Here’s a quick function on how to convert a Hex string to a Color in Silverlight. Grab the code here.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Jul 22
SketchFlow Control Explorer
In a previous post I showed a screenshot of all the controls available to you in SketchFlow. The below application takes it one step further by displaying the live controls. For the record, the SketchFlow styles are re-distributable.
Jul 14
Testing Silverlight from Windows Live Writer
Today SmartyP (did you get that Roger, I didn’t use your name) was letting me know what Grinds his Gears which is: Why do Silverlight bloggers not embed Silverlight applications into their posts. Admittedly, I don’t have a single post that has an embedded Silverlight app.
The root of the my problem is the lack of [...]
Jul 14
First InsideRIA post!!
Today marks my first post on O’Reilly’s InsideRIA. It was about last weeks Silverlight 3 / Blend 3 launch. Fore more…here’s the link: http://www.insideria.com/2009/07/silverlight-3-launch.html
Jul 12
Overview of Sample Data in Blend 3
One of my favorite, if not my favorite, feature of Blend 3 is Sample data. At the beginning of a project I often create a simple XML file to represent the data I’m expecting. This enables me to focus on UI tasks while the backend services are being created. Designers generally don’t go as far [...]
Jul 10
SketchFlow Controls
Do you remember those laminated quick reference sheets that college bookstores sold. They were suppose to be quick reference guides or cheat sheets, and were perfect impulse buys. For the most part they ended up being worthless pieces of crap. Did you really want to be that guy who pulls out a large laminated quick [...]
Jul 10
Editing a ToolTip Style in Blend 3
ToolTips are a great way to display mouse over information, while increasing your applications accessibility. UI designers are increasingly demanding the use of rich overlays in applications. Meaning, instead of a standard Tooltip, a designer might want to add polish by adding animation or having a rich UI to a overlay. Initially you may consider [...]
