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Windows 8 UX Design Jump Start

Q&A Log

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DAY 1

08:40:00 PDT

Question: hi any one here? Answer: Good morning! Just getting set up in the studio

08:40:22 PDT

Question: hi all, I’m connected from Italy Answer: Thanks for joining Andrea!

08:41:49 PDT

Question: hello everybody, I’m connected from Dominican Republic Answer: Hello! Thanks for joining us!

08:41:51 PDT

Question: Yeah! Answer: Great to see AwesomeDevsigner (nice) back in the Jump Start house! Welcome!

08:42:14 PDT

Question: Hi, it's midnight here in Bali :p Answer: Would love to be in Bali right now! So glad you're here w/ us!

08:42:51 PDT

Question: Best quality audio I've heard on a webcast! Answer: Thanks for the feedback! Wait til you hear Chris and Brandy!

08:42:59 PDT

Question: Best quality audio I've heard on a webcast! Answer: Audio is half of video Thanks for the compliment!

08:43:34 PDT

Question: Thanks Frank! I enjoyed every single JumPDTart with you Answer: Same here, buddy! Looking forward to you insightful questions. This topic may be the best fit for your

talents and skill set yet!

08:44:11 PDT

Question: Hello Everyone! I am so looking forward to this event! Answer: Great to see you here!


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08:44:38 PDT

Question: Excited to watch the web cast Answer: It's going to be a good one! We're fired up!

08:47:21 PDT

Question: Hello from Alabama! Answer: Roll tide!

08:48:21 PDT

Question: Greetings from British Columbia! Answer: The most beautiful part of Canada!

08:48:49 PDT

Question: Will this be available to be viewed after it is done online? I will be unable to stay for the whole session. Answer: We will have the recording live on Microsoft Virtual Academy early next week

08:49:08 PDT

Question: hello from Portugal Answer: Hello Nacibi! Thanks for joining

08:50:53 PDT

Question: Hi from north Sweden, Lulea to be exact! Answer: Hello to Jim Swe in Lulea!

08:52:30 PDT

Question: Hello from Utrecht, Netherlands. Answer: Hallo en welkom--zo blij dat u lid wilt worden ons vandaag!

08:52:54 PDT

Question: Hi I am Atul from India, Bengaluru Answer: Thanks for joining us AtulKumar! Welcome!

08:53:44 PDT

Question: what is the Twitter # for this event? Answer: We use #MSJumPDTart as our main one


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08:54:12 PDT

Question: Good evening from Mauritius! Nice to be back for another MVA JumPDTart Answer: Welcome back, Jochen!

08:57:33 PDT

Question: Hi I am Yemina from Pakistan. Answer: Thanks for tuning in, Yemina!

08:58:29 PDT

Question: FRAAANK lol, sorry, couldn't resist. I'm here from Ft Dix, NJ Answer: Michael! My man! So glad to see you online!

08:59:45 PDT

Question: A big welcome from all of us here in Redmond, WA! We're about to broadcast LIVE from the MSL Studios.

Chris Mayo and Brandy Porter are going through sound checks right now! BIG thank you to our MVA User Community Manager, Matt Calder, for leading the team of folks answering your chat questions behind the scenes! Answer: By the way, all you Twitter-ers should be following @MatthewCalder1 and @MSVirtAcademy.

09:03:27 PDT

Question: @Frank Yes, indeed. JumPDTarts are a great chance to clarify questions with rock solid experts. Answer: I agree! Thanks buddy!

09:06:37 PDT

Question: Hi this is Sivaprasad.G from Hyderabad India, it is pleasure to share with MVA team that I successfully

completed Microsoft Exam 70-480 two days before. MVA'S “Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start" course very helpful to prepare my exam.

Answer: Congratulation! That is great to hear makes our day! Best luck on the next one

09:07:23 PDT

Question: this is the best Learning Community ever done! God bless the people who are making this posible!. Answer: This is one of the coolest things ever posted during a Jump Start! Thank you, Angel!

09:07:54 PDT

Question: Where's the AC? Chris looks like he's sweating. Answer: the sun is out today. Seattle is melting.

09:09:23 PDT

Question: what are Chris's and Brandy's twitter handles? Answer: Brandy is @chickerbp and Crhis is @chrisdmayo


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09:09:28 PDT

Question: really waiting 4 dis jump start to design by app which is ready to deploy... Answer: Nice! Love seeing new apps!

