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tweaking your wpf code to run in Expression Blend...
beta 1 of Expression Blend ( aka Expression Interactive Designer, codename Sparkle) went out a month ago... I hope you are using it now.. I have used it for a while beforexe it went out, it has...
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Desktop matters conference report ..
Tim Sneath ( my work boss) emailed me asking how it went , and since I am typing if for my team I thought: "what the heck ... just publish it..." I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at...
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Interesting posts for week of 6/4 to 6/10 ...
I traveled most of the week so did not blog ... from the blogs, I read here are some of my 'faves' for the week.. Glenn Plock shares details on the future or Smart Client Software factory and migration...
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tool to create motion path animations for silverlight...
One animation that is in WPF and not silverlight is AnimationUsingPath .. [you create a path, and have an element animate following that path] .. For quick prototypes, I thought it would be handy...
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Expression Design tips...
Expression Design tips I learned while at the Express Yourself contest in San Fran last week.. : The list of features that design does not support when importing Adobe illustrator files is in the...
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Getting Expression Blend May Preview to launch Visual Studio when you click...
When working on Silverlight 1.0 projects.. it kind of annoyed me that Blend launches notepad to edit my JS file... I tried going into Windows and tell it to always "open" JS files with Visual...
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Expression Blend2 Sept Preview released.. a must 'upgrade' for WPF and...
Blend2 Sept Preview was released last friday to the public... An overview of the new features is in the Expression team's blog... Please do not miss the link to the videos that showcase the new...
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"The New iteration" a paper on designer/developer collaboration using XAML...
Karl (of mole fame) emails me about "The new iteration" article that Karsten and I wrote a while ago... The paper attempts to do a lot in a few pages: Introduce XAML ( in the context of HTML, SVG and...
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Using Uris in Expression Blend
Last week, Unni and Pete explained to me how Blend resolves Uris. In this post, I will attempt to explain the details and the possible solution. Details: We already knew that at design-time, Blend...
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Design-time data in Expression Blend
Well- behaved, unobtrusive design-time data is essential for designers to create high-fidelity data templates and get a comprehensive view of the scene they are designing. If you agree, here is a must...
View ArticleInstalling .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 8 Consumer Preview
[I am traveling today, so it might be a one-off due to low band-width at the hotel, but in case it helps others] I was installing Live writer and got a prompt to install the .NET Framework 3.5, I...
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Wanted!! Great Windows 8 Metro style apps
Tuesday, the Windows Store blog announced that in the next significant Windows 8 preview release they will be expanding their global coverage with 33 additional app submission locales for developers....
View ArticleAnnouncing the Building Windows 8 apps with C++ Windows camp
Join the Microsoft Visual C++ and Windows teams in Redmond on May 18, 2012 for a free, all-day event focused on building Windows 8 Metro style apps with C++. Whether you are a new C++ developer ready...
View ArticleBuilding Metro style apps with C++ event is now a live webcast
Two weeks ago, we announced an all day training for those Building metro style apps with C++.. Event sold out within a few days, and we got a lot of requests for it to be recorded (or broadcasted...
View ArticleMSDN Webcast series on building Metro style apps
A few colleague evangelists are doing a series on MSDN Webcasts on building Windows 8 Metro style apps.. Catch the whole series and get a very concise, yet comprehensive introduction to building...
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A free, early Windows 8 Store token plus a free Windows 8 slate..
I have blogged before about the process to get a Windows 8 developer token early so you can reserve your name and submit your app. Now, a few colleagues in US DPE Central region are raising the...
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Free, online Windows 8 UX Training
This coming Thursday (6/14) members of the Windows User Experience team are delivering an all-day, free, virtual training on Windows 8 UX fundamentals. You can register for the event here. Below is a...
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Building Windows Store games with the Unity engine
This event has been post-poned to a soon to be announced date (it will be end of January). Apologies for the inconvenience. Stay tuned for the new confirmed date details in the coming weeks. Our...
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Windows Store app development for iOS developers
On December 13 and 14th, Microsoft and the Big Nerd Ranch team are having a two day training on building Windows Store apps. The event will be in Microsoft’s Mountain View (CA) campus. To attend in...
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Building Windows Games with the Unity game engine
This is not déjà vu(or a joke) -- we are finally executing on the training event we postponed last November If you want to know why now, today Unity released their public beta of Unity 4.2, with...
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