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Designer v Xaml v Code
Friday, November 06, 2009 2:28 PM

  This is the second in my new series on Getting Started With Silverlight (please see the first article for information on the series and where to get the software you need). Don’t Start with Xaml… Until recently, just about every introduction to... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, Building Apps, Mini-Tutorial, Getting Started

Creating A Form – Level 100
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:26 PM

(click on the image to see other Mini-tutorials ) TURING Entry [100:4] [ What are these numbers? ] In Entry [ 100:3 ] we were about to create a form and then go on to data validation. Here is the form we’ll create: Layout Is Easiest In Expression Blend... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, Building Apps, Mini-Tutorial, silverlight 3, Getting Started, Project Turing

Simple Styles for Silverlight
Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:31 AM

This is a long time coming. I finally created a version of Simple Styles that is designed for Silverlight. Woohoo! This was a rewrite, a complete departure from the WPF Simple Styles and it may still be a little rough around the edges so please send me... Read More...

by nerdplusart.com » Silverlight

Filed under: silverlight, XAML, code, style, control template, simplestyles, template, simple, styles, controltemplate

Image reflection effect in WPF with Expression Blend – Tutorial
Friday, July 03, 2009 9:32 PM

It is easy to create reflection effect in WPF using the Expression Blend – and in this tutorial I will show you how to achieve WPF / XAML reflection effect. Number of different controls can be used for this effect – images, controls like buttons or even... Read More...

by UX Passion - Things about user experience, usability, IA, SEO, tutorials, blogging and Microsoft

Filed under: WPF, UX, Expression Blend, XAML, Silverlight / WPF tutorials, Expression Blend tutorials, ui

Have I Missed The Bus?
Monday, June 15, 2009 3:52 PM

About 5-10 times a week I get a letter that says something like this: “Your book, Complete Idiots' Guide to a Career in Computer Programming   is wicked old. Do you still believe a programmer can be self-taught and is it possible for someone my age... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, Recommended Resources, silverlight 3, Getting Started

Silverlight Validation in Detail
Friday, June 05, 2009 12:21 AM

  In a previous pos t I mentioned that Silverlight 3 has enhanced support for data entry validation. In this first of two mini-tutorials on the topic,  I will take you through the process of implementing validation in some detail. The key to... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, Data Binding, Mini-Tutorial, silverlight 3

GetBindingExpression – a good way to iterate over all dependency properties in visual tree in Silverlight 3?
Sunday, May 24, 2009 7:28 AM

Recently I’ve tried to iterate over all dependency properties in the subset of visual tree. Despite it can be fragile, it is useful in advanced scenarios when certain actions needs to be trigged basing on binding’s path, converter or converter parameters... Read More...

by marlat's blog : Silverlight 3

Filed under: c#, silverlight, XAML, Dependency Properties, silverlight 3, Attached Dependency Properites, Visual Tree

Pixel Lab Silverlight Site Launched
Friday, May 15, 2009 4:14 AM

Funny how your own site is always the lowest priority when your job is to create websites for other people. It’s like the auto mechanic with the broken down car. Well, last week (while I was on vacation with the family) I was finally able to sneak a couple... Read More...

by nerdplusart.com » Silverlight

Filed under: silverlight, Design, XAML, lab, code, pixellab, site, pixel lab, swiss international style, pixel

Validation. Hey! You’re Done!
Monday, May 04, 2009 12:39 AM

Towards the end of my “ What’s New In Silverlight 3 ” presentation for Tech Ed,   I discuss the (much anticipated) enhanced Data Validation in SL3.  Now, anyone who has been around the block a few times knows that there are a lot of different... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, Data Binding, Blend For Programmers, Building Apps, Mini-Tutorial, silverlight 3, Coding

Animated Visual State Transitions with the Transitioning Content Control
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:16 PM

The Silverlight Toolkit is innovative in many ways, not least of which is that controls are released in one of four quality bands : Mature : ready for release Stable : suitable for most scenarios Preview : suitable for most basic usage scenarios, may... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: RIA, XAML, user interface, Data Binding, animation, Templates, Custom Controls, Dependency Properties, Silverlight Toolkit, Mini-Tutorial, silverlight 3, Cool Stuff, Coding

Easing is… Easier
Friday, April 24, 2009 6:23 PM

For those who have been wondering “Where’s Jesse??” the answer is that I’ve been head’s down preparing for my presentation at Tech Ed (you are going to Tech Ed aren’t you?!)  Microsoft has three major conferences. The following is my personal description... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, animation, Blend For Programmers, Building Apps, silverlight 3, Cool Stuff

ViKi Version 0.0.01
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:06 PM

It is of course inertia, that overwhelming sense of “what is the most important thing to do first?” that will kill you, and this project got hit bad because it came just when Passover interrupted my normal schedule, along with the usual slew of unusual... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: RIA, XAML, Tools, Multi-page, Building Apps, Custom Controls, Silverlight Toolkit, Mini-Tutorial, silverlight 3, Coding, VideoWiki, ViKi

Quick 3-d Update
Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:02 PM

I mentioned in a previous blog post that I'd posted a two part video on the new 3d capabilities in Silverlight 3. Since then I've had a few great conversations with Jeff Paries (who knows more about Silverlight Animation than most people on the planet... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, Recommended Resources, How Do I Videos, animation, update, silverlight 3, mix09, Coding

MIX09 Day 1 Keynote Pt 2: Scott Guthrie on Advancing User Experiences
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:16 PM

Bill Buxton talked about why user-centered design is so important; now we’re going to talk about the “ how ”. We’re going to be talking about three key categories today: web , media and RIA . One of the things we’re trying to do is to provide a single... Read More...

by Tim Sneath : silverlight

Filed under: Visual Studio, ASP.NET, expression, silverlight, media, RIA, XAML, presentation, blend, silverlight 3, mix09

Carousel Video Posted – Parts 1 and 2
Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:10 PM

I'm very pleased to be able to announce that the videos Creating a Carousel Part 1 and Creating a Carousel Part 2 are now available.  These videos cover the material that is also discussed in my two part blog entry (beginning here ) including such... Read More...

by Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

Filed under: XAML, How Do I Videos, animation, Building Apps, Custom Controls, Dependency Properties

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