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XAMLfest: Layouts and Controls in Visual Studio (Live Session)
(45 ratings)
XAMLfest: Layouts and Controls in Visual Studio (Live Session)
(45 ratings)

This session will begin with an exploration of application layout in XAML, using Visual Studio. And although there is a lot of functionality built-in to the existing framework, API and controls, there are times when you need to add some custom functionality in order to get your application to behave just the right way. To that end, you’ll use Visual Studio to build a simple value converter that can be used by your sample application. Along the way, you’ll understand the role of value converters and you’ll see how you can use code-behind to create and manipulate XAML objects.

Prerequisites:

Step 1: Computer Configuration

**For a step by step guide to preparing your computer for XAMLFest Online, view the walkthrough video posted here. We’ll be working with the soon-to-be-released Silverlight 3 beta + tools, during XamlFest Online, so there are 2 alternatives that you need to consider for configuration – they are:

Alternative #1 (Beta Configuration): Follow the instructions on http://silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight3/default.aspx to configure your machine. Please note that if you go this route, you will be able run Silverlight 2 applications, but you will not be able to build Silverlight 2 applications (unless you uninstall the beta stack and install the production stack.)

Alternative #2 (Production Configuration): Please install Visual Studio 2008 + Service Pack 1 if you have it available.

• You can download a trial copy of Visual Studio 2008 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc268305.aspx

• You can download Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E&displaylang=en.  Please install Expression Blend 2 if you have it available.

• You can download a trial copy of Expression Blend 2 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5FF08106-B9F4-43CD-ABAD-4CC9D9C208D7&displaylang=en.  Please install Silverlight 2 and its tools for Visual Studio.

• You can download the Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c22d6a7b-546f-4407-8ef6-d60c8ee221ed&displaylang=en

• You can download the Expression Blend 2 Service Pack 1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EB9B5C48-BA2B-4C39-A1C3-135C60BBBE66&displaylang=en.  The presenters will point out to you where you need to work around Silverlight 3/Blend 3 features.

Step 2: Download Assets

**There are specific assets you will need to download in order to follow along during XAMLFest Online. The assets are posted here
Presenter: Bill Lodin
Job Title: Vice President, IT Mentors (Trainer)
Course Date 06/02/09 13:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 409 views
Attendee Comments
“This session was a bit more tedious because though it start with the Designer code, it kind of had to straddle the line between designers and developers. I wonder if there are any plans to allow coding of the necessary converters in Blend? ”
Nikitah Imani, Reapalife
“thanks!”
Norman Kara, NYPD
“The Value Converter part was walked through faster. ”
Ashith Raj, Ashi
“Thanks again! ”
Christopher Braum, Yzercode
“Very cool stuff. Thx to Jared and John for kind help on C# ”
Mitchell Phillips, Florida Information Technology Group Inc.
“I personally needed better instructions about how to find and open the file I finished this morning....or better instructions that I would need the handout file. By the time I had a file open that I could follow along with, you were way too far ahead for me to catch up. I will need to watch the replay on this one.”
Cathy Brinkman, Curry Printing & Digital Solutions