Are you sick and tired of small icons in your QuickLaunch bar? Or you like them but you would like to try out something new? Well look no more, in this short HOW TO article I will show you how easy it is to enlarge icons in QuickLaunch bar and make your Taskbar distinctive.
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While you are waiting for Windows 7 to go into beta and after that to go into RTM and become broadly available, you can play with your Windows Vista /XP taskbar and make it to resemble one in Windows 7. Of course, resemblance will be just slight, but still interesting to play with.
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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
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Often we you are creating and designing user interfaces for your apps or websites you face challenges like how to convey specific language or nation. You might consider using different flags, maps, colors, symbols as a part of your user interface. But that can be challenging and even very dangerous.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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How to convert PowerPoint (PPTX) presentation into Silverlight - Deep Zoom like experience? In this article I am providing you with all resources you need and several videos to help you out. Final result: Your presentation as a unique and great zoomable experience. Go and try it!
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How to convert SVG vector files to XAML so that you can use them for your Silverlight or WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) applications? Furthermore, how to edit SVG files in Expression Design and use them in Expression Blend? In this tutorial I will show you how…
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How to change color of selected (highlighted) item in your WPF ListBox (or ComboBox, ListView or TreeView) in Expression Blend? WPF allows you to do this and much more by using Styles and Templates. I this tutorial I will show you how to achieve that. (added source code)
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How to resize workspace? How to hide and show panels? Quick zoom in and out? I am bringing you list of top 10 most useful shortcuts in Expression Blend that you can use for your Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or Silverlight based projects right away.
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