WindowsPhone 8.1 : Gesture Support with GestureRecognizer class(C#-XAML)

Introduction:

Touch gestures are the primary method for a user to interact with a Windows Phone, requiring a user-initiated movement with single or multiple fingers on a touch screen. Developers can implement gesture support in their application. Each framework offers unique ways to handle touch input to create compelling, interactive end user applications. In this article I will focus on GestureRecognizer class.The GestureRecognizer class resides in the Windows.UI.Input namespace and recognizes gestures such as tap, double tap, hold and swiping and others like below...

WindowsPhone :Get X and Y coordinates of user tap/touch relative to screen(C#-XAML)

Introduction:

This article is explained about "how to get the X Y coordinates of a touch/tap on a touchscreen device powered by WindowsPhone".And we are very lucky,there are tons of guides on how to add a touch handle to a specific screen windows,but I would like to take advantage of "Touch.FrameReported" event is defined in the namespace "System.Windows.Input" and the event occurs when a touch message is sent from the UI.

Note:Manipulation events are the recommended way to handle user input. Unless you have a specific need, you should avoid using mouse events in your Silverlight applications for Windows Phone for performance and hardware compatibility reasons. Instead, you should use manipulation events.