Tim Heuer in his blog announces the Callisto , a toolkit for XAML Metro style apps for Windows 8.
What is Callisto?
Callisto is a toolkit and helper libraries with additional controls for XAML Metro style apps .
“The XAML framework in Windows.UI.Xaml is great, but has some functionality that isn’t provided in-the-box in a few controls and APIs. Callisto serves to provide added functionality on top of the XAML UI framework for Windows.”
Callisto currently includes
- Helpers
- Extensions
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Controls like
- Flyout
- SettingsFlyout
- Menu
- LiveTile
- Tilt etc.
You can download and install Callisto from Visual Studio Gallery