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by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
Customized Scrolling in Silverlight using Expression Blend
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This article explains how to take advantage from look-less WPF controls through inheritance
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This article details how to make a legacy code base more maintainable by utilizing a JSON architecture.
by Briti Sundar
This app will help users to quickly add different type of effects on a picture like sketch, oldphoto, emboss, nightvision, cartoon, oilify, etc.

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Developing and implementation of algorithm for converting number from one to another positional number system
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Creating an animation using blend instead of writing the XAML yourself
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Get the resources you need to start developing Windows 10 apps.

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13 Oct 2010 by #realJSOP
All you have to do is google it (I would try "Expression Blend 4 trial" first). I mean seriously, are you so inept that you can't google that yourself? That's what we would have to do.Also, considering VS2010 was released well after Windows 7, wouldn't logic dictate that it would actually...
1 Sep 2011 by #realJSOP
Handle the storyboard begin/end events. When you get one end event, start the next storyboard.
2 Feb 2012 by 210032278
m asking for a help, m doing 3rd year project so m planing of doing a windows phone 7 application but m running out of ideas (please helP)... Again i also want to do a project using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to make any application that gona be a touch screen app... Any Ideas!!!!
26 Sep 2013 by _Noctis_
This tip shows the different results of using a ListBox in different panels, and the effects on scrolling.
15 Feb 2011 by Abhinav S
You are using WPF so this is easy. What you could do is style a checkbox to look like a button and then use it.When the checkbox is checked show image 1 and when it is unchecked show image 2.
18 May 2011 by Abhinav S
You might want to consider a reset on your Blend as discussed here.
23 Jul 2011 by Abhinav S
The WPF toolkit is open source, so you should find it somewhere in there.Downloading the source might help you.
26 Jul 2011 by Abhinav S
Nothing like reading a good book to learn a new language.
15 Oct 2011 by Abhinav S
These articles might help you -Creating Inner Shadow Effects for WPF and Silverlight[^]http://www.silverlightbuzz.com/2009/10/09/using-blurs-and-shadows-in-blend/[^]http://asimsajjad.blogspot.com/2010/09/drop-shadow-effects-for-beginners.html[^][Update] Link for 3D shadows added -...
11 Apr 2013 by Abhinav S
The tutorials and resources available here[^] should help you get started.
1 Feb 2017 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
WPF is the only framework you should care, or learn about. The difference in the concepts come when you talk about the development side, or the design side. Although Visual Studio itself has everything that you need to design a good UI in WPF. But Blend was provided especially for the designers...
16 Sep 2016 by Ahmad_kelany
Hi everyoneI have a DataTemplate : ...
26 Jul 2023 by Ahmad_kelany
Hello everyone, I have a treeview:
14 Apr 2015 by Ahmed Al-hadi
I try to use sample data in blend expressionbut i go to windows in menu but there is no data item to choose..how can use it ??
28 Jun 2015 by Akira98
There is a total training course from beginner to advancehttp://totaltraining.com/store/expression-blend/[^]you ca also use this...
26 Jul 2011 by alrosan
in my opinion to learn new technology reading good books is best way to master any technology.. i will suggest you very excellent books I've read :Apress Pro Silverlight 4 in C#Manning Silverlight 4 in ActionSams Silverlight 4 UnleashedApress Pro Expression Blend 4these very useful...
16 Feb 2011 by anat 2010
Here we go, I know the subject has been chewed on and I've seen many tutorials, posts, etc, but none seems to be providing what I need, so here it goes -a. I have a WPF application (heavy on graphics), where one of the buttons (customized) need to do the following -1. Initialize with image...
14 May 2013 by Andrew797
Can anyone tell me where I can find free eBooks on Expression Blend in Visual Studio 2012?I have used Google to search for a few, only to find that the links that claim to be free, are not really free.Thanks in advance.
