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I am building a Windows Store app for a news website (www.nonaynever.net).

On the article detail page, I would like to simulate the behaviour of the Windows 8.1 start screen. I envisage the article text scrolling horizontally, and extra content such as comments accessible via an upward swipe (or click of an arrow button).

Example behaviour at 00:20 here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu0LTTA1Yc8

Another example at 04:30 here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omWJ5EhgDGA

I don't want a vertical scrollbar, and I don't want the user to get stuck between views - on release the view should snap to the dominant window as in the examples.

My only problem is execution - I have no idea how to do this - can anybody help?

Saturday, January 4, 2014 1:25 PM

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That is called a swipe gesture. One option is that you can track the swipe and then animate the new view coming in.

Sample for gestures: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Manipulations-and-gestures-362b6b59

Samples for animations: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/site/search?query=animation&f%5B0%5D.Value=animation&f%5B0%5D.Type=SearchText&ac=2
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- Proposed as answer by Jeff SandersMicrosoft employee, Moderator Monday, January 6, 2014 2:56 PM
- Marked as answer by Jamles HezModerator Friday, January 10, 2014 8:55 AM
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