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MIX08
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How paths are resolved in Silverlight 2 can be somewhat confusing. This has come up a lot in the Silverlight.net forums and elsewhere, so I thought I'd take a stab at putting it all down here. For additional information on Silverlight 2 Beta 1 and how packaging and applications work, see my two part Xap/App posts here: Part 1, Part 2 Images with Leading Slash (like <Image Source="/foo....
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I'm still adjusting to the 3 hour time change plus 1 hour daylight savings time (why do they even bother with that any more?) However, here are some useful sites and links that came out of MIX08:First, of course, is the Microsoft Silverlight Community site. This is the first place to visit if you are at all interested in learning Silverlight. Visit the getting started section, and then head...
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In Part 1, I discussed the new Silverlight 2 packaging model (xap). In Part 2 below, I cover the new application model and startup sequence, as well as how to show your own splash screen while loading your Silverlight app.Keep in mind that since this is Beta technology, anything you see here is subject to change.Application Model and StartupIn Silverlight 1.1, the first places you could run man...
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This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 1 focuses on the new packaging model. Part 2 focuses on application startup and loading.One of the nicest changes in Silverlight 2 is the addition of the new packaging model for managed code applications. While you can still use the loose file (xaml + JavaScript) methods for JavaScript applications in Silverlight 2, you must use the xap packaging model ...
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The first real demo I did for Silverlight 1.1a was the Silverlight Balloons demo. I ended up building upon it a bit over time, as my son (now two years old) absolutely loved seeing the balloons float up the screen.Well, since Silverlight 1.1a code no longer works on any PC in my house, I figured I'd better hop to it and update the examples :) (as an aside, by the time you read this, I ...
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Looks like Nokia has signed up with Microsoft to include Silverlight in its S60 and S40 mobile phones as well as Nokia internet tablets.The Register mentions (despite the unnecessary jabs at Nokia and backhand at Microsoft) that this will be demo'd at MIX tomorrow. More cool stuff to look forward to!Excerpt:But adding Nokia's S60, based on the Symbian OS, is a far bigger deal. Nokia is ...
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As a follow-up to his introduction to Silverlight 2, Scott Guthrie just posted a great article on using Expression Blend 2.5 to create Silverlight 2 applications.I really like Blend, but I wish the Xaml editor had intellisense and a few other niceties that we as developers have come to rely on. Of course, that's not its primary target audience :)Some interesting tidbits in Scott's post ...
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I hope you're as excited about Silverlight 2 as I am! If you haven't checked it out yet, Scott Guthrie just posted a great article and a huge multi-part tutorial for building a Silverlight 2 application to pull Digg results back via REST. He shows off tons of features, and you can infer even more from the screenshots. I think it's great that Scott has been able to finally provide some real de...
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I always enjoy MIX; it's my favorite conference. I used to look forward to the PDC, but I'd only really enjoy the UI technology-related sessions there anyway. This morning, Scott Guthrie posted a couple of interview videos which cover what's coming up in MIX08 (no, don't expect to see any secrets revealed <g>) just to whet your appetite and keep the MIX excitement going. C...
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I'm really looking forward to goint to MIX again this year. It's coming up quickly!I went to MIX both in '06 (remember "You've got to know your chicken"?) and '07. If you have never been to MIX, this is like the PDC for user interface / user experience folks. If you are at all interested in UX technologies (AJAX, Silverlight, WPF, etc.), this is the confe...