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The Windows 8 platform is very versatile. It offers users the ability to employ touch, keyboard and mouse, and ink for input. The types of machines it runs on range from tablets to laptops to traditional desktops. Apps can run in portrait or landscape orientations across a range of screen sizes and resolutions. The platform even offers a way for two applications to run simultaneously, by snapping one application to the right or left side of the screen. While this versatility is a bonanza for users, when designing apps, it does require that we consider the platform more closely than we might with other operating systems. Therefore, we will concentrate on the following topics in this chapter:
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Designing for touch
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Form factor and layout
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Schooley, B. (2013). Windows 8 Platform Considerations. In: Designing for Windows 8. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4960-3_5
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