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Free WPF ribbon control RTW now available for free download

UXPassion.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:52:35 +0000

It's been a while. But now, free WPF ribbon control is available as free download for all of you. And not – it's not a wrapper – it's a real deal – and it also come with application templates and design-time support for Expression Blend and Visual Studio. By popular demand – you can expect more WPF tutorials for ribbon control.

Silverlight 4 tutorial: HOW TO use PathListBox and Sample Data

UXPassion.com — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:37:51 +0000

Sample Data has been available to us from Expression Blend 3, but now with Blend 4, Silverlight 4 and Expression Blend 4 SDK there is new control – PathListBox enabling you to create list box looking however you want them to look – not just rectangular. This allows you to create nice radial, spiral and many other types of layout.

WPF / Silverlight tutorial: Visibility property and binding

UXPassion.com — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:05:19 +0000

Visibility property is a very powerful and yet often overlooked property available in both WPF and Silverlight. It enables you to set Visibility of certain UIElement objects to different states like: Visible, Collapsed and Hidden (not supported by Silverlight). This tutorial shows you how to use it and how to bind to Visibility property.

Silverlight tutorial: HOW TO build CommandLink Control in Silverlight with Expression Blend 3 and Behaviors

UXPassion.com — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:24:19 +0000

Command links have found their way around in Windows Vista and they are one of the key parts of the Windows 7 user interface as well. In this article I’ll show you how to create a command link control in Expression Blend 3 for use in your Silverlight 3 projects.New concept introduced with Blend 3 - Behaviors is being used.

Silverlight tutorial: How to use ChildWindow (webcast)

UXPassion.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:31:34 +0000

This Silverlight tutorial (webcast) will show you how to use and customize ChildWindow object. ChildWindow can be used as a pop-up dialog or window in your Silverlight 3 applications. This webcast shows how to add, launch, change background overlay color and opacity and position your ChildWindow.

Silverlight tutorial: Play HD YouTube videos with Silverlight

UXPassion.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:46:50 +0000

You can play HD YouTube videos with Silverlight 3 easily. Basically, since Silverlight 3 supports H.264 format you can create your own media player and play high definition video content directly from YouTube in your Silverlight application. Let me show you how you can do it...

HOW TO: Getting started with Silverlight 3

UXPassion.com — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:39:03 +0000

Silverlight 3 is released. Once again, same questions appear: What tools and software do I need to start building Silverlight 3 solutions and experiences? Where to get all those tools and how to get started? In this short guide I am sharing with you all the resources you need to help you and get you started with Silverlight 3.

WPF tutorial: Image reflection effect in WPF with Expression Blend

UXPassion.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:37 +0000

It is easy to create reflection effect in WPF using the Expression Blend – and in this tutorial I will show you how to achieve WPF / XAML reflection effect. Number of different controls can be used for this effect – images, controls like buttons or even video. In this tutorial, I will use simple image and create its reflection. Simple as that!

HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications? (Part 6)

UXPassion.com — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:11:04 +0000

This part explains how to add application menu (Jewl / Orb) into WPF ribbon control. I am explaining how to add list of recent files, menu commands (including SplitButton type and cascading menu structure), separator as well as Exit and Options button in the application menu footer part.

Silverlight tutorial: HOW TO Set or change Silverlight startup page or class?

UXPassion.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:17:23 +0000

I've been struggling for a while with this problem. I had Silverlight project with number of pages that I have designed and later I decided that I want to change to some other page to be the startup page when my projects starts. Solution is quite simple and neat so I wanted to share it with you.

HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications? (Part 5)

UXPassion.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:41:58 +0000

Going deeper into adding and organization of controls in ribbon. How to add split button with drop-down menu and combine it with 3 smaller buttons while implementing resize behavior in WPF ribbon? What about group collapsing in WPF ribbon? Everything is covered in this article. Be sure to check previous parts of this tutorial because [...]

WPF tutorial: HOW TO Enable and show context menu on left click in WPF?

UXPassion.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:19:46 +0000

Context menus are usually being shown when user uses right mouse button to click on control. Try right clicking on windows desktop and you will see context menu. But sometimes while designing user interactions you want context menu to appear on regular, left-click. Here is how… As always, I will suppose that you are using [...]

HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications? (Part 4)

UXPassion.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:46:59 +0000

In this WPF ribbon tutorial I will show you how easy it is to apply Office 2007 look and feel to your WPF ribbon control. That was the question I’ve received several times via e-mail and in comments, so it is good idea to share that little trick with the rest of the world In [...]

HOW TO: Get started with WPF and Silverlight 2? Software resources.

UXPassion.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:17:01 +0000

What tools and software do I need to start building WPF and Silverlight applications – this is one of the most frequently asked questions I have received. So in this short guide I will give you all resources you need to quickly start developing and designing your WPF and Silverlight experiences. So, this is all [...]

HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications? (Part 3)

UXPassion.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:35:49 +0000

How about adding icons, labels and tooltips to our free WPF ribbon control? Well, in this, 3rd part of tutorial I will show you how to do just that and how to assign basic commands that will be executed when user clicks on button in ribbon control. Let’s start! In case you are joining this [...]

HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications? (Part 2)

UXPassion.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:12:48 +0000

Let’s go and continue with our first tutorial on adding the WPF ribbon control in your interface. In this part I will show you how to add tabs, groups and buttons to ribbon control. Also, I will give you feeling on what can you expect in next part of this tutorial. Before you start implementing [...]

HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications?

UXPassion.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:05:09 +0000

How to add ribbon control to your Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application? How to add it trough Expression Blend or Visual Studio 2008? This is first part of tutorial series and it shows you how to add ribbon and how to use it in your applications. First thing first – you will need free WPF [...]

Download free WPF ribbon control (Windows Scenic and Office 2007 style, too)

UXPassion.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:46:30 +0000

You need free ribbon control for your WPF applications? You would like to build applications with Windows 7 Scenic ribbon or Office 2007 ribbon? Well, in this article I will tell you where and how to get it and how to use free ribbon control in your WPF applications. I’ve been talking a lot about [...]