/// <summary>
/// Creates a new MainWindow object
/// </summary>
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
//Set Dimensions of the Window
Height = 600;
Width = 350;
Left = SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenWidth - Width;
Top = SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenHeight;
//Animate from Bottom
var da = new DoubleAnimation(SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenHeight, SystemParameters.WorkArea.Height - Height, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
da.EasingFunction = new QuinticEase();
da.BeginTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
BeginAnimation(TopProperty, da);
//Set the greeting text
HelloUser.Content = Greetings.Greet();
//Attach the exiting code to the viewControllerConnector
ViewControllerConnector.Exit += ExitAISA;
//Initialize the OpenSpeak Engine
OpenSpeak.Init();
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new MainWindow object
/// </summary>
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
//Set Dimensions of the Window
Height = 600;
Width = 350;
Left = SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenWidth - Width;
Top = SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenHeight;
//Animate from Bottom
var da = new DoubleAnimation(SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenHeight, SystemParameters.WorkArea.Height - Height, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
da.EasingFunction = new QuinticEase();
da.BeginTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
BeginAnimation(TopProperty, da);
//Set the greeting text
HelloUser.Content = Greetings.Greet();
//Attach the exiting code to the viewControllerConnector
ViewControllerConnector.Exit += ExitAISA;
//Initialize the OpenSpeak Engine
OpenSpeak.Init();
//Change the color of the Animating Lines according to Windows Accent Color.
grid1.Background = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
grid2.Background = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
grid3.Background = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
grid4.Background = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
//Color the extraContent Topics
Topic1.Foreground = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
Topic2.Foreground = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
Topic3.Foreground = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
//Get the tips from the server
var threadstart = new ThreadStart(() =>
{
try
{
var healthtip = AISA_API.Tips.Get(new AISA_API.HealthTip()).tip;
var weathertip = AISA_API.Tips.Get(new AISA_API.WeatherTip()).tip;
var studytip = AISA_API.Tips.Get(new AISA_API.StudyTip()).tip;
Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
{
health_tip.Text = healthtip;
weather_tip.Text = weathertip;
study_tip.Text = studytip;
});
}
catch (Exception)
{
}
});
var thread = new Thread(threadstart);
thread.Start();
//Add the news items to the list in another thread
var newsthreadstart = new ThreadStart(
() =>
{
try
{
var newsItems = AISA_API.News.GetAllNews();
Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
{
foreach (var newsItem in newsItems.news)
{
//Add them to the newsContainer
var maingrid = new Grid();
maingrid.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;
maingrid.MouseUp += (a, b) =>
{
Process.Start(newsItem.url);
};
maingrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition()
{
Width = new GridLength(50, GridUnitType.Pixel)
});
maingrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition()
{
Width = new GridLength(200, GridUnitType.Star)
});
var newsImage = new Image();
newsImage.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(newsItem.thumbnail));
newsImage.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 10, 0);
var stackPanel = new StackPanel();
var newstitle = new TextBlock();
newstitle.Text = newsItem.title;
newstitle.TextTrimming = TextTrimming.CharacterEllipsis;
newstitle.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.White);
var newsdescription = new TextBlock();
newsdescription.Text = newsItem.description;
newsdescription.TextTrimming = TextTrimming.CharacterEllipsis;
newsdescription.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(170, 170, 170));
stackPanel.Children.Add(newstitle);
stackPanel.Children.Add(newsdescription);
stackPanel.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center;
maingrid.Children.Add(newsImage);
maingrid.Children.Add(stackPanel);
Grid.SetColumn(newsImage, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(stackPanel, 1);
maingrid.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 0, 15);
NewsContainer.Children.Add(maingrid);
}
});
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Error occurred while getting news information
Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
{
var errorContainer = new Grid();
//Add the column definitions to this grid
errorContainer.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition()
{
Width = new GridLength(2, GridUnitType.Pixel)
});
errorContainer.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition()
{
Width = new GridLength(248, GridUnitType.Star)
});
//Create the before of the label
var LabelBefore = new Grid();
LabelBefore.Background = SystemParameters.WindowGlassBrush;
var errorlbl = new Label();
errorlbl.Content = "I'm having a trouble connecting to our servers.";
errorlbl.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.White);
errorlbl.Margin = new Thickness(5, 0, 0, 0);
errorContainer.Children.Add(errorlbl);
errorContainer.Children.Add(LabelBefore);
Grid.SetColumn(errorlbl, 1);
Grid.SetColumn(LabelBefore, 0);
NewsContainer.Children.Add(errorContainer);
}
);
}
});
var newsThread = new Thread(newsthreadstart);
newsThread.Start();
}