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 . 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . The WPF and Silverlight platforms have a wide selection of powerful layout controls. This topic will provide you with an understanding of these layout controls and how to take advantage...

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;...

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...

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...

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

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . The WPF & Silverlight Designer provides the ability to quickly layout a data entry form. This walk-through will provide a workflow for laying out Labels and TextBoxes using the Grid...

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...

This article has a corresponding video that can be viewed here . This important information will enable you to be successful in discovering the toolset and setting up Visual Studio 2010 for WPF and Silverlight development. Table of Contents Visual Studio...

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 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...

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...

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...

This post along with Part II will cover writing design-time code that can be shared between WPF & Silverlight custom controls for the WPF & Silverlight Designer for Visual Studio 2010 that target .NET 4.0 and Silverlight 3 and 4. Normally in a...

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...

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...

In WPF & Silverlight Design-Time Code Sharing - Part I , I introduced the custom controls and the required design-time features.  I also covered how Visual Studio 2010 discovers and loads control design-time assemblies.  In addition, I explained...

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...