June 2008 - Posts

WatermarkedTextBox for Silverlight 2 Beta 2 by Kathy Kam

One breaking change you may have noticed between Silverlight 2 Beta 1 and Beta 2 is that WatermarkedTextBox is no longer available in the Silverlight SDK (System.Windows.Controls.Extended.dll). We decided to remove the control because in a future version...
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Sorting Data in the Silverlight DataGrid by Scott Morrison

This post has been updated to work with the RTW version of the Silverlight 2 DataGrid .  The code examples are not guaranteed to work with previous Beta versions of the DataGrid. Read more about the features that the Silverlight 2 DataGrid has to...
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Auto-sizing the Silverlight DataGrid by Scott Morrison

This post has been updated to work with the RTW version of the Silverlight 2 DataGrid .  The code examples are not guaranteed to work with previous Beta versions of the DataGrid. Read more about the features that the Silverlight 2 DataGrid has to...
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What's New in the Silverlight DataGrid in Beta 2 by Scott Morrison

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 was released this weekend, see what ScottGu has to say about it here .  We've all been pretty busy since releasing Beta 1 at MIX, and there are a lot of great new features across the product as a result.  The question...
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Pages in Silverlight by Even a chimp can write code

Pages as a paradigm likely pre-date the web itself although they have been popularized by document-based markup languages deriving from SGML. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) with XAML further codifies Pages as a first-class UI element from its heretofore...
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How to tell a Silverlight assembly from a .NET Framework one? by Even a chimp can write code

Silverlight 2 application code is compiled to Common IL and packaged into assemblies (.dll) which are in turn deflated into a Zip file (container with .xap extension). The IL is a CPU- and platform- independent instruction set. The Silverlight runtime...
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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 has shipped! by Kathy Kam

Just a few hours ago, I was doing my talk based on Silverlight 2 Beta 2 bits and one of my attendee asked about when Beta 2 will be available. I am happy to annouce that it is now available! Download the bits now on Silverlight.Net ! I have also updated...
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Thank you for a great TechEd 2008 - Developer! by Kathy Kam

Now that the TechEd 2008 - Developer is done. I'd like to thank everyone who came by the ASP.Net and Silverlight Booth or attended my very last session of the entire conference. I love talking with everyone, learning about what you've been working...

Beta 2 of Silverlight 2 has just shipped by Even a chimp can write code

The second beta of Silverlight 2 has just been released. The team has been cranking away and there are some new features and lots of bug fixes to show. A big thanks to all who provided vital feedback on our previous pre-releases! Animation Support for...
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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will be available later this week by Kathy Kam

At today's TechEd keynote, BillG announced Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will be available later this week . Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will include: UI Framework : Beta 2 includes improvements in animation support, error handling and reporting, automation and accessibility...

Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Building a Great Microsoft Silverlight Application by Kathy Kam

TechEd just got kick started and I am looking forward to sharing some tips & tricks about building a great Silverlight 2 application. Karen Corby is also doing two talks that is related to Silverlight Controls, but she'll be focusing on how to...

New Posts Coming Soon... by Scott Morrison

You might have noticed that posts have dropped off over the last month or so.  The reason being that we have been pretty heads down working on some great new stuff for the DataGrid.  I can't go into specifics just yet, but stay tuned......
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