Silverlight Scenarios Map

The Microsoft Silverlight Scenarios Map is a consolidated and shared view of the common scenarios and tasks developing Silverlight applications. You will find Getting Started and Architecture scenarios first, followed by other common areas. Scenarios in each group should represent common tasks developers for this medium would face.

Your call to action here is simply scan the Silverlight Scenarios Map below and either share your scenarios in the comments or email your scenarios to me at FeedbackAndThoughts at live.com.  Be sure to share your scenarios in the form of “how to blah, blah, blah …” – this makes it much easier to act on and update the map.

For a quick review of what a good Scenarios Map looks like, see my related post, 5 Keys to Effective Scenario Maps.

Categories

• Getting Started 
• Architecture and Design
• Animation
• COM
• Controls
• Data Access
• Data Binding
• Deep Zoom
• Deployment
• Events and Delegates
• Graphics and 3D
• HTML Bridge
• Layout
• Local Resources
• Localization
• Networking / Communication
• Out-of-Browser
• Performance
• Styles and Templates
• Text and Rich Text
• Unit Testing
• User Controls
• Video and Audio
• WCF RIA Services
• XAML
• Visual States
• Navigation
• Model, View, ViewModel pattern (MVVM)
• Project

Silverlight Scenarios Map

Category	Items
Getting Started	How to set up your development environment for Silverlight development. How to write your first Silverlight application. How to write your first out-of-browser Silverlight application.
Architecture and Design	How to design a Silverlight application based on the MVVP pattern. How to recognize scenarios suited for the MVVM pattern.
Animation	How to animate an object How to animate programmatically How to use a timer How to get started with storyboarding How to slide a control in and out of view with storyboarding
COM	How to Interoperate with COM Applications
Controls	How to Display Data in a ListBox How to Add a Control to the Toolbox How to Add Tab Items to a Tab Control How to Create User-Resizable Applications with GridSplitter How to Handle the Checked Event for the CheckBox Control How to Change the Appearance and Behavior of the AutoCompleteBox Control How to Enable Silverlight Controls as Drag and Drop Targets How to Create User-Resizable Applications using layout controls How to use the progress bar How to use the Items Control How to implement a dependency Property How to display data in a DataGrid How to style a DataGrid control How to add a custom template for a selected item with DataGrid How to specify data context for a control How to add tip text for a control How to add controls to the content of another control (such as graphics and text for button or )
Data Access	How to Store and Retrieve Application Settings Using Isolated Storage How to Perform Isolated Storage Tasks How to Encrypt and Signing Isolated Storage Files
Data Binding	How to bind to a DataContext How to Create a Binding How to use value converters to transform data classes for display How to Bind to Hierarchical Data and Create a Master/Details View How to Validate Data with Data Annotations How to use commanding How to implement INotifyPropertyChanged and ObservableCollections How to maximize control reuse by understanding data binding and how it climbs the ui elements to find a data source How to validate data with data binding and validators How to Customize Data Display with Data Templates How to use Data Annotations to Customize Data Classes
Deep Zoom	How to use deep zoom in Silverlight How to implement a collection image vs a single image in Deep Zoom How to create a custom multi scale image How to create image layers on a deep zoom image How to use the DeepZoomTools.dll How to create a HttpHandler to serve images to Deep Zoom
Deployment	How to download dependencies on-demand How to Configure an Application for Out-of-Browser Support How to Implement Offline Support for Out-of-Browser Applications How to Add Resources to a Silverlight-based Application How to Sign XAP’s for Trusted Applications How to divide a large application into separate XAPs
Events and Delegates	How to Define and Execute Dynamic Methods How to Hook Up a Delegate Using Reflection How to Define a Generic Type with Reflection Emit How to Define a Generic Method with Reflection Emit
Graphics and 3D	How to crop an object How to use pixel shader effects How to use transforms How to use deep zoom in Silverlight How to create a timer How to programmatically animate How to use 3-D effects How to slide a control in and out of view How to fade a control in and out How to spin a control How to shake a control How to zoom in a control How to zoom out a control How to flip a control
HTML Bridge	How to pass values to/from Silverlight and host (asp.net/javascript) page How to call JavaScript functions from Silverlight. How to invoke Silverlight code from an HTML page event. How to call Silverlight managed types from JavaScript. How to programmatically alter/affect Silverlight managed types from JavaScript. How to pass a Silverlight managed type to a JavaScript function.
Layout	How to use the Canvas control How to use the Grid control
Local Resources	How to Perform Isolated Storage Tasks How to Access the Clipboard How to Access Files How to Store and Retrieve Application Settings Using Isolated Storage Core How to Print
Localization	How to Make XAML Content Localizable How to Combine Localizable Strings at Run Time How to Make Rich Text Strings Localizable How to Make Non-String Values Localizable How to Make Non-Dependency Properties Localizable How to Make Properties Localizable with Static Resources How to Localize Information About an Out-of-Browser Application How to Create a Build that Targets a Specific Culture How to Implement Right-to-Left Support
Model, View, ViewModel pattern (MVVM)	How to implement a ViewModel How to minimize the view’s code behind and why How to use a view model (MVVM) for data binding
Navigation	How to implement navigation from page to page How to implement deep linking in Silverlight How to create a loading splash screen How to implement a custom pop up window
Networking / Communication	How to get and set cookies How to access web services from Silverlight How to specify browser or client HTTP handling How to download content on demand How to access a RESTful service How to detect changes in network status How to serve up a cross domain policy file for a socket application How to access a socket server from Silverlight How to implement HTTPS How to use a dispatcher for cross thread access How to communicate to multiple, isolated Silverlight applications on a page How to configure and deploy a cross domain policy file
Out-of-Browser	How to run under elevated privileges How to Configure an Application for Out-of-Browser Support How to Customize Window Chrome for Out-of-Browser Applications How to Implement Offline Support for Out-of-Browser Applications
Performance	How to use a background worker How to synchronize data for multi-threading How to build an app for lazy initialization How to use hardware acceleration
Project	How to create a Silverlight project How to structure a Silverlight project How to change your global error handler
Styles and Templates	How to set up a style for a button How to reuse a style or template across a control, page or application How to share a style throughout your entire Silverlight application How to use multiple resource files
Text and Rich Text	How to render rich text. How to export rich text. How to accept text input and save as rich text.
Unit Testing	How to Unit Test Silverlight Applications and Assemblies.
User Controls	How to create a user control. How to add a user control to your application.
Video and Audio	How to play an MP3 from Silverlight How to handle MediaElement states How to play streaming media How to manage digital rights How to continuously play an MP3 from Silverlight How to access a webcam How to access a microphone
Visual States	How to use visual states to control dynamic UI How to use visual state groups and combination of groups
WCF RIA Services	How to use the Silverlight Business Application template How to create a RIA Services class library How to deploy a WCF RIA Solution How to create unit tests for the middle tier How to add/remove a RIA Services link How to share code between a server (web) and client (Silverlight) application How to share Data Annotations between a server (web) and client (Silverlight) application How to configure services for different environments such as QA and Production
XAML	How to use namespaces and aliases.

Contributors and Reviewers

• External Contributors / Reviewers – Adam Grocholski; Greg Cowin; Jeff Almeida; Will Clevenger
• Microsoft Contributors / Reviewers - Jesse Liberty, Pete Brown, Sam Landstrom

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