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Create WPF Master – Detail UI Using Data Sources Window Object DataSource
Master – Detail layouts are the bread and butter of Line of Business (LOB) applications. This video will show you how to drag & drop from the Data Sources Window to create the UI that is sourced from an Object DataSource. Related Blog Post: http:...
Layout Techniques for Windows Forms Developers
In a typical Windows Forms application control placement is set using the Location property, setting the X and Y sub property values. The Windows Forms designer provides a complete set of tools for aligning and sizing controls. The WPF and Silverlight...
Grid Control Design-Time Row and Column Manipulation Features
This short walk-through video demonstrates to WPF and Silverlight developers the new Grid control design-time features for manipulating rows and columns on the design surface. These new features include, inserting, moving or deleting rows and columns...
Creating and Consuming Resource Dictionaries in WPF and Silverlight
Resource Dictionaries are a powerful feature in WPF and Silverlight that enable developers to organize and consume reusable resources. After watching this video you'll understand how to create and merge resource dictionaries in WPF and Silverlight;...
How Do I: Build My First WPF Application
In this video, Pete Brown walks you through the process of creating a first WPF application. The application pulls tweets from Twitter using the free TweetSharp library , WPF 4 and Visual Studio 2010. You’ll learn the basics of the design surface, binding...
How Do I: Setting and Clearing Validation Errors in code
Validation Errors are triggered when the target of a binding changes value. There may be times however when you want to set the validation error at another time. It is possible to set and clear validation errors in code. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates...
Posted: Apr 06 2010, 10:37 AM by JayNeu | with 6 comment(s)
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How Do I: Build Data-driven WPF Application using the MVVM pattern
The Model View View-Model (MVVM) pattern attempts to provide separation of the UI from the logic and data being presented by the UI. This separation allows for better unit testing and a better separation of concerns. In this video, Todd Miranda will demonstrate...
How Do I: Use TargetNullValue to Handle Nullable Types in WPF Binding
In WPF binding, the binding engine will not fail when it cannot bind a value. It continues to bind all values it can. In order to handle a nullable value, it was previously necessary to create a converter to display a default value. In this video, Todd...
How Do I: Using StringFormat when Multibinding
Multibinding in WPF allows for a great deal of flexibility. With the ability to use StringFormat in individual binding statements, it makes formatting our bound fields more simple. However combining these two features can complete the picture. In this...
How Do I: Use FallbackValue in WPF Binding
In WPF binding, the binding engine will not fail when it cannot find the field being bound. It continues to bind all fields it can find. In this video, Todd Miranda will demonstrate how to use the FallbackValue to display a value in place of field that...
Windows 7 Sensor and Location API Part 2 – Accelerometer as a Joystick
In this session, Pete Brown shows us how to use the Windows 7 Sensor API, via the Windows API Code Pack, to treat the accelerometer as a type of two axis (X,Y) joystick. Be sure to check out Part 1 for information on how to set up the Freescale Sensor...
Posted: Jan 13 2010, 09:22 AM by JayNeu | with 1 comment(s)
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How Do I: Implement Windows 7 Taskbar Icon Overlays with WPF 4
In this session, Pete Brown shows us how to implement Windows 7 taskbar icon overlays using the native facilities in WPF 4. Both bitmap (png) and vector overlays are shown. Overlay icons are used to show what, for running applications in previous operating...
How Do I: Use Windows 7 Text-to-Speech from .NET 4 and WPF
In this session, Pete Brown shows us how to use Windows 7 text-to-speech facilities in .NET 4 to make your .NET applications talk. No need to drop down to the SAPI APIs when you can do it all from within managed code. Thrown in for good measure is a simple...
How Do I: Change the Appearance of Grouped Data Using Styles
Grouping data can make a large amount of data easier to read. However if it is not displayed well, it can not be as effective. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to change the appearance of grouped data. Author: Todd Miranda
How Do I: Apply Textures to a 3D object
When building a 3D object in WPF, applying textures can give realism or interest to the object. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to apply a texture to a 3D object. Author: Todd Miranda
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