Is it possible with the latest version of Xojo to create Live Tile Application in Windows 8?
No
These are using the new API, which is not available in Xojo. You will need to use VS.
Or you can have a look here :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn393983.aspx to create tiles for your Xojo desktop app
or here to use HTML to create tiles :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465377.aspx
That said, why bother ? Windows 10 no longer forces a full screen of tiles and tiles only appear in the Start Menu, so they are not even visible when the machine starts. The only place where tiles will still appear is on touch screens.
See http://preview.windows.com to download Windows 10 Tech Preview.
[quote=134764:@Michel Bujardet]These are using the new API, which is not available in Xojo. You will need to use VS.
Or you can have a look here :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn393983.aspx to create tiles for your Xojo desktop app
or here to use HTML to create tiles :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465377.aspx
That said, why bother ? Windows 10 no longer forces a full screen of tiles and tiles only appear in the Start Menu, so they are not even visible when the machine starts. The only place where tiles will still appear is on touch screens.
See http://preview.windows.com to download Windows 10 Tech Preview.[/quote]
We have a client who is asking for this to run on Windows Surface Pro, we recommended a regular Windows app
but they want it tiled. Would prefer to use Xojo, but will look at VS or Delphi.
Thanks all for the replies.
[quote=134768:@George Balla]We have a client who is asking for this to run on Windows Surface Pro, we recommended a regular Windows app
but they want it tiled. Would prefer to use Xojo, but will look at VS or Delphi. [/quote]
From the first link I gave you, it seems quite possible to add tiles for desktop apps created with Xojo. So I believe you can create the tile, and then add it the start page.
How complicated it the software that you can’t use VS Express?
@George Balla
Live Tile apps must be Windows 8 app (metro). I think your client mean this to be able to show “live” info updated on the tile without launching the app. A tile for a desktop app will be static and cannot have “live” info updated on the tile. You will need a platform that work with the WinRT API, and VS come into the picture.
Indeed VS Express for Windows Store apps (New API, Metro) should be able to do that.
[quote=134962:@Cho Sing Kum]@George Balla
Live Tile apps must be Windows 8 app (metro). I think your client mean this to be able to show “live” info updated on the tile without launching the app. A tile for a desktop app will be static and cannot have “live” info updated on the tile. You will need a platform that work with the WinRT API, and VS come into the picture.[/quote]
From what I see at the pages I linked to, it is not quite clear tiles have to be static.