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Where is back button?
Hi,
The doc, https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/hololens_shell_overview, for example, talks about "Back button" (in the Holobar section). But, I can't seem to find a back button in the emulator, or in the apps I tried (e.g., Holograms, Galaxy Explorer). In fact, I feel a bit lost navigating through Galaxy Explorer without access to "back".
So, where is the back button supposed to be?
Thanks,
~h
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OptionsHoloSheep mod
@holodoctor from the page and section that you point at in your question:
The Holobar appears above the 2D view of an app.
Galaxy Explore is a 3D app.
The "Back" button on the Holobar is to support the page navigation model in a typical XAML based UWP application. When the back button appears it is application specific and is tied to page navigation.
Here is an example from the Store app after I clicked on the "show all" link in the app for the "Made for HoloLens" group.
Note: It has been mentioned numerous times in presentations that the store app is just a UWP app running on HoloLens in 2D.Windows Holographic User Group Redmond
WinHUGR.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @WinHUGR
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@holodoctor from the page and section that you point at in your question:
Galaxy Explore is a 3D app.
The "Back" button on the Holobar is to support the page navigation model in a typical XAML based UWP application. When the back button appears it is application specific and is tied to page navigation.
Here is an example from the Store app after I clicked on the "show all" link in the app for the "Made for HoloLens" group.
Note: It has been mentioned numerous times in presentations that the store app is just a UWP app running on HoloLens in 2D.
Windows Holographic User Group Redmond
WinHUGR.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @WinHUGR
WinHUGR YouTube Channel -- live streamed meetings
@HoloSheep That makes perfect sense. I knew I was missing something. Thanks very much for the clarification. ~h