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WPF Label vs. TextBlock revised

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:40 GMT

New conclusions on the battle "TextBlock vs. Label". Think about more than performance only!

Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) - Part 5 of n: IUserInterface

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:02 GMT

This post gives a simple solution to the problem how to abstract the user interface in MVVM-applications.

PhotoBooth

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:36:59 GMT

A article on how to create a very simple photo kiosk that is capable of receiving photos via bluetooth

WPF Localization Guidance Paper Posted on CodePlex

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:46:21 GMT

I'm happy to announce that my WPF Localization paper went live a couple of days ago on CodePlex. This document provides an overview of localization in .NET in general as well as specifically to WPF. It covers localization with the rigid LocBaml approach, as well as using Resx resources for binding using markup extensions and attached properties respectively.

WPF Localization Guidance Doc

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:49 GMT

WPF Localization Guidance Doc - download now

Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) - Part 4 of n: Commanding

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:58 GMT

A suggestion on how to use WPF RoutedCommands and the MVVM-Pattern together.

Behaviors, Triggers & Actions

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:42:13 GMT

a snippet collection to make it extremely easy to create behaviors, triggers and actions for expression blend!

Design for Developers part 4 - Using Layers and Exporting to XAML

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:50:17 GMT

Part 4 of an ongoing series about Expression Design. This article discusses layers in Expression Design and demonstrates exporting design elements to XAML and consuming them in Blend.

The birth of CodeEmbed4Web

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:34:26 GMT

Describes the process leading up to the creation of a new tool for active community members, being bloggers, writers, forum members, etc., that allows them to easily copy code from Visual Studio and convert it to formats better suited for usage on the web. It also describes how it uses WPF technology to have an easier approach to this problem.

WPF/Xaml Menagerie

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:01:39 GMT

A good collection of wpf resources from addins to utilities to components and books

Waxalica's Dev Blog | W.Organizer

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:25:15 GMT

This is a sample Image Organizer application. Technologies : Sql Server CE, WPF

WebBrowser control Quickstart for Prism-v2

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:02 GMT

WPF demo application using Prism-v2 that shows both way interaction between different modules of the application and different WPF WebBrowser controls.

WPF Bindings and CurrentCulture Formatting

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

WPF doesn't apply the CurrentCulture to bindings by default, which is a little... unexpected to say the least. As it turns out there's an easy solution to this problem, but it does require using code to apply the culture specifically in every document.

WPF Toolkit DataGrid Part IV: TemplateColumns and Row Grouping

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:57:55 GMT

This post is part of the WPF Toolkit DataGrid series. In this part we will have a look into more advanced concepts. First we will see how we can use the DataGridTemplateColumn to imitate the behavior of a DataGridComboBoxColumn and to show a small chart representing the age deviation from average for each player. We will then have a look on how we can group rows on our DataGrid using two separate methodologies.

This whimsical binding. TwoWay Binding to DataContext. Binding in WPF

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:14:31 GMT

I often use Binding to DataContext. It is one of the main advantage of WPF. In most case I set custom class inherit of DependencyObject (for support DependencyProperty) and I have some like next code: <StackPanel> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Id}" /> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" /> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Surname}"/> ... </StackPanel> But sometime I set a simple type for example string. For this case I can implement next Binding: <TextBlock Text="{Binding}" />

Using Data Binding with Static Resources in WPF | UX and WPF ramblings

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:46:29 GMT

In this post, I'll be showing how to use resources for which you don't know in design time the key to use in xaml (maybe because you're loading them dynamically), by binding them to view model properties.

Writing games in WPF (programatically creating a grid)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:44:21 GMT

Beginning of a series of articles describing simple game programming using WPF. They will progress has the games become more complex and interesting.

Launching views using Jump List

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:38:58 GMT

A article on how to utilize the new Jump List in Windows 7 to launch different views of your application

Beginning Windows Presentation Foundation Project

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:20:18 GMT

This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy introduces the reader accustomed to working with the traditional graphic user interface in earlier versions of VB to Windows Presentation Foundation. Importantly, it introduces the reader to the XAML's declarative format and what it means in the design interface of VS 2008.

System.Xaml: Method calls from Xaml

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:45:38 GMT

System.Xaml: Method calls from Xaml ...

Model-View-ViewModel Pattern

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:09:23 GMT

Separating user interface code from everything else is a key principle in well-engineered software

VS2010 help for the WPFer

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:19:49 GMT

4 enhancements in VS2010 to help the WPF developer

How to: Drag and Drop WPF Views between Regions in Prism-v2

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:32:39 GMT

This article explains how to drag and drop views between regions in Prism-v2.

A Viewmodel for the ObservableCollection

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:34:35 GMT

In this post I will describe a viewmodel that holds an ObservableCollection. The viewmodel called ObservableViewModel, can be used to navigate through a collection and make changes to it. I will also give an example on how to use it.

Using the MVVM Toolkit in VS2010

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:38:06 GMT

A tip on how to get the MVVM Toolkit to work in VS2010