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Rendering Text On A Path With WPF

Text is more than just its literal meaning. By treating text characters as graphical objects, the programmer can make text dance and fly on the screen. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Charles Petzold shows you how to position text characters Read More...
Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Advanced Basics: The ObservableCollection Class

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) adds functionality to the Microsoft .NET Framework so that you actually can reliably keep bound controls synchronized with their data sources. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Ken Getz demonstrates how Read More...
Posted Friday, November 28, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Basic Instincts: Dynamic Data Entry With XML Literals

Wouldn't it be nice to generate all your maintenance screens in your data-driven applications automatically? In the October 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Beth Massi shows you how to create Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) user interfaces at run time Read More...
Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Routed Events and Commands In WPF

Routed events and routed commands form the basis for communication among the various parts of your user interface in Windows Presentation Foundation—whether individual controls on one big Window class or controls and their supporting code in separate, Read More...
Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Foundations: Dependency Properties And Notifications

How can objects establish boundaries and priorities? The WPF answer is a feature known as dependency properties, which provides a structured way for WPF classes to respond to changes that result from data bindings, styles, inheritance, and other sources. Read More...
Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Building Composite Applications With WPF

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight provide developers with a simple, declarative means of quickly and easily delivering applications with rich user experiences. But as the number of moving parts increases, keeping the project under Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:36 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Custom Controls for Silverlight 2

Silverlight 2 features a rich and robust control model that is the basis for the controls included in the platform and for third-party control packages. You can also use this control model to build controls of your own. In the August 2008 issue of MSDN Read More...
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 7:33 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Data Points: The Entity Framework In Layered Architectures

When you evaluate any new technology, pattern, or strategy, you have to consider how that new piece of the puzzle is going to mesh with your existing application architecture. With the Entity Framework, integration is not a problem. In the July 2008 issue Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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State Sharing In A Peer Network With WPF

Peer applications cover the gamut from simple file sharing to instant messaging (IM) to full-on collaborative applications such as shared white boarding, Voice over IP (VoIP) calling and conferencing, social networking, and much more. In the July 2008 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 6:39 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Data Binding and WPF

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) offers excellent support for managing the display and editing of complex data. In the December 2007 edition of MSDN Magazine , John Papa did a great job of explaining essential WPF data binding concepts . In the July Read More...
Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 2:55 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Windows With C++: Decoding Windows Vista Icons With WIC

In the April 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Kenny Kerr introduced the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) , showing you how you can use it to encode and decode different image formats. In the June 2008 issue, Kenny shows you how to extend WIC by writing your Read More...
Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 10:23 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Foundations: Bitmaps And Pixel Bits

A combination of the retained-mode graphics system and notification mechanisms such as dependency properties unleash the flexibility and power of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF, allowing these objects to be targets of data bindings and animations. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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MSDN Magazine Virtual Labs for June!

With the June 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine we are launching an exciting new feature for our readers: Virtual Labs! In the Virtual Labs, you can get immediate hands-on experience with our sample code while reading along in the associated article. The labs Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:47 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Windows with C++: Windows Imaging Component Basics

The Microsoft Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is an extensible framework for encoding, decoding, and manipulating images. WIC supports different image formats using an extensible set of imaging codecs. Each codec supports a different image format and Read More...
Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 8:33 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Foundations: Vector Graphics and the WPF Shape Class

In Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), graphical objects have been elevated to a status nearly equal to controls, often participating in layout and receiving mouse, keyboard, and stylus input. In addition, these graphical objects are retained by the Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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