09:11:23 PDT

Question: Congrats to Sivaprasad on your 70-480 exam! - Woo Hoo !!! Great to hear MVA was helpful for you Answer: This is fantastic! Congrats!

09:11:49 PDT

Question: Good Afternoon from Hertfordshire England Answer: YES! Ricky Day is back in the Jump Start house! Welcome Ricky -- so glad to see you once again!

09:13:02 PDT

Question: Hey guys, I passed on to the Lean Government Summit that is going on at the same time as this about

this jumPDTart to those folks - there is a MS Dev booth there Answer: What great feedback, Michael. Thanks for sharing and we're so happy you see such value in MVA and the

Jump Start series. Great to see you online again!

09:14:43 PDT

Question: Do not forget about the AppPortunities - http://www.onsocialmedia.org/promotions-offers Answer: Nice!

09:15:08 PDT

Question: Good to be here, don't forget the polls everyone

Answer: Thanks for the reminder, Ricky!

09:19:41 PDT

Question: Can you post that site and code for points? went by to quick

Answer: Check out the FAQ... All there.

09:20:53 PDT

Question: What's the design url again? Thx. Answer: design.windows.com

09:23:00 PDT

Question: Hi from Tunisia Answer: Fantastic! Bonjour!

http://www.onsocialmedia.org/promotions-offers


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09:35:14 PDT

Question: Will there be an MVA app for Windows 8? Or is there already one? Answer: We are planning for one. What would you want it to have?

10:04:12 PDT

Question: Is contoso cookbook in the windows store? Answer: It is not currently.

10:05:09 PDT

Question: Hey at Big Nerd Ranch do you use organic and free range techniques?

Answer: Both. Our apps are allowed to roam free and are pesticide-free

10:12:21 PDT

Question: thanks audio is back Answer: Hurray!

10:37:25 PDT

Question: We are having beautiful weather here in NY Answer: New York is spring can be gorgeous!

10:41:30 PDT

Question: Since its mid night here already. Will it be possible to watch the sessions later, in case I miss a few. Answer: We don't have the specific URL confirmed yet, but you can check back at microsoftvirtualacademy.com and

it'll be posted there

10:43:15 PDT

Question: Will this session be available to view afterwards? Answer: Good question! It will, at microsoftvirtualacademy.com. Sadly we don't have the direct URL confirmed yet

but it will be posted.

10:50:49 PDT

Question: I'm having a "Sixth Sense" moment

Answer:

10:55:54 PDT

Question: New Poll ready? Answer: Awesome! New poll coming in 10 seconds!


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10:58:17 PDT

Question: This presentation is JUST what I needed. We do not have a UX expert on staff so this has really been

helpful this far. Answer: Great to hear, thanks for the feedback! MUCH, MUCH more to come this afternoon and tomorrow. I hope all

of you stay tuned in and continue posting great questions!

10:59:19 PDT

Question: While people are waiting for the sessions to be posted on MVA at a later date, don't forget to check out all

the other great courses on Windows 8 dev and other subjects. Answer: Wonderful to see mrpaulb online again! Of course ,we agree with this suggestion and hope all of you enjoy

the GREAT content on MVA!

11:03:29 PDT

Question: Peek? please elaborate on that Answer: Peaking is when you only show a portion of the content at an edge to tell users that there's more to get to.

It's a hint to let them know to keep scrolling

11:04:50 PDT

Question: done Answer: Thanks for the vote!

11:17:20 PDT

Question: Otherwise, what tools did Chris and Brandy use to create the flows? Answer: They will talk about it during the next session. Mostly Illustrator and Photoshop.

11:41:04 PDT

Question: We typically use Adobe Illustrator, as Photoshop can get complicated for some team members. If you are

creating a quick and easy map, you can use Smaps at http://quirktools.com/smaps/ Works like online post-its Answer: Thanks for the tip!

12:05:31 PDT

Question: I suppose we can use Visio 2013 to create your story board

layers http://www.onsocialmedia.org/Blog/Post/3/Step-by-Step-Microsoft-Visio-2010 Answer: Great info... Sharing...

