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Calcium: A Modular Application Toolset Leveraging PRISM – Part 2

by Daniel Vaughan

Calcium provides much of what one needs to rapidly build a multifaceted and sophisticated modular application. Includes a host of modules and services, and an infrastructure that is ready to use in your next application.

Multiplatform Avalonia .NET Framework Programming Basic Concepts in Easy Samples

by Nick Polyak

This article explains the most important and basic concepts of Avalonia WPF-like multiplatform UI package.

ListBox Styling (Part 3 - Additional Templates) in Expression Blend and Silverlight

by Alan Beasley

Explanation and examples of Additional Templates and Generated Content of a ListBox. Covering Layout, Transitions, and Animation.

Conceptual Children: A powerful new concept in WPF

by Dr. WPF

This article describes a new approach by which an element can remove its visual and logical relationships to its children while maintaining a conceptual parental relationship with those children.

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ChatGPT API in C# WPF / XAML / MVVM

by Peter Sun (247)

Implement ChatGPT API in C# WPF with GPT3.5-turbo

Xamarin Forms - Validations Made Simple

by Chandru BK

This article will assume you have basic knowledge of C# and Xamarin Forms and shows how to implement the Xamarin Form Validations using simple Data Annotations applied on the models.

Convert a Win32 Project to WinUI3 Automatically

by Michael Chourdakis

A set of tools to create a new VCXPROJ file automatically

Customizing ListBox for a Smooth Animated Navigation Bar in WPF

by vickyqu115

Control featuring design and animations specialized for mobile, but can be elegantly and structurally implemented using ListBox and Animation technologies available in WPF.

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[Performance tips] Use the system shadows instead of your own

22 Sep 2010 by jmix90

A fast and easy tip about shadows and performance

A Customizable WPF MessageBox

31 May 2011 by Arik Poznanski

A Customizable WPF MessageBox

A Simple Silverlight Object Viewer

29 Jan 2012 by Don Kackman

A simple Silverlight object viewer

A slightly less simple object browser for Windows phone 7

29 Jan 2012 by Don Kackman

A slightly less simple object browser for Windows phone 7

Adding Splash screen (Part 2)

1 May 2017 by Abu_yanal

Adding Splash screen

Anatomy of the Windows 7 taskbar - Progress

26 Oct 2010 by rudigrobler

Anatomy of the Windows 7 taskbar - Progress

Automating Graphic Design with WPF

26 Oct 2020 by Matteo Prosperi

This post is the the second in a short series investigating somewhat exotic parts of .NET.

Beginning a WPF/MVVM application: Navigating between views

14 Apr 2010 by Steve Psaltis

How do you go from one view to another without coupling views or view models together? Here is how I am currently doing it.

Bind Markup Extension

25 Nov 2013 by Nick Polyak

I continue a series of blog posts about implementing WPF concepts outside of WPF.

Binding and styling text to a RichTextBox in WPF

20 Jan 2011 by Leom Burke

Binding and styling text to a RichTextBox in WPF

Binding Does Not a Dependency Property Make

3 Sep 2012 by Ivan Krivyakov

This simple trick stops the binding gremlins on their tracks, as only a dependency property can be their target.

Binding the WP7 ProgressIndicator in XAML

20 Jul 2011 by Daniel Vaughan

The custom ProgressIndicatorProxy provides a simple way to harness the new ProgressIndicator from your XAML.

Windows-Phone-7

Binding the WP7 ProgressIndicator in XAML

26 Aug 2011 by Daniel Vaughan

The custom ProgressIndicatorProxy provides a simple way to harness the new ProgressIndicator from your XAML.

Windows-Phone-7

Binding to the Selected Items of a ListBox (or Another Items Controls)

14 Jun 2010 by jmix90

A problem you often meet when using MVVM is to get the selected items of an items control, especially Listbox

Building a control template/style for the tabControl to clone the office 2010 ribbon File look

8 Feb 2011 by erik_nl

Building a control template/style for the tabControl to clone the office 2010 ribbon File look

Building OpenPOS: Part 4 – SalesModule (Part 1)

1 Apr 2010 by rudigrobler

Building OpenPOS: SalesModule (Part 1)

C# Property Class - Part 2

7 Feb 2010 by Don Kackman

C# property class - Part 2

CharmFlyout – The Design

29 Oct 2012 by John Michael Hauck

This post describes the design of the CharmFlyout custom control, discussing both the C# and XAML that achieves the desired functionality.

