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Silverlight-based application that provides support for running outside the browser (Out-of-Browser).

Out-of-browser applications are subject to the same security sandbox restrictions as ordinary in-browser applications. Some of these restrictions can be relaxed by configuring the application to require elevated trust.

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What does "The invocation of the constructor on type that matches the specified binding constraints threw an exception." mean?

What does "The invocation of the constructor on type that matches the specified binding constraints threw an exception." mean in silverlight?
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Silverlight on Mac beyond 2016: Is Out Of Browser (OOB) an option?

The Get Silverlight page now shows Dec 31 2016 as the end of support for Silverlight in Safari. That seems to be unannounced news and it is unclear if it was set by Apple or Microsoft. The date matches the Firefox end of support for NPAPI. Q1: Could…
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Temp directory using virtualized path on some computers

In my Silverlight application I'm using regular SaveFileDialog for prompt user to save some file. The problem is that on some Windows 7 computers, if user use IE in protected mode, and try to save to for example on desktop, path for saving ends up…
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What does this code mean (s, e)?

How does this code work? app.InstallStateChanged += (s, e) => UpdateUI(); NetworkChange.NetworkAddressChanged += (s, e) => UpdateNetworkIndicator(); Can someone please unscramble this? The code comes from an example used in…
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Silverlight 4 Out of Browser: "Unable to determine the URL to the Xap file from web"

For some reason, whenever I now try and run my SL4 application out-of-browser, when I run it I get the following message: "Unable to determine the URL to the Xap file from web " refers to an old name of my web project, and it has now been renamed.…
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Silverlight 4.0 - Deploying the XAP via a custom installer and configure it for OOB + Elevated permissions

Is it possible to deploy a XAP using a custom installer (much like deploying a desktop app), and configure it to run as OOB with Elevated permissions? Bottomline is, when the app is started, it should run in Elevated permissions + OOB, with out any…
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Are there any docs on the sllauncher.exe command line options?

The sllauncher.exe has the following not very helpful usage text: Usage: SLLauncher.exe [app_id] [debug] [/install:] [/emulate:] [/overwrite] /origin: [/uninstall]…
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Can I change Silverlight out-of-browser settings at runtime?

I have a single codebase that can install an OOB SL5 app in various configurations. Based on the configuration at runtime (selected by init parameters) I would like to update the OOB Settings (title, window title) prior to performing the install. …
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How exactly do OOB Silverlight applications work on Mac?

Silverlight page says that it won't work on all Mac browsers after March 2017, but the question about future of OOB Silverlight on Mac is simply unclear. So the question is, how do OOB apps work on Mac? Do they use Safari to run, and are supposed to…
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How to Minimize Silverlight Application to System Tray

How can I minimize a Silverlight Out Of Browser application to windows system tray? Is it possible?
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Silverlight OOB updates when using MEF / PRISM

I am working on a prototype for Silverlight OOB application. To modularize the application either PRISM or MEF or both will be used. When a new version of the application is available, CheckAndDownloadUpdateAsync can assist in downloading the latest…
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how do you shut down a silverlight out of browser app?

I'm running a Silverlight 4 app with elevated trust out of browser and cannot rely on the DOM or host web page to shut down Silverlight. There is no App.Current.Shutdown() method. How do I shut down a Silverlight app programmatically?
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Can you force Silverlight to only run Out-of-browser?

Can you force Silverlight to only run Out-of-browser? EDIT: The reason I'm asking is because a lot of Silverlight's functionality only works OOB. If my application depends on this I need to either require the Silverlight app to run in that mode or…
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Silverlight 4/5 OOB Window Menu

I was looking at Silverlight for building a "cross platform" desktop application (Windows and Mac anyway), but there is one show stopper that I cannot find a workaround for. On the Mac OS, in Adobe AIR, the AIR apps have a way to modify the main…
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Will Prism OnDemand module loading work in an OOB scenerio?

Should the loading of OnDemand Prism modules work in an OOB scenerio? If so, I cannot seem to make it work. Everything is currently working in browser without any problems. Specifically I: register my modules in code: protected override…
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