Cathy Dumas's Blog
Least discoverable feature: F7 and Shift+F7 to toggle code view
In this episode, we turn to the project system. The Workflow Designer, unlike Cider (the WPF...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 01/07/2010
Least discoverable feature: Show all conditions/hide all conditions
This is the first in an occasional series highlighting some of the least discoverable features of...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 01/04/2010
ExpressionTextBox – works on Activity properties too!
So Matt Winkler read my previous post and said hey, what about properties of type...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 12/18/2009
ExpressionTextBox – for arguments only (well mostly)
[12/19 edit: ExpressionTextBox is not strictly for arguments only, see the exception here] In a...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 12/14/2009
Using untyped arguments in an ExpressionTextBox
The ExpressionTextBox sample code in the SDK works just fine in beta 2. The sample demonstrates the...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 12/02/2009
PDC09 – Wednesday wrapup
So the last post I wrote about session wish list was a pack of lies (well the weather report was...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/18/2009
PDC09 Tuesday session wishlist
Hello from sunny Los Angeles. I’m am shocked and pleased to be reporting to you from a place in a...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/16/2009
ExpressionTextBox 101
The ExpressionTextBox is the basic building block for editing expressions in custom activity...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/12/2009
Expression editing mechanics
This is what happens when you edit an expression in Visual Studio. To simplify things, pretend you...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/09/2009
Implementing a custom expression editor
I’ve seen a few forum posts about providing a richer expression editing experience in a rehosted...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/05/2009
Design time expression editing 101
Here are the basic implementation details that you should know about the design time expression...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/02/2009
VB Expression Example: Manipulating generic lists
Let’s walk through the process of manipulating a generic list using VB expressions. Say you have...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 10/26/2009
VB for C# Developers
The lack of C# expressions in WF 4.0 is painful for all of you C# developers out there. We know, and...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 10/23/2009
Welcome
Hi, I’m Cathy Dumas, and I’m a program manager on the Workflow Designer team. We write the tools...
Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 09/24/2009