11 Feb 2015 by ankit.agg1984
Hello,I want to learn wpf with Expression Blend.I need to download link of Expression Blend for visual studio 2010 and visual studio 2012, so How can we get Expression Blend Full Version?Thanks in AdvanceAnkit Agarwal
18 Feb 2015 by ankit.agg1984
Hello,How can we learn wpf using expression blend 4?Please provide e-book for wpf using expression blend or video tutorial.and how can we download and install full version of expression blend?Please provide link full package of expression blend 4 with crack.Thanks in...
24 Feb 2015 by ankit.agg1984
Hello,I have a problem with create WPF application.I want to use expression blend in Visual Studio 2010.But my project or xaml file its not opening in Expression Blend.But Expression blend already installed in my system, So how can we add Expression Blend Option with Visual Studio...
7 Jul 2013 by Ankush Bansal
Hi,In WPF there is concept of relative width ('auto' and *) apart form fixed pixel width.To make sure that your app reacts to the available screen space and adjust the inner control accordingly then first thing you must do is do not use fixed widths. Before designing your app (in...
20 Mar 2014 by Anudeep Jaiswal - MCA
Instead Of Remove, Why Not Visible = false
26 Dec 2011 by Anuj394
Hello,I want to know whether we can make dynamic websites using Microsoft Expression Blend. It gives really cool features for WPF and Silverlight, but i am afraid about dynamic websites.Plus, i also wanted to know whether we can use the Adobe Creative Suite to make ASP.NET websites, it...
27 Jun 2012 by bearsomg
Hello. I am currently working on a rendering engine which is meant to render character animations. Right now I am working on vertex blending to make the body parts move with the bones.For each vertex declaration, I have a short that represents the first bone's weight, and 2 shorts...
7 Oct 2012 by Briti Sundar
This app will help users to quickly add different type of effects on a picture like sketch, oldphoto, emboss, nightvision, cartoon, oilify, etc.
6 Feb 2014 by Bwalsh490
It describes how to develop a WP7 VoIP client application that communicates with a server through TCP/UDP protocol
29 Dec 2007 by Cal Schrotenboer
An article on building a practical business application using Silverlight animations.
21 May 2011 by Christian Graus
You can specify any template you like for items in a control like a listbox. I am certain there are code project articles that tell you how to do exactly what you want. An article will always have more detail than a forum reply.
13 Jul 2012 by Clifford Nelson
I do WPF, and never use Expresison Blend. You do not need to. I would say just use Visual Studio, and edit the XAML.
13 Dec 2015 by Dave Kreskowiak
You need to learn WPF and Blend. You're not going to get all the information you need from a couple of forum posts.Google for "Blend WPF tutorials".
1 Mar 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak
Is there a programming question in there somewhere? Writing code is what this site is all about, not doing motion capture.
20 Oct 2015 by Davi Fe
I must learn to use Microsoft Blend, what better way to start?I need to develop a management application for small churches would welcome suggestions for a good choice of language and database.I have little knowledge of VBA and C and Java Desktop.
11 Feb 2015 by debashishPaul
Check the link...https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au/expression/jj712700.aspx[^]
22 Aug 2012 by Debdatta Basu
There could be a host of different reasons for this. First of all, two bone weights is too low. 4 is respectable. But this is most probably not the problem.The problem could be bad math in your vertex shader. In any case, you would need to provide more info for us ti diagnose the problem....
1 Sep 2010 by defwebserver, hisowa
Behavior that will create a simple PopUp and run some ICommands when closed
11 Apr 2013 by devoidofsilence
Can anybody please suggest me links where I can find tutorials for windows phone 8 development from beginner level to the end?? Please suggest.
12 Apr 2012 by Dhanamanikandan
Hi,You can get the Blend Expression 4 tutorial from below link http://www.microsoft.com/Expression/resources/blendtraining/Day.aspx?day=5[^]There are 6 tutorials available in this link.Thanks
7 May 2012 by Dhanamanikandan
Hi,find the answer...
