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Jesse Liberty - Silverlight Geek

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AutoCompleteBox control / Worker Threads
I recently began a discussion of the Silverlight Toolkit and on the way towards explaining the AutoCompleteBox I became distracted by creating a list of words to use as our datasource. I've actually reworked that example, slightly to build the list using...
Sizing in Silverlight – Pixels and Stars
Virtually all measurements (width, height, etc.) are measured in Pixels in Silverlight… except when they're not.   Pixels When you are creating a shape or setting a margin, or filing in the width or height of a control the implicit unit is pixel...
Something New Coming – Pocket MFA
My theory, based entirely on my own experience is that many developers would like to know just a bit more about design (not all developers, and not a lot more, just some developers, and just a bit more). Our reasons include: 1. The bar has been set higher...
Tag Property – The Diplomatic Pouch of Silverlight
[updated 18:22 Eastern (utc-5) Oct 6.] I received feedback from a few sources recently expressing confusion about the Tag property, which resides in the class FrameworkElement. Notice, first that Control (the base for all visible controls) derives directly...
Dependency Properties - Precedence
Today we wrap up dependency properties by talking about one of the most important, though typically invisible aspects: DP precedence order. This is critical because dependency properties, by their nature, are designed to have their final value set from...