies...

David C# Hobbyist.26-Mar-13 9:00

David C# Hobbyist.

26-Mar-13 9:00

Super Lloyd wrote:
Say I have a normal DirectX C++ WinRT app, with some AI in C# and I want to show some information text panel with lots of interactive rich text, a job for Javascript.

How do I show the Javascript/HTML in my XAML app?

I have not tried this. I think you could style a WebView to resemble the rest of your application. Then arrange the html, css and javascript to present the data.

Hope this helps!

If you found a different workaround, I would love to hear about it.

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Re: A question about mixing technologies...

Super Lloyd26-Mar-13 14:56

Super Lloyd

26-Mar-13 14:56

It was mostly a theorical question... I gave up on it (or haven't reached the stage where it is useful yet! ^^)

Using Webviews and the appx protocol I was able to serve HTML/js files from inside my app, but not use C++/Cx class in those js files.. :/

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installing Chrome (and, maybe, FF) on Metro: Link to How-To-Geek article

BillWoodruff24-Jul-12 15:16

BillWoodruff

24-Jul-12 15:16

Hope this is useful: "How to Use Chrome as Your Metro Browser in Windows 8 Release Preview"[^]. Article dated July 23, 2012.

best, Bill

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Re: installing Chrome (and, maybe, FF) on Metro: Link to How-To-Geek article

Christian Amado2-Aug-12 9:41

Christian Amado

2-Aug-12 9:41

Any browser works excellent on Windows 8. Desktop Version of course.

Regards.

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essay/interview on Flash in IE10 in Win8 about which there has been a lot of confusion among developers

BillWoodruff13-Jul-12 19:18

BillWoodruff

13-Jul-12 19:18

Ashish G. of MS wrote: "As the flash is integrated with Internet Explorer 10 and does not comes as plug-in, it should work on both – Desktop and Metro version of Internet Explorer."[^].

As example of the confusion: Tim Anderson's blog writing about an interview with Scott Guthrie[^]. Do note the wild diversity, and contradictions, in the various readers' comments.

One wonders if integrating Flash is, on a primary level, an anti-iPad/Apple geo-political move; but one might ask: why not SilverLight; unless one claims, as some responders to the article above do, that WinRT + XAML is "SilverLight 6."

IE10 on Metro and WinRT supposed to be the "no plug-in" browser, so MS emphasized in various public statements, so I thought.

I remain confused about whether on ARM hardware in Win8, other browsers, other than IE10 will be usable.

All attempts at un-confusing me are appreciated Smile | :)

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Re: essay/interview on Flash in IE10 in Win8 about which there has been a lot of confusion among developers

Christian Amado2-Aug-12 9:39

Christian Amado

2-Aug-12 9:39

IE10 for Desktop suffers no changes. You can have any plug-in on it!.

In Metro you cannot install any plugin. It's not supported. So, the IE10 for metro have silverlight & flash plugins built-in. For security or compatibility reason may be.

Good point of view from you =)

Regards.

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Change the wallpaper

AvivaPhong5-Jul-12 15:56

AvivaPhong

5-Jul-12 15:56

Hi everyone

I try to build a simple windows 8 Metro Style application in JS or C# , I wonder if I can select a picture from an images gallery and put it as wallpaper on my desktop . I already checked few answers but its not working on Windows 8. Any code will Help I used VS2012 with Win8 RP

Thanks

Re: Change the wallpaper

Philippe Mori5-Jul-12 16:09

Philippe Mori

5-Jul-12 16:09

I won't think so as Metro applications are essentially in their own sandboxes...

Philippe Mori

WPF Win 8 Desktop App Buttons

Kevin Marois29-Jun-12 11:10

Kevin Marois

29-Jun-12 11:10

Have a Win 8 Desktop app with buttons that are gray, when when moused-over, their color changes. Also shows tooltip.

When the user touches, not clicks or mouses over, I want to NOT change the color not show the tooltip when touched?

Anyone know if this possible? Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks

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saving canvas as image in metro style app

Farhan Ghumra27-Jun-12 22:50

Farhan Ghumra

27-Jun-12 22:50

Hi, I am developing a paint like application in metro style. I want to save whatever content is drawn on canvas as image. I have checked this solutions but it didn't helped me.

Save canvas to bitmap[^]

WPF/XAML: Saving a Window or Canvas as a PNG Bitmap[^]

So how can I save the canvas content as image in win 8 metro app? Please help me with sample coding.

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