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• DaltonF Fidalgo vs Orcas

  I'm still a bit confused about Fidalgo (WPF add-in for Visual Studio 2005) vs Orcas (forthcoming new version of Visual Studio). Particularly as Fidalgo is described as "Orcas" .NET Framework 3.0 Development Tools: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyId=935AABF9-D1D0-4FC9-B443-877D8EA6EAB8&displaylang=en Will there ever be a final release of Fidalgo for VS 2005 or is this really a sort-of preview of Orcas Tim Cider: Code name for the Visual Designer in Visual Studio that targets WPF. Fidalgo: Code name the WPF project flavor and templates for VS 2005, which also includes Cider. Orcas: Code name for the next release of Visual Studio, which will include Cider. ...Show All

• Helen999888 VSTO CTP June "V3": Excel - Using Application InputBox in Windows Form

  Hi all, I use the following: Windows XP Service Pack 2 .NET Framework 2.0 VB.NET 2005 (Including the fix KB908002) Excel 2007 Beta 2 VSTO CTP June "V3" Can someone please show me a workable case with the VSTO CTP "V3" Excel add-in as I've not been able to get it to work with neither ShowDialog or Show for the Windows Form. (I've successfully created both an unmanaged COM add-in (classic VB) as well as 'shimmed' managed COM add-in (VB.NET) for Excel 2007 where I call the Application.InputBox to retrieve values from a range from a Form. I therefore assume that I've propably missed some part with new add-in tool to get it to work properly.)  TIA, Dennis That is the right approach to get to the App ...Show All

• Lance77035 WPF FAQ

  1. Does WPF support all video formats and container types supported by DirectShow if the necessary codec decoders and format parsers are installed 2. Do you plan to have any extensible audio-video codec framework for the next version of WPF, similar to the WIC (Windows imaging component) in the current version of WPF 3. Can bitmap effects applied to videos as well 4. Can DirectX audio effects be used in WPF apps You know I've been intending to clean up/extend this FAQ, but have been busy with other things. I think I can answer some of your questions, but let's pull this into a separate thread. (1) Any video/audio format that is supported in WMP. A3. Yes...If yo ...Show All

• adorer Trouble installing the December MSDN Library

  I received the latest MSDN DVD distribution the other day. The package included the December 2006 version of the MSDN Subscriptions Library. When I try to install this updated version of the library my XP/SP2 system totally hangs trying to do something on/with the DVD. If I put the DVD in a system that does not have VS 2005 installed and does not have any previous version of the library installed I can read the DVD without any problems. My question is has anyone else seen this problem with the December library If so, have you found any workarounds other than to stay with the previous library version Thanks Neil I didn't try to disable DLA, but I did uninstall all the Sonic stuff and the DVD worked without a problem. I checked my c ...Show All

• -JW Modifying system.serviceModel setting in runtime

  Hi, I am looking for a solution that will enable me to change the <system.serviceModel> configuration group at run time and for the new settings to take effect with out restarting the hosting application process. I tried to implement a solution where I have a configuration file (not my app.config) that served as a template, I want to replace(in runtime) the default <system.serviceModel> in my app.config with the one in the template file. And for these new settings to take effect immediately. I have the following code : ExeConfigurationFileMap fileMap = GetFileMap(); Configuration template = ConfigurationManager .OpenMappedExeConfiguration(fileMap, ConfigurationUserLevel .None); ...Show All

• B. Chernick how to bind to a dictionary (or something like that)

  I've got a dictionary<String,Object> and want to bind a xaml object to the key of the dictionary so it shows the corresponding value. So far I only found ways to bind to get/set accessors, or to attached DependencyProperties, but can't find a way to bind to the key of a dictionary. Is there any way to bind to something like this thanks, Sam I've a blog entry which talked about how to bind to dictionary based collections in XAML: How To Data Bind To Dictionary Based Collections In WPF Sheva you will bind it to Key property or Value property I'm not sure, maybe I asked my question wrong. I'm not trying to create a tree, I just need a play binding to a key value I don't kno ...Show All

• DarrellMerryweather Binding and RichTextBox

  i wonder if i can binding in RichTextBox. i didnot find any suitable property for binding. i can get binary data from database and set to RichTextBox manually but cannot binding. if anyone know, please share your knowledge. thanks so much. I wanted to follow up on this one in case anyone else comes across this thread. I have a class that is derived from RichTextBox that will allow you to databind the Document property through a new dependency property on the derived class... I blogged about it at http://www.visualjason.net/blog/default.aspx Hope that helps someone. -jason I haven't had time to keep my blog updated and don't even know if it is online at th ...Show All

