Thursday, April 7, 2016

WP App part 6 - Completing the app and various improvements

Goal:
Publish the App



Previous parts:


Part 1 - First setup
http://sometimesiliketopretend.blogspot.com/2014/09/windows-phone-app-part-1-manual.html

Part 2 - The setup of the DataModel
http://sometimesiliketopretend.blogspot.com/2014/09/wp-app-part-2-manual-automatic-setting.html

Part 3 - Using the FilePicker

http://sometimesiliketopretend.blogspot.com/2014/11/wp-app-part-3-manual-automatic-use.html

Part 4 - Saving and Loading images from and to a byte array
http://sometimesiliketopretend.blogspot.com/2015/02/wp-app-part-4-manual-automatic-saving.html

Part 5 - Copy Images to Local App Folder
http://sometimesiliketopretend.blogspot.com/2015/05/wp-app-part-5-manual-automatic-copy.html


Since the last post all the base functionality is in place and I started testing and tweaking the app.

Some of the improvements I made:

  • Storing thumbnails alongside the original image to reduce the load when previewing a Manual
  • Made it possible to attach multiple images to a Manual. This was quite a big change.
At the end I published the app to the store.
This was a easy and fast process. One thing I as struggeling with was getting the tile and store image in place.

But since my struggels the Dev center has been updated and it is a bit more clear now.

All in all it was fun to build an app.

For those interested you can find it here:


URL for Windows 10https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9nblgggz03qn
URL for Windows Phone 8.1 and earlierhttp://windowsphone.com/s?appid=7773e6f7-69e5-40dd-bdcf-57d5cab50de8



GNZ.