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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:47 PM

June CTP .NET Framework 3.0, Windows SDK and WPF SDK Samples are Live

The June CTP build of the .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows SDK were posted live to the Microsoft download center a couple of days ago: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8D09697E-4868-4D8D-A4CF-9B82A2AE542D&displaylang=en The direct
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Friday, June 23, 2006 9:00 AM

Animating Traffic Map Image Data

WPF provides a rich assortment of features that allow you to create compelling data visualization applications. This posting shows how you can take static image data and display it at defined intervals, in order to create an animation-like effect. At
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Attachment(s): AnimatedTrafficMap.zip
Friday, June 16, 2006 11:43 AM

Beta2 WPF Samples Available as Zipped Download

If you're interested in downloading the entire set of WPF samples for the Beta2 release of the SDK, they're available as a stand-alone download at this URL: http://www.wcsdkteam.members.winisp.net/wpfsamples.zip Be forewarned, it's a 91 megabyte download,
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 3:23 PM

The Online Docs for Beta2 are Live (Finally)

A big apology for the delay, but I'm happy to announce that http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/library finally reflects the Beta2 Windows Presentation Foundation bits. You'll notice some enhancements (and some regressions) in the way that the content
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:00 PM

Controlling z-order using the ZIndex Property

Shows how to use the ZIndex attached property to change the z-order of child objects in a Panel-derived class collection.
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Monday, June 12, 2006 12:00 PM

Composing a XAML Clip Art Scene

Shows how to compose an animated XAML scene using multiple drawings defined as ResourceDictionary objects. Uses a Viewbox object to scale drawing content correctly.
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Attachment(s): FerryScene.xaml
Friday, June 09, 2006 3:15 PM

Rebranding WinFX to .NET Framework 3.0

Microsoft has renamed WinFX to the .NET Framework 3.0 .NET Framework 3.0 aptly identifies the technology for exactly what it is – the next version of our developer framework. The change is in name only and will not affect the technologies being delivered
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006 1:00 PM

Creating XAML Drawing Images with Graphic Designer

Shows how to generate XAML DrawingImage objects from Graphic Designer using the XAML Export feature. The exported XAML drawing content is then used in several examples as XAML ResourceDictionary objects.
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Attachment(s): clipXart03.zip
Monday, June 05, 2006 9:00 AM

Beta version of Aurora XAML Designer for WinFX now available

The beta version of Aurora XAML Designer for WinFX is now available from MOBIFORM Software . This version of Aurora XAML Designer works with the just released WinFX Runtime Components - Beta 2 You can use Aurora XAML Designer to create standalone WPF
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Friday, June 02, 2006 6:00 PM

XAML Clip Art: A Ferry and a Raven

This posting contains two XAML clip art files you can use when creating your sample WPF applications. The original source format for each of these images is a Flash drawing, but more about that in a later posting . At the bottom of this posting, you can
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Attachment(s): clipXart02.zip
Friday, June 02, 2006 9:54 AM

Online vs. Offline SDK

You may have already noticed, but the online content located at http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/library still reflects the February CTP release of the platform. According to our production team (message posted to microsoft.public.windows.developer.winfix.sdk
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Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:00 AM

Expression Interactive Designer May CTP now available

The May CTP of Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer is now available here . This version works with the just released WinFX Runtime Components - Beta 2 Take a look at the samples and tutorials in Interactive Designer to get an idea of how you can
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Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:00 AM

Petzold Book Blog

C harles Petzold is chronicling the writing of his latest book, Applications = Code + Markup : A Guide to the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation . His blog at Petzold Book Blog contains lots of sample XAML code you can copy and paste into XAMLPad.
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