Questions tagged [silverlight-3.0]

Silverlight is Microsoft's cross-browser, cross platform plug-in for media experiences and rich interactive applications. Silverlight 3 was released July 9, 2009

Microsoft Silverlight is an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications with emphasis on multimedia, animations, and graphics, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for most web browsers. While early versions of Silverlight focused on streaming media, current versions support multimedia, graphics and animation, and give developers support for CLI languages and development tools.

Silverlight 3 introduced

  • Tooling
  • Controls
    • DataForm
    • DataPager
    • Navigation (SEO, deep linking)
    • New Toolkit Controls
  • Media Graphics
    • 3D Pixel Effects
    • Animation Easing
    • Bitmap API
    • GPU Acceleration
    • Text/Image Improvements
  • Element-to-Element Binding
  • LocalConnection API
  • Binding Validation UI
  • SaveFileDialog
  • Dynamic Styling and BasedOn
  • CaretBrush
  • Merged ResourceDictionary
  • Assembly Caching N
  • Network monitoring API
  • Out-of-browser and Offline
  • .NET RIA Services
  • Binary XML
  • Web Service Utility

See also:

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How to go to particular Item in IEnumerable

I have IEnumerable which contains number Data inside it. Edit The IEnumerable is from System.Collection.Ienumerable directive. Attached the snapShot of Viual Studio, Enum that Contains Data: alt text…
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Invalid cross-thread access issue

I have two ViewModel classes : PersonViewModel and PersonSearchListViewModel. One of the fields PersonViewModel implements is a profile image that is downloaded via WCF(cached locally in isolated storage). The PersonSearchListViewModel is a…
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How to dismiss a popup in Silverlight when clicking outside of the control?

In my Silverlight UI, I have a button that when clicked pops up a control with some filtering parameters. I would like this control to hide itself when you click outside of it. In other words, it should function in a manner similar to a combo box,…
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Sync SelectedItems in a muliselect listbox with a collection in ViewModel

I have a multi-select listbox in a SL3 app using prism and I need a collection in my viewmodel that contains the currently selected items in the listbox. The viewmodel doesn't know anything about the view so it does not have access to the listbox…
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"Dialogs must be user-initiated." with SaveFileDialog in Silverlight 3

I am working on a Silverlight 3 app with C#. I would like to allow the user to download an image from the Silverlight app. I am using SaveFileDialog to perform the file download task. The flow goes this way: User clicks on Download button in the SL…
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Pitfalls of (Mis)Using C# Iterators to Implement Coroutines

I am writing refactoring a Silverlight program to consumes a portion of its existing business logic from a WCF service. In doing so, I've run into the restriction in Silverlight 3 that only allows asynchronous calls to WCF services to avoid cases…
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Silverlight XAML Attribute Definition Order Matters

I was working with the ComboBox control and couldn't get the SelectedItem to be set from the property on my viewmodel. Here is the control definition:
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RIA Services: How can I create custom authentication?

I am working with the Silverlight RIA Services and I want to create custom authentication. This appears to be the only thing that has virtually no documentation (I've read through the entire RIAServicesOverview.docx). Do you know of a way for me to…
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Access ResourceDictionary items programmatically

I have a Silverlight controls assembly, called "MySilverlightControls". Several folders down into that assembly I have a class which extends a grid column from a third party vendor, let's call it "MyImageColumn.cs". I have also created a resource…
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How to go back to "Base" state using VisualStateManager?

I know we can use VisualStateManager.GoToState(this,"SomeState1",true); to enter into SomeState1 , but now how to go back to the base state, like no state, the state where the control was loaded in. VisualStateManager.GoToState(this,"base",true);…
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What is the difference between WCF and the RIA Services Domain Service Class?

I'm just introducing myself to the basic differences between Silverlight 3 and it's predecessor. Looking at Domain Service Class within RIA services, the execution seems quite a bit simplified. Can someone explain the basic differences between…
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How to define a DataTemplate in code?

How can I create a DataTemplate in code (using C#) and then add a control to that DataTemplate?
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Silverlight application doesn't run. I get an invalid or malformed application error

I have a Silverlight application, and when I click 'run' Internet Explorer starts up and nothing is shown. I get an error icon in the bottom left that, when I click it, result in the following error. Webpage error details User Agent: Mozilla/4.0…
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Is there a design pattern for dealing with large datasets over the internet?

I am looking for a design pattern that handles large data sets over the internet, and does periodic updating of these objects. I am developing an application that will display thousands of records in the UI at one time. Additionally, various…
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How to make ChildWindow blocking

The ChildWindow is a modal window, but it does not block. Is there any way to make it blocking? I basically want a ShowDialog() method that will call ChildWindow.Show() but then not return until the user has closed the ChildWindow. I tried using…
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