DEVELOPMENT OF DESKTOP APPLICATIONS COMPATIBLE WITH METRO AND WPF

V diplomskem delu je predstavljen operacijski sistem Windows 8, v kakšnih različicah bo izšel omenjen operacijski sistem ter kakšne novosti bo prinesel. Med novostmi je posvečeno Metro aplikacijam, pri čemer je predstavljeno, kaj mora razvijalec upoštevati pri razvoju teh aplikacij. Za razvijanje teh aplikacij je potrebno razvojno okolje Visual Studio 2012, zato je v nadaljevanju predstavljeno omenjeno razvojno okolje, kakšne novosti bo prineslo ter v kakšnih različicah bo izšlo. Nadalje je predstavljen Windows Store ter kako lahko razvijalec objavi svojo aplikacijo. Naloga je zaokrožena z aplikacijo, kjer so prikazani različni gradniki ter kompatibilnost z WPF.The thesis presents operating system Windows 8, the versions in which it will be released and what features it will bring. Among the new features the focus is on Metro applications and the presentation of what the developer must consider when developing these applications. To develop these applications the developer needs the development environment Visual Studio 2012, therefore the mentioned development environment is presented, the features it will bring and the versions in which it will be released. Furthermore, Windows Store is presented and the ways in which the developer can publish his application. The task is rounded off with an application where various components of Metro that are compatible with WPF are presented