July 2005 - Posts
List objects are containers for ListItem objects. ListItem objects, in turn, contain blocks, such as paragraphs or lists. So, to nest multiple lists, you can do something like this. <TextFlow xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/avalon/2005' FontSize='16pt'>
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So, how do you create a custom cursor in Avalon? The most straightforward way is to reference it from a file, but there are also constructor overloads that a Stream argument and an IntPtr argument (in case you have a raw handle). MyWindow.Cursor = new
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The Avalon TextBox is an interesting control. Its purpose in life is to edit a string, as opposed to the rich, formatted text editing capabilities of the RichTextBox . One aspect in which the difference can be clearly seen is in the type of objects that
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Henry has posted a sample on Adorners, showing how to create and use them, and how to leverage the power of Avalon styling to make them look good with a couple of XML lines. http://blogs.msdn.com/henryh/archive/2005/07/19/440854.aspx
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I was sorting through my clothes after taking them out of the drier today, and I realized that over time I've naturally come up with a strategy to optimize my work. The problem is as follows: given an unordered collection of elements (socks), find the
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I'm planning to blog about some of the challenges involved in creating a world-class text editor, but first I'd like to talk a bit about an interesting set of Unicode characters - combining marks . These characters, like their name suggest, combine with
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