Introduction
In the previous chapters, you learned how to create UWP applications, add various controls to pages, apply the data binding mechanism, and use data stored in a few ways, such as in a local database. It is the high time that you get to know how to improve the user interface and make it more attractive for a user.
In the beginning, you will see how to animate the showing of a control, such as a text block or a button. With the usage of mechanisms available out of the box, it is really easy to add the effect of flying to its target location. What is more, you will see how to add animations to hide a control by changing its opacity in an automatic way.
The showing animation could be even more attractive in the case of controls that present a collection of items. In one of the recipes from this chapter, you will learn how to apply such an effect to each item. You will also see how to add animations while repositioning the items within the collection after you remove an element...