IRhetoric - Karsten Januszewski
Avalon: Convergence in the Simulacrum
Inter Process Communication Between Applications and Vista Gadgets Using WCF (Part 1)
I recently faced the design challenge of getting an application and gadget to communicate. How to...
Author: karstenj Date: 10/20/2006
WPF 3D Performance Troubleshooting
I was recently involved in some analysis of a WPF application which used 3D heavily that wasn't...
Author: karstenj Date: 10/16/2006
WPF Vista Gadgets - Part 2: Using ActiveX
In my earlier post, I talked about WPF in the Sidebar by using the IFRAME to host XBAPs. In this...
Author: karstenj Date: 10/09/2006
Yahoo .NET Developer Center -- With XAML Code Sample!
Check out the page on the Yahoo .NET Developer Center that shows how to databind to the Yahoo...
Author: karstenj Date: 10/05/2006
WPF Vista Gadgets - Part 1: Using XBAP and IFRAME
If you are following Vista, you are probably aware of the Sidebar, real estate on the desktop that...
Author: karstenj Date: 10/04/2006
Limitations of Multiple AppDomains in WPF and The Challenges of Creating a Plug-in Architecture
AppDomains In doing some recent prototype work, the fact that WPF does not support multiple...
Author: karstenj Date: 10/04/2006
WPF Feature Montage Ported to RC1
I posted a build of the WPF Feature Montage that works with RC1. This is a great demo that walks...
Author: karstenj Date: 09/08/2006
Some Additional Pointers and Thoughts On RC1
If you haven't heard, all of the various pieces you need to do development on WPF are available now...
Author: karstenj Date: 09/08/2006
On Petzold's Applications = Code + Markup
Tim Sneath walked into my office the other day and laid Charles Petzold's Applications = Code +...
Author: karstenj Date: 08/31/2006
InvokeStress as a Tool for Doing QA and Stress With WPF
A tool called InvokeStress has just been posted up in the Developer Tools area on the wpf.netfx3.com...
Author: karstenj Date: 08/22/2006
Clearing .xbap Cache on a machine without the SDK
If you are doing development of browser-hosted .xbap WPF applications, there can be some confusion...
Author: karstenj Date: 08/09/2006
Cool Flickr MCE XBAP: Mobilewares Big Screen Photos
This has been out for awhile, but I thought it was so well done that it is worth installing. Check...
Author: karstenj Date: 07/28/2006
Ever get this? "System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException: Unexpected end of element when parsing an object. BAML stream might be corrupted."
Ever get this? System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException: Unexpected end of element when parsing an...
Author: karstenj Date: 07/28/2006
Runtime XAML Debugging in WPF
Been porting a lot of code lately and the support for runtime XAML debugging to get line numbers has...
Author: karstenj Date: 07/24/2006
New Screencast Showing Workflow Between Graphic Designer and Interactive Designer
How would you like to create assets in Graphic Designer and apply them to your WPF applications in...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/20/2006
Highly Recommended Tutorial for Learning Expression Interactive Designer
Up on the Expression blog, a fantastic tutorial that isn't in the docs yet has been posted. I just...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/20/2006
Workflow Between Expression Interactive Designer and VS
Nathan Dunlap, WPF designer extraordinaire, put together a fantastic screencast and code sample that...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/16/2006
3D Integration in Windows Presentation Foundation: Daniel Lehenbauer Does It Again
How did I miss this? Daniel's show on 3D Integration in Windows Presentation Foundation is really...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/15/2006
MSDN Wiki
Wikis are only as good as the contributors, but the new MSDN wiki is already shaping up to be quite...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/14/2006
Thoughts On Video on 3D in WPF
I have uploaded Sandbox3D into the WPF Gallery. I added back the X, Y and Z axes using...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/14/2006
.XBAP Development Made Easy (Or At Least Easier)
Karen Corby has published a template for Visual Studio that allows you to seamlessly switch between...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/14/2006
One Stop Shopping For Resources/Links: next.design.now
Are you looking for all the important links for Vista WPF WPF/E .NET 3 Expression XAML Atlas and...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/13/2006
Animation Abstraction: Check Out Brandon Furtwangler's Animation Behaviors
The WPF animation capabilities are powerful, but a bit opaque. EID helps, although in its current...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/13/2006
WPF Community Site: Now Posting All My Samples in the Gallery
Now that the WPF Community Site is live, I'm migrating all my samples to there. So, the first one is...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/12/2006
Updated MSDN Article on Dynamic Animations in WPF
I've updated an MSDN article that I wrote quite awhile back called Creating 2-D and 3-D Dynamic...
