Source code for the Contoso Healthcare Application is now posted on the community site! (Thanks Karsten!) This is a great app. (I demoed it at TechEd Southeast Asia & its been shown at many other events as well). It showcases, among … Continue reading
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http://www.clearification.com
Check it out! Hilarious new site called Clearification from comedian Demetri Martin. It’s in collaboration with Microsoft. The site’s first episode is already posted. :-)
Dynamic Styling – Detecting ResourceDictionaries at Site of Origin
Here’s an XBAP that dynamically grabs the “styles” available to it from site of origin. Note: By “styles,” I mean distinct look & feels defined in different ResourceDictionary files, not simply the <Style> class. You could also call these “themes.” The resulting proof of concept app looks like … Continue reading
Updated Samples for RC1
FYI: I’ve posted RC1 versions of most of my samples: Woodgrove XBAP FontPlayer XBAP XBAP: On Demand & ClickOnce Photostore: Standalone & XBAP Note: all my loose XAML posts still work on RC1 :-)
WPF Overview talk @ TechEd Southeast Asia
Thanks again to everyone who attended the WPF overview talk today! Some links: WPF Community Site (the patient monitoring source code will be posted here soon) Microsoft Expression ZAM 3D by Electric Rain World population app – source code … Continue reading
FontPlayer XBAP
I thought it would be fun to update the UI (and some functionality) for the FontPlayer SDK sample. This app lets you to play with the fonts installed on your the machine. It also shows off the OpenType features of … Continue reading
Loose XAML, XBAPs & Hyperlink Images
As Mark Alaczar points out in his WPF sandbox whitepaper, sandboxed top level navigation requires user initiation. Some definitions to help this make sense: Top level navigation: Navigations that target the hosting web browser. For instance, navigating the entire browser, … Continue reading
Linked Resource Dictionaries in Loose XAML
Something cool that I didn’t know “just worked” – linked resource dictionaries in Loose XAML! In this sample: dictionary.xaml contains a ResourceDictionary page.xaml just links to dictionary.xaml. See how it looks when you navigate to page.xaml. (And don’t forget to … Continue reading
Updated Samples for June CTP
FYI: I’ve posted June CTP versions of most of my samples: Woodgrove XBAP XBAP: On Demand & ClickOnce Cube Animation XBAP using VS Flexible Template Photostore: Standalone & XBAP. (TechEd Chalktalk demo) Get the June CTP drops here: .NET Framework … Continue reading
XBAPs: OnDemand & ClickOnce
If your XBAP has some “heft” to it (large resource files, large assemblies, etc), it may make sense to architect your app to use ClickOnce’s OnDemand APIs. OnDemand APIs enable developers to delay download parts of the application. This can … Continue reading
Caching & XBAPs
When relying on resources living on a server, you can increase client app perf & decrease network traffic by storing local versions. When trying to build a sandboxed XBAP, however, you cannot create your own local cache store in the … Continue reading
Woodgrove Demo
At the TechEd chalktalk that Ashish and I tag teamed earlier this week, I demo-ed the Woodgrove Financial Application as an XBAP. I also showed loose XAML and an embedded FlowDocument inside of an HTML. loose XAML with vector graphics … Continue reading