Silverlight Cream for July 14, 2009 -- #639

In this Issue: Corey Schuman(2, 3), Andy Beaulieu(2), Jafar Husain, Jonathan van de Veen, Ashish Shetty, Walt Ritscher, and Celso Gomes.

Shoutout:

Andy Beaulieu has some new SL3 posts below, but also has updated some old ones: Silverlight 3 Released!

Jeff Handley and his crew are looking for feedback on the DomainDataSource in the new .NET RIA Services release: DomainDataSource – Defining Its Limits


From SilverlightCream.com:
Editing a ToolTip Style in Blend 3
Corey Schuman has up a great tutorial on getting into the Tooltip Style in Blend 3 ... shows how to get in there and edit it like any other control.
SketchFlow Controls
I love the sketchflow controls. I did at MIX09 and they still look cool. Corey Schuman has a page up showing what they all look like...
Overview of Sample Data in Blend 3
One of the cooler things about the new Expression Blend is sample data. Corey Schuman has a nice tutorial up on setting that all up... highly recommended!
Improved HitTest Method for Silverlight 3
Andy Beaulieu details an improved hittest using both vector and raster images ... to the pixel... quite a boon to the games folks.
"Printing" in Silverlight 3 with WriteableBitmap
Andy Beaulieu offers up a workable solution for not being able to print a Silverlight page by using WriteableBitmap with instructions, demo, and code.
Introducing the Rating Control
Who better to explain the ins and outs of the Rating Control than the guy that wrote it?? Jafar Husain gives us a bunch of good info...
Adventures while building a Silverlight Enterprise application part #15
Jonathan van de Veen details a problem he had at crunch time on a demo and what the end result of that was, what caused it, and how he fixed it.
Silverlight out-of-browser apps: How Updates Work
Ashish Shetty takes a deeper look at the OOB experience and digs into how your users get updates.
Install Error - Silverlight 3 on Developer Computer
If you have previous developer bits on your machine, you may have trouble installing the SL3 bits. Walt Ritscher has a great post up about getting this resolved.
New content for Expression Blend 3 and Silverlight 3
Celso Gomes has new Nibbles material up already for Silverlight 3 and Blend 3... Explanations of what's included in SL3, a 3D Billboard sample, and two new behaviors... and he promises more tutorials shortly!

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posted @ Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:34 AM

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