Monday, February 21, 2011

New Silverlight Video Tutorial: Create a Sketchflow Animation using the Sketchflow Animation Panel


Hello All!
I often get asked “What is the Sketchflow Animation panel for?”  In this short 5 minute tutorial I show you how to use the Sketchflow Animation panel to create a Sketchflow Animation that will demo how to use your application to users.
Enjoy!  Victor

Sunday, February 20, 2011

New Silverlight Video Tutorial: Send async messages across UserControls or even applications


Hello All!
In this 11 minute video I show you how to use the LocalMessageSender and LocalMessageReceiver to send asynchronous message across two UserControls but it will also work with two Silverlight applications on the same HTML or even in two separate browsers (heck even with a OOB app and a browser app)!  You can even send XML and use it to send complex object types.
So, buckle up and learn how to use the LocalMessageSender/Receiver to make your Silverlight applications and/or UserControls to communicate!
Enjoy! Victor Gaudioso

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

New Silverlight Video Tutorial: Learn how to use Blend to create a Data Store, Add Properties to it, Use the GotoStateAction Condition panel and the SetDataStoreValueAction Behavior to Determine if a Visual State Can Fire


Hello All!
In this 12 minute video I show you how to create a Visual State Group with Visual States, then I show how to add a Condition to the GotoStateAction Behavior by making a Data Store and adding a Boolean Property. I then show how to use the SetDataStoreValueAction to change the value of the new property.  The value of this property determines if the Visual State can fire.
Topics covered:
1. The Visual State Group and Visual States;
2. The GotoStateAction Behavior to fire a Visual State;
3. Creating a Condition for the GotoState Action;
4. Creating a Data Store and adding a Boolean property;
5. DataBinding the value of the new Boolean property to a TextBlock;
6. Changing the value of the new Boolean property using the SetDataStoreValue Action Behavior.
Its a lot to cover in 12 minutes but its pretty simple once you see it done, and I do it all without leaving Blend!
Enjoy! Victor

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