What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

Silverlight SDK : What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

Silverlight SDK : What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2? — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:19:49 GMT

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re: What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

samcov — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:46:24 GMT

I'm a bit shocked. No attempt to get even rudimentary rich text, while leaving a space for 3rd party support, is a bit baffling.

Having said that, it looks like a lot of bug fixes in what is a VERY conservative release, which is probably wise considering that stability and correct operation is paramount at this time.

Still I'm a bit dissapointed, but I'll get over it.

re: What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

samcov — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:53:20 GMT

One other thing.

I think the inclusion of the TabControl is HUGE!!!

Having that simple control solves a whole host of, well, not problems, but situations that would require a lot more code and design work... Thanks!

re: What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

BruceDenham — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:45:22 GMT

From a UX perspective, VSM is a great addition. But I'm a bit disappointed that there is still no ComboBox. This is such a fundamental control. I don't understand why it's not yet available, which leads me to a brief commentary.

My concern for the development of Silverlight is that I don't see enough hardcore work on the UI controls yet. The default styles for the existing controls are also a bit garish. Not enough attention is being paid to creating crisp edges, thin lines, and simple, elegant gradients. But that's just an opinion driven by an aesthetic sensibility where less is always more.

The message I really want to impart is this: What Silverlight needs (sooner rather than later) is more controls with polished default styling.

Having said all this, I do understand the importance of spending development hours on the fundamental framework on top of which the controls sit. And I completely understand the necessity and the difficulty of getting the fundamentals solid before you write a bunch of controls.

But for Silverlight's sake, I want to make sure that the importance of building polished controls is critical for winning the hearts and minds of Flex designers/developers, assuming that's important to the Microsoft and the Silverlight team.

There's a lot of great stuff here guys. Keep moving forward!

Bruce

Silverlight 2.0 beta 2 is coming this week

Driebier.net — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:46:19 GMT

Silverlight 2.0 beta 2 is coming this week

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 - The Full List of Changes

Page Brooks — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:19:40 GMT

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 - The Full List of Changes

re: What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

karl1406 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:25:02 GMT

Can you please blog on the recommended setup with respect to tools.

Which version of Blend to use?

Should we install Visual Studio 2008 Beta SP1?

Can you please include order in which the releases need to be installed and which current software on our systems should be removed.

Thank you!

Karl

MVP - Client App Dev

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 - The Full List of Changes

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TechEd 2008 and Silverlight 2 Beta 2

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I will post more detailed information once it is available for download.  But for now you can watch

Full List of New Features in Silverlight 2

JohnPapa.net — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:24:35 GMT

There is a great list of all of the new features in Silverlight 2 beta 2 at this link . The release is supposed to be out this week, which would be today or tomorrow, one would hope. A few highlights from that post that caught my eye: The Visual State

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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Is Released!!!

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Novidades do Silverlight beta 2

Ramon Durães — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:04:37 GMT

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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is Now Available

Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008 is Now Available

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Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008 is Now Available

Silverlight 2 Software Development Kit Beta 2 is Now Available

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¡Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Ya Disponible!

Julio Casal — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:46:10 GMT

Tal como lo comenta Scott Guthrie , el día de ayer fue liberada la Beta 2 de Silverlight 2 y, con ella se incorporan una serie de nuevas características y algunos cambios. Aquí les copio la lista de todo lo nuevo que se incluye en la Beta 2 según lo indica

¡Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Ya Disponible!

Julio Casal — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:52:59 GMT

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Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2

Infosys | Microsoft — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:05:34 GMT

Silverilght 2.0 Beta 2 released

re: What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

pmalik — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:30:33 GMT

The Visual State Manager is a useful addition.

Any idea when we can expect a new set of UI controls e.g. dropdowns and masked textboxes? Is wsHttpBinding now supported?

Also, will we see an SL equivalent of the Ajax Sys.Services.AuthenticationService in a future release?

The problem going from Silverlight 2 beta 1 to Silverlight 2 beta 2

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re: What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?

MerrillMarie — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:28:21 GMT

can you give me a location for some documentation on data grids?

Thanks

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is Now Available

beqiraj.net — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:47:45 GMT

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is Now Available