Get a visual parent of an element in Silverlight
Remember that you don’t have a parent in your control’s constructor -- it hasn’t been added anywhere yet. Use the Loaded event when you look. From there, you can use the … more
Contents tagged with Silverlight
Best Practices
I’ve really been thinking of how to take the best advantage of Silverlight, whether or on the phone or on the desktop. Throughout the projects I have created I have come to realize that there … more
Windows Phone - Application Lifecycle
The application lifecycle for desktop applications is a fairly simplistic flow . You can be launched or closed. The system may go to sleep or shutdown, or the user might logout while you are … more
Portland Code Camp
If you're in the Pacific Northwest you should consider attending the Portland Code Camp 2010 this coming Saturday (5/22/2010). I'll be there presenting €œDeveloping Silverlight Applications Using … more
Silverlight for Developers (Part II)
In Case You've Just Tuned In... In my previous post, I talked about Visual Studio vs. Expression Blend, styles, and templates. In this post I'll talk about databinding. The Ties That Bind As with … more
Silverlight for Developers (Part I)
I recently gave a talk for the Corvallis .NET User's Group (CDNUG) about using Silverlight as a developer. Silverlight is pitched as a Flash-replacer, a video streaming enabler, and a designer's … more