Windows 8 Metro gui

[GreenPenguin]

Hi all,
Im working on a google code in project to develop a Metro gui for the upcoming windows 8, i have a good understanding of vlc and visual studio 10 programming with visual basic and c/c++, but i have never worked with the vlc source code before. Where do i start, such as extracting the tarball and what files are important? thanks

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

The problem is that VLC will not compile in WinRT mode, as far as I know...

[GreenPenguin]

Thanks Jean, Im not sure what you mean by this, i am able to run vlc on windows 8 64bit. Where can i go to learn more/or tutorials about this?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

The Metro GUI needs a WinRT application, which means normal applications needs to be ported to it.

[weddi_eddy]

As far as I can read, you use XAML for the UI only and you can use various types of language for the actual application that you tie into the UI.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

The WinRT is sandboxed.

[weddi_eddy]

Aha! So they are treating the Metro apps just like they do on Windows Phone. They have limited access to the OS except through APIs. (Is that correct?) I so, that's a bit of a pain...

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yep.

[weddi_eddy]

*sigh* It is a bit of pain, but in the long run, I think it makes sense. From MS' standpoint, you either piss off the devs with this change of your continue to piss off the users with viruses and such. I just wish they had a central folder that all apps can access.

I do think it benefits VLC having a metro version as I have a feeling that MS may try to do away with the desktop in Windows 9 or 10. They have to support it for now but it looks like Metro is the future. The cool thing is that code from Windows 8 can be ported to Windows Phone 8 with minor changes.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

The cool thing is that code from Windows 8 can be ported to Windows Phone 8 with minor changes.

This is far from sure

[DracheMitch]

5 days before your post this appeared on engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/wind ... -nt-kernel

So you were wrong. The point of Microsoft switching to the NT kernel on Windows Phone was to make it even easier to port apps between them. Microsoft also provides a guide for porting Windows Phone 7 apps to Windows 8.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

So you were wrong.

No. Minor changes for small to medium application.

First the port to Windows 8 RT is HUGE task. Then, the move to WP8 should be doable...

[MetroUX]

Hi guys, I'm a designer, you can contact me if you need help with the UI, I made a concept of VLC some days ago:
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/vlc-media-p ... ept/35525/

In any case here's my email: metrouxdesign [at] gmail [dot] com

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

nice.

[MetroUX]

nice.

thanks!

[MetroUX]

I just edited Argon's mockup a little bit: http://metroux.deviantart.com/art/VLC-M ... -343635327
Hope that you reach the goal. it's almost $33.000 now!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I just edited Argon's mockup a little bit: http://metroux.deviantart.com/art/VLC-M ... -343635327
Hope that you reach the goal. it's almost $33.000 now!

Nice update. However it should say "VLC" or "VLC Modern" not "VLC media player"

And the $33.000 was a mistake from KS

[MetroUX]

I just edited Argon's mockup a little bit: http://metroux.deviantart.com/art/VLC-M ... -343635327
Hope that you reach the goal. it's almost $33.000 now!

Nice update. However it should say "VLC" or "VLC Modern" not "VLC media player"

And the $33.000 was a mistake from KS

What about "VLC Modern Player"?
Anyhow too bad for the KS bug. I really hope you reach the goal.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Why not, we don't know yet.

[MetroUX]

Congrats with the KS campaign!
Just made a few changes here and there, now it really follows the Windows 8 Metro UI guidelines (the previous was a mix of Windows Phone and Windows 8 UIs).



Are you considering to allow any sort of customization? A guy on DeviantART has asked for "skin" support. Honestly I think that using some accent colors may be better and easier to implement but maybe it's a bit to early to talk about this.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Sorry, no, we don't plan to have skins.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Congrats with the KS campaign!
Just made a few changes here and there, now it really follows the Windows 8 Metro UI guidelines (the previous was a mix of Windows Phone and Windows 8 UIs).

You should contact us by mail.