Visual Studio 2012 build 50110

Visual Studio 2012 build 50110 is a beta build of Visual Studio 2012, sent out to 50 contestants who qualified for the second round of the Windows 8 First Apps contest on 15 January 2012 as part of a drop that additionally contained Windows 8 build 8175.5.Harris, Jensen; Leblond, Antoine; Zander, Jason. Contest Information, Windows 8 First Apps Contest. 6 December 2011.Harris, Jensen; Leblond, Antoine; Zander, Jason. Official Rules, Windows 8 First Apps Contest. 6 December 2011. Contestants were tasked with making necessary changes to one or two Metro applications that qualified for the second round to ensure compatibility with the aforementioned build and resubmit the application(s) to a panel of three judges for final evaluation.
It introduces the dark theme, improvements to the Tailored Simulator as well as other miscellaneous functionality and design changes. The build additionally contains the Software Development Kit for Windows 8 build 8175.2, an earlier compile of the official Developer Preview 4 build.
== Changes ==
=== Setup ===
The ability to customize the installation has been temporarily removed, as it would re-appear in the Visual Studio 2012 RC. This change was made to get feedback from the installation of all components.Guyer, David. Setup Improvements for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Blog. 4 June 2012. Setup acquires and applies components at the same time now.
=== IDE ===
This release updates the style of icons to be more consistent with the Metro user interface. It also introduces the dark theme.
=== Tailored Simulator ===
The Tailored Simulator got many changes in this build. It introduces a GUI refresh to make it more similar to a Windows tablet, and also introduces location controls and screenshot capabilities. A new default resolution has also been added: 10.6" 1024x768.
== Gallery ==
=== Setup ===
File:Dev11 11.0.40825.2 SetupSplash.png|Splash screen
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 Setup InstallationLocation.png|Installation location
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 Setup InstallationLocation2.png|Ditto, with the check box marked
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 Setup Progress.png|Installation process
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 Setup Finish.png|Finish
=== IDE ===
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 IDE SplashScreen.png|Splash screen
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 IDE StartPage Dark.png|Dark theme
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 IDE NewProject.png|New project
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 IDE MSStore DevLicense.png|Developer License
File:Windows8-6.2.8175.5-AppCertKit.png|Windows App Certification Kit
=== Tailored Simulator ===
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator TouchEmulation.gif|Touch emulation
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator TwoFingerPinchZoom.gif|Zooming in and out of the Start screen
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator TwoFingerRotation.gif|Rotating a picture
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator Screenshot.gif|Creating a screenshot
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator Resolutions.png|List of resolutions
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator LocationControl.png|Location controls
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator Minimized.png|Simulator minimized
File:Dev11 11.0.50110.2 TailoredSimulator Closing.png|Closing the simulator
=== Miscellaneous ===
File:Windows8-6.2.8175.5-ExpressionBlend5.png|Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
== References ==