CharmFrame – Adding CharmFlyout to Grid Apps

23 Oct 2012 by John Michael Hauck

Adding CharmFlyout to Grid Apps

Color Highlighting in Visual Studio XAML page using ReSharper 6

2 Mar 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Color Highlighting in Visual Studio XAML page using ReSharper 6

Compile-Time Validation of Composite Object Data Binding Expressions

7 Nov 2009 by Daniel Vaughan

Prompted by a recent comment on the T4 Metadata Generation template article, which I released some weeks ago, I have implemented a new mechanism for concatenating property paths. This allows compile time validation of properties that exist on composite or nested members.

Creating a Custom View Mode that Supports a Template Selector

14 Apr 2010 by Derek Lakin

Creating a Custom View Mode that Supports a Template Selector

Creating a Custom Window Style

6 Apr 2009 by Derek Lakin

I'll show you how to implement a custom Style by implementing a custom message box.

Creating Powerpoint Table using ‘OpenXML’ with XAML Applications

18 Oct 2014 by adityaswami89

A generic way of adding a table to Powerpoint using OpenXML

Customizing MessageBox on Windows Phone 7

20 Oct 2011 by Derek Lakin

Additional MessageBox features on Windows Phone 7.

Windows-Phone-7

Data Templates Implementation Outside of WPF

28 May 2014 by Nick Polyak

Data Templates implementation outside of WPF

DataContext in WPF

30 Jan 2012 by kishore Gaddam

The Binding object needs to get its data from somewhere, and there are a few ways to specify the source of the data like using Source property directly in the Binding, inheriting a DataContext from the nearest element...

Debugging XAML Binding with Silverlight 5

15 Apr 2011 by Manas_Patnaik

Debugging XAML Binding with Silverlight 5

Defining MessageDialogs in XAML

8 Jun 2014 by Samuel Cragg

Defining MessageDialogs in XAML

DependencyProperties or INotifyPropertyChanged ?

1 Mar 2010 by jmix90

When you want to make an object binding-aware you have two choices : implements INotifyPropertyChanged or creates DependencyProperties.

Designing your Azure MySQL DB with a UWP Demo

15 Apr 2019 by Abdelrahman El Kinani

Azure MySQL DB, how to design it, basic UWP todo demo

Dynamically Bind Value Converters to Elements in XAML

24 Dec 2010 by Ashish Kaila

How to dynamically bind value converters to elements in XAML

Element Binding in Silverlight

12 Apr 2011 by Manas_Patnaik

Achieving a Twitter page like functionality using Element Binding in Silverlight.

Flattening a TransformGroup

22 Oct 2012 by John Michael Hauck

How to flatten a TransformGroup

16 Apr 2009 by Pete O'Hanlon

How to have fun with fonts in WPF

Genereting proxies during runtime using Reflection.Emit

25 Dec 2018 by n.podbielski

Reflection.Emit is very powerful tool. It creates IL code and since C# is converted into IL too, we have the same functionality as in C# and even more. It is very powerful and at the same time very complicated. Because of that it is worth to discuss how and for what it should be used.

Getting Started with Windows Phone and MVVM Light - Part 1 of 2

10 Sep 2012 by Shayne P Boyer

How to get started with Windows Phone and MVVM light

Getting Started with Windows Phone and MVVM Light - Part 2 of 2

10 Sep 2012 by Shayne P Boyer

Getting started with Windows Phone and MVVM Light

Getting WPF SizeChanged Events at Start-up when Using MVVM and DataContext

12 Jun 2011 by PeteBarber

It is critically important to make sure that a View's DataContext is properly created and attached before the underlying Window is displayed, otherwise initial events will be missed.

Hands on Lab for Key Features Used in Silverlight/WPF Projects

5 Jun 2012 by ManojKumar19

Hands on Lab for MVVM, Value Converter, XAML Binding, Delegate Command pattern, INotifyPropertyChange, Lambda Expression, LINQ etc. in Silverlight/WPF project

How can you implement the Silverlight 3 Out Of Browser feature?

30 Oct 2009 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Here I will explain the feature & step by step process for implementing the Silverlight Out-Of-Browser functionality.

How to Build a Simple Toast Notification in #UWP Apps? (Part 1)

21 Jan 2016 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to build a simple Toast Notification in #UWP apps? (Part 1)

Windows-Phone-7

How to Build a Simple Toast Notification in #UWP Apps? (Part 2, integrating buttons)

24 Feb 2016 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to build a simple Toast Notification in #UWP apps? (Part 2)

Windows-Phone-7

How to Categorize Control Properties for XAML View Inside Blend and Visual Studio?

10 Jul 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Organizing custom control properties inside Visual Studio and Expression Blend

Expression-blend

How to Create a Circular Loader using XAML?

