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feature #] # - my splash screen

step 4 - creating the splash screen

  1. x] the blank app template already has a splash screen
    1. in this step i am going to customize it to use my own splash screen
  2. x] you need a 620x300 image for the "splash screen.png" logo which is displayed when the app is launched
    1. vs has a manifest editor, you can simply use this to pick the image file, this editor opens automaticlly when you open the package manifest file
    2. you can also specify the color name or # for the background in the same dialog page. Setting a background color for your splash screen is optional. If you do not specify a color, the splash screen background color defaults to the Tile background color (the color in the Background Color field of the Tile section in the Application UI tab).
  3. x] you need a 150x150 image  for the  "logo.png", "tile icon that is displayed on the desktop start screen
    1. again use the manifest editor page to pick the file
    2. this image fills 1 whole square of the start menu Tile that you see on the start screen
  4. ] OPTIONALLY you can ADD a 310x150 image  for the  "widelogo.png", "tile icon that is displayed on the desktop start screen
    1. this give your app the option to span 2 squares ( a rectangle), will likely be required when we
  5. ] OPTIONALLY you can ADD a 30x30 image for the small logo
    1. ] guessing this would center inside the small square app icon, used with a bg color,
    2. ] the ms app icons for music, video, xbox, appear to be made this way 

 

So, in summary ...

  1. ] this is pretty quick, easy and instantly rewarding
    1. of  course i didnt have the images in the size i needed, so i hacked up something to look halfway functional for the time being ...

Things to check out ...

  1. ] there a lots of sample splash screen apps, i think it is the most populated category in the app samples at this some opinions
    1. ] check out the guidelines as well
  2. ] basic splash screen setup how to
    1. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465346.aspx
  3. ms guidels 101 recomendations for your splash screen
    1. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465338.aspx 
  4. sample app, 1 of many
    1. http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Splash-screen-sample-89c1dc78
  5. not sure
    1. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh986964.aspx 

Notes / Tips / micellaney :

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Time invested :

  1. lets call it 1 tomato for a q&d implementation
    1. and then ADD whatever you need for your images

Stay tuned for ..

  1. step 5 - my app feature #] menu
    1. ]

 

 

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ID: 1354

NAME: day-2-step-4

DESCRIPTION: my-app - feature #] - creating a SPLASH SCREEN, and my APP's TILE (static)

START DATE TIME: 2012-11-02 00:00:00

EST DURATION: 01:00:00

END DATE TIME: 2012-11-02 01:00:00

STATUS: Completed

PRIORITY: -5

OWNER ID: 1

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