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Inspired By Flash Math Creativity #2: WPF Planets

My next inspiration from the algorithms introduced in Flash Math Creativity was based on the work of Jamie MacDonald . In looking at his work, I quickly realized that I was going to need to brush up on my trigonometry skills. This led me to another great Read More...
Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 1:45 PM by karstenj | 8 Comments

WPF Application Portfolio Wiki Updated -- More WPF Apps!

Tim Sneath has been doing a great job of blogging the many Vista/WPF showcase applications that are being deployed right now. If you are looking for a quick list of URLs that you can hit for the .XBAP or .APPLICATION files, please go to the WPF Application Read More...
Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 2:59 PM by karstenj | 3 Comments

Announcing Expression Blend Beta 2 and Expression Design Beta 1

You can now go download Expression Blend Beta 2 as well as Expression Design Beta 1 . Both applications have received significant work since their last incarnation with tons of bugs fixed. Go give 'em a whirl. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:32 PM by karstenj | 6 Comments

Databinding In Expression Blend: Forget the Data and Do the Bind

I just posted a screencast showing how to wire up UI elements using Blend. The general premise is that databinding in WPF is about more than just data; it also allows you to connect UI properties, like wiring a slider up to a progress bar. Blend exposes Read More...
Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 12:47 PM by karstenj | 3 Comments

The Definitive Post on XBAP Trust Levels

I've written about XBAPs and full trust in the past, but never as thoroughly as Karen Corby just did in her post on XBAP trust levels . She spent a lot of time getting this post correct, reviewing with various folks within Microsoft and providing very Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:53 PM by karstenj | 1 Comments

Yahoo Messenger for Vista Debuts at CES

I'm here at CES, where Yahoo and Microsoft showed off a preview of the new Yahoo Messenger for Vista, built entirely on WPF. Yahoo has a great landing page with screenshots, a screencast of the app and a sign up sheet for when they release a beta. I held Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:32 AM by karstenj | 2 Comments

Gradient Animation Obsession Redux

I guess I didn't call it an obsession without reason, as I can't seem to keep away from those hyponotizing gradient animations. I modified the tool I posted last month so that it would output the XAML, such that a designer could actually use the tool Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:02 PM by karstenj | 3 Comments

The North Face In-Store Explorer

It was at PDC 2005 when The North Face showed a prototype of a WPF kiosk they were building. Well, with Vista and WPF having RTM'd, the real kiosk has been deployed, which you can read about from lead engineer Darren David at Fluid's blog . (Fluid is Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:27 AM by karstenj | 3 Comments

Gradient Obsession: A Tool For Tweaking Gradient Animations

I started getting slightly obsessed/hypnotized with gradient animations and wanted a tool to see what I could do, so I built one. Basically, I just bound a bunch of sliders to the various transforms on the brush transform. I reused the infrastructure Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:11 PM by karstenj | 1 Comments

Woodgrove Finance Application Source Code Posted

The Woodgrove Finance Application is a great demo of how WPF can be used to create better data visualization, in this case for financial data. I've posted the source code -- there are some good nuggets in here worth exploring. Click Here To Run It Using Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:07 PM by karstenj | 10 Comments

Required Reading: Optimizing WPF Application Performance

If you are a WPF developer, you must read Optimizing WPF Application Performance . It is chockful of tips, tricks and information about the inner workings of WPF. I've read it multiple times and I always learn something new. It is a glimse into the WPF Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:44 AM by karstenj | 4 Comments

Plumbing the SDK Samples and Unearthing More About Doing Per Frame Animation

There is a very cool sample buried deeply in the SDK called Per Frame Animation that has some very clever and useful code in it. I recently was revisiting the sample and realized that there is a lot going on in the sample that may not at first be apparent. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:02 PM by karstenj | 3 Comments

Mike Swanson Is The Man: Flash to WPF Converter Posted

Mike Swanson, a hero already for his Illustrator to XAML converter, has posted a Thanksgiving gift: a SWF to XAML converter . I just interviewed him for Channel 9 , in which he shows some demos and spills the beans on how he did it. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:00 AM by karstenj | 1 Comments

.NET 3.0 Shipped and MIX07 Announced: What Better Way To Celebrate Than With A Cool WPF App From ReMIX Japan?

So, if you haven't heard the news, .NET 3.0 shipped along with the SDK ! The Visual Studio Extensions aren't official yet, but they are looking better with every build. And, in addition, MIX07 has been announced. It wouldn't surprise me if it sold out. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:12 AM by karstenj | 0 Comments

Healthcare Prototype Source Code Posted

The healthcare prototype source code, which we have demo'ed in one way or another many times, is now posted. It is a very compelling prototype as far as how a particular vertical -- healthcare -- could take advantage of WPF. Perhaps most interesting is Read More...
Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 11:30 AM by karstenj | 6 Comments
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