31 Jul 2017 by Dirk Bahle
This article explains how to take advantage from look-less WPF controls through inheritance
18 May 2018 by ductuan_itpro
This error is caused by corrupted proj file. Visual Studio allway has backup project file at specific folder. Pls browse to: C:\Users\\Documents\Visual Studio \Backup Files\ You can see 2 file same as: Original-May-18-2018-1209PM..csproj...
2 May 2012 by Elad R. Katz
Switching the code behind to play as ViewModel to get easier development workflow
30 Oct 2011 by Espen Harlinn
Here is a couple of examples by Petzold:Let There Be Shadows[^]Let There Be Shadows (Part II)[^]You may find the WPF3D Team Blog[^] to be of some interest.The XAML Exporter for Blender[^] allows you to export to xaml from blender[^] - there are limitations on it's abilities to deal...
1 Oct 2011 by ewics
Hi, I have a program that displays the images taken from the webcam as described in this article at http://irslab.blogspot.com/2010/07/webcam-using-aforgenet-part-i.html?showComment=1309837336161#comment-c7001370807997667575[^]. It uses AForge library to capture the image and since it is a...
9 Oct 2011 by ewics
Well thanks a lot for attending to solve my issue but it is not what I really wanted. But recently I found the real solution. You can simply use the PictureBox control you have in Windows.Forms.Controls in the WPF application. It is simple as that. To know how to do that just read the Code...
20 Mar 2014 by FarhanShariff
Quote:I want to remove a column from datatable the column is a part of expression I want to remove it once the expression is calculated. μ LSL USL are columns already presentLower.Expression =...
5 May 2012 by Fennie Lau
Hi, I am a newbie in develop mobile application and I would like to develop a B2B window mobile application using Microsoft Tag. May I know how to snap the generated tag and the product image will be shown? how I save the generated image to the window mobile emulator since there is no photo...
13 Jul 2012 by fracalifa
Hi all,I am planning to work with WPF and with an additional grahicstool like (Exp.Bl.) or Zam3D. But I am not clear in the question how to combine/work the graphicstools witch are exporting XAML and external controls supplied by Telerik or Infragistics. Or is a Zam3D-Designer (Expr.Bl.) be...
31 Dec 2015 by Gerry Schmitz
If you want "move" stuff around, you should really be using a "Canvas"; then you can set the Top and Left of a UI element (and not worry about "margins" and "size").Canvases (as well as other objects) can overlay existing objects (using grid cells or other canvases). With a transparent...
1 Jun 2011 by Gildon Opao
How to use Microsoft Expression Blend 4.0 Behaviors to help in the implemention of MVVM
2 Aug 2013 by Hamza Chaudhry
This is my problem i wnat to make a windows form application to open an exe file behing a buttom it means ( When i click on the button the selected file open up from any where)
8 Aug 2015 by Harsh Aggarwal - India
It's about making back up of database in SQL server 2008 and above you can get rid of making bak file manually.
15 Jun 2016 by Hein Pauwelyn
How can I create a binding between a selected item of a list box that can send that item to another page with Blend?Here is some code:
15 Jun 2016 by Hein Pauwelyn
I've found it. I must install the 'behaviors' package from Nuget and than drag and drop it onto the element I need to use it. See image here.
14 Sep 2011 by Hooolagon
I am attempting to recreate the minimize, maximize/restore and close button.I have successfully created the minimize and close button; however I want the style to change for the maximize restore button IF the application is maximised.I was thinking something along the lines of a...
16 Aug 2015 by Houssem_Dellai
Get the resources you need to start developing Windows 10 apps.
2 Jul 2013 by hoyice
Hi! I'm Bem from an Asian country, we are tasked to create a tourist information and map touch screen application for our project, it will include a search query for the town establishments and will point the establishment through a customized map. I researched for the useful tool to create...
2 Jul 2013 by hoyice
Hi. How to open another WPF form from an existing WPF form by pressing a button? I can't find any solutions... Thanks.
6 Jul 2013 by hoyice
How to full screen WPF forms without affecting layouts? I want my layout (buttons, images included) to be flexible to any screen size. I'm using vb.net. Using expression blend. Thank you in advance.
