Banana SplitButton [A WPF-specific fix for SplitButton and some code analysis improvements for the Silverlight version, too] by Delay's Blog

I've previously written that one of my ContextMenu test cases for the April '10 release of the Silverlight Toolkit was to implement a quick "split button" control for Silverlight using Button and ContextMenu . Though it wasn't my...

Top issues for Silverlight by Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer

A while back I had sent out an update on Twitter that I was sitting in a meeting reviewing some “top issues” for Silverlight as reported through various channels (official support, forums, social media outlets, blogs, incoming emails, etc.). It really...

Breaking up (lines) is (not) hard to do [Tip: Put XAML attributes and elements on multiple lines so the markup is easy to read and work with] by Delay's Blog

Tip Put XAML attributes and elements on multiple lines so the markup is easy to read and work with Explanation The last few tips have dealt with DependencyProperty issues. Now it's time for something completely different: XAML. While it's nice...

SplitButtoning hairs [Two fixes for my Silverlight SplitButton/MenuButton implementation - and true WPF support] by Delay's Blog

One of my ContextMenu test cases for the April '10 release of the Silverlight Toolkit ( click here for the full write-up ) was to implement a quick "split button" control for Silverlight using Button and ContextMenu . In that post, I cautioned...

Silverlight 4 minor update–June 2010 by Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer

Today we released a service update for Silverlight 4. This is a minor release that addresses some items found immediately after release that have now completed our test passes with those who reported them. Most of the items found won’t affect all users...
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Please rate your dining experience [How to: Show text labels on a numeric axis with Silverlight/WPF Toolkit Charting] by Delay's Blog

A customer contacted me a few days ago asking how to display text labels on a NumericAxis . (Whereas CategoryAxis makes it easy to use text labels for the in dependent axis, this request was about text labels on the d ependent axis.) It's a bit of...
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New Silverlight 4 Themes available–get the raw bits by Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer

A while back I posted a sneak peek preview of 3 new themes that we were working on for Silverlight 4 applications. Our team wanted to do more than just the overall base theme and provide the themes for the core, SDK and some Silverlight Toolkit controls...
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If found, please return to... [Using XAML to create a custom wallpaper image for your mobile device] by Delay's Blog

Background These days it seems like everybody has a mobile device with them practically all the time. It's pretty amazing that we're able to be "always connected" - technology has made great progress! However, humankind hasn't changed...
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Nobody likes a show-off [Today's DataVisualizationDemos release includes new demos showing off stacked series behavior] by Delay's Blog

My DataVisualizationDemos application is a collection of nearly all the Data Visualization samples I've posted to my blog. And just like the Data Visualization assembly ( get Silverlight/WPF Data Visualization Development Release 4 here! ), the demo...
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Get a Silverlight XAP signing certificate for cheap thanks to GoDaddy by Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer

One of the new features in Silverlight 4 is the ability to sign your XAP applications so that your out-of-browser trusted applications look more friendly (trusted) to your users, they come from a verified publisher, and they can take advantage of the...
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Phone-y charts [Silverlight/WPF Data Visualization Development Release 4 and Windows Phone 7 Charting sample!] by Delay's Blog

The April '10 release of the Silverlight Toolkit brought stacked series support to the Data Visualization assembly on the Silverlight 4 platform! You can read an overview here and get a detailed description here . Almost simultaneously, the WPF team...
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Developer test case, customer win! [Using ContextMenu to implement SplitButton and MenuButton for Silverlight (or WPF)] by Delay's Blog

A great way to test a new control is to make use of it in a real-world scenario. So one of the things I did just before we published the April '10 release of the Silverlight Toolkit ( click here for my full write-up ) was to take the ContextMenu code...
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The one with all the goofy heading names [Detailed information about the Silverlight Toolkit's new stacked series support] by Delay's Blog

Yesterday's publication of the April '10 release of the Silverlight Toolkit includes a bunch of new functionality. If you haven't read my release notes post , now might be a good time to do so... Okay, thanks. :) I intentionally didn't...
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Backward Compatibility with Silverlight 4 applications by Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer

Each release of Silverlight it is the goal to make sure existing Silverlight applications continue to work. Since I think what this means causes some confusion I’m going to do my best to explain what we mean by this. Silverlight 3 application working...
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