The XAML designer applies inbuilt type converters that convert the string value “Button” to System.Type which is Button , which makes it seem like there is no practical difference. However one should practise to use the explicit Type specification using x:Type. Explicit Type specification is required is when we inherit Styles using BasedOn, there implicit … Read more
I think you should look at Silverlight as a long-term play, just as Microsoft seems to be doing. There’s an obvious balance on when to use Silverlight vs. Flash when you’re concerned about reach and install base, but here are some reasons Silverlight is a good direction to move in: Second mover advantage – Just … Read more
Flash is infamous for its poor accessibility. Keyboard navigation does not usually work, and Flash (up until recently) did not have search engine support. Flash applications does not work in mobile phones and other portable devices. Flash is not there in the iPhone!!! Flash is controlled by a single company (Adobe) and so it is … Read more
Alright I have figured it out… Using an ItemsControl solved the problem… <ItemsControl x:Name=”tStack” Grid.Column=”0″> <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel> <ItemsPanelTemplate> <StackPanel Orientation=”Horizontal”/> </ItemsPanelTemplate> </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel> <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <Button Content=”{Binding ItemName}”/> </DataTemplate> </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate> </ItemsControl>
<TextBlock Text=”{Binding Date, StringFormat=”{}{0:MM/dd/yyyy a\\t h:mm tt}”}” /> will return you 04/07/2011 at 1:28 PM (-04)
Pretty much the same. Just minus the x:Type with more explicit naming. <Style TargetType=”TextBox” BasedOn=”{StaticResource DefaultTextBoxStyle}”> More information here in the docs. PS, in case you need the default templates, TextBox for example would normally be found in CoreStyles.xaml ADDENDUM as requested in the comments in case you’re confused at the first read of the … Read more
Found out what happened I installed first Visual Studio, and removed some components that I thought wouldn’t be necessary (c++, f#, etc). I also removed visual web developer tools (shouldn’t have done that… you’ll see why in a minute). After that, I installed Service Pack 1. Then, when trying to install the Silverlight 4 tools, … Read more
The reason the TextChanged event fires twice in WP7 is a side effect of how the TextBox has been templated for the Metro look. If you edit the TextBox template in Blend you will see that it contains a secondary TextBox for the disabled/read-only state. This causes, as a side effect, the event to fire … Read more
Seems to me like you want to create a property. public int MyProperty { get { return _myProperty; } set { _myProperty = value; if (_myProperty == 1) { // DO SOMETHING HERE } } } private int _myProperty; This allows you to run some code any time the property value changes. You could raise … Read more
That’s an extremely broad question. My company recently wrote a whitepaper outlining the differences between the two technologies, and it’s around 70 pages. Unfortunately, it’s not published yet, or I’d give you the link. EDIT: As promised, here’s the link to the whitepaper on Codeplex: http://wpfslguidance.codeplex.com/ However, I’ll try to summarize. WPF is a thick … Read more