Category: Windows Development

Video: Improving XAML in your real app!

by TheJoeFin, posted in How To, Modern Windows, Simple QR Code Maker, Windows Development

I've been a self taught windows apps developer since 2016, so I have consumed my fair share of tutorials and developer content. While the best experience is building apps, I have found much of the online content splits into two camps: narrow examples and deep long form content. Both kinds of content is valuable for … Continue reading Video: Improving XAML in your real app!

Text Grab 4.8: Improvements all around

by TheJoeFin, posted in Indie Dev, Text Grab, Windows Development

The latest version of Text Grab is out now and brings improvements to the Grab Frame, Quick Simple Lookup, and the Edit Text Window! Grab Frame Edit the image in the Grab Frame by: Inverting colors Increasing contrast Adjusting brightness Improved the position when pasting and image Quick Simple Lookup Search with RegEx Search using … Continue reading Text Grab 4.8: Improvements all around

A screenshot of the app Simple Icon File Maker which has generated an image of a Bison at the scale of 512 x 512

Generate icons up to 512×512!

by TheJoeFin, posted in Simple Icon File Maker, Windows Development

Magick.NET rolled out an update from ImageMagick to increase the max size of icons to 512 x 512 and I have updated Simple Icon File Maker to take advantage of that change! The app has just been submitted to the Microsoft Store for certification so the update should be rolling out soon! Get Simple Icon … Continue reading Generate icons up to 512×512!