Introducing the Flip Tile Template

The flip tile template is analogous to the Windows Phone 7 standard template. The flip tile template displays a tile with two sides; periodically changing from one side to the other. The flip tile template is able to cycle between two images, and, unlike the cycle tile template, provides a content region on the rear of the tile to display text.

The information portrayed in a flip template maps to the FlipTileData class, which is used to update any of the tile properties. Figure 13.5 shows the elements of the flip tile template and the FlipTileData property name associated with each aspect of the cycle template.

FIGURE 13.5 Flip tile template layout.

The background images of the tile can be assigned a local resource URI or a remote URI to an image on the cloud. By using a remote image, you have the opportunity to dynamically generate it on a remote server, giving you more control over information presented in the image but at the cost of bandwidth and power consumption.

The dimensions and coordinates of elements within the flip tile template match those of the cycle tile template, with the addition of the back content text (see Figure 13.6).

FIGURE 13.6 Flip tile template content position and dimensions.

The flip tile template allows you to display images and also provides a large area dedicated to text.