Silverlight and WPF - Sharing Library Projects
One thing that I got asked a couple of times down at REMIX UK was the question of;
How come I can't reference a regular .NET library from a Silverlight project?
Mike Taulty's Blog : Silverlight and WPF - Sharing Library Projects
The Business Intelligence Update - September 2008
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Syncing audio with storyboard animations in Silverlight 2 Beta 2
You've seen complex animations created with Flash... e-cards, cartoons, et al. Bear in mind we're not talking about video but animations, where vector-based objects are manipulated using timelines and keyframes. I haven't worked in Flash since the MX days but I remember having the ability to associate sounds with specific keyframes.
I asked a Silverlight Discussion group how this could be achieved in Silverlight 2 Beta 2. It seems there's no built-in mechanism to support it at this time, but all hope is not lost. Eric Stollnitz posited the idea, "What if you set up a DependencyProperty and animated that in your storyboard?" Hmmm... it sounded just crazy enough to work.
Syntax Over Sanity : Syncing audio with storyboard animations in Silverlight 2 Beta 2
Update on My Illustrator Plug-In and Flash to XAML Conversion Tool
Just over three years ago, in July, 2005, I released the first version of my Adobe Illustrator to Avalon/XAML Export Plug-In. The plug-in started off as a weekend project, and it’s since become quite popular. The plug-in is included in most WPF and Silverlight books, and it’s fun to see it referenced when I’m thumbing through new releases at Borders or Barnes & Noble. I hadn’t been watching the download stats, so I checked tonight and was surprised to see that it’s been downloaded over 75,000 times (actually a bit more, but the stats aren’t complete). Even if I only counted the most recent release, that would make it a top download on CodePlex. That’s pretty cool.
Mike Swanson's Blog : Update on My Illustrator Plug-In and Flash to XAML Conversion Tool
