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• WPF & xaml guidelines

  Wpf and xaml has been out for a while now, so the community already knows the do’s and don’ts of programming in xaml. Thankfully, there are always some nice people who share this stuff with us. This is a good resource and starting point. It also... Posted dec 30 2009, 07:10 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

• Grid Size Sharing WPF

  The other day, I had to show different datatemplates depending on a specific property value. (The datatemplateSelector is your friend!) I used different foreground colors to visualize the states; however, the layout design was the same for each... Posted dec 16 2009, 10:32 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

• When not implementing the ConvertBack method…

  I really like WPF converters. I often don’t need the ConvertBack method though. Most programmers deal with this by leaving the throw new NotImplementedException() , or they return null.   I also see this method being marked with the [Obsolete()] ... Posted dec 10 2009, 09:33 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

• WPF vs Silverlight

  Last week, I was giving a Silverlight training in the beautiful Bergen (Norway). I have WPF experience, but I was still struggling with some demo’s because of its differences with Silverlight. Silverlight is supposed to be a subset of WPF but that’s not... Posted dec 06 2009, 09:38 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

• Arithmetic operations in xaml

  Many times, you want to bind a numeric value to another property AND perform some calculation over it. For instance, you would like to bind the width of your control to be half the size of its parent control. Take a look at this converter   It enables... Posted nov 11 2009, 08:53 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

• 10 Silverlight tips and tricks

  I attended the Dutch Devdays, and there was a great session of Gill Cleeren on Silverlight. He explained several tips and tricks , which are definitely worth checking out! The tips are: •Creating a custom install experience •ASP.NET Membership Integration... Posted jun 01 2009, 08:11 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: Silverlight

• Silverlight and WPF

  With the introduction of Silverlight (SL), Microsoft promised us a we could leverage our existing skills to create RIA's (rich internet application). This means SL should be a subset of WPF, which is a big deal! So I was scared when I watched Ian... Posted nov 04 2008, 12:11 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

• Gratis MSDN InTrack: User Experience

  Deze InTrack geeft inzicht in de manier waarop Microsoft naar user experience kijkt en gaat met name in op Silverlight. Met behulp van presentaties en demonstraties wordt er een overzicht gegeven van de manier waarop Silverlight ingezet kan worden. Tevens... Posted jan 21 2008, 02:44 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: Expression Suite, Silverlight

• Silverlight 1.1 tutorials

  Hier een blog met allerlei tutorials over de managed Silverlight versie. Er word veel gepost, dus houd de site in de gaten. Posted okt 26 2007, 09:12 by Jo-wen with | with no comments Filed under: Silverlight