XAML and UI, whever it is found. Phone, Surface, Silverlight or WPF
Posted in Silverlight, Windows Phone, WP7, WPF on Jan 15th, 2011
There are times when I want to preview file content in Windows Explorer. The Preview pane in Explorer makes this a simple task. Just click the Preview pane button and select the file as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. Figure 1: The preview pane button. Figure 2: Viewing a .txt file. In [...]
Posted in Silverlight on Sep 24th, 2010
I see that Technet radio has a new Silverlight episode. TechNet Radio: TechNet on: Silverlight @ Work Listen in as Keith Combs chats with Kevin Dockx, co-author of the new eBook Microsoft Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook. See how Silverlight stacks up as a tool for creating business applications and how it can integrate [...]
Posted in Silverlight, Win 7, Windows Phone on Sep 18th, 2010
The all-in-one installer Here’s a story you know very well. Microsoft creates a new version of a popular framework. Throughout the beta cycle they release versions of the tools and SDKs. Finally the day comes when they release the final version and we start installing the bits on our computers. The best solution for us [...]
Posted in Shazzam, Silverlight, WPF on Jul 10th, 2010
I hear from a reliable source that Shazzam 1.3 is shipping next week, on July 12th, 2010. Here’s a taste of the new Generative_Mandelbrot.fx Now the WPF supports PS_3 shaders, this example can probably be enhanced further. Want to take a shot at it? Subscribe to the Shazzam Shader Editor blog to learn more. [...]
Posted in Silverlight on Jun 2nd, 2010
Here’s a simple tip. If you want to use the Silverlight Right to Left layout (RTL) support for languages like Arabic and Hebrew don’t search for RTL. No, what you are looking for is the FlowDirection=’RightToLeft’ property. I don’t think that Microsoft tried to hide this property but if you search for bidi or RTL [...]
Posted in Silverlight on May 20th, 2010
Here are some of the Silverlight sites I showed at a recent UG talk. Aggregate sites http://silverlight.net/showcase http://www.noupe.com/showcases/50-interactive-silverlight-applications.html http://www.silverlightshow.net/Showcase.aspx Individual Sites http://completit.com/# http://gis.hudson.oh.us/golf/ http://www.spritehand.com/silverlight/3.0/droppypop/droppypop.htm http://www.mazda.de/konfigurator/konfiguratorsl.aspx http://www.mscui.net/PatientJourneyDemonstrator/SecondaryCare.htm
Posted in Silverlight, Windows Phone, XNA on Mar 15th, 2010
Yes, it’s true. The king of Windows programming books, Charles Petzold, has a new project in the works. He’s writing a book about Windows Phone 7 Series development. Here is an excerpt. Sometimes it becomes apparent that previous approaches to a problem haven’t quite worked the way you anticipated. Perhaps you just need to clear [...]
Posted in Silverlight on Mar 15th, 2010
Those of us who remember the Microsoft of ten or fifteen years ago recall the interminable long development cycles for certain products. Sometimes, it seemed that half a decade would pass before a new version of big product would ship. Project velocity at Microsoft these days is another story however. Microsoft is cranking out products [...]
Posted in Silverlight on Mar 8th, 2010
Stating the problem I need a place to store my streaming media files. I used the Silverlight streaming site for awhile, but Microsoft Azure came along and killed off the site. Azure is a more general purpose application hosting service than the Silverlight streaming offering and provides many more services so this is a logical [...]
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 [...]