8 Jul 2013 by hoyice
Hi. I would like to ask, how you add an image to a button when designing. I want my button to have an image of an icon, will i be using contentpresenter for this? Thanks.
9 Jul 2013 by hoyice
How to embed image to a button? I've already created a button but i want to add an image to it so it will become an icon button. I don't know how to use contentpresenter.
27 Jul 2013 by hoyice
Hello! I am creating a simple map application. There is a list of establishments in a datagrid and a balloon pointer objects(gif image) on a map. whenever an establishment is selected, all balloon pointers will be invisible or disabled except to the selected establishment. My question...
11 Oct 2011 by hzawary
Hi everybody,Is supported particle systems in WPF 3D mode?For example smoke, steam, waterworks, sea wave, firecracker and etc.Thanks in advance.HZ
15 Oct 2011 by hzawary
Hi everybody,How can create shadow, half-shadow and reflection in GeometryModel3D into other, using expression blend?For example, make shadow and half-shadow of a cone on wall object.Thanks in advance,HZ
22 Oct 2011 by hzawary
Hi everybodyI have a window project and use within a "ViewPort3D". It is include a UserControl using "ViewPort2DVisual3D" object and a "ModelVisual3D" object.But I can't set animate "Opacity" with "EasingFunction" (in each KeyFrame) to "ViewPort2DVisual3D" + "ModelVisual3D".In other...
29 Oct 2011 by hzawary
Hi all,a) How to cast a shadow of an object on another object? And similarly, How to reflect a light from one object to another object?b) How to manage lights and its powers in scene simply? (I know "ZAM 3D" is useful for this job, but where can I download its...
6 Aug 2014 by jacobjohn196
Professional, but paid;-)http://www.telerik.com/products/wpf/gauge.aspx[^]http://www.infragistics.com/products/wpf/radial-gauge[^]
8 Mar 2014 by Jawahar Suresh Babu
A FlipView control for WPF, which behaves exactly as Windows Store XAML FlipView.
1 Feb 2017 by johannesnestler
WPF is a Framework and part of .NET.VisualStudio and Blend are Coding/Design IDEs for develpment - e.g WPF applications.So you can even use both tools on the same project - I sometimes switch to Blend for designing the UI because it has a better Interface for designing (the application has...
19 Aug 2015 by jumper77
Hi everyone, Quick question (I hope)... I have two rectangles on a form and I want to put a lable on the left rectangle. But when I do, I lose my rectangle on the left and it ends up looking like the right rectangle covers the whole window.I would appreciate any help.thanksHere's the...
19 Aug 2015 by jumper77
Here's the code for the left rectangle... (and for reason, you have to click improve solution to see the rest of the code) xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" ...
21 Aug 2015 by jumper77
In Visual Studio 2015, I'm trying to move a form without a title bar. I'm clicking on a canvas object to try and make the move. I do catch the event, but that's as much I can do right now.I have searched high and low on the Internet, but all the code fails somewhere or another. I would like...
31 Mar 2014 by Kannan Subramaniam
Update your VS2012 with service pack 4.
20 Oct 2015 by KarstenK
The best starting point is the creator Microsoft or ever better theirVirtual Academy.Learning such complex tools is hard, you need some days or weeks to understand the complex tools. As old "Microsoftie" I warn you: a lot of tools behave sometimes strange. Some call that bugs, but it is...
14 Mar 2013 by Kelvin33
Hi, I'm creating a UserControl similar to WPF's HeaderedContentControl with a slightly complicated behavior. I would like to define an enumerator within my control called "State" - at the moment populated with a few simple values (ie. Default, Normal, Warning, Error). Next I would create a...
14 Mar 2013 by Kelvin33
OMG, after some tinkering... it seems I have found a solution to my own problem. Here is but one possible solution; still please provide comments if possible. Thanks internal void ChangeCurrentState(State state) { BrushAnimation ba = new BrushAnimation(); ...
6 May 2013 by Kelvin33
A quick and dirty way to enable multi-item selection in listbox and listview WPF controls.
