Windows 8 Start Screen Tiles

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Hi,

I'm trying to create a Windows Store App (or so I believe they're called) using XAML and VB.Net and I'm having some trouble.

I am trying to make a program where, basically, it is copying the behaviour of the Windows 8 start screen tiles.

Could anyone point me in the direction of which control would be best to do this, and any tutorials that may talk me through it.

I'm new to XAML and Windows Store Apps but I have a lot of experience making Windows Form programs.

I have searched on Google and can't seem to find anything that would help. Also searching for Windows Store Apps comes back with a lot of results that I don't need.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Posted 6-Nov-14 23:48pm

Ste Moore

Updated 6-Nov-14 23:51pm

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Praneet Nadkar · Answer 1 · 2014-11-06T23:56:00

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HI,

why dont you use MetroFramework. You can download it from here:
https://github.com/viperneo/winforms-modernui[^]

This may help you in developing a mtero ui in winform.

Regards,
Praneet

Posted 6-Nov-14 23:56pm

Praneet Nadkar

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Ste Moore 7-Nov-14 6:05am

Thanks for the quick reply. This looks like it is changing the Windows Forms to look like the Windows Store/Metro apps, but what I'm looking for is a control for the Windows Store/Metro apps which mimics the tiles on the Windows 8 start screen.

Sorry if I wasn't very clear.

[no name] 7-Nov-14 6:06am

Yes, I get it. This has the tiles too. It does provide a control like tile.

Ste Moore 7-Nov-14 6:22am

The ModernUI isn't installing.

I get the following message when I attempt it.
Install-Package : Could not install package 'ModernUI 1.3.0.0'. You are trying to install this package into a
project that targets '.NETCore,Version=v4.5.1', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content
files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Package ModernUI
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-Package], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PowerShell.Commands.InstallPackageCommand

I think this may be due to the fact that I'm creating a windows store app and not a windows form app.