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This is a pretty nifty tool by Saveen .. The project is on codeplex: http://www.codeplex.com/VisioExportToXAML The results look amazing: (Visio rendering v/s Xaml render) Share this post Read More...
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I knew you could change the default from WPF Designer to XML Editor (and lose all the intellisense), but I didn't know this tip that Josh shows about Xaml editing in VS ... Read More...
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Lots of progress in 2007 from Microsoft and the community in the tooling front VS 2008 shipped with a Wpf Designer & a Xaml textual editor. The Expression team continues to improve Blend with previews of Blend 2 September Preview and Blend v1 SP1 Robby Ingebretsen shipped a completed KaXaml 1.0 (that at least one dev is raving about: Kaxaml: The XAML editor for me ). Lester Lobo updated XamlPadX (first one to get to v3!) Charles Petzold has XamlCruncher v2 shipping. Zam 3D is now shipping v1. Debugger Visualizers Mole for Visual Studio is a WPF runtime inspection tool in the same ballpark as Snoop, but integrated into VS as a Debugger Visualizer. I need to go update my list @ http://robrelyea.com/xaml/editors while (!perfect) { UseThem(); GiveFeedBack(); GetImprovedVersions(); } Use your favorites. Give feedback to their creators. Iterate. :-) [please let me know if I completely forgot any tools...and sorry in advance] The Platform? Meanwhile, the WPF team shipped our first version Read More...
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I got a few queries after releasing XamlPadX v3 regarding creating addins for the tool. So here is a small post on it. :) Create a customControlLibrary project. Add a reference to the AddInView dll present in the XamlPadX folder which is located in the program files folder. Also add a reference to the 3.5 System.Addin dll. Now in the xaml file change the UserControl Tag into AddInAddInView < f:AddInAddInView x:Class = " customaddin.UserControl1 " xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation " xmlns:x = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml " xmlns:f = " http://foo " Height = " 200 " Width = " 200 " > < Grid > < Rectangle Fill = " red " Height = " 100 " Width = " 100 " /> </ Grid > </ f:AddInAddInView > the namespace is exposed as http://foo/ in the AddInView.dll :) Now for the code behind [ AddIn ( "MyAddin" , Description= "This is my addin" , Publisher= "MS" , Version= "1.0.0.0" )] public partial class UserControl1 : AddInViews. Read More...
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I was happy to hear that ZAM3D 1.0 is now available for purchase...looks like you may be able to save 25% if you buy before the new year. An email that I received says: ZAM 3D Key Benefits: Provides an easy to use 3D authoring environment for designers and developers Offers both basic and advanced 3D modeling and animation capabilities Converts existing 2D artwork in the AI and EPS formats into 3D models Imports pre-built 3DS and DXF models for quick conversion to XAML Outputs 3D XAML markup that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Expression Blend and Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Leverages WPF, the presentation subsystem for Windows Vista (also available on XP), to enhance application interface design “Electric Rain’s product brings powerful 3D modeling and animation capabilities to both the creative designer and application developer, and will offer exciting opportunities for creating superior content and rich user experiences for Windows Vista.” Forest Key, group product manager of the Read More...
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As a guy who spends a lot of time thinking of Xaml, I'm absolutely thrilled that we've shipped VS with a "Xaml Language" aware text editor. You'll remember that since PDC 2003, we've been providing an XSD and having users use the Xml editor in VS. The major downside there was that with new Types (custom controls and 3rd party controls) didn't work with intellisense, and actually broke intellisense inside their content as well. Now, the Xaml Editor can deal with new Types - I believe it can even deal with types that are described in the same project that you are using them! Walt writes 2 posts that are a must read if you ever edit Xaml in VS: XAML Editor Preferences in VS 2008 (Part 1) XAML Editor Preferences in VS 2008 (Part 2) Great stuff! Try it out, and please give feedback on the Xaml Editor at the WPF Designer ("Cider") forum . Read More...
