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October 2006 - Posts

Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:00 AM

Uncommon Dialogs: Font Chooser & Color Picker Dialogs

You may have noticed that WPF does not contain some of the standard common dialogs you've come to expect in Win32 API sets. For example, the Win32 Common Dialog Box Library contains a standard user-interface model for dialogs, such as Open, Print, Color,
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:30 PM

Free e-Learning Content on WPF

The Microsoft e-Learning team just launched a set e-Learning clinics covering core components of the .NET 3.0 framework, including WPF. The e-Learning clinics are free until Vista consumer launch. For more information on accessing the free e-Learning
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:22 PM

Control.Background does what?

Inheriting from Control in WPF is rather different than it is in Windows Forms. If you want to create your own Control, you need to understand the ControlTemplate. Here's a basic, get-your-toes-wet look at what a template is and why your control needs one.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:11 PM

WPF Basic Data Binding FAQ

Through talking to people and monitoring both internal and external forums, I have compiled a list of questions people often have when first learning about WPF data binding. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and let me know! What is target
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 3:35 PM

Using XamlPad to Test Content

XamlPad is a Windows SDK tool that gives you a simple way to experiment with creating XAML content--the XAML can be instantly displayed as WPF content. For example, I use XamlPad to test WPF features, such as OpenType fonts. By changing differing property
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