Tag Archives: Metro
Windows Store Apps official name for Metro apps
Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesI’m not sure how you feel about the whole “we don’t call it Metro anymore” announcement that we discussed some time ago here on Everything Microsoft, but ever since Microsoft has announced that it would refrain from using the ...
WIndows 8 to Include 20 Different Metro Themes
Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesAs Windows 8 has progressed from the Developer Preview until now the start screen has become more and more customizable. From a variety of color combinations to metro-themed Start screen backgrounds the Start screen can be made your own. ...
Microsoft Kills Off Metro, But The UI Is Still Here
Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesMicrosoft has had to officially axe the “Metro” name from it’s new UI in Windows 8. Several people had been wondering if Microsoft were going to keep up the “Metro” name when Windows 8 hits the market. Up until ...
Is Metro Gone?
Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesMicrosoft did an odd thing, saying that Metro is not the real name of the new interface. Hmm. So what’s the odd thing? Is Metro just a code word not the real term for the Interface, or that after ...
How to close Modern UI (Metro) apps more comfortable
Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesIf you want to close Moder UI apps (Metro apps) in Windows 8 you have two ways to do so. First, you can open the Windows Task Manager with Ctr-Shift-Esc, find the apps that you want to close and ...
Microsoft Rename “Metro” To…. Windows 8?
Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesEarlier on in the week I covered a story that Microsoft was ditching the “Metro” name that was commonly used when referring to the new user interface in Windows 8. The reason behind this name change was because Microsoft ...
Building your own Windows Runtime components to deliver great Metro style apps
For Windows 8, we completely reimagined the platform, allowing you to choose the programming language and technologies you already know to build apps tailored to the device and form factor. With the Windows Runtime, you can even easily use multiple languages within a single app. You can build a great ...
Using HTML controls to create great Metro style apps
With Windows 8, you can use HTML to build Metro style apps. What you might not realize is that by using HTML controls directly, you automatically get the new Windows 8 experience. We have done work in HTML so that you can build industrial strength apps that have touch capability ...
Testing Metro style apps in Windows 8
In the world of Metro style apps, your apps are the focus of the whole experience. For this experience to be delightful to your users, you want to ensure that your apps are well tested and represent a high level of quality. Producing a Metro style app involves four main ...
Creating Metro style apps that stand out from the crowd
When you submit your app into the Store, there will no doubt be other apps in your category that will compete for people’s attention. Being able to crisply showcase the differentiation points in your offerings and staying focused on delivering the core scenarios that you are best at are crucial ...