12:16:23 PDT

Question: I thought Georgia was also a native font!?!??! Answer: Cambria is being pushed as the standard serif font for long-form reading on Windows 8. Georgia is

available by default in Windows 8, so it's certainly available to use.

http://quirktools.com/smaps/

http://www.onsocialmedia.org/Blog/Post/3/Step-by-Step-Microsoft-Visio-2010


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12:43:12 PDT

Question: I couldn't get this question typed in time, but maybe queue this up for later. What I wanted to ask was: "In

the business world, people are generally really used to having open multiple windows and having the ability to drag & drop data onto windows, as well as toggle between them. What is a good way to provide a similar functionality with the new style restriction of one (or two) windows, ie. how would/could a drag and drop like functionality be implemented?" Answer: Great question Tony! In windows store apps drag and drop is not allowed outside the app. However you

may employ the use of the Share Contract to perform similar functionality across two apps. Just to note; you may still use drag and drop gestures within a single app; ie moving items from one list/grid to another.

12:46:14 PDT

Question: For all business app developers. Here is an excellent guidance on how to use Prism for Windows

Runtime: http://prismwindowsruntime.codeplex.com/ Answer: Sharing

13:20:13 PDT

Question: i think we cannot talk about Windows in Windows store apps. talk about just a window but this Window

(app) talks other Windows (apps). this is great function and better than old Windows apps. Answer: Yes, that's the idea. Each app is a focused experience. Snap views allow some multi-tasking, and those will

be covered in more detail tomorrow.

13:52:00 PDT

Question: Thanks awsomedevsigner! Used Prism in a win 7 business project so it is nice to know. Answer: Sharing...

14:23:50 PDT

Question: Hi every one is there anyway i can post my design to get your opinion on it so far Answer: Brandy says you could tweet it to @chickerbp and use #MSJumPDTart

14:47:11 PDT

Question: > Quoted question: What was the name of that simulator? Where can I get it? Richard Guy replied privately: The

simulator would be installed with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, which you can download the Express version of for free here:http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-products Answer: Sharing

http://prismwindowsruntime.codeplex.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-products


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DAY 2

08:37:06 PST

Question: Good morning Brandy, Chris, Matt, and crew! Looking forward to another informative day. Answer: Hey! Just got here

08:51:19 PST

Question: Good morning from the West Coast of Canada. I do appreciate being in the same time zone, it makes

learning so much easier. Answer: Good morning! Are you having the same sunshine we're enjoying down south?

08:52:32 PST

Question: Here is a design I made some months ago. Now implementing the

app http://www.behance.net/gallery/AdvancedTweeps/6854851 Answer: Let us know when it's ready to play with! Gladiator mode sounds fun!

08:53:09 PST

Question: Good morning from cayman islands Answer: Thanks for joining!

08:54:27 PST

Question: Absolutely. And able to enjoy it after the session. Answer: We'll be in a dark studio all day. Except for the breaks - so if they go long it's probably because we're

lingering outside

09:13:59 PST

Question: @awsomedevsigner screen designs looks great, only thing I would say is, little too much going on the

Timeline. Answer: Sharing

09:14:02 PST

Question: @awsomedevsigner screen designs looks great, only thing I would say is, little too much going on the

Timeline. Answer: Sharing

09:25:27 PST

Question: I have to say, windows 8 really needs more coaching for new users. I can understand why Chris would

recommend against additional ways to share, but users new to Windows 8 may have a hard time finding that feature. Answer: A fair comment. Feel free to email me if you have thoughts on how we could do more.

[email protected]

http://www.behance.net/gallery/AdvancedTweeps/6854851


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09:36:39 PST

Question: Hey Chris, what is your twitter handle? Answer: @chrisdmayo

10:25:29 PST

Question: Type-To-Search(TTS) should be made a standard feature and requirement of all MX Apps. We are glad to

see this in more Apps, but it is inconsistent as users are left wondering their typing didn't bring up the Search Charm in some apps. Answer: Sharing

10:32:54 PST

Question: I am delighted to be here - thanks for putting this training on. I am inspired! Answer: Thanks so much for the feedback! I hope it shows that we LOVE providing helpful information to help

developers build awesome new apps!

10:33:09 PST

Question: Between safe and secure coding, beautiful UIs and lots of peeks - who could resist Windows?

Answer: Love this, too!

10:36:56 PST

Question: Son of a, that met my quota on cow bell for the day! Answer: LOL!

