July 2008 - Posts

Everything is a link in the chain
30 July 08 11:05 PM

Or maybe everything is in a cycle... Develop XPS , awesome fixed format document and print stream format Develop Silverlight , fantastic cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for richer media and interactive applications Write book introducing Silverlight Read More...

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WPF <> XPS
30 July 08 10:55 PM

A favorite question I get asked is “When will [insert some application name] be ported to WPF?” WPF is a fantastic technology and there’s lots of interesting stuff happening on top of the WPF platform, but I’m wondering why people are asking me about Read More...

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Filed under: XPS, .Net, development

XPS: One format to rule them all (or maybe not)
29 July 08 05:20 AM

One format or multiple formats? Some would have you believe that one format does everything everyone will ever need. Some feel that, by extension, two similar formats, or two formats that have some degree of overlap, must be 'competitive' (or designed Read More...

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Filed under: XPS

Data-binding XPS with WPF
13 July 08 04:56 PM

Mark Nijhof on using WPF data binding to create XPS documents from templates. Read More...

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Filed under: XPS, WPF, development, applications

XPS in Ability Office
08 July 08 04:08 AM

Version 5 of Ability Office is now available as a preview / beta from Ability . Version 5 adds support for XPS across all modules in the suite. The current beta is available as a download that expires at the end of August. Read More...

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Filed under: XPS, newsround, interop

Visual Studio and XPS files
03 July 08 05:18 PM

If you work with XPS files a lot you might find this tool useful. Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Office System Power Tools v1.0.0.0 (got to love that name ;-) adds lots of stuff including the ability to open and edit XPS (and other OPC) files within Read More...

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Filed under: XPS, tools

Canon imageRUNNER with XPS
02 July 08 05:52 AM

Canon USA announced the imageRUNNER 3245/3245i/3235/3235i/3230/3225 MFPs with "Rich Color Universal Send features including color scanning and XPS support". Read More...

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Filed under: XPS, newsround, interop

PDC 2008
01 July 08 03:19 AM

This year the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October 27-30. Information is on http://www.microsoftpdc.com/ and registration is now open Read More...

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WinHEC 2008
01 July 08 01:42 AM

WinHEC is the only Microsoft conference that focuses on designing PCs, servers, and devices that run and interface with Microsoft Windows. This year, WinHEC 2008 is at the Los Angeles Convention Center from November 5-7. Details are at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/default.mspx Read More...

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Filed under: events, industry