Problem updating Tile image directly from PictureLibrary

Question

Hi, 

Please help me with the Tile notification image assignment. I couldn't find the resolution to assign images from PictureLibrary directly to Tile.

The Windows Dev tutorial assigns images from either Local or web, but local ("ms-appdata:///local/) is not the resource I want. 

Thanks in advance!

Jerry

Hi, 

Thanks of the answer. 

Does the Metro app by Windows "Photos" also duplicates all the files from Picture Library to show in "Pictures library"?

It seems like quite wasteful for memory, since user will have 2 sets of the same data occupied in the same device and overhead operation for duplicating all the files. 

Thanks,

Jerry

Answer 1

Hi,

As a workaround, you can copy the specific image from PictureLibrary into local app datastore and then access it with the "ms-appdata:///local/" prefix.

Otherwise, for example, ITileWideImageAndText01.BaseUri must begin with http://, https://, ms-appx:///,ms-appdata:///local/. So you cannot set BaseUri to PictureLibrary folder and then set ITileWideImageAndText01.Image.Src to the specific file name in PictureLibrary folder.

It seems no way to directly refer the image file in PictureLibrary if the file is not packaged into metro app.

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Answer 2

Hi, 

Thanks of the answer. 

Does the Metro app by Windows "Photos" also duplicates all the files from Picture Library to show in "Pictures library"?

It seems like quite wasteful for memory, since user will have 2 sets of the same data occupied in the same device and overhead operation for duplicating all the files. 

Thanks,

Jerry

Answer 3

So is the official answer to this question copy the user's file to the local app folder?  I agree with Jerry that it seems wasteful.  There's no other way?