Archive for October, 2009
A reader emailed me and asked me how to create a custom Slider in Silverlight. I told him how but thought that you might want to know how to do it as well. So I created this very short video tutorial that shows you how. http://tw0.us/4o[ READ MORE ]
Hello Everyone! If you are in the Los Angeles area and are a Silverlight or WPF developer then you need to come to our kick off event! If you are someone who is just wanting to learn Silverlight then this event is for you too! Rick Barraza and I will both be presenting. There will [ READ MORE ]
In this video I first show you how to cycle through all FrameworkElements in the main Grid. I then show you how to make a new class called ”>VTreeHelper with a Static method that allows you to loop trough the main Grid and look for a FrameworkElement by name. I show you how to use this [ READ MORE ]
Greetings All! Below is a list of Silverlight Presenation engagements I have booked for Oct., Nov., and Dec. 2009. If you are in Southern California I urge you to stop by and check it out; I am going to show off some awesome features of Silverlight and Blend. First Event: LA Silverlight User Group: Date: [ READ MORE ]
Hello All, Is this tutorial I show you how you can use DataBinding to bind an object’s Visiblity to a boolean property using a VisibilityConverter and a DependencyProptery. You can find the code for the DependencyProperty and VisibilityConverter in this text file (the video will show you how/when to use it) Here: You can download [ READ MORE ]
Hello All! In this video tutorial I show you how to create a complete Silveright Sketchflow Prototype complete with Navigation Screens, Component Screens, Interactive Buttons, Visual States, adding and saving comments, loading comments, and finally the creation of Word documentation (Wireframes). If you have ever wanted to know everything about Sketchflow this is the video [ READ MORE ]
In my recent video tutorial on how to create a custom Silverlight Button Control I showed how to make a set of Rectangles that look like a glassy button. I then showed how to turn it into an actual Silverlight Button. I got an email from a reader/friend named Partick telling me that the information [ READ MORE ]
Hello All, In this video tutorial I show you how to use a series of Rectangles with gradients to make a blue glassy custom Button in Silverlight. Once I show you how to create the custom Button in Blend I show you how to switch over to Visual Studio and create an event handler for [ READ MORE ]
I just finished my presentation on Silverlight Sketchflow Prototyping at Los Angeles FlashapaloozaStock IV. It went very well. I made a screencast of the presentation. The audio was a little messed up for the first few minutes. The crowd was still very interested and seemed to enjoy the presentation. You can see the presentation screencast [ READ MORE ]
It is that time again, the most fun Flash/RIA event in Los Angeles. Great speakers, potential employers, amazing demos and a great free party afterwards. Check it out: http://www.fitc.ca/events/about/?event=95 Also, yours truly will be presenting on Sketchflow Prototyping at 12:45. Here is an outline of my presentation: Sketchflow Prototyping: 1. Allows client to experiment with [ READ MORE ]
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