Tag Archives: xbap

Josh Smith (formerly of Infragistics) is putting on an XBAP contest! Submissions are required by March 12th. I can’t wait to see what people create!

As Tim Sneath announced earlier in his blog today, the British Library has released a just awesome XBAP.  I’ve been giddy about this app since I saw the first prototype.  Here’s an example of technology really opening doors and offering new … Continue reading →

Hats off to the Japanese design agency Bascule for this excellent xbap.  The funky 3D & music is just awesome.  A great watch.   Notice the little camera in the lower left hand corner? Click on it to control the camera position … Continue reading →

XAML Browser Applications (XBAPs) in this version are promptless in-browser experiences.  This has many implications: clean experience when navigating to an XBAP.  (There is no Information Bar or security warning before launching the app.)  cached (not installed) on the user’s … Continue reading →

Two main types of WPF content is sandboxed today: XAML Browser Applications (XBAPs).  XBAPs are online-only ClickOnce applications that are cached & run in the browser. Loose XAML.  Loose XAML are XAML-only files that can be navigated to in the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

In a chalktalk yesterday, I demo-ed a modified PhotoStore application (you may have seen this demo at last year’s PDC or played with it in the Hands on Labs). In this version, you can display images bundled with the app as well as those … Continue reading →