The default tile that represents the app on the Start screen. This tile is displayed when the app is first installed, before it has received any update notifications. When a tile has no notifications to show, the tile reverts to this default.
Element hierarchy
- <Package>
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- <Applications>
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- <Application>
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- <VisualElements>
- <DefaultTile>
Syntax
<DefaultTile WideLogo? = A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with ".jpg", ".png", or ".jpeg" that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, or *.
ShortName? = A string between 1 and 40 characters in length.
ShowName? = "allLogos" | "noLogos" | "logoOnly" | "wideLogoOnly" />
Key
- ? optional (zero or one)
Attributes and Elements
Attributes
| Attribute | Description | Data type | Required | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortName |
A short name for the app that is displayed directly on the tile. This string is localizable; see Remarks for details. | A string between 1 and 40 characters in length. | No | |
| ShowName |
The tile sizes, as expressed by their logo size, that should display the app's short name: square only, wide only, both, or neither. |
This attribute can have one of the following values:
| No | |
| WideLogo |
A wide version of the logo image. This image is displayed when the tile is displayed in its wide format. If this image is not provided, the tile can only display in the square format and cannot accept notifications based on wide template types. The user has the ultimate choice as to which format the tile uses, so it is a best practice to include a wide logo image. If a wide logo image is provided, the tile will be shown initially in its wide format. For more info about required logo dimensions, see Tile sizes. For more info about how to specify the image in this attribute, see Remarks. | A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with ".jpg", ".png", or ".jpeg" that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, or *. | No |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
| Parent Element | Description |
|---|---|
| VisualElements |
Describes the visual aspects of the Windows Store app: its default tile, logo images, text and background colors, initial screen orientation, splash screen, and lock screen tile appearance. |
Remarks
For more info on tile dimension requirements, see Tile sizes.
WideLogo image can be given as either a direct path to an image file or as a resource. By using a resource reference, you can supply images of different scales so that Windows can choose the best size for the device and screen resolution. You can also supply high contrast images for accessibility and localized images to match different UI languages. This feature also allows you to localize the ShortName attribute. For more info, see the Globalization and Localizing the package manifest topics.
Size requirements of a wide logo image are shown here:
| Image attribute | Scale | Image size in pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Applications\Application\VisualElements\DefaultTile\@WideLogo | 100 | 310x150 |
| 140 | 434x210 | |
| 180 | 558x270 |
See also
Requirements
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Namespace |
http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest |
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Build date: 2/20/2013
