ChildWindow Positioning Demo
[silverlight: http://www.tewari.info/demos/PositionedChildWindow.xap, 500, 300]
[silverlight: http://www.tewari.info/demos/PositionedChildWindow.xap, 500, 300]
[silverlight: http://www.tewari.info/demos/NoListBoxHighlighting.xap, 500, 300]
A Silverlight/Wpf ListBoxItem is highlighted when selected or when the mouse hovers over it. I need to display a list of items that are not highlighted when selected. This is a common scenario when displaying an inactive list for simply listing out some information. ListBoxItem’s default template can be easily inspected and modified using Expression Blend – Select a ListBoxItem in Objects and Timeline pane, Right click and select Edit template > Edit a Copy. Name you template and save it at the scope of your choice. This will create a copy of the template and allow you to modify it. Switch to the xaml view. Locate the VisualStates of MouseOver, Selected and Focused, and blank them out – The […]
Take a look at these trend lines from Indeed.com (Yes, you read that right. That is EIGHTY THOUSAND percent growth in silverlight jobs) – Here is the trend line for Flash jobs – Growth is there but the total number of jobs are clearly stabilizing. Here are the absolute number of jobs – Interesting numbers !!!
I will be attending Jason Beres’ “RIA with Silverlight and WCF” lecture on Saturday the 4th. Check-out the details here : Los Angeles .NET Developers Group. Let me know If you are planning to be there. It will be a great opportunity to meet.