New Silverlight Video Tutorial: How to Add Multiple BitmapEffects to One Object
In response to my Twitter buddy Funwithcoding I made this post: In Silverlight you can only add one BitmapEffect (Blur or DropShadow) to one object at a time. But these effects are passed down to their child objects (inheritance). For that reason we can use a little trick and apply multiple effects to one object (or so it appears). In this Short two minute video I show you how:
An object with a DropShadow and Blur effect:
Enjoy
Hi Vistor,
a while ago I demonstrated this technique with an Experimental Shining Font Desgin
http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com/en-us/LBSHD
and I explained this in a how to video for the german audience
http://www.vimeo.com/10197392.
Additionally I created a Glossy TextBlock Custom Control
http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com/en-us/LWGTCC
in which I this technique CAN be used (through styling) but NOT HAVE TO be used. So the custom control provides the opportunity to avoid performance issues that are potentially associated with using multiple effects.
Hope this might help additionaly.
Best regards,
Martin