11:02:24 PST

Question: Frankly as a long-time SQL DBA/Sharepoint Admin/Developer I'm not wholly sold on Win8. Much of it is

excellent but some of it is irritating. Contracts allowing app-to-app communications is the single most powerful change - in my opinion. But ... I have a [very] wide screen so that I allows me to show two screens - one for Visual Studio [source code] and another to view the results. It can be done in Win 8, but works better in Win 7. Answer: Sharing

11:15:03 PST

Question: Any chance of similar event for WP8 UX? This is very informative and great stuff! Answer: LOVE this idea and I'm absolutely looking into providing this sort of event. Thanks for the suggestion. Stay

tuned to MVA and @MSVirtAcademy for announcements.

11:15:56 PST

Question: Are these sessions being recorded? Hopefully so, since it'd be nice to reference them later. Answer: Absolutely! All Jump Starts are recorded and posted to MVA within a week or so. We hope all of you make it

a habit to explore MVA regularly!


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11:17:37 PST

Question: @Frank Where did you share the results? Answer: Sorry for the delay... Look at the poll again, I just shared the results to this poll, too. You should now see the

% of votes each item received to the left of each answer.

11:17:50 PST

Question: think Azure - great things will come from the Cloud Answer: We agree!

11:18:40 PST

Question: Just something off-topic. How and what technologies are used to create this Q&A chat window? Answer: Great question, Reas. This entire platform is built leveraging Azure by our partner, Asentus.

12:10:35 PST

Question: When is meal break? Answer: After then next session which is scheduled to be 20 minutes

12:22:50 PST

Question: Kudos and thanks to MVA for the great jump starts! Answer: Thanks so much!

12:26:01 PST

Question: Yes, of course I saw it Sailor... Answer: LOL! Now that's funny!

12:27:53 PST

Question: "SUPER NAVIGABLE"!! I like that.

Answer: Sounds like a great TWEET!

13:31:56 PST

Question: Who did the music? Answer: digitaljuice.com

13:32:36 PST

Question: @Chris and Brandy, I have enjoyed lots of Jump Starts on the MVA. Given that I was/am not too enthused

with certain aspects of MS's "Modern UI" you have helped overcome some of my prejudices. That, in its own right, is quite an achievement. Well done and thanks for a useful Jump Start. Answer: Thanks for the feedback!


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13:40:00 PST

Question: I have been a developer, apart from a couple of stints in Management, for 30 years, its amazing how

development has changed, I find this training very invigorating and have learned a lot from it. Love the way windows 8 apps are designed and built. Answer: Awesome!

13:46:31 PST

Question: If we know one thing for sure - as our communities age, the prevalance disability increases Answer: Sharing

13:46:39 PST

Question: You're right Vinit Johri And eciting to see how much we can do and how easily with Express editions Answer: Sharing

13:46:59 PST

Question: The bad thing is, that you are not able to use the speech api from within Windows 8 apps. Would make

things easier to plan for people with disabilities, too Answer: Sharing

13:49:41 PST

Question: Consider the SAPI SDK at available at Microsoft downloads Answer: Sharing

14:10:25 PST

Question: Actually, I meant allow the user to change the LANGUAGE (like from English to Japanese) instead of just

text type.

Answer: Hi Cate, that's actually going to be the topic of the next segment . But to answer your question, yes you

can! The Multilingual App Toolkit makes this very simple: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj569303.aspx

14:18:15 PST

Question: I suggest that anyone here who hasn't seen them, MVA has several recorded Jump Start classes. My

favorites (so far) are: "Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 JS" and "Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 JS". [Note: View them in this order or you may have more difficulties than necessary.] Answer: Sharing

14:43:58 PST

Question: "Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 JS" I agree this is a great JumpStart Answer: Have you seen Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using HTML5 and JavaScript and Advanced

Windows Store App Development Using HTML5 and JavaScript?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj569303.aspx


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14:48:41 PST

Question: What happened to the accessibility unit? Answer: We will have the slides for the final presentations available after the event.

14:56:28 PST

Question: I haven't seen "Essentials ...". But there's a "Developing Windows Store Apps With HTML5 JS". Are they

the same course? [Personnally, I'm looking at Xaml and its uses right now... planning to run both after I have a better feel with Xaml.] Answer: Yes they are the same. Sorry about the confusion.

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