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If you've liked Pete Blois' Snoop to help debug/understand what is happening in a WPF application, Josh Smith has recreated a subset of its functionality and integrated it into VS as a Debugger Visualizer. Read all the details on his codeproject posting for " Woodstock for WPF " and Josh's Woodstock announcement to the WPF Forum . Great to see! Read More...
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Internal mail that may be helpful to the WPF community, read bottom to top...if you have good tips (or feedback) in this area, please let us know... --------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Blend Program Manager If you are using ObjectDataProvider, use the GetInDesignMode flag to figure out when you code in running inside Blend/Cider, and change the behavior from run-time to design-time data. Look at System.ComponentModel.DesignerProperties.GetInDesignMode() --------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Microsoft User of WPF Subject: Best way to have test data show up in blend but not at runtime? I’m sure this has been asked before, but what is the best way to allow a designer to work with real clr data in blend without having to run the application to see the results of his edits? I’ve been using an object source for blend: <Window.Resources> <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="InstancesDS" d:IsDataSource="True" Read More...
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A customer is looking for a RC to Wpf/Xaml converter. It looks like http://dudelabs.com has a converter to go from RC to WinForms, but I'm not aware of a RC to Wpf/Xaml converter. Anybody have any techniques to share in this area? Read More...
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Tim Heuer just posted an interesting screencast called " convert svg and vector to xaml with expression design for silverlight ". I was interested to see his techniques for SVG to Xaml. Interestingly, he takes the SVG with a tool named InkScape to open SVG and save as PDF. He then renames the PDF to .ai (illustrator). File/Import with Expression Design now works. File/Export from there allows you to save as Silverlight Xaml or WPF Xaml. He shows a few nice demos...a picture of Cartman from South Park and a diagram of seating sections at a baseball park. Worth a watch...you'll pick up more than my quick recap gives you. Read More...
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Via this link that mentioned Xaml, I found http://Himalia.net . Sounds interesting... Read More...
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Jaime Rodriguez has 3 new posts with some nice demos of VS 2008 Beta2 & Blend. What's new in Beta2 ... ( lotsa new features ) - post on C9 [ wmv ] How to build a WPF app using Cider AND Blend ... ( sweet spots for each tool, brief demo of the workflow) .. post on C9 [ wmv ] Cider extensibility and features for control hosting, design-time, etc .. (screencast available if you were a TechEd attendee) I love to see every new feature that helps WPF developers! Tell us what else is most critical to do...lots of work to still do. [links to the c9 screencasts originally via VincentHome ] Read More...
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In September 2006, I posted how to " Add Event Handlers in VS for WPF ". Thankfully, VS 2008 Beta2 now has support for events throughout the WPF design experience. Andrej Tozon posts with pictures describing some of that new support. Read More...
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In a recent VSX Community Newsletter I found a pointer to a Source Code Outliner Power Toy for VS on Codeplex. Haven't tried it yet, but looks interesting... Read More...
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As I mentioned the other day, beta2 is coming soon ...VS2008 is the first version of VS that will be able to target multiple versions of the .Net Framework (2.0, 3.0, or 3.5). A bit of background info: Luke Hoban, a PM on the C# team who headed up the MultiTargetting design for VS 2008, did a blog post talks about multitargetting in VS: http://blogs.msdn.com/lukeh/archive/2007/06/29/net-framework-multitargeting-in-visual-studio-2008-aka-orcas.aspx Faisal Mohamood, a PM on the MSBuild team, did a post about msbuild’s angle on multitargetting: http://blogs.msdn.com/msbuild/archive/2006/11/15/multi-targeting-how-does-it-work.aspx WPF Significance: When you use VS 2008 Express Editions (C# Express, VB Express), I believe you will only be able to target .Net Framework 3.5 for WPF apps. When you use VS 2008 Pro, etc..., you will be able to target WPF applications that require .Net Framework 3.0 or 3.5. Read More...
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