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XAML Power toys add-in for VS2010
If you have been using XAML Power toys addin in VS2008, you would be happy to know that Karl has now got it ready for VS2010..Its got some nifty features like the ViewModel creator which automates the...
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Request for Feedback (WPF VNext)
So have you tried out .NET 4. If not, do give it a try. We have a bunch of new WPF features in .NET 4 and it was covered as part of the WPF features series. Now that we are close to release, whats...
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Windows Phone 7 Dev tools now available
At MIX today, Windows Phone 7 Development tools were announced to the public. You can download these from here: http://www.microsoft.com/express/phone/Windows Phone Developer Tools includes: ·...
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VS 2010 \ .NET 4 now available
It's finally out... yoohoo...Live keynote: LinkDownload: LinkWith VS 2010, you will be able to target platforms such as Azure, Windows Phone 7, Windows 7, Sharepoint, Office, Windows Server 2008...
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SL Timeline control for Sharepoint
The other day I wanted to have a timeline control in Sharepoint so that I could easily know where each project is in its lifecycle. Yeah, you could easily use Visio or some other diagramming tool but...
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WPF Shell Integration Library
One of the common complaints I have heard is that it is difficult to have a glass chrome like windows. Yeah, you could set the style to None, but then you would need to have code handling window...
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Perf Tools for WPF (.NET 4)
You can now download the perf tools for WPF in .NET4. These tools can be use for profiling both 3.5 and 4.0 applications. The tools come as part of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4...
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VS 2010 power tools available for download
VS 2010 power tools are out.. You can download it from HEREits got a bunch of tools likeCustomizing Tab BehaviorHTML copyHighlight current line to easily identify the caretCtrl+Click to go to...
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TestAPI V0.5 Released
TestAPI - It is a library of test and utility APIs that enables developers and testers to create testing tools and automated tests for .NET and Win32 applications. TestApi provides a set of common test...
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BeeEye (Bing Image Viewer)
BeeEye is a Bing Image viewer application. Its got a very Blendish look and feel and was a quick project for our intern, Aykut Bal. Its Multitouch enabled and also has some facebook integration. The...
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XAML Compliance Suite V1
Generally, when theres an open spec format, theres usually a set of tests that ensure that the spec is being followed right. As as example, the Acid tests help in deterning the support of web standards...
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Announcing CTP of XAML Toolkit
We are happy to announce the release of the second CTP of the XAMLToolkit. Where do i get it: LINK The toolkit comprises of: A XAML DOM Fxcop rule authoring support for XAML SilverlightSchemaContext...
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Announcing CTP of XAML Toolkit
We are happy to announce the release of the second CTP of the XAMLToolkit. Where do i get it: LINK The toolkit comprises of: A XAML DOM Fxcop rule authoring support for XAML SilverlightSchemaContext...
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Xaml Fxcop Rules Using Xaml Toolkit
One of the nice things that you can do with it is write XAML FXCop rules. Now there has been a common ask of getting FXCop running on Xaml. Currently VS doesnt support this; but now you have the...
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Running Xaml FXCop rules in FXCop GUI
So one of the uses of the XamlToolkit is to write FXCop rules for XAML. We provide the Microsoft.Tools.Xaml.FxCop.dll which has some inbuilt XAML rules that you can try out. You could also write new...
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Ribbon Control Design Time Experience
The Ribbon Control is now available to the public for download. If you havent taken a look yet, would definitely recommend it.A neat thing about this release is that it includes a design time plugin to...
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WPF Ribbon Basics
So you have Ribbon, Menu, RibbonTab, and then the Ribbon Group. When you create a new Ribbon application, you get this wireframe ready – so its easy to start.You got the group – lets populate it. If...
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Xaml Toolkit: Manipulation of Xaml
One of the interesting things you could easily do with the Xaml Toolkit is manipulation of Xaml. For example, in the case of XamlPadX, if we copy pasted xaml from a WPF application, it wouldnt render...
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Zoomable Canvas Control
Kael has a nice series on the Zoomable Canvas control The usage is something like < ListBox.ItemsPanel > < ItemsPanelTemplate > < ZoomableCanvas Loaded ="ZoomableCanvas_Loaded"...
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Using RibbonGallery Control
The Ribbon Control is a pretty big control owing to the complexity of the Ribbon design guidelines. You can give it a try by downloading from LINKWhile there are several things to blog about, this post...
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