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Silverlight for Windows Phone 7
Silverlight is likely to be the main development platform for Windows Phone OS.
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Getting Started with Silverlight in SharePoint 2010
Silverlight integration is already included in SharePoint 2010 – when you try to create a new list, library, discussion board or a simple page without Silverlight installed you will find the traditional SharePoint Create page. [SharepointMonitor.com]
Silverlight 4 – HtmlBrush
Silverlight’s HtmlBrush is an alternative to the WebBrowser control for displaying HTML content in Silverlight app. There are two primary differences between the HtmlBrush and WebBrowser controls : WebBrowser can display “live” content, whereas the HtmlBrush only display static html … Continue reading
Silverlight 4.0 – WebBrowser Control
Silverlight is still a maturing technology not suitable for every purpose. As such, hybrid applications are often developed where a Silverlight element is embedded in an HTML page. However, this was obviously not an option for out-of-browser Silverlight applications. The … Continue reading
Silverlight 4.0 – StringFormat
New to Silverlight 4.0 – StringFormat provides a simple solution for databinding in XAML and formatting the output. StringFormat is primarily used to format dates, numbers and currency values. For example, formatting a date in a text box: <TextBox x:Name=”dummyBox” … Continue reading
Silverlight 4 – WebCam Support
Silverlight 4 introduces WebCam support which is probably the highlight of the Silverlight 4 release. The WebCam API is relatively simple to use, a webcam can be added, video captured and placed on the screen using the following procedure: WebCam … Continue reading
Silverlight 4 – Clipboard Access
Silverlight 4 introduces a new API for accessing the clipboard through 3 static methods – GetText(), SetText(), ContainsText() . Using these methods is very simple, for example to test if there is anything on the clipboard and then paste it … Continue reading
Silverlight 4 – Out of Browser Features
Silverlight 4 introduces several new features for out-of-browser applications that are not available to browser-based applications, namely: New window features including run-time resizing and always on top capability. Offline digital rights management (DRM). HTML hosting with the WebBrowser control. Popup … Continue reading
Silverlight 4 – Local File Access
In Silverlight 4 apps which run with Elevated Trust can access local files by using System.IO and related types that would otherwise be unavailable. This allows apps to access user files directly without recourse to the OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog classes. … Continue reading