Windows Phone Basics

One. Installation

It is recommended to install Windows 7 environment, XP can not run emulator, Vista system support, but do not explain. After the system installation, go directly to the Microsoft Web site installation can be, very convenient, in the ointment is if your Internet speed is not fast, it may be tortured you half a day, quick words, 1 hours can be completely done.

url:http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26648 run Vm_web2.exe.

Two. Development environment

After the installation is complete, you will find two sets of tools: Microsoft Expression Blend 4 and Microsoft Visual Studio Express. Microsoft Expression Blend 4 is an interface development tool, http://www.cnblogs.com/jv9/archive/2010/03/11/1683103.html this URL is an introduction to him, simply said, Projects generated in blend can be seamlessly migrated to VS2010, enhancing the visual development of the UI and making up for VS2010 deficiencies. Another Microsoft Visual Studio Express is the Express version of VS2010, which simplifies the development of Windows Phone.

After the installation is complete, it is recommended (strongly recommended) to install Toolkit, a set of Microsoft-developed template controls that are very handy to use. Address:

http://silverlight.codeplex.com/releases/view/52297

http://silverlight.codeplex.com/releases/view/36060#DownloadId=93512

After installation,

VS2010 can be windowsphonecontrol at the right click on the selection of choose items, you can see more than before the control, such as WrapPanel, etc.;

In Blend 4, you need to add Preject->add Reference in your project select C:\Program Files (x86) \microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.0\toolkit\sep10\ Bin\microsoft.phone.controls.toolkit.dll can

Three. Getting Started articles

Windows Phone 7 Development 31st Talk

Http://www.cnblogs.com/porscheyin/archive/2010/11/21/1883014.html

http://www.jeffblankenburg.com/2010/09/30/31-days-of-windows-phone-7/

The foreigner writes the article, the Chinese has done the translation, covers the WP7 handset development most important technology, has this 31st to talk, the basic project can do.

And after each tutorial there are democode, very easy to do.

Sliverlight days

Http://www.jeffblankenburg.com/2009/06/30/31-thirty-one-days-of-silverlight

Expression Blend 3 Example Chinese course

Http://www.cnblogs.com/jv9/archive/2010/04/11/1709527.html

This is a tutorial on the use of blend 3, and now the Blend4 is a little different, but not a lot.

Create a button using Microsoft Expression Blend

Http://msdn.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/bb613598.aspx

An article that uses blend to make a self-drawing button.

Microsoft Expression Blend Knowledge collection, download the compressed package down, there is a book, very detailed