6 May 2011 by Kemo72000
Hello everyone...I am having some trouble implementing a behavior, that has a property of a type Storyboard. The problem is that I would like to be able to select a storyboard from Blend interface in properties window from StaticResources of a control, with a simple combo box (like a...
29 May 2014 by Keno995
I have several animations that work just fine because I set it in blend so they play when something is done (like when I click the button) but how to play any animation using code so I'll be able to use 'if' statements? Is there something special about it or needed for this to work? Thanks.
3 Jan 2012 by Kevin Schaefer
What do you mean by dynamic? You might need Visual Studio in order to write more of the code (vb or c#) behind the scenes to provide the "dynamic" part--loading data from a database or something like that. I would also recommend a Content Management System (like Drupal, Wordpress, etc..). I'm...
10 May 2011 by KevinBhavsar
How to make Custom Splash Screen using Sliverlight 4.0
5 Aug 2014 by Kinna-10626331
Hi , I have to design and implement a conning dashboard ( with gauges and level bars,etc..) in WPF.I have been looking for libraries like Insim , Dundas, MS Chart Controls and now I am a bit confused.All that I found looks a bit old and complex code.Is there any profesional and modern...
10 Nov 2011 by KiranBabu M
This might help u to get startedBeginner's WPF Animation...
18 Sep 2011 by Kishore Jangid
when i insert a data into the database using insert query in asp.net, i get an exception like primart_key constraint violated... But i want to show the error as Data already exists in database with out that exeception...In Vb6 we can do this with comparing the exception error number but...
27 Jul 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
In this article, I will guide you to understand the functionality of this control. Also, I will guide you step-by-step to create your first PathListBox control demo application. Here we will create the above two samples where the collection of texts will position them in proper location on the edge
12 Sep 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
In this article, I am going to describe each shape and the process of adding it in our application (whenever we need to). This article is for the beginners who don’t know much about the shape controls.
6 Nov 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
In this article, I will show you how to fire Triggers to call some methods present in your ViewModel, instead of writing in the code behind file. Read more to learn about it.
13 Nov 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
Customized Scrolling in Silverlight using Expression Blend
7 Dec 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
Do you work with Silverlight DataGrid and want to group your records inside the DataGrid in a proper manner? If so, this article is for you. Here we will learn about data grouping inside a DataGrid.
7 Dec 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
In this article, we will see how this PagedCollectionView will help us to filter out the records based on the search keyword. Not much code but the trick done with the same class will do everything for us in some easy way. We will learn about this here in this article.
2 Jan 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
Do you have a huge collection of data inside your DataGrid and want to integrate Pagination to show records page by page and don’t know how to do? Then this article will help you to understand the same.
8 Jan 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
In this article, I will guide you through the steps of customization with the help of a sample application. We will need Microsoft Expression Blend for the full customization. Read the complete article to learn about it.
20 Jan 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
This article will definitely help you. Here, I will show you how to modify the XAML to add different content to create a multi level row group header too.
16 Feb 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
In this tutorial, we will discuss about BusyIndicator of Telerik RadControls Library. Follow the step-by-step tutorial to know how to use it.
13 Apr 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
How to use Gradient Color Picker in Expression Blend?
20 Apr 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
Silverlight 5 Beta has been announced with newly added feature called ClickCount. It's a property added to the MouseButtonEventArgs. Using this, you will be able to find out how many multiple clicks happened by the user.
17 Apr 2016 by leon de boer
You need a dead zone on your Animation transitions make them > 0.1f NOT > 0f you are getting jitter. Hold focus on the character in the object inspector and watch the animator editor transitions.This is the patch to your code but this is not the proper fix which I will explain next if...
11 Aug 2010 by logicchild
An article that both explains the Hows and Whys behind WPF.
12 Apr 2012 by Luiey Ichigo
Hi all,Could someone give me a link for Expression Blend 4 tutorial? I already search in internet but I cannot find the right one which can tutor from the beginning of creation until the complete of a program which include sample of code and it's animation when run...