Sample code to import colors from Kuler into Visio. This code makes use of LINQ to XML, C# 3.0, Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, Visual 2007, the AutoVisio library, Adobe Kuler , and the Kuler API . This code just takes the highest rated Kuler colors and...

As I've been exploring automating Visio 2007 through C#, I've been placing all that code in a library called VisioAutomation and put it all on CodePlex: http://visioautomation.codeplex.com Some examples of what it can create in Visio:

Summary: You can make surprisingly rich multi-color gradients with Visio 2007 and some code. Background The Visio 2007 User Interface Allows multi-color gradient fills (i.e. 2 gradient stops, one at the start and one at the end), but only supports...

Python philosophy holds that "readability counts" and so after giving up the world of C++, templates, and STL one finds a calm bliss in the "obviousness" of most python code. C# made big strides in readability and the IDE-supported intellisense and refactoring...