The WPF and Silverlight platforms use late bound data binding resolution for bindings in XAML files. This feature allows a DataContext to be set at run-time and the objects within that DataContext to resolve their property bindings then. This late binding...

This article is a collection of tips and tricks that we have gathered over the time we've spent building and using the Visual Studio 2010 WPF and Silverlight Designer, which you might not find elsewhere. We think they make working in the designer more...

Objective Requirements Retail release of Visual Studio 2010 and the latest Silverlight 4 tools for Visual Studio 2010 . Table of Contents Background Faux Types and Real Types Images in Sample Data Files Adding New Sample Data File Consuming Sample Data...

File Locking Issues when using WPF and Silverlight Designer When creating and testing a registered assembly (e.g. an assembly registered via TCI), it is possible to run into a file locking issue that causes compilation to fail.  While there are a...

The WPF and Silverlight Designer Team has posted the following new widescreen videos: Layout Techniques for Windows Forms Developers Grid Control Design-Time Row and Column Manipulation Features Creating and Consuming Resource Dictionaries in WPF and...

When the Data Sources Window is used to generate the UI, the generated XAML injects design-time information so that the Binding Builder can be used to create bindings for the UI controls. What if your application was written in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008;...

UserControls promote code reuse, separation of concerns and simplify development by partitioning applications into smaller blocks of code. In this article you'll learn why you would use a UserControl, how to create one from the Toolbox, understand when...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . In a typical Windows Forms application control placement is set using the Location property, setting the X and Y sub property values. The Windows Forms designer provides a complete set of...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . Resource Dictionaries are a powerful feature in WPF and Silverlight that enable developers to organize and consume reusable resources. After completing this walk through you'll understand...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . Master – Detail layouts are the bread and butter of Line of Business (LOB) applications. This walkthrough will show you how to drag & drop from the Data Sources Window to create the...

The final release of Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 has recently shipped . Silverlight 4 Tools brings together Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight 4 and WCF RIA Services 1.0. This great combination of runtime and tooling makes it easier than ever...

We are delighted to announce that the final release of Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 is now available! What is in the Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010? Silverlight 4 Tools for VS 2010 includes many essential features to help...

Check out this new Visual Studio Magazine article which walks through some ways of using the Visual Studio 2010 designer to create data bound applications. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/building-data-bound-wpf-and-silverlight...

As part of today's release of Silverlight 4, the WPF and Silverlight Designer team is pleased to announce that a release of the Silverlight Tools which works with Visual Studio 2010 RTM is now available. Where Can I Get These Tools? If you already...

A second hot fix has been made available for Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate that solves another IntelliSense related crash. Get the hot fix Information here. There are now two hot fixes.  Please ensure that if you are using Visual Studio 2010...

This post provides information on a few high profile Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate bugs and some additional information that will help developers have a successful experience with the WPF & Silverlight Designer. Table of Contents Known Issues...

If you have installed Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate and have experienced one or more crashes while editing Code or XAML please install the below hot fix.  The crashes are related to IntelliSense displaying. Hot Fix:  http://code.msdn...

Silverlight 3 projects are supported with the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate build – however Silverlight 4 projects are not yet supported. We will be adding Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate support for Silverlight 4 with the next public Silverlight...

The new boot from vhd feature that shipped in Windows 7 and Server 2008 has now given developers new options for setting up a test systems with different versions of Visual Studio. For the purpose of this post, local system is the vhd boot volume and...

Known Issue When writing ListBoxItem triggers in a style that trigger on the ListBox.AlternationIndex attached property value, if you use the valid syntax ListBox.AlternationIndex like the first trigger below, the designer will display the following error...

The WPF Expander control has a header and a collapsible window that developers can use in several different ways.  One technique is to place multiple Expander controls in a StackPanel to create a UI region of expanding sections,  Another technique...

Introduction The purpose of the post is to provide guidance for control authors to limit the controls added to the Toolbox and that are listed in the Choose Items Dialog. The word "controls" in this post is defined as "any public type in...

There is a known issue when using the Visual Studio 2010 WPF & Silverlight Designer or XAML Editor and a control derives from a generic base class.  The control and generic base class must be located in separate assemblies, otherwise the Designer...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . Master – Detail layouts are the bread and butter of Line of Business (LOB) applications. This walkthrough will show you how to drag & drop from the Data Sources Window to create the...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . Are you new to Silverlight? This walkthough will enable you to have a successful first time experience with the Silverlight Designer and creating your first Silverlight application. You...