One of the key controls in most applications is a datagrid. In smart client applications, you have always faced restrictions and difficulty when wanting to present data in a less ‘list style’ (using standard controls). Think of an employee table, with an image of the employee (see DevExpress example beneath).
There are commercial versions that improve [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Free Silverlight DataGrids
Posted in Silverlight, WPF on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Silverlight. Thinking Small with Big effect
Posted in Silverlight, WPF, XAML on June 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Silverlight is a cut down version of the Windows Presentation Foundation, and was formally known as Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere (WPF/E). This cut down version includes the base class library and WPF libraries that allow .NET developers to program .NET code that can be hosted in any web browser and on [...]
Why Vista is perceived to be a failure
Posted in General, WPF, Windows on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Building software is like architecture in a lot of ways. An array of engineering disciplines is required to pull off the feat of building a house or apartment block. Civil engineering is a requirement for the foundations and structure of the building. Mechanical engineering is a requirement for the materials that are structurally used. Electrical [...]
Easing .NET Framework deployment for Windows Forms and WPF
Posted in Tips and Tricks, WPF, Windows Forms on June 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the real pains with deploying a .NET 3.5 application on Windows XP (OS of choice for business) is the fact that you need to install .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0 and .NET3.5 frameworks. The first two are plus 100MB, and the last is around the 60MB mark (last time I checked). Windows Vista comes [...]
Free Dundas Charting Components in SQL Express 2008
Posted in Tips and Tricks on June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The first Release Candidate (0) of the long awaited SQL Server 2008 has been made available on MSDN. One thing I did not know was that Microsoft purchased Dundas Charting last year, and their components are to feature in the forthcoming SQL Server 2008 release. You can find information on the changes here.
Since Dundas are [...]
Windows 7, a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes
Posted in General, Windows on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Popular blogger’s Long Zheng and Jeff Atwood have disquisitions on inconsistencies in the user interface of Windows Vista which are quite frankly nothing but an embarrassment to whoever was responsible for the user interface for the operating system. I would hate to be the one in charge and have to look as this plethora of [...]
