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Tag Archives: Xaml
My Last Pre-Mix Web Cast: Feb 6: Dynamic S.L. 1.0 Apps w/ CreateFromXAML
I will be giving my last pre-mix Webcast on Feb 6 (did i hear cheering??) on Feb 6 on the topic: "Building a dynamic Silverlight Application using a web service, the downloader and CreateFromXAML" — you can read more about … Continue reading
Did You Know That… There are excellent books on Silverlight 1.0 Programming
I must admit that I was at first skeptical about books on Silverlight 1.0 Programming for a number of reasons: Silverlight 1.0 is not all that "deep" – there isn't that much to cover The online documentation and supplemental information … Continue reading
Did You Know That… You can put events into your XAML or into the code behind?
There are two common idioms for creating events (and wiring up their handlers) for XAML objects. One is to place the name of the event and the name of its handler in the XAML itself <Canvas Canvas.Top="180" Canvas.Left="200" MouseLeftButtonDown="onMouseDown" MouseLeftButtonUp="onMouseUp" … Continue reading
Did You Know That… if you want your Silverlight control to have a transparent background, you must set isWindowless to true
As noted in an earlier Tip of the Day, typically you do not want a windowless Silverlight control, as there is a high performance price in rendering windowless controls. However, if you wish to set the background to be transparent, … Continue reading
Did You Know That… you can create Silverlight objects programmatically?
In both Silverlight 1.0 and Silverlight 2.0 it is possible to create Silverlight objects programmatically, in the former using JavaScript and in the latter using, for example, C#. Creating objects programmatically in Silverlight 1.0 is non-trivial, as demonstrated in this How … Continue reading
Did You Know That… the content property is not the content inside the XAML element?
In a previous Tip of the Day, I talked about using the content property of the Silverlight control (plug-in). Previous documentation suggested that other XAML objects also have a content property, that is the content within the XAML element, as … Continue reading
Coming Videos and Tutorials
After carefully reviewing the videos we have for Silverlight 1.0, I see two major gaps that I'd like to fill in the next few weeks; though I welcome your feedback as to whether you think they'll be useful. First, I … Continue reading
Setting Expectations
I've added two slides to just about every presentation I give on programming Silverlight. The first is labeled "What you want me to show you… The second is labeled "What I'm going to show you… Because Silverlight is capable of … Continue reading
Creating XAML Objects in Code
One of the advantages that Silverlight 1.1 does bring to the party is the the isomorphism between XAML and CLR object that is found in Windows Presentation Framework (WPF). Thus, you can create a rectangle declaratively, <Rectangle x:Name="myRect" Width="120" Height="50" … Continue reading
The Great Asynchronous Learning Experiment – Beginning 1.1 with Drag and Drop
As you may know, I've been tracking the learning process through this "diary" of learning Silverlight with periodic blog entries. I recently began working with Silverlight 1.1 (Alpha) in anticipation of my presentation at Tech Ed, and while I was … Continue reading
Silverlight 1.1: What Have You Learned Dorothy?
Well, I – I think that …- if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! … Continue reading
Available to Present on Silverlight
I am available to talk at events world-wide (and especially nationwide) where I can talk to (ideally) a couple hundred developers about Silverlight Programming. If I can work out the timing and the details, Microsoft will cover all expenses and fees. I … Continue reading
