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raghu_3
raghu_3

Reputation: 1899

Creating Custom Sized Tiles in Blank App -Win RT

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Hi , I am trying to create an blank app with my custom sized live tiles in the hub page. I know Windows had predefined tiles template ,but i was wondering if i could achieve the same with the existing tiles template or should i create an blank app .

Also if using a blank app ,can anybody tell me an resource where i can create the live tiles like in the image

Upvotes: 1

Views: 302

Answers (1)

Jennifer Marsman - MSFT
Jennifer Marsman - MSFT

Reputation: 5225

There are two different concepts here:

  • "Tiles" in your application's hub, within the app. For this, you can either start with a predefined templates (like the Grid App in File-->New Project) or start from a Blank App and build your hub with its "tiles" from scratch. In this scenario (tiles in a hub inside your application), there are no constraints on the sizes of the tiles, so you could create something like in your screenshot.

  • Tiles on the Start Screen. Your application will be represented by a tile on the start menu. The concept of "live tiles" is dynamically changing the content in that tile in the start menu. For that, you have to use the predefined set of tile templates, and there are only two sizes of tiles available (the square tile and the wide tile). More info on developing for live tiles here.

Upvotes: 1

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