Silverlight and Windows Phone SDK
Silverlight Breaking Changes Between Beta 2 and Release (Updated Document)
As Silverlight RC0 and release come out, you will likely run into some breaking changes in your Beta...
Author: snoutholder Date: 10/10/2008
Who cares about offline help, anyway?
Silverlight is a web technology, right? So is it reasonable to assume that all of you have access to...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 10/09/2008
Silverlight RC0 Offline Documentation Download
You can get the RC0 offline docs here. Using this file you don't have to deal with the delay of...
Author: snoutholder Date: 10/03/2008
Silverlight tutorials you might not have seen
There have been some comments popping up that people want more tutorials and when checking the hit...
Author: Margaret Parsons [MSFT] Date: 08/29/2008
Show/Hide a Border and other Border fun
While adding a bunch of content to the Border class documentation, I discovered many questions about...
Author: Margaret Parsons [MSFT] Date: 07/30/2008
We love your comments!
Have you ever rated a topic on MSDN or provided a comment and a rating? Have you ever wondered if...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 07/10/2008
Tips and Tricks for searching for Silverlight content on MSDN
Because of the nature of Silverlight 2's API library, and its relationship with the APIs in the .NET...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/26/2008
WatermarkedTextBox Control Removed for Beta 2
Just a quick note that one of the breaking changes from beta 2 was that the WatermarkedTextBox...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/24/2008
Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Offline Docs (get 'em)
You want to get a CHM file of all the Silverlight 2 Beta 2 MSDN docs? Get it here. Using this file...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/09/2008
Silverlight 2, Beta 2 is here!
Check out the Silverlight page on Microsoft.com for install links and Silverlight.net for...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/07/2008
DataGrid Control Beta 2 Changes
The DataGrid Beta 2 breaking change list came in a bit too late to make the official documentation....
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/06/2008
DataGrid Beta 2 Breaking Changes
This topic discusses the changes made to the Silverlight DataGrid control between the Microsoft...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/06/2008
Breaking Changes for Silverlight 2 Beta 2 (corrections and additions)
With Silverlight 2 Beta 2 coming out there were a number of changes that will break applications...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/04/2008
What's new in Silverlight 2 Beta 2?
Silverlight 2 Beta 2 includes a number of incremental improvements based on customer feedback....
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/04/2008
Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Releasing Soon!
Well, the news is out. Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will release sometime later this week. There are many...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 06/03/2008
More on layout and the LayoutInformation APIs
As I was digging around in an old spec, I came across some very enlightening drawings which I pushed...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/05/2008
Deep Zoom (Zooming and Panning Images using Silverlight & SeaDragon)
Deep Zoom which is a technology that combines Silverlight with SeaDragon is a powerful and easy way...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/24/2008
Playing with the Popup Control
I've recently taken over the documentation for some of the Silverlight controls, and one of the...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/18/2008
Creating a Custom Panel
I've spent time the last couple weeks trying to figure out how to create my own panel. At first I...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/03/2008
Using WebClient and HttpWebRequest
The WebClient and HttpWebRequest classes can both be used for retrieving data from a Web service....
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/01/2008
Make a Silverlight Timer (Silverlight 2)
I've seen several questions related to timers on forums and in internal mail so I thought I'd toss...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/27/2008
Web Services and Silverlight
I've been watching the Silverlight forums since the release of Silverlight 2, and I've noticed folks...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/27/2008
Target Multiple Objects with one Animation (Silverlight)
What if you want to use a single animation object (let's say DoubleAnimation) to target multiple...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/26/2008
Create an Animation in Code (e.g. C#, VB .NET, etc)
Sometimes you might want to create an animation in procedural code (e.g. C#, VB .NET, etc) rather...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/24/2008
Silverlight Animations (Part 1 - Basic Animation)
Creating animations is one of the main reasons for even being interested in Silverlight and so I'm...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/20/2008
What about the docs?
It's been a little over a week since Silverlight 2 Beta 1 was released and I find myself wondering...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/14/2008
Silverlight 2 Beta 1 code for the How to: Use the Open File Dialog Box topic
A typo in a link to the sample code caused the code to not appear in the topic How to: Use the Open...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/06/2008
Silverlight Offline Documentation (March 2008)
You can get the offline CHM that contains Silverlight documentation updated for March 2008 here....
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 03/03/2008
Silverlight v1.0 Upgrade Released
Last week the Silverlight team deployed the first GDR to v1.0 of Silverlight. Silverlight 1.0 GDR1...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 11/27/2007
Silverlight SDK material for Silverlight 1.0 SDK refreshed on MSDN
We've updated the online SDK material for Silverlight 1.0 here:...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 11/05/2007
Silverlight Dev FAQ Wiki
There are a number of FAQs that are comming through the Silverlight forums and so we created a wiki...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 10/12/2007
Updated link to the online (MSDN) version of the Silverlight SDKs for 1.0 and 1.1
A little housecleaning. The News link to the MSDN source for the SDK (on the right hand side)...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 10/09/2007
Silverlight SDK CHM not working on Vista?
Some people have been having issues viewing content in the Help file (chm) that comes with the...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 07/30/2007
QuickStart for using Blend 2 to make Silverlight apps
Blend 2 is a design tool that greatly simplifies and speeds up development of Silverlight...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 07/16/2007
Using Playlists In Silverlight
Using playlists in Silverlight is extremely easy. Silverlight supports the use of playlists through...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/30/2007
Creating a Page Turner Silverlight Application Using Popfly
Popfly, which requires Silverlight 1.0 Beta, provides a PageTurner block that allows you to easily...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/21/2007
Popfly: Drag and Drop Programming Using Silverlight
Popfly, which requires Silverlight 1.0 Beta, is the fun, easy way to build and share mashups,...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/18/2007
Using Silverlight Pad to Test XAML Content
(Edit note: this was a REALLY old post, at least for how fast the Silverlight client has been...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/13/2007
Using Opacity with a Silverlight / Virtual Earth Mashup (Remix)
Opacity is a very useful property for creating graphical effects in a Silverlight application. This...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/02/2007
Handling Runtime Error Messages in IE and Mozilla
Synchronous method calls in Silverlight scripting applications can be placed in a try/catch block to...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/02/2007
Downloading Fonts Using the Downloader Object
The Downloader object is a special-purpose Silverlight object that provides the ability to download...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/02/2007
New and Revised Conceptual Topics in the Silverlight SDK
The Silverlight 1.0 Beta introduces a number of new features, such as inking and video brushes, as...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 05/01/2007
New API for the Silverlight 1.0 Beta
With the substantial number of new features and API added to the Silverlight 1.0 Beta release since...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/30/2007
Converting a WPF/E Application to a Silverlight Scripting Application
Drag and drop is a very useful feature of interactive content. You can easily add drag and drop...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/30/2007
Updated Silverlight 1.0 Beta QuickStart
The Silverlight 1.0 Beta QuickStart has been updated. This QuickStart is designed to show you how to...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/30/2007
Silverlight SDK and QuickStart available April 30th
The Silverlight SDK and QuickStart will be available April 30th. Visit this blog for regular...
Author: wpfedevcon Date: 04/29/2007