• Thymen What difference between RC1 and BETA 2

  I Wonder that What difference between RC1 and BETA 2 What is improved and limitation in RC1 Any article about that , please help Thanks Nghia Nguyen hi Ashish Shetty - MSFT thanks for your quick reply. another question that where can i find the product roadmap also list of fixed bugs, stabilization/performance improvements Nghia Nguyen I don't believe I've seen such a list of deltas between Beta 2 and RC1. Folks have blogged about feature additions in immediate next CTPs. You have to understand that there was one (maybe two) CTPs between Beta 2 and RC1. Needless to say, there have been a bunch of bug fixes and stabilization/performance ...Show All

• Graham Wager TextureCoordinates not working for a VisualBrush in 3D

  Hello, I've got a visual brush rendered on to a model. If we imagine the visual brush produces a flat 2d image, I only want to map part of that image onto the model. I understand this is done using the TextureCoordinates defined on the mesh, values between 0 and 1. However, it seems to always stretch the entire brush across the model. Below is the shortage Xaml I could write to reproduce the problem I'm having. It should work if copied straight into XamlPad. <Page xmlns=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation " xmlns:x=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml " Title="Example" Width="200" Height="200" > <Page.Resources> <VisualB ...Show All

• Stefan Ghose Progress Bar Embedded in ListView

  I have a progres bar embeded in a listview. I am trying to get the progress bars to dynamically resize themselvs when I resize the column that reside in. I cannot seem to get it to work however. Any suggestions would be welcome. A trivial Xaml example follows: < Window x:Class = " WindowsApplication2.Window1 " xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation " xmlns:x = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml " Title = " WindowsApplication2 " Height = " 300 " Width = " 320 " Loaded = " loaded " SizeToContent = " WidthAndHeight " Name = " Window11 " > < StackPanel Ho ...Show All

• Uggywuggy Error

  The server did not provide a meaningful reply; this might be caused by a contract mismatch, a premature session shutdown or an internal server error. this is the error I am getting.Very 1st time when i got this error I restarted my system then it was working fine but now i got the same error This error was generated in the proxy . When I viewed the details of the error it showed System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException {"The server did not provide a meaningful reply; this might be caused by a contract mismatch, a premature session shutdown or an internal server error."} Hi madhu thankyou for that suggestion I have traced the error and rectified it. Hi madhu Last time when I got this fol ...Show All

• Bill Baker How to manage explicit updating of many bounded controls?

  I have a XAML page with many fields bounded to the fields of a typed DataRow (PersonDataSet.PersonRow). This PersonRow is generated by Visual Studio and have many fields like Name, Phone, Mobile, Address, SSN, etc. In the page every field is defined with some XAML code similar to this snippet: <TextBox Name="Name" Text="{Binding Path=Name, UpdateSourceTrigger=Explicit}"></TextBox> I have different types of controls like TextBox or ComboBox. I used explicit update because I want to save modifications only when the user press a Save button. In the code I defined PersonDataSet.PersonRow personRow; and I used this variable as page DataContext object. The variable ...Show All

• MikeMorcilla Recommended Labeling Practice in VSS?

  I have scoured the internet, groups, & blogosphere and have been unable to find any real-world advice on the following. I'm hoping some of you can give me some well-informed opinions. We have a small development group (3 Developers) that have been using VSS for years. It has been fantastic for them however as SOA/Code-Reuse is becoming more and more desirable, we are having difficulty figuring out how to keep track of our versions of a Solution/Project so that we can role back if need be or even trace compiled files back to the source files. Here is the scenario. We are using Visual Basic .NET Solution/projects in this example. $/Solution#1 -/Project#1 -/Project#2 -/Project#3 (This project is something that can be sha ...Show All

• ppv how to stop elements from being created?

  I am writing a program in which one object only appears if it a boolean value is true. The object is in the XAML code for the project. How can I make it so the object only 'comes to life'/initializes under a certain circumstance Thanks a heap guys - that example was especially helpful Rob! Back to my coding! Hi One way would be to leave it out of the .xaml then when the condition comes true, instansiate the item in the code behind. Yes Mike Yes, Mike is right on there. I posted a small sample to show how to do it.  It shows programmatic creation of an element and also programmatic harvesting of elements that were declared in markup as a resource ...Show All

• GangaIndu Multiple installations?

  Can anyone tell me if it is possible to install multiple Team Editions on one machine i.e.: both Team Edition for Testers and Team Edition for Developers. Thanks Yes, all editions work off a common base of components, with each edition adding and registering their individual components. ...Show All