Note: It has been noted that this demo and code more closely follow how to create a Panorama style application than a Pivot style application. I hope to fix that in the next part to this series - sorry for the confusion.

This is part two of how to create a basic Windows Phone 7 application that follows the Pivot style of navigation (you can find part one here). Part two of this screencast is focused on using manipulation events to provide gesture support for the Pivot style of navigation.

In the screencast I reference a few other posts on this same topic, you can check those out here:
[WP7] Create a panoramic view using Silverlight
Panoramic Navigation on Windows Phone 7 with No Code!

The code from this step of the app can be found here. Please leave any suggestions about the code and/or update it yourself - I may or may not be updating it going forward depending on other solutions that come about. I hope to continue similar screencasts over the coming weeks/months, and would definitely appreciate any feedback on how to improve these going forward.

Note: It has been noted that this screencast and part 2 more closely follow how to create a Panorama style application than a Pivot style application. I hope to fix that in the next part to this series - sorry for the confusion.

During the Windows Phone UI and Design Language session at Mix, the presenters talked about the Metro styled icons, and how applications of similar type should make use of the standard set of icons if possible. I had been hoping these icons would be released with the SDK, but I couldn't find them anywhere. It never struck me to just take them out of the powerpoint deck posted online (thanks for the suggestion Josh).

I just got back from 5 days in Vegas for Mix 2010 (where I was a top 5 tweeter). Hopefully by now you've watched the first day's keynote and seen some of the awesomeness unveiled. If not, I'd highly suggest checking it out for demos of Netflix, Four Square, graphic.ly, and other apps running on Windows Phone 7. You'll probably want to check out the sessions on the marketplace, the 'Metro' design, etc. but once you're done you'll probably want to get crackin' writing apps for Windows Phone 7, so I threw together a grab bag of handy links to get you started:

Windows Phone Developer Blog
Windows Phone 7 Series Forum
Community Resources for Windows Phone Development

Videos of MIX10 Windows Phone sessions
Windows Phone 7 Series UI Design & Interaction Guide
Free ebook: Programming Windows Phone 7 Series (DRAFT Preview)
Developing applications and games for Windows Phone 7 Series
Install checklist for Silverlight 4 RC, Blend 4 Beta and Windows Phone Developer tools from MIX10

While not directly related to Windows Phone 7 development, these other recent links can come in real handy when developing for Windows Phone 7 Series:
.toolbox - a cute site teaching basic design concepts
Silverlight Training Course (Silverlight 4)
Visual Studio 2010 XAML Editor IntelliSense Presenter Extension

It should go without saying, but my primary focus going forward right now is Silverlight development on Windows Phone 7 - I am sure I'll be posting quite a bit on it in the coming months.

I've had the chance over the last month or two to play with Silverlight on the Nokia platform. Now that the SDK is available I threw together a video showing off a simple Facebook Connect powered Silverlight app running on a Nokia N97.