22 Jul 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to create a circular loader using XAML?

How to Create a Different Circular Loader using XAML?

22 Jul 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to create a different circular loader using XAML?

How to create an animated expander

21 Sep 2010 by jmix90

The expander control can be used in a lot of situations but the one proposed by default is quite "rigid".

How to create your own control library (how-to + tips)

4 Oct 2010 by jmix90

Reusability and factorizing are maybe the most commons things you want and use when you are developing applications. In WPF it often means creating controls library (i don’t mean UserControl) that will be easy to use in multiple applications.

How to Crop an object using Expression Blend?

25 Aug 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Crop an object using Expression Blend

How to get rid of the XAML Design view inside Visual Studio IDE?

7 Aug 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to get rid of the XAML Design view inside Visual Studio IDE?

How to Implement Template Binding in Silverlight Custom Control?

6 Apr 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to implement template binding in Silverlight custom control

How to Reposition a Silverlight Child Window?

21 Nov 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to Reposition a Silverlight Child Window?

How To: Make XAML Content Globalizable When Using Value Converters

9 Jul 2012 by Paulo Morgado

How to make XAML Content Globalizable when using value converters

Windows-Phone-7

How To: Use leaderboards on Windows Phone with XPG

31 Jan 2012 by XPG Live

Use leaderboards on Windows Phone with XPG

Hub Control in Blend

4 Jul 2013 by Timmy Kokke

The basics of the Hub control and how to use it when working in Blend for Visual Studio 2013 preview.

Expression-blend

IDataErrorInfo with Fluent Validation

9 Dec 2014 by adityaswami89

Article on Validation in XAML applications with Fluent technique

Implementing INotifyPropertyChanged

17 Mar 2010 by Arun Jacob

This article shows how to implement INotifyPropertyChanged.

Infinite Maps (for games or similar)

12 Apr 2016 by Paulo Zemek

Infinite maps (for games or similar)

Inter-process Mediator

1 Apr 2010 by rudigrobler

Imagine for a second that you are writing an application like Outlook… let's call it MiMail.exe! This application is very basic and has 3 views that are relevant to me! I want to be able to see my mail, contacts and calendar!

Introduction to Windows Metro Style

23 Aug 2018 by Christian Amado

A brief introduction to Metro Style App Development

IsCrossPagePostBack: Cross page PostBack

29 Jul 2011 by Brij

How to make use of the IsCrossPagePostBack property.

Knockout Style Observables in XAML

17 Jul 2012 by Daniel Vaughan

Implementing field level change notification in WPF, and how a Lambda Expression can be used to specify a composite property that raises change notifications automatically whenever an associated property changes.

Lazy Load XAML content from External File and Vice Versa

3 Oct 2010 by Abhishek Sur

Load your XAML from external file or from String XML to start working on an existing application instantly using XamlReader and XamlWriter

Mahhala – Fluent Ribbon Control Suite

20 Jun 2010 by rudigrobler

Mahhala (isiZulu word for free or without charge) is a new series that showcase some of the cool free WPF/Silverlight controls available… “You can learn a lot by reading other people's source code. That's the idea behind this series.

Mahhala – WPF NotifyIcon

23 Aug 2010 by rudigrobler

WPF NotifyIcon

Make Your WPF Buttons Color Hot-track!

1 Apr 2010 by rudigrobler

Make your WPF buttons color hot-track!

Making the ApplicationBar bindable

14 Mar 2011 by rudigrobler

How to make the ApplicationBar bindable in a WP7 application.

Windows-Phone-7

Much Improved .NET 4.0 WPF Text Rendering

22 Oct 2009 by User 271009

Much improved .NET 4.0 WPF text rendering

Multi Column Text support in Silverlight 5

17 May 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Learn about Multi Column Text support in Silverlight 5 with a simple example

MVVM - Creating ViewModel : create dynamic proxies with Castle (solution 3 of n)

12 Mar 2010 by jmix90

Here is the next episode of our serie MVVM - Creating ViewModel.

MVVM - Creating ViewModel : use XAML Power Toys (solution 2 of n).

7 Mar 2010 by jmix90

Here is the next episode of our serie MVVM - Creating ViewModel.

MVVM - Creating ViewModel: Wrap your business object (Solution 1 of n)

25 Feb 2010 by jmix90

When you create WPF applications, you may (or you should !) use the M-V-VM pattern and so have to use/create ViewModel.The viewModel job is mainly to expose properties of your businessObjects to your views, ready for binding. Here is a first solution to create ViewModel from your model.

