When should I use WPF vs. Silverlight? 06 May 2008
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Read following thoughts.
Sample Application Using the Red Skin 01 May 2008
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Corrina has updated the Scott Gu Digg application with the nice skin. Please check this work.
WPF performance profiling tools 01 May 2008
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The WPF Performance Suite is a set of performance profiling tools that allow you to analyze the runtime behavior of your WPF application.
This suite includes the following tools:
- Perforator – for analyzing rendering behavior.
- Visual Profiler – for profiling the use of WPF services, such as layout and event handling, by elements in the visual tree.
- Working Set Analyzer – for analyzing the working set characteristics of your application.
- Event Trace – for analyzing events and generating event log files.
- ETW Trace Viewer – Record, display, and browse Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) log files in a WPF user-interface format.
WPF Transitions Framework 29 Apr 2008
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Transitionals is a framework for building and using WPF transitions which provide an easy way to switch between UI views in a rich and animated way. Think of transitions for applications in the same way you think of transitions for video editing. Wipe, Cut, Dissolve, Star, Blinds and 3D Rotating Cube are all examples of transitions supported by the Transitionals framework.
The best way to get started with the Transitionals framework is to download and take a look at the TransitionalsHelp file. You can find it on the Releases tab and it includes a pretty comprehensive Getting Started guide. You can also download the binary archive which includes two sample projects. Transitionals is compiled in Visual Studio 2008 against .Net Framework 3.5.
Download from Codeplex.
Is WPF ready to LOB application? 25 Apr 2008
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Here is some people discussing this.
Should I use WPF for business applications?
10 reasons you should consider WPF for your next desktop application
Why use WPF if it is not RAD yet?
In this forum thread, people are discussing this topic.
Build More Responsive Apps With The Dispatcher in WPF 22 Apr 2008
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Read this post to develop more quicker application using threads in WPF.
Developer – Designer Workflow Story from Infusion Development 22 Apr 2008
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Woodgroove Financial online demonstrator has been gaining quite a bit popularity within the financial industry to show what future rich interactive web banking applications could be like. In this post developer and designer taking about their experience,
Using Templates to Customize WPF Controls 22 Apr 2008
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With the release of Windows Vista™ and the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.0 come a host of new technologies for developers to learn about, discuss, and use. New tools, libraries, and paradigms will change how you build managed apps, offering powerful possibilities. We’re introducing this new monthly column to cover the underlying technologies you will use for developing your applications. Industry experts you are already familiar with will take turns delving into the Windows® Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, and Windows Workflow Foundation. Let’s get started here in MSDN
Windows Presentation Foundation Hands-On-Labs – RTM 22 Apr 2008
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These labs, also known as the Mix 06 Sandbox labs as they were released as part of the Mix ’06 Conference, are a set of tutorials that introduce key features of Windows Presentation Foundation and have been updated and tested to work with the .NET 3.0 RTM.
Each lab guides you step-by-step through the process of developing a complete Windows Presentation Foundation application using Visual Studio 2005, the Windows SDK and the Visual Studio 2005 Development Tools for .NET 3.0.
WPF Hands-on-Lab: Build an Outlook 2007 UI Clone 17 Apr 2008
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Great hands-on lab that demonstrates the steps needed to create a high-quality user interface for business applications using WPF and Expression Blend. Two engineers from Microsoft Switzerland, Ronnie Saurenmann and Ruihua Jin, have put together this 90-page lab that starts at File / New Project and ends with a facsimile of the Outlook 2007 user interface. Along the way they demonstrate the use of data binding, templates, styles, and triggers; show how you can customize the ListView control to create a message listing; show how template binding works, and show how you can use code to customize and sort the list view. Read this.
