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Sizing in Silverlight – Pixels and Stars
Virtually all measurements (width, height, etc.) are measured in Pixels in Silverlight… except when they’re not. Pixels When you are creating a shape or setting a margin, or filing in the width or height of a control the implicit unit … Continue reading
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Silverlight and Data
Tim and I and many others have been discussing, off and on, the frequent requests for videos/tutorials/demos, etc. that show how to move data into and out of databases and display them in Silverlight. On the one hand, my … Continue reading
Something New Coming – Pocket MFA
My theory, based entirely on my own experience is that many developers would like to know just a bit more about design (not all developers, and not a lot more, just some developers, and just a bit more). Our reasons … Continue reading
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Liberty – Shill?
Okay, I never thought this was an issue I was likely to face, but the folks in Marketing wanted to run this ad, and so I was faced with that interesting question of what we used to call “Selling … Continue reading
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Did You Try to Attend A WebCast Today??
Apparently a Web Cast cancellation sent out months ago did not reach some 34 loyal, innocent and now very frustrated users; to whom I sincerely apologize. It was not my intention to leave you in limbo; in fact … Continue reading
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Silverlight Controls – Look Nicer, Taste Great
In my earlier column i referred to the nice new look of the Silverlight 2 controls. I couldn’t resist throwing together a very fast application (using Blend to lay it out, and Visual Studio to bind the data) … Continue reading
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Silverlight 2 Releases Tomorrow
I’m very pleased to confirm that we’ll be releasing Silverlight 2 tomorrow. eWeek has an article that mentions the release and our funding for an open-source project to create an Eclipse plug-in for Silverlight. My personal opinion is I can’t … Continue reading
Data Binding – Data Validation
The third and final Data Binding topic I’d like to cover for now is Data Validation. I’ll modify the code discussed yesterday we’re going to validate the Quantity on Hand field, already marked as two-way (that is, the user can … Continue reading
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Data Binding – Data Conversion
One of the more interesting topics that arise in Data-binding is that of Data Conversion. So much can be accomplished without explicit conversion that it is easy to overlook… until you hit the real world. To see this, I’ll … Continue reading
Data Binding – Margin Notes
We have a couple tutorials and videos about Data-binding, and once you grok the basics, it is reasonably straightforward. Tutorial – Data-binding Video – Data-binding There are a couple interesting concepts at the edges that are worth calling out, … Continue reading
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Custom Controls – The Dénouement
Over the past month I’ve posted half a dozen min-articles about creating custom controls that can interact with the Visual State Manager, and the underlying engine that makes it work; especially Dependency Properties and the Parts and … Continue reading
Tutorial & Video Info
I've received quite a bit of mail this week about advanced tutorials, so here's a quick note of what is planned. As you know we have RTW on the way, but I believe these plans will not be held … Continue reading
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