UPDATE: Get the latest Dragging, docking, expanding panel code from Blacklight , our new CodePlex project! In Part 1 , we looked at how we construct a Dragging, docking, expanding panel, and added the ‘dragging’ functionality by placing the panel in a Canvas. In Part 2 we looked at the host panel...

UPDATE: Get the latest blog media player code from Blacklight , our new CodePlex project! I have been meaning to start video blogging (vlogging) for some time. I think you can get stuff across far more simply that way. However, I hadn't gotten around to building a simple video player for hosting on...

UPDATE: Get the latest Dragging, docking, expanding panel code from Blacklight , our new CodePlex project! In Part 1 , we looked at how we construct a Dragging, docking, expanding panel, and added the ‘dragging’ functionality by placing the panel in a Canvas. In this part, we are going to look at...

UPDATE: Get the latest Dragging, docking, expanding panel code from Blacklight , our new CodePlex project! NOTE: Part 2 and Part 3 now posted, with a demo of the final sample here . A control that we used in a number of places in the MSCUI Patient Journey Demonstrator was the dragging, docking...

Hi. First off, apologies for the long absence. This was due to some project commitments, however, that is still no excuse. I am happy to say that I am now back, have a heap of cool WPF things to post on - incluiding the final 2 parts to the Button excercise. In the mean time, I have created a quick...

Just a brief post with a code snippet demonstrating how to create a custom event with WPF... for most this won't be unfamiliar, but for those who are new to UI development, this is key... Below is the snippet where I register the event. In this example, I have a Save button in a user control (called...

Probably not the most thrilling first post, but Dependency Properties are a big thing in WPF land. A Dependency Property is a property that is registered with the Avalon Dependency property system. This is useful for 2 main reasons... Backing your object property with a dependency property,...