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... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh700394 Note that these font specs are for Windows 8 apps in general, not specifically for tiles. In your app there is no way to set the font type. According to the Windows 8 specs you must use the Segoe UI font, but since that doesn't exist ...

There are some very specific specifications for Metro style. For example, the font type, font size, text placement, text color (only one color), icon size (30x30 pixels), etc. that we should keep in mind.

http://www.windows8designhandbook.com/understanding-windows-8-live-tiles.html

... ) have dropped significantly and one of the arguments ( along with the flood of tablets ) has to do with Windows 8 and the introduction of the tiles start up and unfamiliar desktop layout.. has soured many consumers. I would not be surprised if Microsoft modifies SP1 to include booting directly ...

... New startscreen The tiled surface of Windows 8 gets a refresh : likewise Windows Phone 8, tiles can be resized. Besides tiles can be selected and moved at the same time. And : Instead of 20 colors, there will be a wide range in Windows Blue ...

I would not be surprised at all if Win8 SP1 would not have the option of allowing the user to chose a 'classic' desktop or 'tiles' ..

+1

Unless Microsoft does not want to see whats going on...

... or got Windows 8 as a Christmas gift. From my initial Customer's response, most seem to work directly from the 'desktop' tile and the other tiles seem to just be 'clutter' ( eye candy ) to most folks. After being in State government for 18 years, my old business contacts have NOT embraced ...

... but I think that only Tim here uses the Windows phone, so no good would I describe, alias I am here thinking: who was already using the concept of tiles on a Windows phone, it seems better adapted to Windows 8. :?: the truth is: many of us, including myself, have a lot of tools that we don't need, ...

Norberto, -make programs that manipulate the live tiles? -send programs to the Marketplace of Windows 8 and sell there? Yes, we can use all WinRT features. We are a truly C/C++ WinRT app. I have recompiled the entire Harbour using WinRT :-) I plan ...

... congratulations for the work. Let me speculate a bit, when you're ready portability, we will be able to: -make programs that manipulate the live tiles? -send programs to the Marketplace of Windows 8 and sell there? -in the future do these same programs for Windows phone 8? Windows 8 and Windows ...

Glad the problem is resolved.

There is still one issue you raised that horizontal drag of tiles should not result in movement of the tiles. We shall attend to this ASAP.

If I click 1 cm under “VAT” and then drag to the right side the tiles move to the left

When I tested the touch.exe here the tiles move right, not left. Are you sure you are linking unmodified version of fwh library?

Please try metrptst.prg in the samples folder.
When dragged with mouse in the window area, the paper (tiles) move along with the mouse (finger). Not in the opposite direction.
I am not able to understand the problem.

Hello Antonio,
here touch.exe has a wrong behavior.
If I click 1 cm under “VAT” and then drag to the right side the tiles move to the left. But in original WINDOWS 8 start screen the tiles move to the same direction. It is like if you would drag a paper.
Best regards,
Otto

... through scrollbar all is fine. But if you slide from the panel area in original windows the behavior is different: You drag the “paper” where the tiles are on with your finger or mouse like in real world. The “paper” is always following the movement of your finger. In fivewin the tiles go to the ...

http://www.atzwanger-software.com/fw/slide/slide.html Hello Antonio, please see the video. I move the tiles with scrollbar. Then the behaviour is like original WINDOWS 8. but if I slide to the right side with finger the tiles move to the left side and this is not ...