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I am trying to write a piece of code in C# to find all installed Metro Applications on a machine. I came across the following post Get a list of metro apps and launch them in Windows 8 using PowerShell which explains obtaining this from the system registry. Is this the only reliable way to obtain the list? Does anyone know of any other ways? Thanks in advance I wish I could comment...Is this an option? IEnumerable<Windows.ApplicationModel.Package> packages = (IEnumerable<Windows.ApplicationModel.Package>)packageManager.FindPackagesForUser(""); http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows

I need to code some html square "live tiles" that flip between 4 states periodically. Basically what I need is what this plug-in does http://www.drewgreenwell.com/projects/metrojs , but between 4 states, not just 2. Is there a definitive API/plug-in that allows live tile management in html/jquery sites? I'm not building a Windows 8 app, I'm just trying to simulate Live Tiles flipping in Html, and hopefully have it work in all major browsers. Thanks. In the end, it seems that Drew's plug-in does support multiple tile states, he provided a couple of samples. Sample 1 and Sample 2 . It seems to

How do I create properly formatted hyperlinks in Windows Store Apps in XAML? I tried creating an inline hyperlink and want to style it with a staticresource: <RichTextBlock Style="{StaticResource PageHeaderTextStyle}" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"> <Paragraph> <Run>"A sentence with inline text "</Run> <InlineUIContainer> <HyperlinkButton Background="Yellow"> my link </HyperlinkButton> </InlineUIContainer> <Run>... some more text</Run> </Paragraph> </RichTextBlock> i get the following where the hyperlink is not aligned with the rest of the sentence: Well, I tried this to no avail: <RichTextBlock FontSize

I am trying to use a XAML ScrollViewer to 'cheaply' add pinch-zooming to an image. The issue however is that when panning around the image, it keeps snapping to the very left. If I slide it right, it looks fine, but the second I release the image, it snaps back to the left. This problem only persists horizontally - for vertical panning, it works fine. I abstracted this to the most simple test case, and it persists. My XAML code is as follows: <ScrollViewer> <Image Source="http://i.imgur.com/1WlGT.jpg" /> </ScrollViewer> Any help is appreciated. I've resolved this. The issue is you have to

I want the dropdowns like in the pictures below: I dont know how I get them. I suppose that these are some kind of comboboxes but I am not sure. Can anyone help me and provide the xaml code?! Thanks. I suppose you are looking for Combo box : Windows 8 store controls list (MSDN) . To use: <ComboBox x:Name="comboBox1" SelectionChanged="ComboBox_SelectionChanged" Width="100"> <x:String>Item 1</x:String> <x:String>Item 2</x:String> <x:String>Item 3</x:String> </ComboBox> you would have to use Popup. Below link might help you http://rahulpnath.com/blog/windows-8-series-drop-down-button/ These look

I am learning how to develop Windows 8 Metro style apps but i couldn't found a way to store user data in SQL Server for example. What could i use or how to store user data. You cannot access local "desktop services" from the Metro app. So you will not be able to communicate with a local SQL Server. You can use online services that store your information or you can use local storage. Take a look at: How to store and retrieve local application data ApplicationData sample That question is also debated here and here You can use SQLite for Windows Runtime Here is a blog post explaining how to use