Auto-sizing Canvas for Silverlight and WPF
"Today I work for Microsoft and am partly responsible for Silverlight Charts. Now that I'm rather comfortable writing layout containers I figured I'd spend a few minutes and bang out a Canvas control that provides all the flexibility that I'd always wanted. Ladies and gents I present DynamicCanvas. " [More]
http://themechanicalbride.blogspot.com/2008/11/auto-sizing-canvas-for-silverlight-and.htmlMy new home page
"It's been nearly two weeks since the Silverlight Toolkit's November release. I've been trying to keep up with what's been written about Charting and want to summarize some of the most helpful posts I've seen so far. " [More]
http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2008/11/10/my-new-home-page-a-collection-of-great-silverlight-charting-resources.aspxSharePoint Web Part hosting data binding SL app
"In this tutorial I’m going to explain how you can host a Silverlight 2 beta 2 application from within a SharePoint Web Part. The Web Part will pass the URL of the SharePoint site together with the name of the list for which the Silverlight application will show the data. The retrieval of the data will be done by the Silverlight application using the HttpWebRequest technique for calling the SharePoint web services. As the SharePoint web services return a chunk of XML the XML will be handled by using LINQ for XML. The data will be bound to the Silverlight controls." [More]
http://sharepointmagazine.net/technical/development/creating-a-sharepoint-web-part-that-hosts-a-data-binding-silverlight-applicationMS Labs delivers its first four Live Mesh apps
"One of the tidbits that got lost in the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) shuffle was the quiet delivery of a set of new applications Microsoft has built to showcase Live Mesh. Microsoft is calling this first set of applications — developed and delivered by the company’s Cambridge, Mass.-based Startup Labs unit — the 'MeshPack.' " [More]
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1709MacNewsWorld showing love for SL via Netflix
"While it's certainly not high-definition material, Netflix's streaming video service, now available in beta for Mac, is a decent overall movie-watching experience, according to reviewer John Martellaro. Installing the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in was problem-free, and users with moderate to fast broadband connections should find video streams through nicely." [More]
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/Smooth-Install-Decent-Picture-Make-For-Slick-Netflix-Streaming-65101.htmlSL FAQ from TechDays
"Thanks for everyone who came out to the Toronto and Montreal TechDays. The three Silverlight sessions in both cities are extremely popular with long line-up of people wanting to ask questions about after the presentations. Robert Burke (Silverlight Samurai Skills presenter in Toronto), Laurent Duveau (Silverlight Samurai Skills presenter in Montreal), and I (presented Silverlight Control Framework) gathered some frequently asked questions below and provide our answers to share with you." [More]
http://blogs.msdn.com/canux/archive/2008/11/11/silverlight-faq-from-techdays.aspxJade looking at SL and likes what it sees
"In an effort to improve interoperability with Microsoft products, Jade Software is experimenting with Windows Silverlight. It’s also working on its next software release, which will be fully compatible with the .Net platform. " [More]
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