Introduction to Windows 8 style application development 32 building auxiliary tiles

One of the feature points that we developers may develop in Windows phone is to put a "Pin to start" in the list of data, and everyone knows that the magnets that are fixed to the start screen are called auxiliary magnets (also known as Level two tiles), and users can Start the application with this secondary tile and navigate to a page or location in your application.

In fact, the Windows 8 store-style application also introduces the concept of secondary magnets, which users experience almost as much as the secondary magnets used in Windows 8 store and the Windows Phone auxiliary tiles, but the implementation is completely different for developers.

First, auxiliary magnetic paste Overview

Generated by the "fixed (Pin)" Action of some elements in the application

Application starts a "fixed" operation with a simple run-time call

User confirms the fixed action through the system UI

Personalized Interface for display applications

Same function as applied tiles

Click on the tile to start the application and navigate to the appropriate content page

In addition to auxiliary magnetic paste common scenarios include:

Weather updates for specific cities in weather applications

Summary of recent activities in calendar applications

Status and update of important contacts in social applications

A specific source in an RSS reader

Music Play List

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