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Posts about threading in .NET
if you want to know more about Threading, theres a series of posts (in the making) by Sacha Barber on Code Project. This is definitely a good read :) The following are links to the posts: Introduction into threading in .NET Lifecyle Of Threads/Threading Read More...
.NET 3.5 SP1 - Try it out today
Have you tried out .NET 3.5 SP1... If not, try it now. Its got loads of new features for WPF. In fact rather than a service pack, its more of a new release .. So whats new.. improved deployment, new controls (supports creation of datagrid), improved performance, Read More...
MDI task switching sample
If you are creating apps which have mdi's (multiple document interfaces) you should definitely take a look at Karls post on MDI task switching. Its an elegant solution and the post explains it nicely ... and yeah you do have the code ...:) .. Take a look Read More...
Clipping of child elements
On the forums I saw this interesting problem where there was a need to round the corners of a stackpanel inside a border with cornerradius set... The top is what you get and the bottom image is what you want. The simplest thing to do here is to set the Read More...
Split Button\Menu Item\Automation
I got a couple of queries from the readers asking if I could provide a slightly non-trivial sample of using automation. So I created a split button user control which looks something like this If there are no items then you get a checkable button. The Read More...
Xbaps using Cookies
Earlier on I had written an app, BlogPadm which was fulltrust and the writer used Google Data API to write the content to Blogger.com. However, when you create an xbap version of it, a problem arises in that you cannot make WebRequests outside site of Read More...
Drag drop library updated
The drag drop entry that I had posted has been used by a lot of you guys out there and I have received a lot of suggestions/bugs. I also got a few ready made fixes from you... Thank You :) ... So I finally got down to incorporating all these changes and Read More...
Tool: Export Visio to Xaml
This is a pretty nifty tool by Saveen .. The project is on codeplex: http://www.codeplex.com/VisioExportToXAML The results look amazing: (Visio rendering v/s Xaml render) Share this post Read More...
Maximizing borderless window using SysParameter values
Earlier on, I had written a post on maximizing a borderless (WindowStyle=None) window but without covering the taskbar. This solution works well but was not that nice to look at implementation wise :) ... However, theres a simplere solution to achieve Read More...
Want some WPF improvements/features: Tell us
The WPF platform is powerful but relatively new. We realize that some things are lacking and we are in listening mode. If you feel that we need to improve or add something, send me a comment. We'll make sure you are heard. :) Share this post Read More...
Another MindMapping Tool
A month ago, I was browsing through different blogs and came across Denis Vuyka's blog post on connecting objects on the canvas... Nice post... Being an avid fan of mind maps, that was the natural extension to the library that he created. Check it out Read More...
LIVE: The Syndicated Client Experiences Starter Kit & Reader SDK
Finally, the Reader SDK is out ... From the windowsclient site "These Syndicated Client Experiences applications exploit the push capabilities of RSS in a model where each application retains full control over the presentation of the content. The Sync Read More...
Creating Addins for XamlPadX
I got a few queries after releasing XamlPadX v3 regarding creating addins for the tool. So here is a small post on it. :) Create a customControlLibrary project. Add a reference to the AddInView dll present in the XamlPadX folder which is located in the Read More...
XamlPadX V3.0
So I finally got some time to upgrade XamlPadX... One of the things that I really wanted to add was the plugin support and here you have it. So now users can create their own addins which will plug into xamlpadX. Addin developers can use 3 functionalities Read More...
.NET 3.5 Namespaces poster
As the title says, you can now have a poster of all the namespaces in .NET 3.5.. Its nice to have it near your desk :) Click on the image to go to the poster.. Share this post Read More...
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