Visual Studio: Open in Full XAML View by Default
So I am using Visual Studio 2008 for developing WPF and Silverlight applications. The one thing that really annoys me is when I open a .XAML file and then Visual Studio automatically opens the file in split view mode. I am sure you are well aware of how VS 2008 support for the preview pane [...]
NETDUG – Silverlight 4 Com Interop Sample Code
If you attended the NETDUG user group meeting last Thursday night and would like to download the sample code for my Silverlight 4 COM Interop presentation, you can download it here. I also have a blog post that steps you through the sample code here. Like always, if you have any questions feel free to [...]
Silverlight is THE development platform for Windows Phone 7
How cool is that? Oh, by the way, gaming is supported through the XNA framework. Even better! Lets get started! Windows Phone developer tools CTP (don’t forget the release notes) Who needs some learning material? I know I do: Getting started with Silverlight and Windows Phone development Windows Phone Application Bar Navigation framework for Windows [...]
Silverlight 4 – News from MIX10
This just in from MIX10; well, I just found out anyways. Silverlight 4 has released the Silverlight 4 RC (release candidate). Want the new stuff? Well, here is how to get it: Visual Studio 2010 RC or Visual Web Developer Express 2010 RC Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 Expression Blend 4 beta Silverlight [...]
Silverlight 4: Implicit Themes and a Sneak Peek
One of my major gripes with Silverlight 3 is the inability to theme your application. Currently if you want to style a button for your application you will have to define a style similar to this: <UserControl.Resources> <Style x:Key="myButtonStyle" TargetType="Button"> <Setter Property="Background" Value="Blue" /> <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green" /> <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="24" /> </Style> </UserControl.Resources> Then, [...]
Silverlight DataGrid – Populate Dynamic Columns from a Child Collection
Lets face it, any one building LOB (line of business) applications know that their users love Microsoft Excel. If the users had their way, they would do everything in Excel. Due to this known fact, when building Silverlight LOB applications, there is often a need to flatten out an object for editing in a grid. [...]
Text-To-Speech in Silverlight Using WCF
Back in February, I wrote a blog post showing you how to, using Silverlight 4 OOB (out of browser) with elevated trust, access system devices; including how to use the SAPI.SpVoice API through the new Silverlight 4 COM Interop feature to implement text to speech. The biggest problem to that approach is that it will [...]
Creating a Custom Silverlight Pre-Loader
I have been doing Silverlight development since it was released. One question I get asked a lot is how do to create a custom pre-loader for my application. What do I mean by pre-loader? Well, it can be called many things; it could be called a pre-loader, splash screen, or a loading screen. No matter [...]
Silverlight 4 – Accessing System Devices with Com Interop, such as a Scanner.
Yesterday I gave a presentation on some new features in Silverlight 4. During this presentation I mentioned the newly available ability to interoperate with Office applications such as Outlook and Excel though the new ComAutomationFactory that is in Silverlight 4. Someone in the audience asked the question, “Can I access my scanner”, and of course [...]
Don’t install Visual Studio 2010 RC just yet
If you haven’t heard already, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate was available for MSDN subscribers and would be probably available on 10 February 2010 for the public, which is today. But before you get all excited and start installing the latest and greatest as soon as possible, you might want to slow [...]
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