Step 1
Download Visual Studio Community 2015 and install it onto your computer, if it’s already downloaded and installed select Launch to start Visual Studio Community 2015 or if it has already been downloaded and installed then start the application you may also need to Enable your device for development.
Step 2
Once Visual Studio Community 2015 has started select File, then New, then Project… from the Menu.
Step 3
From the New Project window select Visual C# from Installed, Templates then select Blank App (Windows Universal) from the list, then type in a Name and select a Location to save to before selecting Ok to create the Project.
Step 4
Once done select from the Menu, Project, then Add New Item…
Step 5
From the Add New Item window select Visual C# from Installed and select Code then select Code File from the list, then type in the Name as Library.cs before selecting Add to add the file to the Project
Step 6
Once in the Code View for Library.cs the following should be entered:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Windows.ApplicationModel;
using Windows.Storage;
using Windows.UI;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes;
public static class Library
{
private static IEnumerable<string> splitCapital(string text)
{
Regex regex = new Regex(@"\p{Lu}\p{Ll}*");
foreach (Match match in regex.Matches(text))
{
yield return match.Value;
}
}
private static Dictionary<string, Color> colours = typeof(Colors)
.GetRuntimeProperties()
.Select(c => new
{
Color = (Color)c.GetValue(null),
Name = string.Join(" ", splitCapital(c.Name))
}).ToDictionary(x => x.Name, x => x.Color);
public static string Command { get; set; }
public static async void Parse(TextBlock title, Rectangle display)
{
try
{
StorageFile file = await Package.Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync(@"VCD.xml");
await Windows.ApplicationModel.VoiceCommands.VoiceCommandDefinitionManager.InstallCommandDefinitionsFromStorageFileAsync(file);
}
catch
{ }
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Command))
{
string titleCase = Regex.Replace(Command.ToLower(), @"(^\w)|(\s\w)", m => m.Value.ToUpper());
if (colours.Any(a => a.Key == titleCase))
{
KeyValuePair<string, Color> value = colours.Where(w => w.Key == titleCase).FirstOrDefault();
title.Text = value.Key;
display.Fill = new SolidColorBrush(value.Value);
}
}
}
}
It should then appear as such:
Step 7
From the Solution Explorer select App.xaml
Step 8
Select from the Menu, View then Code
Step 9
Once in the Code View below private void OnSuspending(object sender, SuspendingEventArgs e) { … } the following should be entered:
protected override void OnActivated(IActivatedEventArgs e)
{
base.OnActivated(e);
try
{
if (e.Kind == ActivationKind.VoiceCommand)
{
VoiceCommandActivatedEventArgs args = (VoiceCommandActivatedEventArgs)e;
Library.Command = args.Result.SemanticInterpretation.Properties["colour"].FirstOrDefault();
}
}
catch { }
Frame rootFrame = Window.Current.Content as Frame;
if (rootFrame == null)
{
rootFrame = new Frame();
rootFrame.NavigationFailed += OnNavigationFailed;
Window.Current.Content = rootFrame;
}
if (rootFrame.Content == null)
{
rootFrame.Navigate(typeof(MainPage), e);
}
Window.Current.Activate();
}
It should then appear as such:
Step 10
From the Solution Explorer select MainPage.xaml
Step 11
Select from the Menu, View then Designer
Step 12
The Design View will be displayed along with the XAML View and in this below <Grid Background=”{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}”> enter the following XAML:
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" x:Name="Title"/>
<Rectangle Grid.Row="1" Name="Display"/>
</Grid>
It should appear as such:
Step 13
Select from the Menu, View then Code
Step 14
Once in the Code View below the public MainPage() { … } the following should be entered:
protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
Library.Parse(Title, Display);
}
It should then appear as such:
Step 15
Once done select from the Menu, Project, then Add New Item…
Step 16
From the Add New Item window select Visual C# from Installed and select Data then select XML File from the list, then type in the Name as VCD.xml before selecting Add to add the file to the Project
Step 17
Once in the View for VCD.xml below <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ ?> the following should be entered:
<VoiceCommands xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/voicecommands/1.2">
<CommandSet xml:lang="en-us" Name="ColourCommandSet_en-us">
<AppName> Colour </AppName>
<Example> Show Red </Example>
<Command Name="showColour">
<Example> Show Corn Flower Blue </Example>
<ListenFor RequireAppName="BeforeOrAfterPhrase">Show {colour}</ListenFor>
<Feedback> Showing {colour} </Feedback>
<Navigate Target="foo"/>
</Command>
<PhraseTopic Label="colour"/>
</CommandSet>
<CommandSet xml:lang="en-gb" Name="ColourCommandSet_en-gb">
<AppName> Colour </AppName>
<Example> Show Red </Example>
<Command Name="showColour">
<Example> Show Corn Flower Blue </Example>
<ListenFor RequireAppName="BeforeOrAfterPhrase">Show {colour}</ListenFor>
<Feedback> Showing {colour} </Feedback>
<Navigate Target="foo"/>
</Command>
<PhraseTopic Label="colour"/>
</CommandSet>
</VoiceCommands>
It should then appear as such:
Step 18
That completes the Universal Windows Application so Save the Project then select the Debug and Local Machine option to run the Application
Step 19
Once the Local Machine has started the Application should then appear
Step 20
Then Exit the application by selecting Stop Debugging in Visual Studio Community 2015
Step 21
After the Application has stopped running you can then tap the Microphone button from Cortana on the Windows 10 Taskbar or if enabled say Hey, Cortana then say “Colour Show Cornflower Blue” to show the spoken Colour in the Application
Step 22
To Exit the application select the Close button on the top right of the Application
Step 23
Another option is to run as a Windows 10 Mobile application, select Debug and select Emulator 10.0.10586.0 WVGA 4 inch 512MB option to run the Application
Step 24
Once the Emulator has started the Application should then appear
Step 25
Then Exit the application by selecting Stop Debugging in Visual Studio Community 2015
Step 26
After the Application has stopped running you can then tap the Search button on the bottom of the Emulator to launch Cortana you may need to set it up, so follow any steps to Use Cortana with a Microsoft Account but can choose to Sign in to just this app instead option when reached, once done can tap the Microphone button and then say “Colour Show Cornflower Blue” to launch the Application and show the spoken Colour
Step 27
To Exit the application select the Close button on the top right of the Application