MVVM - How to integrate the Office Ribbon respecting the pattern (especially the commands)

5 Oct 2010 by jmix90

How to integrate the Office Ribbon respecting the pattern (especially the commands)

MVVM ListBox Grouping

18 Jan 2012 by SteveAdey

This is an example to show the use of MVVM in creating a grouping listbox.

MVVM Series: Part I

16 Jan 2012 by SteveAdey

Setting up an MVVM application and some simple binding to text and commands.

MVVM using POCOs with .NET 4.0 and the DynamicViewModel Class

27 Dec 2010 by Nikos Baxevanis

This post aims to provide a way to implement the Model View ViewModel (MVVM) architectural pattern using Plain Old CLR Objects (POCOs) while taking full advantage of .NET 4.0 DynamicObject Class.

No scroll content of WPF XBAP in IFrame

19 May 2011 by Rahman Masudur

Avoiding scrolling for XBAP in IFrame.

Open-Source WPF Reporting Engine

1 Apr 2010 by rudigrobler

I have seen so many people use FlowDocuments to create reports! This is really cool but what if you need a more complex reporting engine! Can it handle it? Can it be abstracted and reused! Do you have to start from scratch each time?

OutlookBar for WPF & Silverlight

28 May 2010 by rudigrobler

OutlookBar for WPF & Silverlight

OutlookBar for WPF & Silverlight

12 Aug 2010 by rudigrobler

OutlookBar for WPF & Silverlight

PanView - The Design

19 Oct 2012 by John Michael Hauck

Design of the PanView custom control discussing both the C# and XAML that achieves the desired functionality

Popup WPF Image with Drop Shadow

20 May 2011 by Aron Weiler

Make any image in WPF pop up and hit you in the face!

Power of Templates in Control Development Within Windows Presentation Foundation

31 Oct 2011 by Ashish Kaila

In this tutorial, I will take a practical example of a card game and illustrate how to model a playing card in WPF and define templates for defining visual aspect of the card as per the sign and the value of the card.

Programming Windows Phone 7 – Hello World

9 Oct 2010 by Sarath C

A simple Windows Phone 7 application

RegisterName for StoryBoards in WPF (NameScopes)

16 Mar 2011 by Abhishek Sur

RegisterName for StoryBoards in WPF (NameScopes)

Ribbon (WPF) – ribbon:RibbonComboBox

16 Sep 2011 by kribo

Ribbon (WPF): ribbon:RibbonComboBox

Sending Notifications with Corona Updates to Thousands of Doctors (using Azure Notification Hub)

10 May 2020 by Gaston Verelst

How to send out regular notification updates using Azure Notification Hub

Simplified TextBox focus in WPF 4

10 Sep 2010 by rudigrobler

Simplified TextBox focus in WPF 4

Skinning in WPF

8 Feb 2011 by Leom Burke

An approach to skinning in WPF using Merged Resource Dictionaries

Some Best Practices for Silverlight Application Development (XAML)

3 Aug 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Some of the best practices you should follow while developing in WPF/Silverlight

Static Grid, Dynamic Content – Part 2: The Stragglers

23 Oct 2015 by BC3Tech

Static Grid, Dynamic Content – Part 2: The Stragglers

Styles in Silverlight

14 Apr 2011 by Manas_Patnaik

How to create a Style and attach it to a control in Silverlight.

Tips & Tricks: Styling Caret of a Silverlight TextBox Control

10 Oct 2010 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

In this small tip, I will guide you through changing the Style of Caret of a Silverlight TextBox control.

Tips: Concatenating strings in Silverlight XAML using StringFormat

10 May 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Using StringFormat to concatenate strings in Silverlight XAML.

Tips: Formatting Silverlight TextBlock Control

9 May 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to format Silverlight TextBlock control

Tips: How to use Gradient Color Picker in Expression Blend?

13 Apr 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to use Gradient Color Picker in Expression Blend?

UIAutomation, Coded UI Tests, AutomationPeer, and WPF/Silverlight Custom Controls

25 Mar 2011 by jmix90

In this post, we will see how to make a custom control fully useable in a Coded UI Tests scenario.

Understanding MeasureOverride and ArrangeOverride

29 Sep 2015 by DotNetForAll

The article will take you through the layout process in WPF.

Unit of Work Design Pattern with Repository and Session

19 Oct 2014 by adityaswami89

This article will guide you if you want to create your own custom ORM or a wrapper over the ORM. This is only for demo towards the Unit of work pattern with Repository and a singleton Session class.

Use the Bullet and BulletManager Classes to Create Bullets and Attack Targets in XNA, WPXNA (15)

24 Jul 2013 by zoyobar

Use the Bullet and BulletManager classes to create bullets and attack targets in XNA, WPXNA (15)

Windows-Phone-7