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WPF: Ribbon in Prism Applications

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:38:38 GMT

Microsoft some time ago published its Ribbon(known from Office 2007) control library for Windows Presentation Foundation. This article contains steps necessary to implement ribbon view region in Composite Application Library(aka Prism) .

AttachedCommandBehavior aka ACB

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:13:27 GMT

This is a solution to attach a command to any Event of any Control in WPF

Finding the Best Approach to Styling a LOB App

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:31:15 GMT

Explores various approaches to styleing buisness applications in WPF.

MEF: Taking extensibility to the next level

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:06:56 GMT

Using MEF to dynamically load themes in WPF

Testing WPF apps using NUnit

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:48:22 GMT

Testing WPF apps using NUnit framework

Next-Generation Rich Client with Vidyano

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:16:14 GMT

The Vidyano team just made the release candidate version of their next-generation in rich client software available. Applications build with Vidyano take advantage of technologies such as WPF, Workflow, LINQ to SQL, Entity Framework, Add-Ins, etc. Vidyano drastically reduces the complexity of these technologies by adding wizards, designers and custom tool generators to the Visual Studio environment.

How to avoid CommandBinding in the XAML code behind

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:24:27 GMT

In this post, I discuss how one can make XAML code behind even nicer and eliminate the command binding :)

Windows 7 Developer Guide

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:31:02 GMT

"Build applications on a solid foundation; enable richer application experiences; and integrate the best of Windows and web services. The features and technologies of the Windows 7 operating system enable you to build the next generation of software applications. Download this guide to read descriptions of those features and see vivid screen shots from the pre-Beta version of Windows 7 released at PDC. " [docx and xps -download]

WPF ICollectionViewExplained

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:31:23 GMT

Tips and tricks on ICollectionView for WPF Apps and how it can be used in M-V-VM

WPF ICollectionViewExplained

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:31:23 GMT

Tips and tricks on ICollectionView for WPF Apps and how it can be used in M-V-VM

Units Conversions and WPF

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:50:47 GMT

One of the typical localization issues when developing applications is that of units conversion - the conversion of one measurement system to another. Though the mathematics involved in such conversions is, in most cases, very simple, the semantics surrounding the process of changing units is less so. This article is a look at the typical problem faced by developers when implementing support for units conversion in C# applications. In it, we hope to explore the many caveats and problems typically encountered by developers.

In development at Actipro - November 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:33:06 GMT

Actipro talks about some new features planned for their SyntaxEditor for WPF and Editors for WPF products.

MEF - CompositeWPF under one roof

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:59:50 GMT

MEF and the CompositeWPF both offer distinct and very valuable services. MEF allows us to easily create Add-in components and the CompositeWPF makes it easy to decouple our services and views.

Binding of WPF is different and pretty. Part 1.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:32:39 GMT

We pleasure to using Binding in WPF. But all ways of using have we known? Only direct binds to dependency property like next code? <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Height, ElementName=myButton}"> This is poor. We can bind to property of value's property. How? Easy:

SilverLight Chart Controls running in WPF

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:43:22 GMT

SilverLight Chart Control running in WPF

WPG Themes Updated (16/11/2008)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:58:30 GMT

Updated the WPF Themes project! Added 4 Themes and 2 controls

HeaderFormatString and ContentFormatString

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:42:50 GMT

Exploring how to use the HeaderFormatString and ContentFormatString properties, and uncovering some of their weirdness.

SurfaceDJ from Vectorform

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:50:36 GMT

This is an awesome surface application. Feel the richness and coolness of SurfaceDJ from Vectorform.

Creating an Outlook Calendar using WPF (Part 2)

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:48:30 GMT

Part 2 in a series on how to create a custom wpf control similar to the calendar control in outlook

Major new Gauge for WPF features and controls

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:28:29 GMT

Actipro describes new features found in their latest Gauge for WPF control product update.

Programming Windows Presentation Foundation: Styles

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:36:31 GMT

Using WPF styles, we can handle look and feel of the controls. If we are setting styles, mechanically change look and feel of the every control of that type in that application. XAML styling is very similar to HTML and CSS, and you can apply styling in related behavior. For example, we can define the appearance for all buttons (control) in an application; confine it to all buttons on a screen, to a group of buttons, or to apply a special style for just one button. In that case, XAML came into the picture to define the appearance of the controls. Styles are applied to controls. Styles can be applied to an individual Controls, a page or window or in an external file that can be shared by multiple pages, windows, or applications.

Three level master detail binding with wpf

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:37:36 GMT

WPF permits you to create a three level master detail binding with no procedural code, only using XAML

Vista DWM Hacking - Capture and Stream D3D/WPF Windows Real-Time

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:16:09 GMT

This prototype project uses undocumented Vista DWM calls to get reference to a Direct3D surface the Vista DWM uses to paint windows. The D3D surface is then able to be rendered in a WPF application like a "VisualBrush". Because this is done in the GPU, it is very efficient. The sample application will also let you stream a high quality, high fps capture of your video to Silverlight or Windows Media Player.

WPF Model - View - View-Model Screencast

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:46:09 GMT

A really helpful screencast from Jason Dolinger showing how to use the M-V-VM pattern in a simple WPF application. He starts off with the code that a Windows Forms developer might use and refactors it to M-V-VM. Also includes a demonstration of how it is nicely unit testable utilising Moq and how to use the Unity IoC container. 1 hour 30 mins long.

WPF: The best walkthrough of Model-View-ViewModel I have seen

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:27:15 GMT

Jason Dolinger a consultant for lab49 gives a great walkthrough on Model-View-ViewModel using WPF. He starts out doing things the traditional way and refactors the app to use ViewModels, Commands, and Unity.