Are About dialog boxes “dead” in Windows 8 Metro apps? I looked over quite a few apps and screenshots of apps in the Windows store, and did not find any “inspiration”.
Is there any guidelines from Microsoft or any article that discusses this issue?
What do you think is the best way to show a dialog box/popup that shows the app name, version, author and a link to the app’s home page?
I am thinking of a icon button in the bottom appbar, something like “About Appname”, that opens a popup with this information. I am using C# and XAML.
You would place the About into the Settings pane via the Settings Charm using the Setting Contract. You can see the About in almost all of the apps in the Store today. Quick start on adding Settings can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh872190.aspx
Guidelines for app settings here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh770544.aspx