Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 RTM is Live!
August 11, 2008
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Desktop WPF
WPF: Debugging Expression Blend Exceptions with Visual Studio
Although Expression Blend and Visual Studio can work on the same solution / project files, they remain two separate IDEs and it is not uncommon for certain functionality to work correctly in the Visual Studio design-time environment and throw an error in the Expression Blend one. The Blend error output does not always help much with identifying the reason for the erroneous behavior: This clearly does not give us enough information to track the problem down. Fortunately there is an easier way to detect the problem instead of wandering around the code in a manual “debugging” session – the Visual Studio...October 16, 2008 -
Desktop WPF
Storing User Docking preferences
Many times in an application you want your user to have the ability to set preferences. This extends to a variety of settings, but what about the interface itself? If you are using the DockingManager you can give the user the ability to modify the layout of existing DockPanels and store it for them. Why would you want to let the user change the layout? Every person is different and most people enjoy having the option of customizing an application. This can be as simple as having a tool window on the right of the screen instead of the...October 10, 2008 -
Desktop WPF
Telerik RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF: Hot or Not?
The Telerik Q3 2008 release is just around the corner and we wanted to hear your feedback on our newest product lines – RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF. All current subscribers of the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX + WinForms + Reporting License received the new suites as part of their subscription. So let us know: Did you already download the RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF? Are you already using them in your projects? What did you like/dislike about the new suites? Now is the time to voice your opinion and we will listen! Be quick to...October 10, 2008 -
Desktop WinForms
Show Us Your WinForms Skills and Win $500
If you have been developing applications with Telerik RadControls for WinForms and are dying to show them off, now is your chance! What's more, if the Telerik community decides you have the bragging rights, you will win a $500 Amazon Gift Certificate. All you need to do to participate in the new RadControls for WinForms Challenge is to send us at least 3 screenshots and a short (up to two paragraphs) description of your WinForms application. The first 50 contestants who meet the contest requirements and are approved as finalists will receive a complimentary prize of 5,000 Telerik points that can be used towards your next purchase. We're very interested to...October 01, 2008 -
Desktop WPF
WPF Shaders continued …
Last time I asked if you find the pixel shaders useful in WPF applications. There were a couple of answers giving links to online resources, but no one did actually say they use shaders or find any practical application. Most of the examples in the internet target transition effects and I currently can’t think of any other practical application. Why so? Well, transition effects are good way to veil long loading times without using WPF transitions/animations, i.e. without increasing the CPU load (assuming effects are hardware accelerated). Applying effects constantly, on the other hand, will require rendering the scene all...September 30, 2008
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