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Inside the Validation Infrastructure of RIA Services

Brian Noyes writes "...I show how to use the built-in validation attributes of the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations namespace on both the client and server side, how to use custom validation via attributes, how to invoke validation logic on.."

A Look at VS Add-in for Windows 7 Taskbar Extras

Kate Gregory writes "...If your build results in errors or warnings, you'll also get a taskbar icon overlay when it's done letting you know about them.) And here we have handy thumbnail buttons - for build, debug, and start without debugging:..."

Code Sample Will Auto-Update Silverlight Out-of-Browser App

Markus Egger writes "...I was surprised to learn that an app taken out of the browser does not automatically update itself when a newer version is available on the server...it turns out you can simply add a few lines of code to the app’s constructor to enable updating. Add the following code to your App class’ constructor..."

Inside the Validation Infrastructure of RIA Services

Brian Noyes writes "...I show how to use the built-in validation attributes of the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations namespace on both the client and server side, how to use custom validation via attributes, how to invoke validation logic on.."

Run this Sample Code to Switch Templates Dynamically in Silverlight

Paul Sheriff writes "...Silverlight has the flexibility to modify the look of your controls dynamically at runtime with just a few lines of code. Take a look at Figures 1 and 2 and you will see two different views of the same list box and data. To accomplish this, you simply need to setup two different resources of XAML code..."

EyeOpener! Expression Web 4 is a Gem

Markus Egger writes "...The basic idea is that you open a URL in SuperPreview and pick the browsers you would like to see...There are side-by-side comparisons of various renderings. You can even overlay 2 renderings to see the exact differences between the different browsers...I find it much easier to verify my sites work with multiple browsers and versions using SuperPreview than going to each browser manually. Many I simply..."

Where to Find the Hidden Toolbox Search in VS 2010

Brian Noyes writes "...frustrated wading through the dozens of Silverlight controls in my toolbox trying to spot one I needed, and it occurred to me that there “ought to be an add-in to search the toolbox...You can read about it here..."

BindingNavigator for WPF - Code Sample RibbonGroups

Christian Nagel writes "...I’ve created a user interface that looks akin to the Windows Forms BindingNavigator by using the ribbon control. Of course the ribbon control allows for a much more enhanced UI, but this is another topic. The new look is shown in this screenshot..."