I am currently working on an implementation of an application for Windows Phone 7 that should retrieve the SHOUTcast stream (inspired by this question). The stream location is represented by an IP address and a port. Here is an example of a SHOUTcast stream URL: http://78.159.104.183:80 I am trying to make a HttpWebRequest to get the ...
Hey. Although this is focused on Windows Phone 7, I guess the principle is universal. I would like to have a password protected zone within my app. However, my application is completely offline and so I will have to store credential details on the phone. My initial idea is to store a hash of the password and the salt. Would this be the...
I'm making a little app for calculating tips for Windows Phone 7 and I want to validate the inputs before trying to calculate things. How can I check if the textbox has a valid monetary value inserted? No letters and no more than one Dot for decimal places. ...
I'm making a small tip calculator for the Windows Phone 7 and I'm almost done: I'm having trouble getting the trailing decimals places to do what I want though. I want to display the result with only two values after the comma. Any suggestions? Here's my code: private void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { if (V...
For example, I want a button to take me to a settings page, and then back to the main screen. Just as an example for me to understand the workflow. Any guidance? ...
I have a WebClient instance that receives data from a remote website. I referenced a DownloadProgressChanged event handler and I am trying to access InnerBuffer, which is an internal field in the DownloadBitsState nested class (set as private) in WebClient. I am using the following code right in the DownloadProgressChanged event handler...
I am working on a wp7 app and I want to make an https call (sign-in and then post ) to a website which does not have an REST API. So I will have to use it just like a browser adding headers to the https sign in call and parsing the resulting data get the Cookie data and unique id assigned extra and pass that on to a subsequent https ca...
I'm working on a Windows Phone 7 app, and I was wondering whether anyone had a definitive answer on whether or not I have to check if a directory exists before creating one, and what the advantages/disadvantages of doing/not doing so are. As far as I can tell, from stepping through my code, the following two blocks of code work in the sa...
I'm trying to achieve swipe navigation on Windows Phone 7. I would like to navigate from one page to another by swiping left or right. How can i do this? ...
I want to make some buttons in my app that look like the common round buttons with the arrows found all over the win 7 apps. Anyone know where I can find resources for these? UPDATE Here's a great tutorial on creating round buttons in WP7. This is exactly what I was trying to do, but I will use the images mentioned by John Gardner belo...
I am looking for the best practice for storing user credentials in a windows 7 phone app. I am writing an app for a web service that requires authentication. Thankfully it is only basic authentication at this point. What is the best way to store those credentials? ...
There's no "ResourceDictionary" templates in the WP7 SDK. Is there a different way of creating styles to share across pages? Thanks! ...
I don’t understand how to use some features from Windows Phone Toolkit in cs code in Silverlight (more precise, I don’t understand how to use GestureListener). I saw many examples of using GestureListener in xaml like this <Image Source="something.jpg"> <toolkit:GestureService.GestureListener> <toolkit:GestureListener Tap="i...
The official WP7 emulator uses 800x480 resolution. The only info I can find on planned WP7 phones (eg Samsung Cetus i917) share the same resolution. While I realise the appeal of writing resolution-independant programs, I'd really rather focus on pushing a known set of hardware to the max than sacrificing features and efficiency for one-...
I am going to learn Windows7 mobile programming soon, what are tools and frameworks I should make sure to know very well before start. For example, is know silverlight or wpf is something important? what else important? ...
Hi: (Scenario: Windows Phone 7 / Silverlight) I have a ListBox that i will simplify to this XAML: <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=ImageLinks}"> <!-- ImageLinks a collection in ViewModel --> <ListBox.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <Image Source="{Binding Path=ImageSource}" /> <!-- ImageSource i...
Does anyone know if Dotfuscator supports WinPhone7 and XNA applications ? ...
Hey All, Are there any solid Windows Phone 7 reference applications that demonstrate core APIs and best practices for Windows Phone 7 + Silverlight? Specifically, I think there are a few major concepts that are not well-documented or well-built-out. Rather than fall back to frameworks, I'd like to have a better understanding of how the...
I found the web downloader but they never seem to work for me, how can I download the latest release in an ISO format or a full installer? I cannot use the web downloader. Thanks! ...
I have a simple Silverlight app that I want to run on Windows Phone 7 almost exactly as is. I've created a new Windows Phone 7 project and when I reference the Silverlight app I get a warning that says "Adding a reference to a Silverlight project might not work properly. Do you want to continue?". If I continue and try to run anyway, th...