Posted in WPF on Jan 18th, 2010
When you use a XAML element like <Button> in your Silverlight application you get an instance of the System.Windows.Controls.Button class. Namespace mapping is what links the XAML namespace “xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation” in your XAML file with the real .NET namespaces that contain the .NET types. This mapping is accomplished via the XmlnsDefinitionAttribute class. At some point in [...]
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Posted in Silverlight on Jan 18th, 2010
At PDC 2009 recently, we heard that the Silverlight 4 beta release is available for download. This tip gives a quick overview of the new features. From a modest start less than three years ago, Silverlight has grown into a serious competitor in the rich Internet client space. Currently it is installed on 45% percent [...]
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Posted in Silverlight on Jan 16th, 2010
Application developers are constantly pushing the boundaries between Web applications and client applications. Why? Because want our Web apps to work more like client apps and vice versa. But Web application developers must face the security implications inherent in the Web deployed model. The big question, how much trust should be granted to an Internet [...]
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Posted in Examples on Jan 6th, 2010
It’s easy to forget about animated GiF’s now-a-days, what with the new tools available in Flash, Siverlight, WPF and other graphic friendly frameworks. I’m not sure what tool DVDP used to create these GIFs, but I like watching them. See more of DVDP’s work at http://dvdp.tumblr.com/tagged/dvdp%20done
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Posted in Silverlight on Jan 5th, 2010
This question crops up from time to time. “Why is my Silverlight Usercontrol background always White?”. Take this simple example. <UserControl x:Class="Blog.WpfWonderland.MainPage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Background=’Orange’> <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot"> </Grid> </UserControl> Run this example and you get a white page. To be more precise you will get a page that is the color specified in the host [...]
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