Author: karstenj Date: 06/08/2006
ScreenspaceLines3D
Those lamenting the loss of ScreenSpaceLines3D -- count me as one of them as I used them in...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/30/2006
Escaping XPath syntax in WPF Databinding
Another thing that recently came up which isn't documented that I thought I'd pass on: if you have...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/30/2006
XAML Syntax Tightening: Order Matters
In recently porting some code to Beta 2 of WPF, I hit one of the XAML Syntax Tightening changes that...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/30/2006
The ZIndex Property -- At Last!
There are a handful of new features in Beta 2 and lots of performance tweaks and bug fixes. My...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/23/2006
Beta 2
So if you haven't heard yet, Beta 2 is out of Vista, WinFX and the Expression suite including...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/23/2006
The WPF Blog: A Flash Developer's Blog on Learning WPF
Lee Brimelow, from the venerable Frog Design, has a blog called The WPF Blog about his experiences...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/22/2006
Catching XAML Exceptions
If you have worked with XAML, you may have noticed that the exception handling is, well,...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/16/2006
MIX Sessions Posted -- More on the My Yahoo Prototype
If you haven't heard, all of the MIX sessions are now posted. Definitely check out Darren David's...
Author: karstenj Date: 05/05/2006
Andrew Whiddett on Visual Tree Helpers
Andrew Whiddett, from REZN8, who contributes useful snippets of code and learnings as he works with...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/19/2006
Phenomenological Layout in WPF: More on Layout Animations
In a recent post, I stated explaining some of the work done in the AMG-Mercedes demo to handle...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/18/2006
AMG-Mercedes Prototype: Handling Layout Animations and the Beauty of the Viewbox
Earlier, I mentioned that I would go through some of the learnings from the different partner...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/11/2006
We Are Hiring On Our Team
My colleague, Tim Sneath, has the skinny on the positions open on our team. And, if you want to know...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/10/2006
More Thoughts on the Curve: How To Hit It and What Comes Next
Thanks to those who responded to my post on hitting the curve, or cliff as PsiSpace put it. Please...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/07/2006
Hitting the Curve: On WPF and Productivity
So there is this contradiction that many people have when they first dig into WPF. Let's take a...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/05/2006
Back From MIX and Fired Up
So MIX06 may be old news, but it is still fresh in my mind. I took a week off after the show but now...
Author: karstenj Date: 04/04/2006
BBC Demo at MIX in Bill Gates Keynote - All Avalon All The Time
If you were at MIX or watched the webcase, you may have seen the very cool BBC demo in Bill Gates...
Author: karstenj Date: 03/20/2006
Channel 9 Interview
If you are interested in seeing me demo some cool WPF demos and eat a carrot in my office, check out...
Author: karstenj Date: 03/11/2006
The North Face In-Store Explorer White Paper and Sample Updated for February CTP
Up on MSDN, the The North Face In-Store Explorer White Paper and Sample has been posted, updated for...
Author: karstenj Date: 03/10/2006
Looping Video in the February CTP
To get media files looping in the February CTP, you need to wire up a media timeline and manually...
Author: karstenj Date: 03/01/2006
February CTP of WinFX Published -- Breaking Changes
If you haven't seen, the February CTP of WinFX is live. Be sure to check out the release notes if...
Author: karstenj Date: 02/22/2006
ClickOnce and XML files not being published by Visual Studio
I was recently doing a deployment of a non-browser hosted WPF application. It contained some XML...
Author: karstenj Date: 02/21/2006
Essential .xbap/clickonce development tool for clearing application cache
If you are writing an .xbap/clickonce application, you may want to be aware of the mage.exe tool...
Author: karstenj Date: 02/17/2006
Expression Interactive Designer: Three Discoveries
I decided to try and improve the look of my Sandbox3D by opening and styling it in Expression...
Author: karstenj Date: 02/10/2006
Sandbox3D-0.0.0.7 -- Updated for Jan CTP (Finally!)
With Daniel Lehenbauer starting a nifty GotDotNet 3dTools project and with Mike Hodnick writing a...
Author: karstenj Date: 02/08/2006