Windows Phone 7 3rd control set Overview

Now, Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW has been released for some time since September 16. while searching for learning materials, I also paid attention to the 3rd-side control library related to Windows Phone 7. I have learned that there are four complete control libraries.

I.Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit

This is from MicrosoftOpen SourceControl library, which provides many excellent Windows Phone 7 controls and contains sample code, which is very convenient to use. It includes the following controls:

LAutoCompleteBox

LListPicker

LLongListSelector

LPage Transitions

LGestureListener

LContextMenu

LDatePicker

LTimePicker

LToggleSwitch

LWrapPanel

I have introduced in this articleGestureListenerIf I have time, I will continue to write the practical experience of other controls. Next, let's take a look at some of the controls:

ContextMenu

DatePickerAnd TimePicker

ToggleSwitch

WrapPanel

Page Transitions

It was put on the CodePlex website by Microsoft. We can download it here.

II.Visifire-free Silverlight and WPF chart controls

Visifire has been committed to the development of Silverlight and WPF chart controls. It is free of charge (also includes a set of Enterprise Edition, paid). It contains various types of chart controls and is fully compatible with Windows Phone 7. Include table-based controls:

LColumn Charts

LLine Charts

LArea Charts

LPie Charts

LBar Charts

LCandleStick Charts

LStock Charts

LFunnel Charts

LStep Line Charts

LDoughnut Charts

LRadar Charts

LPolar Charts

LPyramid Charts

LSpline Charts

LStacked Charts

LBubble Charts

LScatter Charts

LCombination Charts

The following is in Windows Phone 7:

Here we can view more information about Visifire and provide many examples.

The following two controls are commercial controls, but they all have trial versions. If they are enterprise users, you can consider them. They also allow our common developers to broaden their horizons, you can learn a lot from this. They are truly dazzling to me.

Iii. Resco MobileForms Toolkit 2011

Resco has been committed to the development of. NET mobile platform controls and solutions. Its latest product is Resco MobileForms Toolkit 2011, spanningWindows Phone 7, Windows Mobile(Windows CE), Apple iOSAnd AndroidPlatform. I used its Toolkit for Windows Mobile (. NET Compact Framework) version, which is very convenient and has good toolbox and designer support, which has helped me a lot. Note that, even on Apple iOS and Android platforms, these controls are developed using. NET Based on MonoTouch and MonoDroid. Since Windows Phone 7 was released, they have begun to build Toolkit based on the Silverlight and Windows Phone platform, which includes the following controls (attached ):

AdvancedList

PhoneComboBox

PhoneImageButton

PhoneButton

DetailView

DateEditor

MessageDialog

ThemedButton

WeekCalendar

TimeEditor

PhoneSpinControl

PhoneCheckBox

MonthCalendar

PhoneTextBox

You can download the Resco MobileForms Toolkit 2011 evaluation version for Windows Phone 7 here (you need to register it. Let's have a try. It's really amazing!

Iv. RadControls for Windows Phone

This set of controls comes from Telerik, a veteran Silverlight control development company. The results are brilliant, but they are still in the CTP version. We can download the free version here (you need to register it ). In addition, there is a video to demonstrate the effects of all controls.

Are their comparison charts on the RadControls for Windows Phone and Windows Phone 7 controls (this figure includes the controls in the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit into Windows Phone 7 ):

Let's take a look at the various controls:

InfiniteListBox

LayoutTransform

ListPicker

NumericUpDown

PickerBox

TimePicker

UniformGrid

Window

WrapPanel

Now, we will introduce so much about the 3rd-side control of Windows Phone 7!