Yesterday when I was working on the preloaders, I wanted to use a XAML Silverlight logo. I couldn’t find one, so ended up venting on Twitter about it. Justin Angel gave me a great, and obvious, idea…use the Auto trace feature in Expression Design.
If you’re a Expression Design n00b like i am, Auto Trace can [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Feb 24
Auto trace in Expression Design
Feb 23
New Preloader for Silverlight
Tim Heuer announced on his blog three ways to get a free pass for MIX09:
Design a LineRider map,
Visualize data in Silverlight,
or Create a new preloader for Silverlight.
For some time I’ve been wanting a new default preloader for Silverlight. The loader is the first impression users have of both Silverlight and your application. Currently the preloader [...]
Feb 09
XAML guidelines and best practices
Everyone has their own opinion on how source code should be structured and formatted. What really matters when it comes to code is not saving the CPU a couple cycles, rather enabling others to read and understand what you’ve written. This comes from Martin Fowler’s classic book Refactoring:
There is another user of your source code. [...]
Feb 04
Silverlight and VOIP
Much like 3D is more like 2.5D so is VOIP through Silverlight. TringMe has set up a compelling Silverlight prototype showing how to make a call using Silverlight. They’re using Flash to handle the voice and audio, with Silverlight to passing the number, the call action, and hang up action. It looks like Silverlight is [...]
