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2 minutes ago, blowdart wrote

*snip*

Well, let them use Win-L to lock everything if they're really worried

 

Would be nice if you hold the windows key for 1.5 sec you get a quick hot key help.   My users know their stuff but are not always windows savvy.  They need in your face buttons/prompts. I guess bottom line there are a number of ways to handle this problem.

45 minutes ago, Bas wrote

Can you not simply not show the data when the app launches?

The app shows nothing on startup and needs an authentication (not tied to windows).  But after this point the data is consumed rather quickly for the most part and then needs to hide till next operation.

21 minutes ago, blowdart wrote

I'm interested in what data you're displaying, and how you are authenticating to whatever backend system it's on.

lastpass has a simple timeout - after x number of minutes it logs a user out, and thus nothing sensitive is shown on screen until a user reauthenticates. There's a Deactivate event on your main form you could use to hide when a user starts another app, and then when a user returns and it's under your timeout value redisplay the sensitive data.

Its "a need to know" look at data but hide from accidental viewing.   I am doing pretty much what you stated on hiding the data but leaving app up with re-login showing data again.  Hide key helps too with a timeout.

Thanks

I will have to redesign it slightly where the sensitive data is hidden after a certain time or cause the state of the application to reinitialize itself.   I don't want to break any rules but porting some applications are becoming a bit of a pain and I don't see the big benefits.  There are a few small benefits and I am trying to keep my outlook positive at this point.  I noticed there are quite of few other vendor apps that run on my build 2011 slate but not on my surface.(even Microsoft solitaire)   There are probably a lot of people porting code right now.

1 minute ago, Bas wrote

@TexasToast: That may cause problems for you when submitting it to the store, since it violates requirement 3.6. If you don't plan to submit it to the store, go for it.

I will need to ask for an exception to that rule.   They will understand the need I have for it.  I think the rule is probably going to be changed since you could hit a close button and then put up a dialog and tell the user that he needs to take his mouse or finger (the middle one preferably) and put it at the top of the screen (if mouse push left button) and pull or drag to bottom . (but that would be stupid right?) 

Found it

Application.Current.Exit();

Tied it to a close button..

I see that you can close an App by grabbing the top of the screen and pulling downward but I do not see how I can do this through programming.  I want to add a close button (app has sensitive data I want it to shut down).   I see no methods in the Application to do this. 

Edit:

Maybe I just hide the data on the screen instead for security.   Windows 8 store apps big technical advances are you have a harder time finding an app to launch/start and then you have the same difficulty in stopping/closing it.  I don't understand why they did this. 

I cannot believe pony or hunting rifle are not on the list.   Now I cannot trust the survey.

Oh it must be gadgets.   When they stop working is when you need the rifle.

1 minute ago, DevGeek wrote

@Vaccano: I have the Nokia 920 that was handed out during Build, and haven't had any issues with it myself.

The biggest issue I had was when I got it set up for AT&T, I couldn't figure out how to turn on the cellular data connection (I could dial out, receive calls, or turn on WiFi and then everything would work).  The fix being to select AT&T in the Settings/Cellular menu then selecting AT&T LTE2 in Settings/Access point menu.  Really should have just read the paperwork they handed out detailing  

I had the same issue where multimedia messages would not work etc.  

So what did you exactly pick for ATT.  I had 3 choices

AT&T 3G, AT&T LTE 1 and AT&T LTE 2  ..   for MMS

then for cellular provider it has AUTO and then a dropdown with 3 AT&T texts .. which AT&T is it ?  I just left auto.

On the phone side it has been working fine.   I just had initial setups which I am not sure are right.  Also AT&T does not recognize the phone so I cannot get full LTE turned on.   (the IMEI number is invalid -- not a Nokia phone)

@evildictaitor: +2    I like your explanation and theories much better.  You know your stuff better than Duffy.

I have had no lockups or problems running since Build conference.  I don't have Skype.