November 2009 - Posts
While WPF includes many commands, we have the capability to create custom commands. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to create custom commands in WPF.
Author: Todd Miranda
A walkthrough of creating your own custom easing functions in WPF 4 and Visual Studio 2010. Pete Brown walks us through the basics of creating custom easing functions and using them in your own WPF projects.
Author: Pete Brown
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An introduction to Easing Functions in WPF 4. Pete Brown walks us through the basics of using one of the more interesting WPF 4 features, and shows how to add a little life to those otherwise boring linear animations.
Author: Pete Brown
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Windows 7 introduces the Sensor and Location API which enables access to all sorts of cool things like light sensors, accelerometers, and GPS units. In this first video, we’ll look at how to set up the Freescale demo board for use with this API, do some tests, and then try out the XNA racing game starter kit with some light sensor and accelerometer enhancements. (Please see the accompanying blog post for links to the XNA bits you’ll need.The next installment will show how to use the Freescale board from .NET 4.
Author: Pete Brown
WPF 4 now includes the calendar control in the core runtime. This video and the accompanying blog post and source will walk you through the common properties, as well as show how to use a simple MVVM (ViewModel) pattern implementation to bind the SelectedDate property.
Author: Pete Brown
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In this video, Max Adams will introduce the Smart Tag feature for the User Controls class which provides the functionality needed to create easily used smart tag panels to set common properties for custom user controls at design time.
Author: Max Adams
Commands in WPF are similar to event handlers except commands separate the semantics and the originator of an action from its logic. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to bind commands to an element in WPF.
Author: Todd Miranda